WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., introduced the "Air Reserve Component Fighter Recapitalization Act" on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 7. H.R. 5228. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a plan for the recapitalization of fighter squadrons of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve and to limit modifications to the flying missions of such squadrons until such plan is complete; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECT  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., introduced the "Department of the Air Force Future Force Design Act" on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 7. H.R. 5231. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a force design for the Air Force and Space Force; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Department of the Air Force Future Force Design Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Future force design of the De  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., introduced the "Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces Defense Act" on Aug. 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 4. H.R. 5232. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to equip and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each ca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., introduced the "Multipolar Deterrence Research and Analysis Act" on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 4. H.R. 5226. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with a university affiliated research center to conduct research and analysis on multipolar deterrence and escalation dynamics; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Multipolar Deter  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., introduced the "Theater Air and Missile Defense Sufficiency Act" on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 7. H.R. 5229. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the defense of Department of Defense facilities and forces in the European and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and air attack; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be   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. Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., introduced the "Preserving Access to Home Health Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 4. H.R. 5159. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for considerat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., introduced the "Homeless Children and Youth Act" on Aug. 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5221. A bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor the assessments and priorities of local communities; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently det  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., introduced the "Child Online Safety Modernization Act" on Aug. 8, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5182. A bill to modernize online child protection laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Mark Alford, R-Mo. * * * SECTION 1. S  more