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Hirono, Blumenthal, colleagues introduce bill to ban high-capacity gun magazines
US Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Keep Americans Safe Act to reinstate a nationwide ban on the sale, transfer, possession, import or manufacture of high-capacity gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
Sen. Hirono urges VA to begin offering abortion services to female veterans
Today, US Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led 23 members of Congress in calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to immediately offer abortions and all abortion-related services to veterans and eligible dependents.
US Sen. Hirono joined colleagues to introduce Tax Filing Simplification Act
US Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Brian Schatz of Hawaiʻi joined 21 colleagues to introduce the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022, which could save millions of Americans time and money.
Hirono joins colleagues in introducing legislation to expand youth access to voting
US Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), joined in introducing the Youth Voting Rights Act, comprehensive legislation to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment and expand youth access to voting.
US Sen. Schatz Calls for Reversal of Transgender Prison Policy
US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and eight other senators today called on Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal to reverse the previous administration’s “harmful” policy that increased transgender prisoners’ risk of sexual victimization.
Sen. Shatz: Facebook Cannot Be Trusted to Manage Cryptocurrency & Digital Wallet
US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and four other senators sent a letter today to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging the company to end its revived effort to launch a cryptocurrency called Diem, and to immediately discontinue its pilot of digital wallet Novi, announced this morning.
Sen. Schatz Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Help Stop Illegal Deforestation Globally
US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and US Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today unveiled the Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act that creates a framework for the federal government to deter commodity-driven illegal deforestation around the world.
Legislation Seeks to Remove Barriers to Higher Education for Those with Criminal Records
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaiʻi reintroduced the Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act, which encourages colleges and universities to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admissions applications by providing guidance and training to schools to change their policies.
Sen. Schatz Reintroduces Bill To Ensure US Financial System Ready for Climate Change
US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL) introduced the Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021, legislation that would direct the Federal Reserve to conduct stress tests on large financial institutions to measure the resilience to climate-related financial risks.
Senator Schatz Reintroduces Bill to Protect US Census Data and Accuracy
US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) joined 19 senators to reintroduce the Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy (Census IDEA) Act, legislation that would protect the accuracy of future censuses and ensure any proposed changes to the count are properly studied, researched and tested.
Resolution Condemning Anti-Asian Hatred Introduced by Hirono and Duckworth
US Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) along with 35 of their Senate colleagues introduced a resolution to condemn all forms of anti-Asian sentiment, racism, and discrimination.
Hirono Joins Colleagues to Introduce Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act
The Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act makes sure that no federal worker loses their leave when they are prevented from taking time off during a pandemic.
Schatz Urges Support for Emergency Rental Assistance
Sen. Schatz said the letter was sent as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and “millions of households are facing impossible choices between paying the rent or mortgage, or purchasing food or medicine.”
