NDC Member Bill Action
Keating’s Resolution to Condemn Killing and Violence on Bloody Sunday Passes House
Rep. Bill Keating’s (MA-09) Resolution, H.Res 888, to condemn the killing of 14 individuals and violence on Bloody Sunday passed the House this week. This legislation also acknowledges the progress made in fostering peace in Northern Ireland and on the island of Ireland on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Troubles.
Case Bill to Designate Kan’ena Point as a National Heritage Area Passes House
Rep. Ed Case (HI-01)’s bill, H.R. 1908, the Ka’ena Point National Heritage Area Act, passed the House this week. This legislation would designate Ka’ena Point on Oahu, a treasured wilderness area, as Hawaii’s first National Heritage Area site.
Connolly Introduces Bill to Make U.S. Postal Service Green
Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations and Co-Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, led 68 Members of Congress in introducing H.R. 7018, the Green Postal Service Fleet Act. This legislation that would prohibit the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from carrying out any purchase of a new fleet of delivery vehicles unless 75 percent of the new vehicles are electric or otherwise emissions-free.
Trahan, Morelle, Crow Introduce Bill to Increase Workers’ Access to Apprenticeship Programs
Reps. Lori Trahan (MA-03), Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Jason Crow (CO-06) reintroduced H.R. 7145, the Apprenticeship Support for Small Employers and Teams (ASSET) Act to provide workers with more opportunities to enroll in valuable apprenticeship programs. This legislation authorizes the Department of Labor to provide grants to small- and medium-sized businesses to encourage their participation in the national apprenticeship system.
Slotkin, Sherill, and Lee Introduce Bill to Restrict Putin’s Access to Gold
Reps. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), and Susie Lee (NV-03) introduced the House version of S. 3771, the bipartisan Stop Russian GOLD Act. This legislation would prevent Russia’s Central Bank from using its extensive gold reserves to fund the government’s unprovoked and inhumane war against Ukraine.
Escobar Introduces Bill to Ban the Use of Gestational Sow Stalls
Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX-16) introduced H.R. 7004, the Pigs in Gestation Stalls (PIGS) Act to improve the swine industry’s animal welfare standards. This legislation would permanently ban the use of gestation stalls, which are used to house pregnant pigs and would require the pigs to have at least 36 square feet of space to lie down, stand up, and move about freely.
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