WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., introduced the "No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime Act" on July 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 28. H.R. 9191. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the use of official time by Federal employees; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Scott Perry, R-Pa., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., and Andy Ogles, R-Tenn. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., introduced the "SUPER Demonstration Act" on July 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 28. H.R. 9195. A bill to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a demonstration program to develop affordable housing in areas with a significant expansion of the workforce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subseque  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., introduced the "Pregnancy Empowerment Act" on July 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 28. H.R. 9196. A bill to prohibit consideration of pregnancy status when filing for divorce; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Julia Brownley, D-Calif., Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Nike  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., introduced the "Economic Opportunity for Distressed Communities Act" on July 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 28. H.R. 9203. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish special rules for capital gains invested in brownfield and superfund sites; to the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-N.C. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Economic Opp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., introduced the "Show Me the Science Act" on Aug. 2, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 29. H.R. 9249. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of scientific data, incident data, or other pertinent data relied on by an agency to justify a rule; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Show   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., introduced the "National Gun Violence Research Act" on Aug. 2, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 30. H.R. 9253. A bill to provide for a coordinated national research program to examine the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of violence and unintended injury and death relating to gun ownership, use, and trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., introduced the "Standing to Challenge Government Censorship Act" on July 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 28. H.R. 9207. A bill to prohibit Federal employees and contractors from directing online platforms to censor any speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Dan Bisho  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., introduced the "Freedom From Unfair Gun Taxes Act" on Aug. 2, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 30. H.R. 9260. A bill to prohibit State excise taxes on firearms and ammunition manufacturers and dealers; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., Mike Collins, R-Ga., Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., Cory Mills, R-Fla., Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., Nick Langworthy, R-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., introduced a resolution on July 30, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Oct. 28. H. Res. 1397. A resolution expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month"; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Glenn W. Thompson, R-Pa., Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., Ken Calvert, R-Calif., Susan Wild, D-Pa., Adam Smith, D-Wash., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., Seth   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, introduced the "Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive Patent Rights Act" on July 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 28. H.R. 9221. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a rebuttable presumption that a permanent injunction should be granted in certain circumstances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Ch  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced the "Shrinkflation Reduction Act" on Aug. 2, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 30. H.R. 9279. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations with respect to shrinkflation transparency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., Greg Casar, D-Texas, Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., introduced the "Helping Improve Recruitment and Retention Efforts for Prosecutors Act" on July 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 28. H.R. 9225. A bill to direct the Attorney General to establish a single grant program to make grants to hire prosecutors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jim Baird, R-Ind., Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., introduced the "Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act" on Aug. 2, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 30. H.R. 9284. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to limit the interest rate on student loans incurred by a servicemember before military service and consolidated or refinanced during military service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Suzanne Bon  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., introduced a resolution on July 30, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Oct. 28. H. Res. 1394. A resolution celebrating the principles of democracy, religious pluralism, human rights, and the rule of law shared by both the United States and India, the strong people-to-people ties between the United States and India, and the success of the Indian diaspora in the United States; The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Young Kim, R-Calif  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced the "Physician Fee Stabilization Act" on Aug. 1, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 25. S. 4935. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the budget neutrality threshold under the Medicare physician fee schedule; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. * *   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., introduced the "Child Care and Development Block Grant Reauthorization Act" on Aug. 1, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Oct. 27. S. 4967. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize and update the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Pete R  more