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Federal employees would be eligible for six weeks of paid leave for purposes related to the birth or adoption of a child, under legislation introduced Monday by a group of House Democrats. President Obama two weeks ago called on Congress to enact that benefit–which would be paid “administrative” leave that would not be charged against either sick leave or annual leave time–while separately ordering agencies to advance up to six weeks of paid sick leave for those purposes under existing authority. (Yoder, 1/26)

The Senate Finance Committee will consider its first piece of legislation of the new Congress on Wednesday, marking up a bipartisan measure to incentivize the hiring of veterans and tweak Obamacare. The House passed the Hire More Heroes Act roughly three weeks ago by a 412-0 vote, in its first vote dealing with President Obama’s health care law this year. (Becker, 1/26)

The recent indictment of a former Ohio country club bartender for allegedly threatening to shoot or poison House Speaker John A. Boehner is one more example that Rep. Tim Murphy uses to buttress his legislation for more aggressive mental health treatment. The bartender, Michael R. Hoyt,had a history of mental problems; country club members told the Dayton Daily News that Hoyt’s demeanor had changed since he suffered a concussion when he was mugged two years ago, and he had been fired by the club last fall. (Attias 1/26)

Angie Craig, a vice president at a medical device company, announced Monday that she plans to run against GOP Rep. John Kline next year in the Second Congressional District. (Sherry, 1/26)