WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa., introduced a resolution on Sept. 12, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Oct. 3. H. Res. 679. A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 10, 2023, as "Celebrate Community Week"; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Josh Gottheimer,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., introduced a resolution on Sept. 19, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Oct. 3. H. Res. 702. A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to protect the rights of restaurant workers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Oversight and Accountability, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Disarm Hate Act" on Sept. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 3. S. 2776. A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J.,   more