Sherrod Brown

Supporting the designation of September 21, 2023, as National Teach Ag Day and celebrating 75 years of the National Association of Agricultural Educators.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the designation of September 2023 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.

To prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

Designating the week of September 25 through September 29, 2023, as National Hazing Awareness Week.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit.

To permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings with respect to such drugs in the same manner that the Food and Drug Administration allows brand names to do so.

Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 18 through September 24, 2023, as “Rail Safety Week” in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Rail Safety Week to reduce highway-rail grade crossing and trespasser-related incidents, fatalities, and injuries, reduce derailments, improve the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail, and prevent rail worker fatalities.

To reduce child poverty in the United States, and for other purposes.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth, and for other purposes.

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day voter registration.

Designating September 2023 as National Voting Rights Month.

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to clarify that a State may not use an individual’s failure to vote as the basis for initiating the procedures provided under such Act for the removal of the individual from the official list of registered voters in the State on the grounds that the individual has changed residence, and for other purposes.

Designating the week beginning on September 11, 2023, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

To update and improve vocational data and eligibility criteria for the Social Security Disability Program, and for other purposes.

To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset.

To increase child care options for working families and support child care providers.

To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes.

To amend section 3661 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted conduct at sentencing.

Designating the week beginning September 10, 2023, as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week.