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SR823 - A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States.
Catherine Cortez Masto, John Cornyn, Bill Cassidy
Last updated 8 days ago
45 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB5086 - SOS Campus Act Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act
Tim Kaine, Mazie K. Hirono, Tammy Baldwin
Last updated 7 days ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response.
STATUS
Introduced
SB5091 - A bill to provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.
Alex Padilla, Richard Blumenthal, Cory A. Booker
Last updated 7 days ago
9 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SR825 - A resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men.
Patty Murray, Richard Blumenthal, Robert P. Casey
Last updated 7 days ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SR828 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
Patty Murray, Jacky Rosen, Tammy Baldwin
Last updated 7 days ago
40 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB711 - Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act
Ted Budd, Mark Kelly, Thom Tillis
Last updated over 1 year ago
57 Co-Sponsors
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the invaluable service that working dogs provide to society.
STATUS
Introduced
#finance-and-financial-sectorSR824 - A resolution recognizing September 20, 2024, as "National LGBTQ+ Veterans Day".
Jeff Merkley, Patty Murray, Cory A. Booker
Last updated 7 days ago
16 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SB592 - DRIVE Act of 2023 Driver Reimbursement Increase for Veteran Equity Act of 2023
Debbie Stabenow, Peter Welch, Catherine Cortez Masto
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the mileage rate offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs through their Beneficiary Travel program for health related travel, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#armed-forces-and-national-securitySB740 - GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023 Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act of 2023
John Boozman, Richard Blumenthal, Jon Tester
Last updated over 1 year ago
55 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#armed-forces-and-national-securitySB2757 - VA Emergency Transportation Access Act
Jon Tester, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Jerry Moran
Last updated about 1 year ago
49 Co-Sponsors
A bill to limit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from modifying the rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#armed-forces-and-national-securityBIOGRAPHY
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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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