WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa., has introduced the Veterans' Affairs (VA) Work-Study Improvement Act (H.R. 9379) "to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the VA Work-Study program." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and has 21 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Dina Titus, D-Nev., Rick Larsen, D-Wash., Andre Carson, D-Ind., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ar more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9414) to "amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require that appropriate Federal financial supervisory agencies make publicly available updates with respect to examinations of covered financial institutions." The bill was introduced on Dec. 2 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., Dwight Evans, D-Pa., and Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., has introduced legislation (H.R. 9441) to "direct the National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze online content created by mass shooters in an effort to early identify potential mass shooters." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6 and has 10 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Katie Porter, D-Calif., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Dwight Evans, D-Pa., Andre  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Md., has introduced the Assessing Health Evaluations to Advance Decision-Making Act (H.R. 9400) "to provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the potential benefits on population health outcomes of incorporating into the Federal legislative process tools that measure the impacts of proposed legislation (including in areas outside of health care) on health and health disparities." The bill was introduced on D more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Md., has introduced the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center Authorization Act (H.R. 9401) "to designate a laboratory as the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1. It was referred to the House Homeland Security Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9401/text. For more information, Rep. David Trone, 1110 Lon more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 5163) to "require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities to protect communities from the harmful effects of plastics." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Cory Booker, 717 Hart Senate Office Bui more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced the Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act (S. 5189) "to address applications for deposit insurance submitted by industrial banks to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congres more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced the Assessing Health Evaluations to Advance Decision-Making Act (S. 5162) "to "provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the potential benefits on population health outcomes of incorporating into the Federal legislative process tools that measure the impacts of proposed legislation (including in areas outside of health care) on health and health disparities." The bill was introduced o more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 5219) to "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a partially refundable credit against payroll taxes for certain restaurants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Patty Murray, D-Wash. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Benjamin Cardin, 509 Hart Senate Office Building, Was more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 5229) to "direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol and to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall for installation in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. The full text of the bi more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation (S. 5220) to "reauthorize programs of the Small Business Administration." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8. It was referred to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. For more information, Sen. Benjamin Cardin, 509 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4524; or in state at 100 S. Charles St., Tower 1, Ste. 1710, Baltimore, MD 21201; 410/962-4436; 10201 Martin Luther King Jr. H more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced legislation ( S. 5175) to "amend the Small Business Act to require an annual report on entrepreneurial development programs." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. The legislation was referred to the Senate Small Business and Entrepren more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., has introduced the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center Authorization Act (S. 5160) "to designate a laboratory as the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., has introduced legislation (S. 5191) to "amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program." The bill was introduced on Dec. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. For more information, Sen. Christopher Coons, 218 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-5042; or in state at 500 W more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has introduced legislation (S. 5182) to "direct the U.S. government to support extending the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela until a resolution of the Venezuelan crisis is achieved." The bill was introduced on Dec. 5 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., and Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For more information, Sen. Tim Kai more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has introduced legislation (S. 5216) to "reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., and Patty Murray, D-Wash. The legislation was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Robert Menende more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., has introduced legislation (S. 5213) to "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems." The bill was introduced on Dec. 8 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Jack Reed, D-R.I., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. The l more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has introduced the Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries Act (S. 5164) "to designate the Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization." The bill was introduced on Dec. 1 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5164/text. For more information, Sen. Rog more ST