WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., introduced the "Opportunities for Success Act" on March 13, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 6. H.R. 7644. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the Federal work-study program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., and Frederica S. Wilson, D-Fla. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., introduced the "Stop Spying Bosses Act" on March 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 10. H.R. 7690. A bill to prohibit, or require disclosure of, the surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker data by employers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently deter  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., introduced the "Airport Ramp Worker Safety Act" on March 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 10. H.R. 7696. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to initiate a Call to Action safety review of airport ramp worker safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., Pat Ryan, D-N.Y., Lori Chavez-DeRemer  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., introduced the "First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act" on March 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 10. H.R. 7707. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a first-time homebuyer credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Time Off to Vote Act" on March 11, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 3. S. 3901. A bill to provide employees with a minimum of 2 consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Alex Padilla, D-Calif.  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced the "Restructuring Environmentally Sound Pensions in Order to Negate Disaster Act" on March 12, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 8. S. 3922. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an annual report to Congress projecting and accounting for the economic costs directly and indirectly caused by the impacts of climate change, to require the  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., introduced the "Right to Vote Act" on March 12, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 8. S. 3916. A bill protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore. * * * SECTION 1. Sho  more