Thread by @Valeriejoy15

The pragmatic Progressive Amy Klobuchar has passed over 100 bills as the lead Democrat:

Secure Elections Act: Provides $380 million for states’ election security improvements and to replace outdated voting machines.

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A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children’s products that contain lead, and for other purposes: Bans lead in children’s products.

Abolish Human Trafficking Act: Strengthens and reauthorizes key programs that support survivors of human trafficking and provides resources to federal, state, and local law enforcement officials.

Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act: Requires prescription drug manufacturers to give early notification to the Food and Drug Administration of any incident that would likely result in a drug shortage.

Export Promotion Act: Helps small- and medium-sized businesses sell their products in international markets by establishing a single export promotion agency in the executive branch.

Support for Survivors Act: Requires the Department of Defense to develop a policy to ensure long-term preservation of sexual assault victims’ records, which can help veterans seek medical and disability assistance.

I-35 Bridge Replacement Funding bill: Authorizes $250 million to rebuild the collapsed I-35 bridge in Minnesota leading to rebuilding the bridge within 13 months of the it’s collapse. (This is one of her favorites, since it was her first while she was a brand-new Senator).

Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act: Creates a Center of Excellence in the Department of Veterans Affairs focused on researching the health effects associated with burn pits and treating veterans who become sick after exposure.

Animal Disease & Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, & Rapid Response Act of 2018: Perm'tly auth. & provides for animal disease & disaster response program, foot & mouth disease vaccine bank to address risks to animal health, livestock export & market stability.

Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act: Reauthorizes Brand USA, a public-private partnership that promotes international travel to the United States, through 2020.

Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act: Cuts red tape for companies, states, and local governments that install broadband infrastructure on federal land and promotes simultaneous installation of underground conduits for federal transportation projects.

Anna Westin Act: Increases training and education on eating disorders and ensures parity for insurance coverage of residential treatment for eating disorders.

Aviation Safety Enhancement Act of 2009: Strengthens airline safety rules and brings an end to the cozy relationship that has developed between airlines and some federal regulators.

Justice Served Act: Provides funds to prosecute the rape kit backlog and get justice for victims by resolving cold cases and exonerating the wrongly convicted.

Sexual Harassment legislation: Changes how harassment claims are handled in Congress. Eliminates required 30-day “counseling” period, mediation phase, and “cooling off” period; allows victims to immediately pursue hearing/civil action, holds Members personally liable

Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act: Provides incentives for wireless carriers to lease unused spectrum to rural or smaller carriers.

Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act: Improves homeless services outreach to rural and underserved urban veterans by strengthening an existing program that provides chronically homeless veterans with housing vouchers and case management services.

Air Travel Ticketing Transparency and Protection Act: Requires large ticket agents to adopt minimum customer service standards for the purchase of air fares.

Empowering State Forestry to Improve Forest Health Act: Encourages cross boundary management of forests to protect water resources, enhance wildlife habitat, restore forest health, and strengthen local economies.

Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act: Establishes basic quality standards for providers that transmit calls so businesses, first responders, and consumers can count on calls being completed.

Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act: Expands access to care by allowing physician assistants and nurses to supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.

STOP School Violence Act: Provides over $1 billion over ten years to fund school security improvements and invests in early intervention and prevention.

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Act of 2007: Establishes a national combat veteran reintegration program to assist veterans throughout all phases of their deployment cycle.

Burn Pits Accountability Act: Provides screening for health issues caused by exposure to toxic chemicals from burn pits during routine health exams for service members.

STOP Act: Helps stop dangerous synthetic drugs from being shipped through our borders to drug traffickers here in the United States.

Whew! I ran out of room to Tweet, and I've barely made a dent in the bills Amy's passed!