On Nov. 28, H.R. 4472 was introduced, a proposed amendment to U.S. Code Title 18 that would make it unlawful to knowingly distribute a “private, visual depiction of an individual’s intimate parts or an individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with reckless disregard for the individual’s lack of consent to the distribution,” an act commonly referred to…
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On Nov. 9, the Senate agreed to a simple resolution on S.Res. 330, also known as Klobuchar-Grassley legislation that will require members of the U.S. Senate along with their staff and interns to complete an anti-harassment training course within the next 60 days. The legislation was introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and co-sponsored by…
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U.S. Representative Joe Crowley (D-NY) formally introduced H.R. 3670: Rent Relief Act of 2017, a bill aimed at providing two new refundable tax credits to people who live in rental housing. The bill was initially announced on Aug. 21 and does not include any co-sponsors. According to Crowley’s press release, 111 million Americans live in…
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Congressman Raja Krinshnamoorthi (D-IL) has introduced a new bill requiring the publication of the name of any person pardoned by the president. H.R. 3489, also known as the Presidential Pardon Transparency Act, would require all presidential pardons to be disclosed to the public within three days of being granted. According to The Hill, the bill…
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On July 25, a bipartisan bill from Representatives Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) was introduced to address the “burdensome process that currently hinder medical research on marijuana.” H.R. 3391, formally known as the Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2017, addresses many of the barriers faced…
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