WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., introduced the "Rail Worker and Community Safety Act" on Oct. 2, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 24. H.R. 5871. A bill to enhance safety requirements for trains, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., introduced the "Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act" on Sept. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 25. H.R. 5460. A bill to direct the Department of Homeland Security to bolster security against threats posed by ghost guns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act" on Sept. 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 17. S. 2895. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., John Fetterman, D-Pa., Jos  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the "Tobacco Tax Equity Act" on Sept. 26, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 23. S. 2929. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Mazie K. Hirono, D  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., introduced the "School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act" on Sept. 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 17. S. 2876. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to cancel existing school meal debt; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Peter Welch, D-Vt. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "School Lunch Debt Cancellation A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced the "Head Start for Our Future Act" on Sept. 27, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 23. S. 2938. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., introduced the "Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act" on Sept. 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 17. S. 2900. A bill to protect and provide humanitarian assistance to Armenians in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh impacted by actions taken by the Government of Azerbaijan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the "Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act" on Sept. 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 17. S. 2902. A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced a resolution on Sept. 27, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Oct. 23. S. Res. 372. A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Christopher S.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced the "Tax-Free Pell Grant Act" on Sept. 26, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 23. S. 2920. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Tax-Free Pell Grant Act". SEC. 2. Expansion of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced the "Algorithmic Accountability Act" on Sept. 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 17. S. 2892. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Gary Peters, D-Mic  more