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. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced the "Protect Prayer in Schools Act" on Aug. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5187. A bill to provide for a cause of action to remedy prohibitions on personal prayer in schools; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Matthew M. Rosendale, R-Mont., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Bob Good, R-Va., and Eli Crane, R-Ariz. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Protect Pra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., introduced the "Congressional Trade Authority Act" on Aug. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5188. A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose limitations on the authority of the President to adjust imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently det  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., introduced the "Reauthorizing the Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act" on June 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 4099. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program of preventing overdoses of controlled substances; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn. * * *  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. 5 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., introduced the "Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act " on Aug. 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5217. A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Nanette D. Barragan, D-Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., introduced the "Fusion Energy Act" on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 7. H.R. 5244. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to include fusion energy machines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Don S. Beyer, D-Va., Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., and Jay Obernolte, R-Calif. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Fusion Energy Act "  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