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. Angie Craig, D-Minn., introduced the "You Earned It, You Keep It Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 14. H.R. 7084. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of social security benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act" on Jan. 24, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3657. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make the credit fully refundable for certain taxpayers; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet,  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. 15 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., introduced the "HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act" on Jan. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3644. A bill to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. * * * SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents. (a) Short tit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the "Disrupt Explicit Forged Images And Non-Consensual Edits Act" on Jan. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3696. A bill to improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. *   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced the "Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act" on Jan. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3643. A bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and John Cornyn, R-Texas. * * * SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents. (a) Short title.--This Act may be   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced legislation on Jan. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3684. A bill to authorize a grant program for the development and implementation of housing supply and affordability plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Housing Supply and Affordability Act".   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced the "Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act" on Jan. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3686. A bill to prevent anticompetitive conduct through the use of pricing algorithms by prohibiting the use of pricing algorithms that can facilitate collusion through the use of nonpublic competitor data, creating an antitrust law enforcement audit tool, increasing transparency, and enforcing violations through the Sherman  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., introduced legislation on Jan. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3646. A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the term of rural housing site loans and clarify the permissible uses of such loans; considered and passed. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. * * * SECTION 1. Financial assistance to nonprofit organizations to provide sites for rural housing for low-   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., introduced the "Farm to Fly Act" on Jan. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3637. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 with respect to the definition of biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Tammy Duckworth  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., introduced the "Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3673. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on the purchase of single-family homes by certain large investors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Amy Klobucha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced the "Preventing the Algorithmic Facilitation of Rental Housing Cartels Act" on Jan. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3692. A bill to prohibit the use of algorithmic systems to artificially inflate the price or reduce the supply of leased or rented residential dwelling units in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Berni  more