House Passes Rep. Schrier’s Bipartisan Bill to Support Rural Communities and Improve Emergency Services 
Rep. Kim Schrier’s (WA-08) bipartisan bill, H.R. 1353, passed the House this week by a vote of 422-1. The ALERT Parity Act would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt rules for satellite communication providers who want to deliver emergency connectivity service in remote and rural areas and those areas where communications infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed. This means that the FCC will be able to give satellite communications providers the necessary certainty they need so that they can provide consumers with access to emergency services when it is otherwise unavailable.

Brownley Introduces Legislation to Make the Federal Government a Zero-Emission Leader and Improve Sustainability of Federal Infrastructure
Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced two pieces of legislation to direct federal resources towards renewable energy initiatives at federal facilities, on federal lands, and when procuring vehicles. H.R. 2703, the Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act, would require the federal government to increase the amount of renewable energy it consumes. H.R. 2704, the Green Federal Fleet Act, would require all new, non-tactical, passenger vehicles purchased or leased by the federal government to be zero-emission vehicles. 

Brownley, Schneider Introduce Legislation to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Aviation
Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced H.R. 2747, the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act, which incentivizes the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and supports the aviation industry in reducing carbon emissions.

Ivey Introduces “Raise the Age Act” to raise the legal age limit to buy a rifle from 18 to 21
Rep. Glenn Ivey (MD-04) introduced H.R. 2870, the Raise the Age Act, to ban the sale of rifles having magazines with more than a five-round capacity to anybody under the age of 21. Ivey cited mass shootings in Uvalde, Buffalo and Newtown by 18-year-olds with semi-automatic rifles as reasoning to push for change. 

Kilmer, Houlahan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Tackle Mental Health Issues Across U.S. Military 
Reps. Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) introduced the Servicemembers Mental Health Improvement Act, to develop and provide recommendations for a comprehensive strategy to tackle mental health issues across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The bill would establish a mental health task force within DoD, comprising both DoD and non-DoD mental health experts.

McBath Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Overhaul Federal Prison Oversight 
Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07) introduced the Federal Prison Oversight Act to establish new, independent oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). This bipartisan, bicameral legislation requires the Department of Justice’s Inspector General to conduct comprehensive, risk-based inspections of the BOP’s 122 correctional facilities, provide recommendations to fix problems, and assign each facility a risk score, with higher-risk facilities required to be inspected more often. The IG must also report its findings and recommendations to Congress and the public, and the BOP must respond to all inspection reports within 60 days with a corrective action plan.

Smith Introduces Bill to Improve Response to Nationwide Mental and Behavioral Health Crisis
Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09) introduced H.R. 2977, the Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act. This legislation would provide grant funding for states, cities and counties, and tribal governments to build and expand crisis stabilization services with housing assistance and other wrap-around services. Behavioral health crisis care centers provide critical stabilization services to individuals experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis.

Strickland Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Help Military Life Insurance Keep Pace with Economic Trends
Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced H.R. 2911, the Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would help ensure life insurance packages for servicemembers and veterans account for changes in the economy. 

Stevens Introduces Bill to Tackle Intergenerational Student Debt Crisis 
Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11) introduced H.R. 2981, the Alleviating Intergenerational Debt (AID) Act, which expands eligibility for federal student aid by amending the Student Aid Index (SAI) to include outstanding parental student loan debt–– giving financial aid administrators a more accurate picture of a family's actual financial need and qualify more students for federal aid dollars by taking parental student loan debt into account when calculating SAI.

Wasserman Schultz, McBath Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Improve Data Collection on School Shootings 
Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Lucy McBath (GA-07) introduced H.R. 2869, the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act. This legislation creates a federal definition for “school shooting” and establishes an annual report regarding indicators of school crime, allowing the public and policy makers to gain a complete, accurate picture of gun violence in and around our school campuses, and provide actionable data to develop better gun safety strategies to help prevent bloodshed at America’s places of learning. 

Wexton Introduces Bipartisan Bill Empowering Child Sexual Abuse Survivors to Seek Justice
Rep. Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) introduced H.R. 2920, the Statutes of Limitations for Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act. This bipartisan legislation incentivizes states to reform their statutes of limitations laws for child sex abuse crimes by offering grants to states who eliminate statutes of limitations for criminal and civil child sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking cases as well as allowed for the revival of time-barred claims. These reforms allow survivors to seek justice on their own time regardless of arbitrary deadlines and ensure abusers are held accountable.