US Senator

Joni Ernst 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress Senate Bill SB269

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB273

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Small Business Child Care Investment Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB300

Introduced
1/29/25  
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1/29/25  
DLARA Disaster Loan Accountability and Reform Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB309

Introduced
1/29/25  
Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act or the A PLUS Act This bill creates a framework under which states may receive federal elementary and secondary education funds on a consolidated basis and use such funds for any educational purpose permitted by state law.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB313

Introduced
1/29/25  
Stop Funding Global Terrorists Act of 2025This bill prohibits the United States from making any voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations (UN) for assistance to Afghanistan until the Department of State certifies to Congress that (1) no U.S. funds are used in cash shipments by the UN to Afghanistan, and (2) terrorist organizations do not receive funds as a result of such cash shipments. If the State Department later determines such a certification is inaccurate, it must revoke the certification and notify Congress.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB315

Introduced
1/29/25  
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1/29/25  
AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB33

Introduced
1/8/25  
SOPRA Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB331

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Report Pass
2/27/25  
Engrossed
3/18/25  
Enrolled
7/8/25  
Passed
7/16/25  
Chaptered
7/17/25  
Chaptered
7/16/25  
Passed
7/17/25  
HALT Fentanyl Act Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB333

Introduced
1/30/25  
Homeowner Energy Freedom Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB344

Introduced
1/30/25  
A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify and conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees from Afghanistan found not to be properly vetted before entering the United States.
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB354

Introduced
2/3/25  
SHOW UP Act of 2025 Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems Act of 2025
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB364

Introduced
2/3/25  
Hearing Protection Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB393

Introduced
2/4/25  
Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress Senate Bill SB298

Introduced
1/29/25  
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1/29/25  
Returning SBA to Main Street Act
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Us Congress Senate Bill SB302

Introduced
1/29/25  
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments ActThis bill requires states to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and adjusts the formula for determining a state's liability rate for overpayments.As background, the SNAP quality control system measures how accurately SNAP state agencies determine a household’s eligibility and benefit amount and determines overpayments of benefits and underpayments. States that have comparatively high payment error rates for two consecutive years are assessed a penalty (i.e., liability amount). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) must use a statutory formula to determine the liability amount.Under current law, FNS must set a tolerance level for excluding small payment errors in the calculation of payment error rates (e.g., $56 or less in FY2024). This bill reduces the tolerance level for excluding small errors to $0 for FY2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.The bill also requires state agencies to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to SNAP beneficiaries.The bill adjusts the liability rate formula to reduce the state payment error rate based on the percentage of overpayments recouped by the state. Further, the bill increases the multiplier used in the liability rate formula to 25% (from 10%).