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SB51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Chris Van Hollen, Charles E. Schumer, Gary C. Peters
Last updated 2 months ago
42 Co-Sponsors
A bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
STATUS
Introduced
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SB40 - Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
Cory A. Booker, Richard Durbin, Richard Blumenthal
Last updated 2 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
A bill to address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#civil-rights-and-liberties-minority-issues
SB46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025
Jeanne Shaheen, Tammy Baldwin, Charles E. Schumer
Last updated 2 months ago
42 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.
STATUS
Introduced
#taxation
SB29 - Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
Richard L. Scott, Patty Murray, Thomas H. Tuberville
Last updated 2 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
A bill to make daylight saving time permanent, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#science-technology-communications
SB93 - Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025
Dan Sullivan, Tammy Baldwin, Susan M. Collins
Last updated 2 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#environmental-protection
SB130 - Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2025
Amy Klobuchar, Sheldon Whitehouse, Richard Blumenthal
Last updated about 2 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
A bill to reform the antitrust laws to better protect competition in the American economy, to amend the Clayton Act to modify the standard for an unlawful acquisition, to deter anticompetitive exclusionary conduct that harms competition and consumers, to enhance the ability of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the antitrust laws, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
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SB173 - Fueling Alternative Transportation with a Carbon Aviation Tax Act of 2025
Edward J. Markey, Christopher S. Murphy, Jeff Merkley
Last updated about 2 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase excise taxes on fuel used by private jets, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#taxation
SB134 - Saving the Civil Service Act
Tim Kaine, Bernard Sanders, Edward J. Markey
Last updated about 2 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
A bill to place limitations on excepting positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
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SB118 - Inaugural Committee Transparency Act of 2025
Catherine Cortez Masto, Sheldon Whitehouse, Chris Van Hollen
Last updated about 2 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A bill to require additional disclosures relating to donations to the Presidential Inaugural Committee, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB138 - VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2025
Tim Sheehy, Chris Van Hollen, Ted Cruz
Last updated about 2 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
A bill to require each enterprise to include on the Uniform Residential Loan Application a disclaimer to increase awareness of the direct and guaranteed home loan programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from US Congress district SD-RI
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US Senate
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ABOUT
Sheldon Whitehouse, born October 20, 1955, in New York City, is a distinguished Democratic Senator representing the state of Rhode Island in the U.S. Congress. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. First elected to the Senate in 2006, Whitehouse has become a leading voice on climate change, healthcare reform, and campaign finance reform. His commitment to transparency and accountability in government has defined his tenure. As a prominent member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, Whitehouse continues to advocate for progressive policies that aim to improve the lives of all Americans.read less
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