WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., introduced the "High School Voter Empowerment Act" on April 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 2. S. 4211. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to designate public high schools as voter registration agencies, to direct such schools to conduct voter registration drives for students attending such schools, to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to reimburse such schools for  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., introduced the "Next Step Home Act" on April 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 2. S. 4217. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration under the First Step Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Christopher Coons, D-Del., Tammy Duckworth,  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced the "Trafficking Survivors Relief Act" on April 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 2. S. 4214. A bill to provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Peter   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced a resolution on April 30, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on June 2. S. Res. 664. A resolution recognizing the designation of April as "Community College Month" to celebrate more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education and workforce training, and more broadly sustaining and advancing the economic prosperity of the United States; considered and agreed to. The resolut  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Kids Off Social Media Act " on April 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on June 2. S. 4213. A bill to prohibit users who are under age 13 from accessing social media platforms, to prohibit the use of personalized recommendation systems on individuals under age 17, and limit the use of social media in schools; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas,   more