WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the "Child Care Stabilization Act " on Sept. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 3. S. 2777. A bill to increase child care options for working families and support child care providers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Chris Van Holl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the "Veteran Families Health Services Act" on Sept. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 4. S. 2801. A bill to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., introduced the "Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience Act" on Sept. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 4. S. 2798. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify land eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "B  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced the "Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act" on Sept. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 4. S. 2804. A bill to restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Sherrod Brown, D-Oh  more