WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., introduced a resolution on Aug. 22, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 10. H. Res. 661. A resolution honoring the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and calling on Congress to fulfill the demands of the March participants, including decent housing, the right to vote, and a fair wage; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Sanford D. Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colo., introduced the "National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act" on Aug. 22, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 5246. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network and establish a national agricultural crisis hotline, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and Don Davis, D-N.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., introduced the "Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act" on Aug. 22, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 5250. A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 with respect to the emergency watershed program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Marcus Molinaro, R-N.Y., Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Zach Nunn, R-Iowa. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., introduced the "Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act" on July 19, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 4731. A bill to require health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, Oversight and Accountability, Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently dete  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., introduced the "PHE Congressional Review Act" on June 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 4381. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the determination, termination, and renewal of public health emergencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, introduced legislation on Aug. 22, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 5257. A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term protection of watersheds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Don Davis, D-N.C., and Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) is amende  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Deborah K. Ross, D-N.C., introduced the "Protection and Advocacy for Criminal Legal Services Act" on Aug. 22, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 5258. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to protection and advocacy systems to address the needs of individuals with disabilities involved in the local, State, and Federal criminal justice system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced the "XXX" on Aug. 25, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 13. H.R. 5287. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to provide veteran health savings accounts to allow veterans to receive primary care furnished under non-Department direct primary care service arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Eli Crane, R-Ariz.,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., introduced the "Freedom to Vote Act" on July 18, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 11. A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, Oversight and Accountability, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Natural Resources  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., introduced the "Protecting Our Democracy Act" on July 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 10. H.R. 5048. A bill to protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga., introduced the "People Over Long Lines Act" on Aug. 25, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 13. H.R. 5291. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Katie Porter, D-Calif., Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif.,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga., introduced the "Voters on the Move Registration Act" on Aug. 25, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 13. H.R. 5290. A bill to require the inclusion of voter registration information with certain leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing and mortgage applications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. John Sarbanes, D-Md., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, Terri A. Se  more