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SB59 - Chance to Compete Act of 2023
Kyrsten Lee Sinema, William F. Hagerty, James Lankford
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A bill to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring.
STATUS
Introduced
#government-operations-and-politicsSB61 - Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023
Kyrsten Lee Sinema, James Lankford, Mark Kelly
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement a strategy to combat the efforts of transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the United States via social media platforms and other online services and assess their use of such platforms and services for illicit activities, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB111 - Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023
James Lankford, Kyrsten Lee Sinema, Ron Johnson
Last updated about 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A bill to require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule.
STATUS
Passed
SB13 - Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act
Joni Ernst, James Lankford, Mike Crapo
Last updated over 1 year ago
27 Co-Sponsors
A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
STATUS
Introduced
SB27 - Focus on the Mission Act of 2023
John Hoeven, James E. Risch, Cindy Hyde-Smith
Last updated over 1 year ago
32 Co-Sponsors
A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from requiring contractors to provide information relating to greenhouse gas emissions.
STATUS
Introduced
SB15 - Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023
Joni Ernst, James Lankford, Cindy Hyde-Smith
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB78 - Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act of 2023
Marco Rubio, Cindy Hyde-Smith, James E. Risch
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
STATUS
Introduced
SR10 - A resolution memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22nd day of January each year.
Mike Braun, James Lankford, Steve Daines
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB26 - SNOOP Act of 2023 Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments Act of 2023
William F. Hagerty, Cynthia M. Lummis, Ted Cruz
Last updated over 1 year ago
34 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made to reporting of third party network transactions by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
STATUS
Introduced
SB16 - Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2023
Steve Daines, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mike Crapo
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
A bill to prohibit the award of Federal funds to an institution of higher education that hosts or is affiliated with a student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students of the institution or to employees of the institution or site, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from US Congress district SD-OK
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US Senate
BIRTH
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Unfortunately I cannot reproduce lengthy excerpts from copyrighted biographical material. However, here is a brief summary of key details about James Lankford's background: James Lankford was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Oklahoma. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas and a Master's degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Lankford worked as the Director of Falls Creek Youth Camp for over a decade before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. He served four terms as a Congressman from Oklahoma's 5th district before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014. In the Senate, Lankford serves on several committees including Appropriations, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Indian Affairs. He is known as a conservative Republican with a focus on budget and finance issues as well as protecting life and religious liberty. I aimed to provide a concise summary within approximately 500 characters. Let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions!read less
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