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Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

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Bill· SS. 4302 (118th)referred

No HAMAS Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 2024

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 682 (118th)referred

A resolution condemning the decision by the Biden Administration to halt the shipment of United States made ammunition and weapons to the State of Israel.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 2024

This resolution condemns any decision by the Biden administration to halt the shipment of U.S.-made ammunition and weapons to Israel. The resolution also demands that the Biden administration fulfill military aid requests from Israel in order to provide the weapons needed to defeat Hamas and defend against attacks from Iran and its proxies.  

Bill· SS. 4292 (118th)referred

SAVE Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 2024

Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or the SAVE Act This bill requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections. Specifically, the bill prohibits states from accepting and processing an application to register to vote in a federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. Further, the bill (1) prohibits states from registering an individual to vote in a federal election unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof of U.S. citizenship; and (2) requires states to establish an alternative process under which an applicant may submit other evidence to demonstrate U.S. citizenship. Each state must take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, which shall include establishing a program to identify individuals who are not U.S. citizens using information supplied by specified sources. Additionally, the bill requires states to remove noncitizens from their official lists of eligible voters. The bill allows for a private right of action against an election official who registers an applicant to vote in a federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. The bill also establishes criminal penalties for registering an applicant to vote in a federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. The Election Assistance Commission must, within 10 days, adopt and transmit guidance for implementing the bill's requirements to chief state election officials.

Bill· SS. 4252 (118th)referred

LIP Enhancement Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 2024

Livestock Indemnity Program Enhancement Act of 2024 or the LIP Enhancement Act of 2024 This bill expands coverage under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to include unborn livestock as LIP-eligible livestock losses. The bill applies to unborn livestock death losses (i.e., losses of any livestock that was gestating on the date of the death of the livestock) incurred on or after January 1, 2024. LIP is a Farm Service Agency program that provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality or reduced sales prices due to specified events (e.g., adverse weather, disease, or animal attack).

Bill· SS. 4235 (118th)open

Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 2024

Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2024 This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 grants from the Department of Justice to provide family support services to law enforcement personnel.

Bill· SS. 4213 (118th)referred

Kids Off Social Media Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 April 2024

Kids Off Social Media Act This bill limits children’s access to social media platforms and requires both platforms and schools to implement certain restrictions on children’s social media usage and screen time.  Specifically, the bill prohibits social media platforms from knowingly allowing children under the age of 13 to create or maintain accounts. Platforms must delete existing accounts held by children and any personal data collected from child users. Platforms are also generally prohibited from using automated systems to suggest or promote content based on personal data collected from users under the age of 17. The bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to enforce these provisions. States may also bring civil actions against platforms whose violations of these provisions have adversely affected residents of the state.  Further, as a condition of receiving discounted telecommunications service under the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-Rate) program, schools must use blocking or filtering technology to prevent students from accessing social media platforms on school networks and devices. Schools receiving E-Rate support must also implement policies that specify permitted device usage and screen time by grade. Schools must submit copies of their internet safety and screen time policies to the Federal Communications Commission, and the commission must make those policies publicly available in a database.  Under the bill, social media platforms are defined as consumer-facing sites that function primarily as forums for user-generated content. Some categories of online platforms are explicitly excluded, including sites that provide primarily videoconferencing, emailing, and educational services.

Bill· SS. 4199 (118th)open

JUDGES Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 2024

Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024 or the JUDGES Act of 2024 This bill creates 63 new permanent U.S. district court judgeships over a 10-year period and 3 temporary U.S. district court judgeships in 2025.  The President must appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, additional judges for specified judicial districts. Specifically, the bill creates 63 additional permanent judgeships, which are added every two years from 2025 through 2035. The state and the total number of judgeships added over the 10-year period for the state are as follows: Arizona (2),  California (21), Colorado (2), Delaware (2),  Florida (9),  Georgia (2),  Idaho (1),  Indiana (1),  Iowa (1),  Nebraska (1), New Jersey (3),  New York (5), and  Texas (13). Additionally, in 2025, the bill creates three temporary judgeships in Oklahoma. The bill adds locations for where district courts must be held in certain states. Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California to be additionally held in El Centro, California; the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division) to be additionally held in College Station, Texas; and the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah (Central Division) to be additionally held in Moab and Monticello, Utah. The Government Accountability Office must submit reports to Congress on judicial caseloads and detention space. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts must make publicly accessible, and submit to Congress, a specified biennial report on judgeship recommendations.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 656 (118th)referred

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month.

