WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., introduced the "DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act" on Feb. 16, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 17. H.R. 7406. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a program of research, training, and investigation related to Down syndrome, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the "Inspector General Access Act" on Feb. 27, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 19. S. 3813. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, relative to the powers of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Ted Cruz,  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" on Feb. 29, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 19. S. 4. A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Richard   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., introduced the "Improving Social Determinants of Health Act" on Feb. 29, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 19. S. 3847. A bill to authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a Social Determinants of Health Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.,  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced the "Price Gouging Prevention Act" on Feb. 26, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 19. S. 3803. A bill to make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Bernie Sanders  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., introduced legislation on Feb. 27, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 19. S. 3807. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow for deductions of student loan payments from income; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Richard   more