WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., introduced the "Farm Transitions Act" on March 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 28. S. 4018. A bill to amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Farm Transitions A  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced a resolution on March 20, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on April 28. S. Res. 603. A resolution designating April 2024 as "National Native Plant Month"; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii * * * Designating April 2024 as "National Native Plant Month". Whereas native plants are indigenous species that have evolved and occur naturally in a particular region, ecosyst  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., introduced a resolution on March 20, 2024. The text and summary of the resolution was released on April 28. S. Res. 600. A resolution recognizing the national debt as a threat to national security; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Ted Budd, R-N.C. * * * Recognizing the national debt as a threat to national securit  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the "Save Our Seniors Act" on March 19, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 26. S. 3972. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office to provide to Congress information on payments from the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget. The bill is cospons  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, introduced a resolution on March 20, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on April 28. S. Res. 604. A resolution designating March 21, 2024, as "National Women in Agriculture Day"; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., John Fetterman, D-Pa., Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, introduced the "American Economic Independence Act" on March 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 28. S. 4026. A bill to require a report on the state of economic integration between the United States and the People's Republic of China and the risks of that integration to the national security of the United States; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., James Lankford, R-Okla.,  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced the "Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act" on March 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on April 28. S. 3992. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from directly making loans under the 7(a) loan program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Kennedy, R-La., James Risch, R-Idaho, Kevin Cramer, R-N.  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., introduced the "No Bystanders at the United Nations Human Rights Council Act" on March 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on May 3. S. 4034. A bill to withhold certain United Nations funding until the United Nations Human Rights Council mandates a body to investigate human rights abuses in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-T  more