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Laphonza R. Butler

Laphonza R. Butler

D CA · Senate

2023–2024 Senate

Policy Effects

Estimated effects on people, organizations, and industries in bills this legislator sponsored, cosponsored, or voted on. Includes bills they voted against.

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Historical bill versions are included. Clauses analyzed in different versions count separately. A bill’s current status does not establish that every analyzed provision was enacted.

Only direct effects with high or medium confidence in the policy-area assignment are included. Bills are connected through sponsorship, cosponsorship, or Yea/Nay votes; a vote against a bill does not reverse its assessed effects. Vote dates filter recorded votes and vote-linked bills; sponsorship remains included.

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres856-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the month of October 2024 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.

1 clause Sep 25, 2024

sres815-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating the week beginning on September 9, 2024, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

1 clause Sep 12, 2024

s4899-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a grant program for States that adopt the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 31, 2024

sres693-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing the significance of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.

1 clause May 15, 2024

s4334-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.

12 clauses May 14, 2024
Government General Public Veterans Labor

s4243-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm.

4 clauses May 2, 2024

s3888-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To mandate the use of artificial intelligence by Federal agencies to adapt to extreme weather, and for other purposes.

14 clauses Mar 6, 2024
Education Weather Forecasting Services Government General Public

s3842-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Ali, in recognition of his contributions to the United States.

3 clauses Feb 29, 2024

sres551-118

Cosponsor

Celebrating Black History Month.

1 clause Feb 8, 2024

sres549-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of February 17 through February 24, 2024, as National FFA Week, recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Give the Gift of Blue program, which has donated more than 17,000 of the iconic FFA blue jackets to FFA members in need.

1 clause Feb 8, 2024

s3750-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reform the congressional redistricting process, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 7, 2024

s3689-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation.

6 clauses Jan 30, 2024

s3479-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify certain requirements for regional commissions, to reauthorize the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and for other purposes.

15 clauses Dec 12, 2023
Social Services Construction Government State & Local Government

s3348-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Nov 27, 2023
Water Supply Government Research & Science General Public

s930-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 22, 2023

s138-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act.

24 clauses Jan 30, 2023
Government Ethnic/Cultural Groups Nonprofits Religious Organizations

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