WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced legislation on Jan. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3685. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave for bone marrow or blood stem cell donation, 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. This Act may be cited as the "Life Saving Leave Act". SEC. 2.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced legislation on Jan. 22, 2024. The text and summary of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3634. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Boulevard in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office Building"; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. * * * SECTION 1. Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Offi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the "Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3678. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the time during which a qualified disaster may have occurred for purposes of the special rules for personal casualty losses; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the "Ghost Handouts and Overpayments Stop Today Act" on Jan. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3682. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the obligation of the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation to reclaim any overpayment of special financial assistance payment under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including amounts paid on behalf of a deceased participant or b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the "Telemental Health Care Access Act" on Jan. 24, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3651. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure coverage of mental health services furnished through telehealth; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., John Thune, R-S.D., and Benjamin Cardin, D-Md. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Te  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. 15 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced the "Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act" on Jan. 24, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3648. A bill to amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may b  more