ROUND-UP: Bipartisan Policymaking from the Newly-Elected Young Leaders in the 118th Congress

There is a national movement of Gen Z and millennials stepping up and becoming collaborative, effective leaders in elected office. Last year, young people ran for Congress at record rates. The Millennials on the Rise report tracked 1 out of every 6 candidates for Congress last cycle coming from the millennial or Gen Z generation.

Here at MAP, we believe in the power of the next generation to improve how our nation governs.

Despite common misconceptions about the partisanship of rising generations, Members of Congress 45 years old or younger have been scored as more bipartisan than their older peers for the last three Congresses in a row.

Young leaders are bringing a fresh, more collaborative approach to governing. Below is a policy round-up of bipartisan legislation from the new, young leaders in 118th Congress. Check it out!

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL)

• H.R.1443 — Bans leasing for oil and gas drilling off the coast of Florida. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1008 — Allows for federal disaster relief aid to be provided for algal blooms. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)

• H.R.1434 — Requires active-duty Armed Forces members to receive self defense training once a month to combat sexual assault. (Sponsor)

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX)

• H.R.1002 — Forbids the transfer of federal employees from competitive to excepted service without employee consent. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY)

• H.R.339 — Alters SALT tax provisions to allow married couples to claim double the deduction of a single tax filer. (Sponsor)
• H.R.1294 — Expands federal funding for 9/11 survivors to include support for federal employees who participated in cleanup efforts at the Pentagon or Shanksville, PA. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1553 — To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise rules relating to general solicitation or general advertising to allow for presentations or other communication made by or on behalf of an issuer at certain events, and for other purposes. (Sponsor)
• H.R.554 — Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.555 — SAVE Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.510 — Chinese Currency Accountability Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.839 — China Exchange Rate Transparency Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1109 — Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1159 — To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State’s Taiwan Guidelines. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.406 — Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.803 — Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to Taiwan Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1318 — Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1294 — Expands federal funding for 9/11 survivors to include support for federal employees who participated in cleanup efforts at the Pentagon or Shanksville, PA. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1226 — Wounded Warrior Access Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.815 — RELIEVE Act (Cosponsor)

Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH)

• H.R.1270 — Exempts compensation to East Palestine residents for the Norfolk-Southern train derailment from federal taxation. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1633 — Enhances safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ)

• H.R.1320 — Permanently bans offshore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC)

• H.R.1413 — Provides for a plan to expand an existing national cemetery to ensure that cemetery can provide full military honors upon the exhaustion of space at Arlington National Cemetery. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1434 — Requires active-duty Armed Forces members to receive self defense training once a month to combat sexual assault. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL)

• H.R.82 — Social Security Fairness Act — Gives full Social Security benefits to people who also receive pensions. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.883 — Stop the Wait Act — Reduces waiting period for federal disability benefits. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)

• H.R.1378 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an internship program within the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and for other purposes. (Sponsor)
• H.R.1669 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the high technology pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. — Makes permanent current pilot programs to modernize VA resources. (Sponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.501 — Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act (Cosponsor)

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI)

• H.R.582 — Credit Union Board Modernization Act — Increases the amount of mandatory board meetings for credit unions. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.735 — Susan Muffley Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1250 — Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act — Exempts family farms and small businesses from being considered assets for federal student aid. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-NC)

• H.R.537 — Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.715 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act — Establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.234 — Gerald’s law — Requires the VA to provide burial/funeral funding for veterans who die from non-service-connected disabilities at a VA facility/home. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1101 — Lumbee Fairness Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.941 — Down East Remembrance Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1191 — Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act — Allows disabled Veterans to receive both their retirement pay and their disability compensation. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1390 — To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Chief Operating Officer of each agency to compile a list of unnecessary programs, and for other purposes. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1496 — To upgrade the communications service used by the National Weather Service, and for other purposes. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY)

• H.R.1045 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage under the TRICARE Young Adult Program. (Sponsor)
• H.R.603 — HEAL Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.594 — Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.582 — Credit Union Board Modernization Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.670 — Think Differently Database Act — Requires HHS to create a public clearinghouse for information relating to treatment/caregiving for intellectual disabilities. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.932 — To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1147 — Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1139 — GUARD VA Benefits Act — Imposes fines for unauthorized fees relating to a VA claims preparation. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.679 — To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to waive the matching funds requirement under the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1156 — China Financial Threat Mitigation Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.554 — Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1294–9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1462 — To require enforcement against misbranded milk alternatives. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY)

• H.R.549 — Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act — Removes the waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance & Medicare benefits for those diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.670 — Think Differently Database Act — Creates a website to connect individuals with disabilities and their families and caregivers with resources related to health care, mental health, and other community-based services within the state. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.621 — PART Act — Aims to reduce catalytic converter thefts. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.795 — Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1105 — Debbie Smith Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1294–9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act (Cosponsor)

Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY)

• H.R. 670 — Think Differently Database Act — Creates a website to connect individuals with disabilities and their families and caregivers with resources related to health care, mental health, and other community-based services within the state. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act — Allows disabled Veterans to receive both their retirement pay and their disability compensation. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1462 — To require enforcement against misbranded milk alternatives. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)

• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act — Allows disabled Veterans to receive both their retirement pay and their disability compensation. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.714 — Feral Swine Act — Eradicate and control feral pigs. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)

• H.R.293 — Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.715 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act — Establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfer between unlicensed individuals. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1139 — GUARD VA Benefits Act — Imposes fines on those who charge or receive unauthorized compensation for the preparation or presentation of VA claims — protects veterans from scams. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1495 — To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a precision agriculture loan program, and for other purposes. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA)

• H.R.1138 — Prohibit Insider Trading Act (Sponsor)
• H.R.562 — Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1105 — Debbie Smith Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1250 — Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act — Ensures that students of owners of family farms or small businesses would not be unfairly penalized in the FAFSA process — exclude the networth family farms and small businesses from assets in the calculation of the Student Aid Index. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1240 — Winnebago Land Transfer Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act — Allows disabled Veterans to receive both their retirement pay and their disability compensation. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA)

• H.R.536 — FAIR Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.715 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act — Establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfer between unlicensed individuals. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)

• H.R.1139 — GUARD VA Benefits Act — Imposes fines on those who charge or receive unauthorized compensation for the preparation or presentation of VA claims — protects veterans from scams. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1268 — Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1107 — PRC Is Not A Developing Country Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1093 — To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on implementation of the advanced capabilities pillar of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act — Allows disabled Veterans to receive both their retirement pay and their disability compensation. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1434 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty to receive self defense training once a month to combat sexual assault. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1443 — To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)

• H.R.715 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act — Establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfer between unlicensed individuals. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1378 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an internship program within the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and for other purposes. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1606 — To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Boots to Business Program, and for other purposes. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY)

• H.R.603 — HEAL Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.670 — Think Differently Database Act — Creates a website to connect individuals with disabilities and their families and caregivers with resources related to health care, mental health, and other community-based services within the state. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.807 — Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1294–9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1674 — To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)

• H.R.582 — Credit Union Board Modernization Act — Allows credit unions and their board members more flexibility by removing requirements for meeting dates. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.715 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act (cosponsor)- Establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfer between unlicensed individuals. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.906 — REPAIR Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1076 — Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1343 — To codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies, and for other purposes. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA)

• H.R.1674 — To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes. (Co-introduced with another young first-term member, Nick LaLota) (Sponsor)
• H.R.645 — Healthy Foundations for Homeless Veterans Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.715 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act — Establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfer between unlicensed individuals. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act (Cosponsor)

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)

• H.R.506 — HARM Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.568 — SAFE Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.500 — Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.298 — Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.795 — Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2023 — Allows State and local governments to purchase devices that clean and secure hazardous materials. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.838 — Freight RAILCAR Act of 2023 (Cosponsor)
• H.R.906 — REPAIR Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1139 — GUARD VA Benefits Act — Imposes fines on those who charge or receive unauthorized compensation for the preparation or presentation of VA claims — protects veterans from scams. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1250 — Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1059 — SECURE Notarization Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1282 — Major Richard Star Act (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1450 — To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes. (Cosponsor)

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA)

• H.R.1321 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence, and for other purposes. (Cosponsor)
• H.R.1586 — To allow the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use a fire retardant, chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities. (Cosponsor)

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