All Roll Calls
Yes: 329 • No: 288
Sponsored By: Senator Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Became Law
Invalidates the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources" rule (89 Fed. Reg. 71160). That rule has no force or effect, so the Bureau may not implement or rely on it and prior regulatory procedures remain in place.
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Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 2/24/2025
All Roll Calls
Yes: 329 • No: 288
house vote • 3/6/2025
On Passage
Yes: 221 • No: 202
senate vote • 2/25/2025
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 11
Yes: 54 • No: 44
senate vote • 2/25/2025
On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 11
Yes: 54 • No: 42
S3366 — Back the Blue Act of 2025
Strengthens federal criminal penalties and legal protections for law enforcement, judges, and other public safety officers. This bill would create new federal crimes for killing or attempting to kill those officials, add a flight-to-avoid-prosecution offense, expand qualified officers' carry and self-defense rights in some federal facilities and school zones, and narrow some civil and habeas remedies.
S1748 — Kids Online Safety Act
Protecting minors online is the core aim of the Kids Online Safety Act, which would make platforms that serve young users adopt a legal duty of care, add parental controls and safeguards, and force more transparency about recommendation algorithms. The bill targets design features that boost minor engagement and limits certain research on children to reduce mental-health and harassment risks. - Families and minors: The bill would define a "child" as under 13 and a "minor" as under 17, require verifiable parental consent for known children, and give parents tools to control privacy, purchases, and autoplay for streaming. - Platforms and products: Covered services would face limits on personalized design features, a ban on market research involving children under 13, and public reporting and independent audits of safeguards, including detailed de-identified data on minor usage for platforms with over 10 million monthly U.S. users. - Regulators, schools, and tech oversight: The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the rules with state attorneys general able to act as well, a Kids Online Safety Council of 11 members would advise and report within 1 and 3 years, and a separate title would force notice and opt-outs for "opaque" algorithms and let users switch to input-transparent systems.
S1241 — Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
Harsh, automatic sanctions and trade penalties would be triggered if Russia refuses to negotiate with Ukraine, violates a peace deal, invades again, or seeks to subvert Ukraine's government. The bill would require visa and property-blocking sanctions, target major Russian banks, ban U.S. energy exports to Russia, restrict U.S. investments and listings tied to Russia, and force duties of at least 500% on Russian imports.
S401 — Fair Access to Banking Act
Guarantees fair, impartial access to basic financial services. This bill would limit when banks, credit unions, and payment networks can refuse to serve a person who is acting lawfully by requiring denials to rest on documented, quantitative, risk-based standards and by creating penalties and a private lawsuit tool for violations. - Large banks would face limits on Federal Reserve discount window access and Automated Clearing House network use if they refuse to serve lawful customers without objective, pre-established risk reasons. Covered banks are presumed to be those with more than $10.0 billion in assets. - Payment card networks and credit unions would be barred from blocking access based on political or reputational risk. Card networks face civil penalties up to 10% of the value of affected services or $10,000 per violation. - Individuals and businesses denied services in violation of the bill would get a private right of action in federal court. Successful plaintiffs could recover attorney fees, costs, and treble damages.
S199 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.
special withholding and tax rules for qualified residents of Taiwan. This bill would create a statutory regime that lowers or adjusts withholding on many U.S.-source items and defines who counts as a qualified Taiwan resident. It would also authorize negotiation of a formal U.S.–Taiwan income tax Agreement and set rules for how that deal is reviewed and implemented. - Taiwan residents and investors would get a special withholding framework for U.S. dividends, interest, royalties, wages, and certain gains. Most dividends would face a default 10 percent withholding and a 15 percent rate applies for some specified dividends. - Qualification and entity tests would limit who can use the lower rates by applying 50 percent ownership and income thresholds and a 12-month lookback to ownership. The bill also caps favorable treatment for entertainment and athletic income at $30,000 per year. - The bill would give the Executive authority to negotiate a bilateral Agreement with Taiwan while requiring Congressional notice and review. It requires a 15-day pre-notice before talks and submission of the final text and implementation plan to Congress within 270 days.
S237 — Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
Would create a presumption that certain exposure-related cancers in public safety officers are line-of-duty injuries. It sets a defined list of covered cancers, a process to add new cancers, and rules for who qualifies for death or permanent disability benefits.
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