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. 9 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., introduced the "Afghan Allies Protection Act" on June 5, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 3808. A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to authorize additional special immigrant visas, to require a strategy for efficient processing, and to establish designated senior special immigrant visa coordinating officials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., introduced the "Fentanyl Crisis Research and Evaluation Act" on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 7. H.R. 5237. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report on the effects of the fentanyl crisis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., and George Santos, R-N.Y. * * * SECTION 1. Sh  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. 5 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., introduced legislation on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 4. H.R. 5148. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a centralized database to record and maintain information relating to training performed by members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Military training and competency database.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., introduced legislation on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 4. H.R. 5153. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to employ veterans in certain wildland firefighting activities; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., introduced legislation on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 4. H.R. 5149. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to provide stipends to certain members separating from the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Pilot program to provide a monthly stipend to certain recently separated members.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., introduced legislation on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 4. H.R. 5150. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report evaluating beneficiary access to TRICARE network pharmacies; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Report on access of TRICARE beneficiaries to network retail pharmacies.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., introduced legislation on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 4. H.R. 5152. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to ensure, under certain conditions, that members of the Armed Forces are automatically enrolled in benefits and services under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for which such members are eligible; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Commi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., introduced the "Federal Data Center Enhancement Act" on Aug. 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 30. H.R. 5218. A bill to amend the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to modify requirements relating to data centers of certain Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y. *   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., introduced the "Further Strengthening Supply Chains for Servicemembers and Security Act" on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 3. H.R. 5151. A bill to require responsiveness testing of Defense Logistics Agency pharmaceutical contracts; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Further Strengthening Supply Chains for Servicemembers and Security Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., introduced the "Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act" on June 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 3918. A bill to reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish and threatened fish recovery implementation programs; to the Committee on Natural Resources. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Upper Colorado and San Juan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., introduced the "Connecting Our Neighbors to Networks and Ensuring Competitive Telecommunications Act" on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 7. H.R. 5242. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reform broadband permitting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in eac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., introduced legislation on Aug. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 4. H.R. 5157. A bill to amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to reauthorize and expand State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo. * * * SECTION 1. State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources.  more