WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced a resolution on Feb. 15, 2023. S. Res. 67. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "Career and Technical Education Month"; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., John Boozman, R-Ark., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Katie Boyd Britt, R-Ala., Sherrod B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., introduced a resolution on Feb. 16, 2023. S. Res. 73. A resolution designating February 16, 2023, as "International Black Aviation Professionals Day"; to the Committee on the Judiciary. * * * The text of the resolution: Designating February 16, 2023, as "International Black Aviation Professionals Day". Whereas, since the birth of aviation, Black Americans have made and continue to make significant contributions to flight, space exploration, and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, introduced a resolution on Feb. 16, 2023. S. Res. 72. A resolution recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Tim Kaine, D-Va., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Patty Murray, D-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the "BEST for Vets Act" on Feb. 7, 2023. S. 280. A bill to ensure that only licensed health care professionals furnish disability examinations under a certain Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo., and Mi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, introduced a joint resolution on Feb. 16, 2023. S.J. Res. 17. A joint resolution to acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the Vietnam war and formally apologize for the treatment they received upon returning home; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The joint resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Mike Braun, R-Ind., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Kevin Cram  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., introduced a resolution on Feb. 15, 2023. S. Res. 66. A resolution condemning the use by the People's Republic of China of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the territory of the United States as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard J. Du  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a resolution on Feb. 16, 2023. S. Res. 74. A resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., John Boozman, R-Ark., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Mark Kelly, D-Ari  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., introduced a resolution on Feb. 15, 2023. S. Res. 69. A resolution expressing support for the designation of February 18 through February 25, 2023, as "National FFA Week", recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world and in celebration of the 95th anniversary of the National FFA Organization; considered and agreed to. The resolution is cos  more