Providence Journal: What legislation has Congressman Gabe Amo introduced since being elected? Here's a look.

Congressman Gabe Amo has been in office for less than a year, so the list of legislation that he's introduced is still fairly short.

It consists of a bill recognizing the First Rhode Island Regiment, America's first integrated military unit, and an amendment to a Republican-backed bill that sought to sanction the Chinese Communist Party.

Elected to fill the spot left by former Rep. David Cicilline after his resignation last year, Amo faces a challenge in the Nov. 5 General Election from Allen Waters, a Republican who also ran for the seat in last year's special election, though as a Democrat, and C.D. Reynolds, an independent.

What bills has Rep. Gabe Amo introduced so far?

Amo has so far introduced two pieces of legislation:

The First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act:

Amo introduced his first piece of legislation, H.R. 8568, the First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act, in time for Memorial Day.

The bill would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the multiracial members of the First Rhode Island Regiment, who served during the Revolutionary War. It was referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

In a press release, Amo described it as "long-overdue action to recognize the contributions of a trailblazing regiment that demonstrated valor on the field of battle and upheld our nation’s values of equality and inclusion."

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Amo also successfully introduced an amendment to the Republican-backed STOP CCP Act, which would impose visa restrictions and sanctions on leaders of the Chinese Communist Party.

Amo's amendment added "engaging in efforts to interfere in U.S. federal, state, and local elections" to the list of sanctionable conduct. According to his office, he did so on behalf of Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who couldn't make it to the floor to introduce the amendment.

Amo is "glad that this amendment was adopted," his spokesman, Guillermo Perez, wrote in an email. "While the underlying bill is problematic and harmful to U.S. interests, interfering in our elections would be a legitimate area of concern if the sanctions authorities in the bill were construed thoughtfully."

What else has Amo done in office?

In a statement provided by his office, Amo also pointed to his work championing other pieces of legislation that he co-signed, even though he was not the primary sponsor. (A freshman congressperson in the minority party, like Amo, has little to no ability to get their own bills passed.)

“Since being sworn in last November, I’ve kept my promise to hit the ground running," Amo said. "Legislating is a team sport, which is why I’ve been proud to join my colleagues in leading legislation that would support Armenia and halt military aid to Azerbaijan, and another to eliminate dangerous ‘zombie guns’ flooding our streets."

"I’ve got my bipartisan legislation on AI literacy unanimously passed through the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in September," he continued. "And I’ve successfully marshaled support for multiple amendments to the annual defense bill to support jobs in the Ocean State that were passed by the full House of Representatives.”