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SB2776 - Disarm Hate Act
Robert P. Casey, Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal
Last updated about 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2926 - Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2023
Richard Durbin, Richard Blumenthal, Ron Wyden
Last updated 12 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
A bill to prohibit the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of .50 caliber rifles, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB25 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
Tammy Baldwin, Michael F. Bennet, Richard Blumenthal
Last updated over 1 year ago
45 Co-Sponsors
A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SCR2 - A concurrent resolution commending the bravery, courage, and resolve of the women and men of Iran demonstrating in more than 133 cities and risking their safety to speak out against the Iranian regime's human rights abuses.
Robert Menendez, Marsha Blackburn, Christopher A. Coons
Last updated over 1 year ago
53 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Thomas R. Carper, Chris Van Hollen, Tammy Baldwin
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
STATUS
Introduced
SB14 - Age 21 Act
Richard Blumenthal, Cory A. Booker, Benjamin L. Cardin
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of certain firearms by individuals under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB41 - READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
Richard Durbin, Marco Rubio, Alex Padilla
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A bill to reauthorize the READ Act.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB117 - Handgun Permit to Purchase Act
Chris Van Hollen, Richard Blumenthal, Christopher S. Murphy
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A bill to authorize a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB100 - Better Care Better Jobs Act
Robert P. Casey, Charles E. Schumer, Ron Wyden
Last updated over 1 year ago
41 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) under Medicaid, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB178 - Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights
Richard Blumenthal, Edward J. Markey, Sheldon Whitehouse
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A bill to establish protections for passengers in air transportation, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from US Congress district SD-CT
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US Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Christopher S. Murphy was born on August 3, 1973 in White Plains, New York. After graduating from Williams College in 1996, he was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1998. He served in the Connecticut State Senate from 2003 to 2007. In 2006, Murphy was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He defeated Republican wrestler Linda McMahon in Connecticut's 2012 U.S. Senate race. In the Senate, Murphy serves on the Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and Appropriations Committees. He has advocated for health care reform and greater federal investments in job creation. Murphy has also been an outspoken advocate for stemming gun violence.read less
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