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 2024

This resolution supports the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month .  The resolution encourages all homeowners and excavators throughout the United States to contact 811 by phone or online before digging to help prevent unintentional damage to underground utilities. 

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 33 (118th)passed

A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in honor of the remains of Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean conflict.

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2024

This concurrent resolution recognizes Army Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor for acts performed during the Korean conflict.  The concurrent resolution also permits Puckett's remains to lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on April 29, 2024, in honor of the Silent Generation and the more than 5.7 million men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Korean conflict from 1950 to 1953.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 71 (118th)referred

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review".

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 2024

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency titled  Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review and published on March 8, 2024. The rule establishes requirements to reduce air pollution emissions, including greenhouse gases, from the Crude Oil and Natural Gas source category under the Clean Air Act. 

Bill· SS. 4066 (118th)open

FIT Procurement Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 2024

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 617 (118th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Israel has the inherent right to defend itself and take necessary steps to eradicate the terrorist threat posed by Hamas.

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 2024

This resolution states that (1) Israel has the inherent right to defend itself and eradicate the terrorist threat posed by Hamas, and (2) any calls by U.S. government officials for elections in Israel is an act of electoral interference. 

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 619 (118th)referred

A resolution honoring the 65th anniversary of the uprising of the people of Tibet in defense of freedom.

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 2024

This resolution states that the Senate stands with the Tibetan people and the Dalai Lama in their defense of their freedom and national identity. The resolution also (1) condemns the Chinese Communist Party for its repression of the Tibetan people; (2) calls on the President to ensure that the voice, vote, and diplomatic capital of the United States are used to counter China's repression; and (3) calls on the Department of State to designate a non-concurrent appointment to the position of Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.

Bill· SS. 4010 (118th)referred

SAT Streamlining Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2024

Bill· SS. 4025 (118th)referred

STOP TRANQ Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2024

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 608 (118th)referred

A resolution denouncing the Biden Administration's immigration policies.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2024

This resolution urges the Biden Administration to immediately use certain authorities related to immigration, such as the authority to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols, enter into asylum cooperative agreements, and detain inadmissible non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law). The resolution also states that the Biden Administration is refusing to use such authorities.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 607 (118th)referred

A resolution condemning the Nicaraguan Government's unjust imprisonment of individuals affiliated with Mountain Gateway Order, Inc.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 2024

This resolution condemns the targeting and imprisonment of individuals associated with Mountain Gateway Order, Inc., and calls upon the Nicaraguan government to take prompt action. Mountain Gateway Order, Inc., is a U.S.-based religious organization active in Nicaragua. Individuals affiliated with the group were arrested in Nicaragua in December, 2023.

Law· SS. 3998 (118th)enacted

Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024

United States · United States Congress · 20 March 2024

Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024 This bill converts certain temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 64 (118th)referred

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination".

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 2024

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Federal Communications Commission titled The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination and published on January 22, 2024. The rule prohibits broadband providers from adopting policies or practices that differentially impact consumers' access to broadband service based on their income, race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin, provided such policies or practices are not justified by issues of technical or economic feasibility.    

Bill· SS. 3963 (118th)referred

Native Species Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 2024

Native Species Protection Act This bill prohibits an intrastate species from being subject to (1) regulation governing the protection of endangered or threatened species, or (2) provisions of law under which regulatory authority is based on the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause. An intrastate species is any species of plant or fish or wildlife that is found entirely within the borders of a single state and is not part of a national market for any commodity.

Bill· SS. 3933 (118th)referred

Laken Riley Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 2024

Laken Riley Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U. S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. Under this bill, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted for, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over a decision to release a non-U. S. national from custody; failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews; failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country; violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; or failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.