John P. Sarbanes

To enhance the rights of domestic employees, and for other purposes.

To direct the Federal Election Commission to establish a program under which participating States shall provide individuals with vouchers which may be used to make contributions to candidates for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to establish a program to provide small dollar financing for candidates for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, and for other purposes.

To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies.

To secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes.

To provide emergency assistance to States, territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected by substance use disorder, including the use of opioids and stimulants, and to make financial assistance available to States, territories, Tribal nations, local areas, public or private nonprofit entities, and certain health providers, to provide for the development, organization, coordination, and operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorder and their families.

To speed up the deployment of electricity transmission and clean energy, with proper input from affected communities, and for other purposes.

To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes.

To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.

To strengthen and expand the Green Ribbon Schools Program at the Department of Education by boosting the capacity of participating States to expand the number of engaged schools, applicants, and nominees, and for other purposes.

To establish a democracy advancement and innovation program, and for other purposes.

To expand youth access to voting, and for other purposes.

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide increased protections for election workers and voters in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.

To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals with noncovered employment and to provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision.

To protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.

To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program.

To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.