WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced the "No Federal Funding for CCP Spying and Persuasion In Education Settings (SPIES) Act" on June 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 3889. A bill to expand the prohibition on funding for international institutions of higher education that host Confucius Institutes and remove the authority to waive the prohibition; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., Robert  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., introduced the "Assault Weapons Excise Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5135. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an additional 1,000 percent excise tax on the sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Nanette D. Barragan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., introduced the "Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act" on Aug. 11, 2023. The text and summary of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5186. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Voluntary Public Access Improve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., introduced the "Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5145. A bill to extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and  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. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced the "Specialty Crop Research Act" on Aug. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5199. A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to reauthorize the Specialty Crop Research Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Specialty Crop Research Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Reauthorization o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., introduced the "Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act" on Aug. 8, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5180. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting act to restore the impaired credit of victims of predatory activities and unfair consumer reporting practices, to expand access to tools to protect vulnerable consumers from identity theft, fraud, or a related crime, and protect victims from further   more