Jim Banks

A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3214)

A resolution condemning the People's Republic of China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, concerned with its implications on the rights and freedoms, as well as survival of the identity, of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, and other affected communities, and calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to end its abuses and campaigns of transnational repression that undermine United States sovereignty and threaten the safety and freedoms of people in the United States.

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3217)

A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the use of funds provided under such Act to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit dismemberment abortions, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

A bill to establish the Blast Overpressure Task Force of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

A bill to authorize certain labor market data collection activities and to improve Federal measurement of the workforce impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

A bill to require certain commercial entities to implement age verification methods.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

A resolution expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2026 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2026, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2670; text: CR S2666)

A bill to strengthen literacy outcomes for all students, to amend the comprehensive literacy State development grant program, and to ensure Federal accountability and investment in research, teacher preparation, and evidence-based instruction aligned with the science of reading.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include Parkinson's disease in the list of illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2480; text: CR S2478-2479)

A bill to increase access to artificial intelligence through programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

A bill to provide for Department of Defense and Department of Agriculture joint research and development activities, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2381; text: CR S2380)

A bill to prohibit certain federally funded research collaborations with certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the types of devices for which required labeling may be made available solely by electronic means, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2026, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2205; text: CR S2203)

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding critical elements of the United States policy towards the People's Republic of China.

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2178-2179)

A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security to require a license for the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of certain integrated circuits, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.