WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., introduced the "Congressional Access to Bureaucratic Offices Act" on Sept. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 25. H.R. 5465. A bill to require the head of each agency to allow members of Congress access to certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jason Smith, R-Mo., Roger Williams, R-Texas, Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., Mike Johnson,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., introduced the "Child Care Stabilization Act" on Sept. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 24. H.R. 5433. A bill to increase child care options for working families and support child care providers; to the Committee on Appropriations. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Robert C. Scott, D-Va., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Mikie Sher  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y., introduced the "9/11 Memorial and Museum Act" on Sept. 12, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 23. H.R. 5401. A bill to provide a one-time grant for the operation, security, and maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center to commemorate the events, and honor the victims, of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., introduced the "CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act" on Sept. 12, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 23. H.R. 5403. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Don  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., introduced legislation on Sept. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 26. H.R. 5479. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to give the Secretary of Defense authority to build capacity of foreign security forces with respect to certain fishing operations; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif. * * * SECTION 1. Authority to build capacity of foreign security forces.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., introduced the "Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act" on Sept. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 26. H.R. 5482. A bill to prevent energy poverty and ensure that at-risk communities have access to affordable energy; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, the Budget, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., introduced the "Tipped Worker Protection Act" on Sept. 8, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 22. H.R. 5369. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal the separate minimum wage for tipped employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., introduced the "Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act" on Sept. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 26. H.R. 5488. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third- party funding by foreign persons, to prohibit third-party funding by foreign states and sovereign wealth funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. * * * SECTION 1. Sho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., introduced the "Political Bias In Algorithm Sorting Emails Act" on Sept. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 26. H.R. 5495. A bill to prohibit providers of email services from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, Greg Steube, R-Fla., August Pfluger, R-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, introduced the "SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act" on Sept. 12, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 22. S. 2767. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update the resource limit for supplemental security income eligibility; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., and James Lankford, R-Okla. * * *   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced a resolution on Sept. 12, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 23. S. Res. 338. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17 as "Patriot Week"; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. * * * Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September 17 as "Patriot Week". Whereas the events  more