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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
SB52 - American Beef Labeling Act of 2023
John Thune, Jon Tester, Mike Rounds
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB76 - Standing with Moms Act of 2023
Marco Rubio, Cindy Hyde-Smith, James E. Risch
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to furnish tailored information to expecting mothers, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB98 - Agriculture Innovation Act of 2023
Amy Klobuchar, John Thune
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to improve agricultural productivity, profitability, resilience, and ecological outcomes through modernized data infrastructure and analysis, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB130 - Rural Internet Improvement Act of 2023
John Thune, Ben Ray Lujan, Amy Klobuchar
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize and improve the ReConnect loan and grant program, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB62 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023
Roger F. Wicker, James Lankford, Cindy Hyde-Smith
Last updated over 1 year ago
47 Co-Sponsors
A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.
STATUS
Introduced
SB70 - Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2023
John Thune, Tina Smith, Mike Rounds
Last updated about 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A bill to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB95 - SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2023 Support And Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act of 2023
Cindy Hyde-Smith, Steve Daines, James E. Risch
Last updated over 1 year ago
32 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the approval of new abortion drugs, to prohibit investigational use exemptions for abortion drugs, and to impose additional regulatory requirements with respect to previously approved abortion drugs, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB120 - Educational Choice for Children Act
Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, Steve Daines
Last updated over 1 year ago
32 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from US Congress district SD-SD
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US Senate
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John Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota. He was first elected to the Senate in 2004. He serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. He also serves on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, as well as the Senate Committee on Finance. Prior to serving in the U.S. Senate, Thune served South Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives for six years. He was first elected in 1996. Before running for Congress, he worked as Executive Director of the South Dakota Republican Party. He also served as a legislative aide for U.S. Senator Jim Abdnor and worked on Abdnor’s 1984 campaign for the Senate. Thune was born in Pierre, South Dakota in 1961. He earned degrees from Biola University in California and the University of South Dakota. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a teacher and coach. Thune resides in Sioux Falls with his wife Kimberley. They have two daughters.read less
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