Jun 13, 2020 · In 2015, I filibustered reauthorization of the Patriot Act. My filibuster was not popular with other senators because it kept them in Washington over a Memorial Day weekend. I still remember one
Jun 08, 2020 · Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, has reintroduced the Walter Scott Notification Act, legislation he introduced in 2015 following Walter Scott's death in a police encounter. The bill May 26, 2020 · Sen. Blumenthal, New Haven mayor push Senate to pass Heroes Act — U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker will be urging the Senate to pass the Heroes Act on Tuesday. Jun 17, 2020 · Republicans' Justice Act Seeks Police Reform Through Transparency Led by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Republicans unveil their legislative response to the national outcry for an overhaul of police Jun 17, 2020 · This morning, U.S Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) cosponsored the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act, introduced by Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and a number of their Senate colleagues. The legislation provides long-term solutions focused on police reform, accountability and transparency, while also promoting Dec 21, 2019 · WASHINGTON, D.C. -- To make good on the federal government's promise to allow those with life threatening illnesses better access to potentially meaningful treatment options, Senator Braun has introduced a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a time-limited conditional approval pathway for those with terminal illnesses.
May 15, 2020 · Sen. Mark Warner's Paycheck Security Act would pay up to $90,000 in the salaries and benefits of Americans who have lost their jobs because of coronavirus in exchange for employers halting layoffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBKO) – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act to prohibit no-knock warrants, which allow law enforcement officials to forcibly
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Schatz Secures $4.5 Million for Hawai‘i COVID-19 Response. The bipartisan funding deal also includes telehealth legislation authored by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz to expand the use of telehealth during the current outbreak. May 14, 2020 · NEW YORK, NY – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Congressman Peter King (R-NY), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced the introduction of the bipartisan Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act. Mar 23, 2020 · Sen. Cruz calls on Trump to address medical supply shortages by invoking Defense Production Act Benjamin Wermund March 23, 2020 Updated: March 23, 2020 5:41 p.m. Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn 1 hour ago · Sen. Roy Blunt (R., Mo.), who leads the health panel of the Appropriations Committee, told reporters the administration was more amenable to the funding after GOP lawmakers made clear that "the