WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., introduced the "Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act" on June 4, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 6. H.R. 8609. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish an Office of Ethics Counsel and an Office of Investigative Counsel within the Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J.,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., introduced the "Transparency in Government Act" on June 3, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 5. H.R. 8597. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 19  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., introduced the "Oral Health Products Inclusion Act" on June 3, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 5. H.R. 8599. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include over-the-counter oral healthcare products as qualified medical expenses which can be purchased with HSA and FSA funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., and Jimmy Panetta,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., introduced the "Liver Illness Visibility, Education and Research Act" on June 3, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 5. H.R. 8601. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for and support liver illness visibility, education, and research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Nanette D.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., introduced the "Workforce Promotion and Access Act" on June 3, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 5. H.R. 8602. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide grants for job guarantee programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., introduced the "Right to IVF Act" on June 3, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 1. S. 4445. A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization; read the first time. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y. * * * SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents. (a) Short title.--This Act may be cited as the "Right t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced the "Public Housing Emergency Response Act" on June 3, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Aug. 1. S. 4440. A bill to authorize additional monies to the Public Housing Capital Fund of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Ti  more