WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, introduced the "Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 3. H.R. 4248. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reestablish the Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Driftless Area   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., introduced the "Protecting Education Privacy Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 3. H.R. 4252. A bill to clarify the requirements of authorized representatives under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, and Chuck Edwards, R-N.C. *   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, introduced the "Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act " on June 21, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on Aug. 3. H.R. 4258. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms with respect to their unborn children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determine  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, introduced the "ReConnecting Rural America Act" on June 20, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 30. H.R. 4227. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish the ReConnect program under that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, introduced the "Executive Branch Emissions Transparency Act" on June 22, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 29. S. 2189. A bill to require the publication of fossil-fuel powered travel by the President, the Vice President, and political appointees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. S. 2189. A bill to require the publication of fossil-fuel powered tr  more