WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., introduced the "Haliwa Saponi Indian Tribe of North Carolina Act" on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 7. H.R. 5236. A bill to extend the full measure of the Federal government-to-government relationship between the United States and the Haliwa Saponi Tribe of North Carolina; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., introduced the "Maintaining Our Tactical and Operational Response Act" on Aug. 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5210. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for purposes of national security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., introduced the "Investing in Veteran Entrepreneurial Talents Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5147. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase certain goal for participation in Federal contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by service- disabled veterans, to exclude such self-certified concerns from Governmentwide and Federal agency goals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., introduced legislation on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 7. H.R. 5241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that governmental pension plans may include certain firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., introduced the "Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act" on Aug. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5193. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the retirement earnings test, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis., and Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn. * * * SECTION 1. Short   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., introduced the "Connecting Hard-to-reach Areas with Renewably Generated Energy Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5154. A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to regional and interregional transmission planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Greg Casar, D-Texas, Mike Lev  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., introduced the "Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Reauthorization Act" on Aug. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5202. A bill to reauthorize the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. John R. Carter, R-Texas, Colin Allred, D-Texas, Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Nikema Willi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., introduced the "Growth of Rural Innovation & Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries & Sustainable Marketplaces Act" on Aug. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5203. A bill to establish in the Department of Agriculture an Office of Agritourism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif.  more