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. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., introduced the "Banning EPA's Encroachment on Facilities Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 14. H.R. 7079. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing certain changes to regulations regarding meat and poultry products effluent discharges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored   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. 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A bill to prohibit a drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if the President has withdrawn certain land from oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.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. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Situational Awareness of Flying Elements in Orbit Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3658. A bill to promote space situational awareness and space traffic coordination and to modify the functions and leadership of the Office of Space Commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Kyrsten Sinem  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. 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. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced the "Ending DHS Funding for Liberal Propaganda Act" on Jan. 22, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3632. A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Homeland Security grant funds for politically biased activities; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Ending DHS Funding for Liberal Propaganda Act". SEC. 2. Limitation on use of g  more