WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. John R. Curtis, R-Utah, introduced the "Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act" on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 15. H.R. 6779. A bill to end unemployment payments to jobless millionaires; to the Committee on Ways and Means. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2023". SEC. 2. Ending unemployment payments to jobless millionaires.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, introduced a resolution on Dec. 5, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Jan. 16. H. Res. 908. A resolution electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to. * * * Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the House of Representatives: Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Armstrong.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced the "Orphan Well Grant Flexibility Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 16. S. 3496. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to address measuring methane emissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., James Risch, R-Idaho, Mike Lee, R-Utah, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla.  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. 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. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., introduced the "Terrorist Financing Prevention Act" on Dec. 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 9. S. 3441. A bill to prevent Foreign Terrorist Organizations and their financial enablers, whether in currency or digital assets, from accessing financial and other institutions of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.,   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