WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan., introduced the "Unfair Tax Prevention Act" on July 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 15. H.R. 4695. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the base erosion and anti- abuse tax with respect to certain entities connected to jurisdictions which have implemented an extraterritorial tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jason Smith, R-Mo., Adrian Smith, R-Neb.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced the "Fortifying Refrigeration Infrastructure and Developing Global Exports Act" on July 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 13. H.R. 4612. A bill to provide technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for United States agricultural commodities; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Tracey Mann, R-Kan., Jim Costa, D-Calif., and Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif. * * * SECT  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., introduced the "Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act" on July 12, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 12. H.R. 4577. A bill to protect U.S. food security, give the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States greater jurisdiction over land purchases, to impose special guards against foreign adversary purchases of land in the United States near sensitive sites, to expand the definition of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., introduced the "Protecting Investors' Personally Identifiable Information Act" on July 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 12. H.R. 4551. A bill to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring that personally identifiable information be collected under consolidated audit trail reporting requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. J. French Hi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, introduced the "Afghan Adjustment Act" on July 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 13. H.R. 4627. A bill to provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, introduced the "Orally Taken Contraception Act" on July 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 13. H.R. 4626. A bill to encourage sponsors of oral contraceptive drugs to submit applications for the approval of such drugs as over-the-counter, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Stephanie I. Bice, R-Okla., Mari  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, introduced the "Protecting American's Savings Act" on July 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 13. H.R. 4656. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit robovoting with respect to votes related to proxy or consent solicitation materials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Protecting American's Savings Act". SEC. 2. Requi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., introduced the "Main Street Tax Certainty Act" on July 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 15. H.R. 4721. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Adrian Smith, R-Neb., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., David Schweikert, R-Ariz., Dari  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., introduced the "American Confidence in Elections Act" on July 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 12. H.R. 4563. A bill to promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, impr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., introduced the "Driving for Opportunity Act" on July 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 14. S. 2313. A bill to provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Roger Wicker,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark, introduced the "Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act" on July 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 14. S. 2324. A bill to provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, to support at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and to amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, introduced the "Rings of Fire Act" on July 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 14. S. 2318. A bill to develop a strategy for deploying ground- based theater-range missiles in the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Rings of Fire Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Indo-Pacific missile strategy.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced the "Executive Branch Accountability and Transparency Act" on July 12, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 10. S. 2270. A bill to establish and maintain a database within each agency for executive branch ethics records of noncareer appointees; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and James Lankford, R-Okla. * * *   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced the "Food Security is National Security Act" on July 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 14. S. 2312. A bill to amend section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and to require the Committee to consider the security of the food and agriculture systems of t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., introduced the "Federal Prisons Accountability Act" on July 12, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 10. S. 2284. A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Rand Paul, R-Ky., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, John Cornyn, R-Texas, Marco  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced the "Mitigating Foreign Influence in Classified Government Contracts" on July 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 14. S. 2289. A bill to direct the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office to assess foreign influence in the National Industrial Security Program and to develop a single, integrated strategy to better identify and mitigate such foreign influence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Hom  more