Tina Smith

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

To support carbon dioxide removal research and development, and for other purposes.

To provide Federal-local community partnership construction funding to local educational agencies eligible to receive payments under the Impact Aid program.

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

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 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 repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes.

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify whole farm revenue protection, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require nationwide consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to use the current legal name of a consumer on consumer reports, 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 support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease surveillance and control.

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

To address prescription drug shortages and improve the quality of prescription drugs, 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.

Declaring racism a public health crisis.

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes.