WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 4251) to amend the Commodity Exchange Act "to provide greater protection of proprietary information of other registered entities." The bill was introduced on Sept. 9. It was referred to the House Agriculture Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4251/text. For more information, Rep. Jahana Hayes, 1415 Longworth House Office Building, Was  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., has introduced the Schools Preventing Hunger in At-Risk Kids Act (H.R. 4259) to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act "to provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care." The bill was introduced on Sept. 9 and has 26 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Karen Ba  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 2449) to amend title 18, U.S. Code, to require licenses to acquire or receive firearms. The bill was introduced on Sept. 10 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Booker, 717 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-3224; or in the state at One Gateway Center, 23rd fl., Newark, NJ 07102; 973/639-8  more