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SR771 - A resolution supporting the designation of the week of August 26 through August 30, 2024, as the second annual "National Community Health Worker Awareness Week".
Robert P. Casey, Alex Padilla, Richard Blumenthal
Last updated 2 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
#healthSR772 - A resolution recognizing the importance of independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen and expand opportunities for individuals with disabilities to participate in work and community life.
Robert P. Casey, Tim Kaine, Ben Ray Lujan
Last updated 2 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB4773 - Universal School Meals Program Act of 2024 CHANGE Act Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression Act Immigrants’ Mental Health Act of 2024 Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2024 Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2024 Data To Save Moms Act CARE for Moms Act Community Access, Resources, and Empowerment for Moms Act Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2024
Mazie K. Hirono, Alex Padilla, Cory A. Booker
Last updated 2 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB4380 - Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act
Robert P. Casey, Laphonza Butler, Chris Van Hollen
Last updated 4 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote matriculation, and increase in the graduation rates, of individuals with disabilities within higher education.
STATUS
Introduced
SB4824 - American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2024 Community Reinvestment Reform Act of 2024
Elizabeth Warren, Raphael G. Warnock, Richard Blumenthal
Last updated about 2 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A bill to make housing more affordable, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB91 - Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act
William F. Hagerty, Tim Kaine, Richard L. Scott
Last updated over 1 year ago
72 Co-Sponsors
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 60 diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during the Holocaust.
STATUS
Introduced
#international-affairsSR793 - A resolution designating July 30, 2024, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day".
Chuck Grassley, Ron Wyden, Thom Tillis
Last updated about 2 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB4877 - Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
Mazie K. Hirono, Jeff Merkley, Tina Smith
Last updated about 2 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program.
STATUS
Introduced
SB4911 - ABLE Employment Flexibility Act
Robert P. Casey, Mazie K. Hirono, Ron Wyden
Last updated about 2 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers to contribute to ABLE accounts in lieu of retirement plan contributions.
STATUS
Introduced
SB4886 - Native Arts and Culture Promotion Act
Brian Schatz, Mazie K. Hirono, Lisa Murkowski
Last updated about 2 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act to modify the program for Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native culture and arts development, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from US Congress district SD-HI
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US Senate
BIRTH
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Mazie K. Hirono was born on November 3, 1947 in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. She immigrated to Hawaii with her mother and brother when she was very young to escape an abusive father. Hirono became a naturalized American citizen in 1959. She earned a degree in psychology from the University of Hawaii-Manoa and a juris doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center.read less
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