WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Del. James Moylan, R-Guam, introduced the "Philippine Medicare Portability Study Act" on Feb. 23, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 14. H.R. 7442. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to assess the feasibility and financial effects of expanding coverage under the Medicare program to items and services furnished in the Philippines; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., introduced the "Community Housing Act" on Feb. 13, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 5. H.R. 7325. A bill to address the housing crisis through bold investments to increase and preserve the national affordable housing supply, paths to homeownership, and perpetual affordability through shared equity housing and community land trust models, investigating landlord price fixing, and providing relief for rural renters, and for other pu more ST

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., introduced the "Closing the College Hunger Gap Act" on Feb. 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7416. A bill to address food and housing insecurity on college campuses; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., Danny more ST

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., introduced the "Inflation Relief Act" on Feb. 15, 2024. The text and summary of the bill was released on March 7. H.R. 7400. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals a refundable credit for a portion of Federal income tax liability for 2024; to the Committee on Ways and Means. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Inflation Relief Act". SEC. 2. Refundable credit for portion of individual more ST

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., introduced the "Public Lands in Public Hands Act" on Feb. 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7430. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring certain Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration more ST