WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Aug. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 14. H.R. 9430. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to prohibit the acquisition of land, water, or an interest in land or water from a private landowner using amounts made available under the Land and Water Conservation Fund; to the Committee on Natural Resources. * * * SECTION 1. Land and Water Conservation Fund acquisition restriction. (a) In   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Aug. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 14. H.R. 9428. A bill to increase the penalties for breach of a military base; to the Committee on the Judiciary. * * * SECTION 1. Increasing penalties for breach of military base. Section 1382 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking "six months" and inserting "1 year".  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Aug. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 14. H.R. 9429. A bill to prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Natural Resources. * * * SECTION 1. Implementation of Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge prohibited. The Secretary of the Interior may not finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Land Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Aug. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 11. H.R. 9395. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to Congress a briefing on any instance of an attempted breach of certain military installations; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Briefing on instances of attempted breaches of Department of Defense military installations required.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, introduced a resolution on Sept. 3, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Nov. 14. H. Res. 1420. A resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Secretary of Homeland Security relating to "Notice of implementation of the Keeping Families Together process."; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, Randy Weber, R-Texas, Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., and Brett Guthrie, R-Ky.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, introduced the "Smitty Check Act" on Aug. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 11. H.R. 9396. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to provide an annual briefing regarding the accountability of an Army commander to ensure the welfare of personnel under the jurisdiction of such commander; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Smitty Check Act of 2024". SEC. 2  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, introduced the "Securing Enforcement in African Seas Act" on Aug. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 14. H.R. 9440. A bill to require a strategy to increase United States interagency cooperation with partner African countries to counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Transportation and Infra  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, introduced the "Provide Rigorous Oversight to Optimize Connectivity and Offset Latency Act" on Sept. 3, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 13. H.R. 9450. A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the ACCESS BROADBAND Act to provide for improvements to the broadband Deployment Locations Map of the Federal Communications Commission and the broadband infrastructure funding database of the National Telecommunicat  more