Angus S. King, Jr.

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

To create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 16 through September 23, 2023, as National Estuaries Week.

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 September 2023 as National Voting Rights Month.

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

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.

To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a grant program to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems, and for other purposes.

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

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

Designating 2024 as the Year of Democracy as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of Government of the United States to a more free and stable world.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels, and for other purposes.

Designating August 16, 2023, as National Airborne Day.

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to expand the snow survey and water supply forecasting program to serve the Northeastern United States.

Recognizing August 23, 2023, as National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a stewardship fee on the production and importation of opioid pain relievers, and for other purposes.

To amend the Research Facilities Act and the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen home and community living for individuals with disabilities.