WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, introduced the "HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 14. H.R. 7075. A bill to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. John Garamendi, D-Calif., Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, Andre Carson, D-Ind., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., Dwight Ev  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., introduced the "Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Home Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 14. H.R. 7099. A bill to preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay, and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay, under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced the "AFIDA Improvements Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3666. A bill to amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to establish an additional reporting requirement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., John Fett  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced the "Hire Veterans Act" on Jan. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3636. A bill to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish a pilot program to identify and refer veterans for potential employment with Federal land management agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz. * * * SECTION 1. Short title  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., introduced the "Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act" on Jan. 24, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3655. A bill to prohibit a drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if the President has withdrawn certain land from oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., Er  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., introduced the "Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance Efficiency Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3660. A bill to require electronically prepared tax returns to include scannable code when submitted on paper, and to require the use of optical character recognition technology for paper documents received by the Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on Finance  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., introduced the "Equal Representation Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3659. A bill to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Kevin Cra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced the "Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act" on Jan. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3679. A bill to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Dr. Lorna Breen H  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced the "Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Competition Act" on Jan. 22, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3635. A bill to improve the President's Cup Cybersecurity Competitions; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Competition Act"  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., introduced legislation on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3675. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create an innovation zone initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., Mike Braun, R-Ind., and Tim Kaine, D-Va. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Innovation Zo  more