WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, introduced the "False Claims Amendments Act" on Nov. 3, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 6214. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to modify False Claims Act procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "False Claims Amendments Act of 2023". SEC. 2. False claims  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced a concurrent resolution on Oct. 24, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Nov. 28. H. Con. Res. 74. Concurrent resolution expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the United States rejoin this historic declaration. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., John Moolenaar, R-Mich., Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., Clay Higgins, R-L  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. J. French Hill, R-Ark., introduced the "Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act" on Nov. 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 6245. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to report on financial institutions' involvement with officials of the Iranian Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., introduced the "Smoke Mitigation and Occupational Key Enhancements Act" on Nov. 3, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 6221. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from adverse air, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., Jasmine  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla., introduced the "National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act" on Nov. 3, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 6213. A bill to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Mike Collins, R-Ga., Haley Stevens, D-Mich., Brandon Williams, R-N.Y., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Brian Babin, R-Texas,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., introduced legislation on Nov. 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 6247. A bill to modify the scope of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Marcus Molinaro, R-N.Y., introduced the "Think Differently About Emergencies Act" on Nov. 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 6249. A bill to provide for a review and report on the assistance and resources that the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides to individuals with disabilities and the families of such individuals that are impacted by major disasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Greg Pence, R-Ind., introduced a resolution on Oct. 24, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Nov. 28. H. Res. 808. A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Mike Bost, R-Ill., Rich McCormick, R-Ga., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., Jared  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., introduced the "They're Fast, We're Furious Act" on Nov. 3, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 6224. A bill to establish a task force on street racing; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "They're Fast, We're Furious Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Street Racing Prevention and Intervention Task Force.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., introduced the "Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act" on Nov. 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 6251. A bill to establish a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs, to direct schools receiving Federal funds to report to certain Federal information systems any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., introduced the "Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act" on Nov. 3, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 6226. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from gross income for mandatory restitution or civil damages as recompense for trafficking in persons; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., and Michel  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., introduced the "Adding Coccidioidomycosis to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act" on Nov. 3, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 6227. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage prevention and treatment of coccidioidomycosis; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Kevin McCarthy,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., introduced legislation on Nov. 3, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 6228. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop an alternative platform to LOGINK, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently deter  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Children Harmed in Life-Threatening or Dangerous Labor Act" on Oct. 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 26. S. 3163. A bill to strengthen protections against child labor violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., John Fetterman, D-Pa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., introduced the "Support Through Loss Act" on Oct. 26, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 26. S. 3137. A bill to allow Americans to receive paid leave time to process and address their own health needs and the health needs of their partners during the period following a pregnancy loss, an unsuccessful round of intrauterine insemination or of an assisted reproductive technology procedure, a failed adoption arrangement, a failed sur  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the "Protecting Unaccompanied Children Act" on Oct. 25, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 26. S. 3128. A bill to streamline the reporting of violations against immigrant children in Federal custody, to provide protections for unaccompanied immigrant children, and to ensure safe release to sponsors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, introduced a resolution on Oct. 25, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Nov. 26. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., James Risch, R-Idaho, Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., John Kennedy, R-La., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Kevin   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., introduced the "Homelessness and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Act" on Oct. 30, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 26. S. 3165. A bill to help persons in the United States experiencing homelessness and significant behavioral health issues, including substance use disorder, by authorizing a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services to assist State and local governments, continuums of care, community-bas  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the "Child Labor Accountability Act" on Oct. 26, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 26. S. 3142. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand the prohibition related to child labor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan. * * * SECTION 1. Short t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, introduced the "Ensuring Representation for Survivors Act " on Oct. 25, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 26. S. 3124. A bill to expand and improve the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program to ensure legal assistance is provided for survivors in proceedings related to domestic violence and sexual assault, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif. * * *  more