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SB3680 - Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act
Deb Fischer, Angus S. King
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the paid family and medical leave credit, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR4 - A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Benjamin L. Cardin, Lisa Murkowski, Susan M. Collins
Last updated over 1 year ago
53 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB3369 - GOSAFE Act Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act
Martin Heinrich, Angus S. King, Mark Kelly
Last updated 10 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the possession of certain firearms, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2839 - Air Traffic Controllers Hiring Act of 2023
Mike Braun, Martin Heinrich, Amy Klobuchar
Last updated about 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
A bill to clarify the maximum hiring target for new air traffic controllers, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR45 - A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, Catherine Cortez Masto
Last updated about 1 year ago
44 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
#government-operations-and-politicsSB3068 - VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023
Mike Braun, Bill Cassidy, Sherrod Brown
Last updated 2 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
A bill to require each enterprise to include on the Uniform Residential Loan Application a disclaimer to increase awareness of the direct and guaranteed home loan programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB815 - Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023
Jon Tester, Jerry Moran, James E. Risch
Last updated over 1 year ago
68 Co-Sponsors
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as the "Hello Girls".
STATUS
Introduced
SB2861 - Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal Act
Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Shelley Moore Capito, Kyrsten Lee Sinema
Last updated 4 months ago
69 Co-Sponsors
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, an American icon, in recognition of a remarkable life devoted to championing equal rights for all, in sports and in society.
STATUS
Engrossed
#civil-rights-and-liberties-minority-issuesSR337 - A resolution designating the week beginning September 10, 2023, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".
Benjamin L. Cardin, Susan M. Collins, Tim Kaine
Last updated about 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB2829 - Rural Veterinary Workforce Act
Debbie Stabenow, Mike Crapo, Angus S. King
Last updated about 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from US Congress district SD-ME
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US Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Angus S. King Jr. was born in Alexandria, Virginia on March 31, 1944. He attended Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia School of Law. After law school, he moved to Skowhegan, Maine to practice law. In 1994, he ran for Governor of Maine as an Independent. King won with 35% of the vote in a five-way race. As Governor from 1995 to 2003, King focused on providing laptops to middle school students, expanding healthcare coverage for low-income residents, and reducing energy costs. He was re-elected in 1998 with 59% of the vote. After leaving office in 2003, King taught at Bowdoin College and the University of Maine School of Law. He also founded Independence Wind, a wind power company.read less
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