WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., introduced the "Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act" on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 7. H.R. 5224. A bill to reauthorize the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., introduced the "Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5138. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3- day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., introduced the "Strengthening America's Families Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5140. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the implementation of infant-toddler court teams within States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla. * * *   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, introduced the "Vaccine Access Improvement Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5143. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide authority to add additional vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and John B. Larson, D-Conn. * *   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., introduced the "Protect Peaceful Protests Act" on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 7. H.R. 5240. A bill to limit the extent to which certain Federal law enforcement agencies may be permitted to conduct law enforcement functions in a jurisdiction without the approval of such jurisdiction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., introduced the "Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act" on Aug. 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5216. A bill to direct restoration and protection efforts of the 5-State Connecticut River Watershed region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., introduced the "Armed Forces Transgender Dependent Protection Act" on Aug. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5196. A bill to expand protections under the Exceptional Family Member Program of the Department of Defense for transgender dependents of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Mar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., introduced the "Temporary Family Visitation Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5155. A bill to establish a new nonimmigrant category for alien relatives of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents seeking to enter the United States temporarily for family purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Stephanie I. Bice, R-Okla., Jim Himes,  more