WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, introduced the "Abundant American Resources Act" on Sept. 27, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 9859. A bill to direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the Chief of the United States Forest Service to conduct a study of onshore mineral values and the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to conduct a study of offshore mineral values; to the Committee on Natural Resources. The bill is cos more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, introduced the "Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act" on Sept. 27, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 9865. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., introduced the "End Fentanyl Trafficking with Local Task Forces Act" on Sept. 27, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 29. H.R. 9871. A bill to establish grants to combat opioid trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "End Fentanyl Trafficking with Local Task Forces Act of 2024". SEC. 2. Grant authori more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced the "No Shame at School Act" on Sept. 27, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 1. H.R. 9878. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require mandatory certification for certain students and reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Sanford D. Bishop  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. David G. Valadao, R-Calif., introduced legislation on Sept. 27, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Dec. 1. H.R. 9889. A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall wi more ST