WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., introduced the "Focus on Learning Act" on July 10, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Sept. 8. H.R. 8993. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study regarding the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools, and to establish a pilot program of awarding grants to enable certain schools to create a school environment free of mobile devices; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced a joint resolution on July 10, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 5. S.J. Res. 101. A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Designated Placement Requirements for LGBTQI plus Children; to the Committee on Finance. * * * Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Designated Placement Requirements fo  more