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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat: The Legislative Council (LegCo) will hold a meeting on Wednesday (November 4) at 11am in the Chamber of the [...]

Representative Marc Veasey, along with Representatives Lizzie Fletcher, Bob Latta, and Troy Balderson introduced the Pipeline Safety Pilot Program Act. The bill establishes a pilot program for pipeline safety enhancement [...]

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced three bills aimed at protecting Americans from the schemes of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which routinely spies on American citizens and bullies American businesses. [...]

Congressman Bill Flores recently introduced H.R. 6885, the 'Safe and Secure Medicine Supply for Hardworking Americans Act'. This legislation aims to rebuild a safe, secure, transparent medical supply chain for [...]

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced bipartisan legislation to help protect Customs and Border Protection [...]

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R.-N.D.) introduced bipartisan legislation to make pedestrian and bicycle safety projects targeting high school students who walk or bike to [...]

High-speed hoons and dangerous drivers will be immediately taken from the roads as part of tough new reforms introduced by the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Police and Emergency Services [...]

U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced new legislation that would raise billions of dollars to improve public safety and broadband in rural areas, [...]

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 2021) Bill was introduced on 14 November 2019. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Winston Peters is in charge of the bill. The [...]

The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, introduced a Bill designed to further protect those at risk of intimate partner violence. The Bill entitled [...]

An independent body is to be set up to protect the safety and health of Queenslands 70,000-plus resources sector workers. Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham today introduced legislation to Parliament [...]

The Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar introduced The Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha today to [...]

Recently, Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced H.R. 3665, the School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019, with Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) as the lead co-sponsor. The newly introduced bill [...]

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) introduced the Complete Streets Act, legislation that would promote safer and more accessible transportation routes across the United States. A [...]

Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced H.R. 3665, the School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019, with Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) as the lead co-sponsor. The newly introduced bill establishes [...]

In recent years, many call center operators have shifted operations overseas and shut down or downsized their U.S. operations at an alarming rate.U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the United [...]

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (CA-28) introduced the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to ensure that [...]

The Building Amendment Bill (the Bill), which passed its third and final reading in Parliament, provides a new system for managing buildings after an emergency, and clear legislative powers for [...]

Governor Kay Ivey, during a bill signing ceremony on Thursday, signed into law House Bill 380, which reforms the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Rep. Connie Rowe and Sen. [...]

U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced legislation to improve the U.S. militarys energy security and reduce carbon emissions. The Securing Energy for our [...]

Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced the Safe and Friendly for the Environment (SAFE) Streets Act, which will direct more federal funds toward making our streets [...]

U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation the Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act to increase the amount of information available to students regarding [...]

U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced the Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act (SOFFA) to set a national furniture flammability standard that will reduce the need for [...]

U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced bipartisan legislation to update the first responders federal benefits program so that first responders and their families can receive the [...]

U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced the Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act, a bill that would restore Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated [...]

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) today introduced bicameral legislation aimed at reducing gun violence by preventing the theft of firearms from Federal Firearms Licensees [...]

In the Legislative Assembly I introduced the Emergencies Amendment Bill 2018 to ensure that the ACTs emergency and security management processes are as efficient and effective as possible. The ACT [...]

U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding his votes on H.R. 4760, the Securing America's Future Act, and H.R. 6136, the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act: [...]

In the aftermath of national security issues surrounding the use of Kaspersky and ZTE products, Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) today introduced a bipartisan bill to ensure [...]

Congressmen Michael McCaul (R-TX), - a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - and Eliot Engel (D-NY) - Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - introduced [...]

Congressman Roger Williams (R-Austin) introduced H.R. 5107, a bill that would authorize the Secretary of Education to create a grant program in order to provide local schools with the resources [...]

U.S. Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) today introduced bipartisan legislation that would extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program protections for three years and provide $7.6 [...]

Food Safety Minister Damien OConnor has today welcomed the passing of the Food Safety Law Reform Bill into law. The new law addresses the recommendations from the Whey Protein Concentrate [...]

Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass,), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduced legislation today to require accountability and transparency for data brokers like Equifax who are [...]

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced legislation to ensure used vehicles containing recalled, unsafe parts are repaired before being [...]

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Medical Device Cybersecurity Act, a bill to protect patients sensitive medical information from hackers by providing cybersecurity protections for medical devices. Recent high-profile [...]

Today, U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) introduced a bipartisan bail reform bill The Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act of 2017 - to encourage states to [...]

A new Bill has been introduced to Parliament by the Palaszczuk Government to enhance the capacity of police to rapidly and effectively respond to terrorist and other critical incidents. This [...]

Today, the Minister of Transport has introduced a Bill in the House of Commons proposing some amendments to the Railway Safety Act (RSA) and the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and [...]

U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today voted with the bipartisan majority of her colleagues for a compromise spending bill to keep the federal government running through September. Todays budget includes key [...]

U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) today introduced two bipartisan, bicameral pieces of legislation to protect and recognize wildland firefighters. Firefighters on the front lines and those [...]

Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) reintroduced the Columbia River [...]

The Coalition Government is keeping Australians safe by strengthening security in our airports with tough new changes to guard against insider threats. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said [...]

The Manitoba government is introducing new legislation that would be focused on harm reduction and public safety as part of its ongoing preparation for federal legalization of marijuana, Justice Minister [...]

The local government of Quezon City has approved City Resolution 6984-2017 supporting the passage of Senate Bill 1231seeking for the mandatory inclusion of basic road safety and drivers education in [...]

The Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform today deliberated on the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill and the establishment of the Land Rights Management Board. The [...]

In advancing his plan to build a safer Alaska, Governor Bill Walker introduced three bills today to increase protection for vulnerable residents and allow for greater trooper presence throughout the [...]

Scientists and their research play a key role in public safety from relaying information about the real and detrimental effects of climate change to the dangers of toxic chemicals in [...]

Senators Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, John Barrasso, R-WY., and Mike Enzi, R-WY., today introduced common-sense legislation to protect American jobs and domestic energy production from costly and duplicative regulation from Washington. [...]

The Andrews Labor Government is taking action to improve Victorias powerline safety standards and better protect Victorians from bushfires caused by powerline faults. The Electricity Safety Amendment (Bushfire Mitigation Civil [...]