Tim Kaine

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.

To improve voter access to the ballot box through automatic voter registration, 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.

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

Supporting the designation of September 17, 2023, as National Physician Suicide Awareness Day to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, physician suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health issues.

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 award a Congressional Gold Medal to the United States Army Dustoff crews of the Vietnam War, collectively, in recognition of their extraordinary heroism and life-saving actions in Vietnam.

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

To direct the President to designate a month as African Diaspora Heritage Month.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.

Designating September 23, 2023, through October 1, 2023, as Blue Star Welcome Week.

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

To extend the requirement to staff Department of Defense Education Activity schools to maintain maximum student-to-teacher ratios.

To provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and to prohibit consideration of other matters in the Senate if appropriations are not enacted.

To address the behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists, and for other purposes.

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes.

To impose sanctions with respect to the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism.

To address and support research on Long COVID.