WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., introduced legislation on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 16. H.R. 6813. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule related to revisions to the air emissions reporting requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Andy Ogl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., introduced the "Defense of Property Rights Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 13. H.R. 6758. A bill to establish a uniform and more efficient Federal process for protecting property owners' rights guaranteed by the fifth amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Jim Baird, R-Ind., Brad Finstad, R-Minn., Paul Gos  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., introduced the "Supporting Made in America Energy Act" on Dec. 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 9. S. 3445. A bill to promote domestic energy production, to require onshore and offshore oil and natural gas lease sales, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Bill Cassidy, R-La., James Risch, R-Idaho, John Hoe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., introduced the "VA Medical Center Security Report Act" on Dec. 12, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 14. S. 3466. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress reports regarding security and safety at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., introduced the "No Tax Dollars for the United Nations Climate Agenda Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 16. S. 3491. A bill to prohibit United States contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Green Climate Fund; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn.,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., introduced the "Fred Hamilton Veterans' Lost Records Act" on Dec. 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 9. S. 3452. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine the eligibility or entitlement of a member or former member of the Armed Forces described in subsection (a) to a benefit under a law administered by the Secretary solely based on alternative sources of evidence when the military service records or medica  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., introduced a resolution on Dec. 7, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Jan. 9. S. Res. 492. A resolution honoring the life of the First Lady Rosalynn Carter; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Book  more