WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., introduced a resolution on Dec. 6, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Jan. 16. H. Res. 916. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 625) to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the Committee on Rules. * * * Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 625) to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Resolved, That immediately upon adoption of this resolution, the House shall pro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., introduced the "School Violence Prevention Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 13. H.R. 6754. A bill to authorize the establishment of a comprehensive school-based violence prevention program to assist youth at highest risk for involvement in gun violence in local communities and schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., introduced the "Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act" on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 15. H.R. 6782. A bill to reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age at which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Kat Cammack, R-Fla., Andrew S. Clyde, R-Ga., Scott Desjarlais, R-T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., introduced the "Relief for Survivors of Miners Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 13. H.R. 6761. A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., Jennifer L. McClellan, D-V  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., introduced the "Patient Privacy and Caregiver Awareness Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 13. H.R. 6764. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to modify the HIPAA privacy regulation with respect to the disclosure of certain protected health information; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Patient Privacy and Caregiver Awareness  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced the "Brittany Clardy Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Act" on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 16. H.R. 6828. A bill to establish within the Department of Justice an Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Gwen Moor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., introduced the "Public Health Nursing Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 13. H.R. 6768. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out activities to establish, expand, and sustain a public health nursing workforce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Bonnie Watson   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., introduced the "ESA Flexibility Act" on Dec. 14, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 15. H.R. 6784. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for protective regulations when a species is listed as an endangered species; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Cliff Bentz, R-Ore. * * * SECTION 1. Short t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced the "Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act" on Dec. 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 9. S. 3450. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program to promote collaborative treatment of mental and physical health comorbidities under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Mental and Physic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced the "Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act" on Dec. 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 16. S. 3487. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide and exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Christopher Coons, D-Del., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Roger   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo., introduced the "Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support Act " on Dec. 7, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 9. S. 3453. A bill to establish a grant program to facilitate peer-to-peer mental health support programs for secondary school students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., introduced the "End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act" on Dec. 11, 2023. The text of the bill was released on Jan. 14. S. 3459. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cit  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