Peter Welch

Honoring the life of Daniel Robert Bob Graham, former Senator for the State of Florida.

To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration under the First Step Act.

To prohibit users who are under age 13 from accessing social media platforms, to prohibit the use of personalized recommendation systems on individuals under age 17, and limit the use of social media in schools.

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking.

Recognizing the designation of April as Community College Month to celebrate more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education and workforce training, and more broadly sustaining and advancing the economic prosperity of the United States.

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to designate public high schools as voter registration agencies, to direct such schools to conduct voter registration drives for students attending such schools, to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to reimburse such schools for the costs of conducting such voter registration drives, and for other purposes.

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities to protect communities from the harmful effects of plastics, and for other purposes.

Honoring the life of Joseph Isadore Lieberman, former Senator for the State of Connecticut.

Designating April 2024 as Preserving and Protecting Local News Month and recognizing the importance and significance of local news.

To require warning labels on sugar-sweetened foods and beverages, foods and beverages containing non-sugar sweeteners, ultra-processed foods, and foods high in nutrients of concern, such as added sugar, saturated fat, or sodium, to restrict junk food advertising to children, and for other purposes.

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes.

To eliminate toxic substances in beverage containers, and for other purposes.

Raising awareness of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens).

To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to extend and enhance the specialty crop block grants program, and for other purposes.

To support communities that host transmission lines and to promote conservation and recreation, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2024, as the seventh annual Black Maternal Health Week.

Expressing support for the designation of April 1, 2024, through April 30, 2024, as “Fair Chance Jobs Month”.

To support the direct care professional workforce, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities.