John Kennedy, R-LA
John Kennedy is a Republican Senator from Louisiana.
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The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.
- s3017-119 - A bill to require updates to the threshold amounts applicable to certain currency transaction reports, and for other purposes. (aka STREAMLINE Act)
- s379-119 - A bill to prohibit the General Services Administration from awarding contracts to certain insured depository institutions that avoid doing business with certain companies that are engaged in lawful commerce based solely on social policy considerations. (aka No Red and Blue Banks Act)
- s519-119 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and for other purposes. (aka No Propaganda Act)
- s1924-119 - A bill to add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards. (aka Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act)
- s1923-119 - A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to set the rate of pay for employees of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection in accordance with the General Schedule. (aka CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2025)
- s2958-119 - A bill to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, to require a full review of the bilateral relationship between the United States and South Africa, and for other purposes. (aka AGOA Extension and Bilateral Engagement Act of 2025)
- s940-119 - A bill to require certain entities to submit to Congress information on the Basel Committee on Bank Supervision, and for other purposes. (aka Transparency in Banking Act)
- s1117-119 - A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify a provision relating to quality loss adjustment coverage. (aka Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers Act)
- s3224-119 - A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process, and for other purposes.
- s1401-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a certification process for the issuance of nondisclosure requirements accompanying certain administrative subpoenas, to provide for judicial review of such nondisclosure requirements, and for other purposes. (aka Targeting Child Predators Act of 2025)
- s658-119 - A bill to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring that personally identifiable information be collected under consolidated audit trail reporting requirements, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information Act)
- s1669-119 - A bill to improve drought-related disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. (aka CRAWDAD Act)
- s234-119 - A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct certain prosecutor's offices to annually report to the Attorney General, and for other purposes. (aka Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025)
- s1454-119 - A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for greater protection of roosters, and for other purposes. (aka FIGHT Act of 2025)
- s1001-119 - A bill to develop and disseminate a civic education curriculum and oral history resources regarding certain political ideologies, and for other purposes. (aka Crucial Communism Teaching Act)
- s269-119 - A bill to improve coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do Not Pay working system. (aka Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act)
- s1811-119 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. (aka Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education Act)
- s447-119 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs. (aka Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act)
- s478-119 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system. (aka Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025)
- s2854-119 - A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes. (aka District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act)
- s616-119 - A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association. (aka Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025)
- s3170-119 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement an automated system with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (aka Stuck On Hold Act)
- s477-119 - A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the offenses relating to fentanyl, and for other purposes. (aka Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2025)
- s1629-119 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to align Medicare fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings. (aka Same Care, Lower Cost Act)
- s3060-119 - A bill making continuing appropriations for military pay during the Government shutdown. (aka Paychecks for Patriots Act of 2025)
- s397-119 - A bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase the minimum disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral, and for other purposes. (aka Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2025)
- s102-119 - A bill to require Federal agencies to impose in-person work requirements for employees of those agencies and to occupy a certain portion of the office space of those agencies, and for other purposes. (aka Reinforce Occupancy Obligations for Maximized Interagency Efficiency Act)
- s3066-119 - A bill to appropriate funds for pay and allowances of Federal employees during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. (aka Pay the People Act)
- s3057-119 - A bill to reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress if a Government shutdown occurs during a year, and for other purposes. (aka Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act)
- s557-119 - A bill to repeal the small business loan data collection requirements under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. (aka 1071 Repeal to Protect Small Business Lending Act)
- s2931-119 - A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program. (aka NFIP Extension Act)
- s2752-119 - A bill to require a full review of the bilateral relationship between the United States and South Africa. (aka U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act)
- s3216-119 - A bill to amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes.
- s729-119 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance compliance with hospital price transparency requirements, and for other purposes. (aka Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act)
- s577-119 - A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes. (aka Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act)
- s3104-119 - A bill to make ideologically motivated crimes eligible for the death penalty. (aka Ideologically Motivated Violence Accountability Act)
- s2441-119 - A bill to provide for adjustments to community development block grant allocations based on improvements in housing growth rates. (aka Build Now Act of 2025)
- s824-119 - A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program. (aka NFIP Extension Act of 2025)
- s1089-119 - A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to address disclosures by directors, officers, and principal stockholders of foreign private issuers, and for other purposes. (aka Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act)
- s682-119 - A bill to provide for the independent and objective conduct and supervision of audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to Ukraine for military, economic, and humanitarian aid. (aka Independent and Objective Oversight of Ukrainian Assistance Act)
- s3180-119 - A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party funding by foreign persons, to prohibit third-party funding by foreign states and sovereign wealth funds, and for other purposes. (aka Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025)
- s679-119 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. (aka LEOSA Reform Act)
- s623-119 - A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using assessments generated by the Integrated Risk Information System as a tier 1 data source in rulemakings and other regulatory, enforcement, or permitting actions, and for other purposes. (aka No IRIS Act of 2025)
- s1153-119 - A bill to prohibit allocations of Special Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund for perpetrators of genocide and state sponsors of terrorism without congressional authorization. (aka No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2025)
- s2510-119 - A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes. (aka Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act)
- s3293-119 - A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. (aka Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026)
- s2946-119 - A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program. (aka NFIP Extension Act)
- s368-119 - A bill to require congressional approval for rules that are expected to cost not less than $50,000,000 annually, and for other purposes. (aka BLOCK Act)
- sres346-119 - A resolution urging all members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to spend a minimum of 5 percent of gross domestic product on defense.
- sres370-119 - A resolution commending the Superdome on the occasion of its golden jubilee and its years of service to the State of Louisiana and the United States.
- sres209-119 - A resolution commending Southeastern Louisiana University on the occasion of its Centennial and its years of service to the State of Louisiana and the United States.
- sres493-119 - A resolution reducing the annual rate of pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs during a year.
- sres328-119 - A resolution congratulating Louisiana State University in Shreveport for the first undefeated season in collegiate baseball history and for winning the 2025 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Baseball World Series.
- sres421-119 - A resolution urging the executive branch and leaders of the G7 and the European Union to seize sovereign assets of the Russian Federation under the jurisdiction of members of the G7 and disburse such assets to Ukraine in tranches of not less than $10,000,000,000 United States dollars per month until expended.
- sjres69-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management Strategy; Washington, Oregon, and California".
- sjres9-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission relating to "Commission Guidance Regarding the Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts".
- sjres8-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants".
- sjres19-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)".
- sjres11-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
- sjres13-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act.
Vote Summary
The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.
See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.
All Votes
John Kennedy has cast 628 votes in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to 0% of the total votes cast by this legislator.
Nomination Votes
John Kennedy has cast 0 votes for nominees in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to NaN% of the total nomination votes cast by this legislator.