WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., introduced the "Corporate Crime Database Act" on Dec. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 10. H.R. 6713. A bill to direct the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to establish a database with respect to corporate offenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case fo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the "Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights" on Dec. 5, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 7. S. 3404. A bill to require certain protections for student loan borrowers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mas  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced the "Enabling Farmer, Food worker, Environmental and Climate Targets Through Innovative, Values-Aligned and Equitable Food Procurement Act" on Dec. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 3. S. 3390. A bill to improve purchasing of food by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Bo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced the "End Solitary Confinement Act" on Dec. 5, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 7. S. 3409. A bill to end the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in all Federal agencies and entities with which Federal agencies contract; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Peter Welch, D-Vt. * * * SECTION 1. Short t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., introduced the "College Athlete Right to Organize Act" on Dec. 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 8. S. 3415. A bill to establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "College A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced the "Advancing Research in Education Act" on Dec. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 3. S. 3392. A bill to reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. *  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced the "SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act" on Dec. 4, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 3. S. 3393. A bill to reauthorize the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. * * * SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents. (a) Short title.--This Act may be cited as the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., introduced the "Inclusive Democracy Act" on Dec. 6, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 8. S. 3423. A bill to guarantee the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Inclusive Democracy Act of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., introduced the "Withstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats by Harvesting Economic Resilience Act" on Dec. 5, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 7. S. 3401. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to authorize the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to carry out research and development on a single index insurance policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by S  more