Rick Scott

This bill would require states to give the Secretary of Agriculture detailed information about people who receive food assistance (SNAP) when asked. If states don't share this data, they could lose federal funding for the program. This change aims to improve oversight but means more personal data would be shared with federal and state agencies.

This bill makes all people from China, including Hong Kong and Macau, get a visa to enter the U.S. It stops programs that let some Chinese visitors enter without a visa, like those for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. So, people from these areas will need to apply for a visa, just like most other visitors.

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This bill would make drug labels include detailed information about where their active ingredients and finished products were originally manufactured. This means everyday Americans would get more transparency about their medicines. Drug companies would need to update their labels and tracking systems to provide this new information, either directly on the label or through an online link.

A joint resolution in Congress would stop a new tax law passed by the District of Columbia Council. If passed, this means D.C. residents and businesses would not see changes from that specific tax act, keeping current tax rules in place. This resolution would take effect immediately if signed into law.

This bill would ensure that essential U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees would get paid during a government shutdown. Certain contractors for these agencies would also continue to receive pay. Instead of working without immediate pay or stopping work, these workers would receive their salaries and benefits right away.

This bill would make it mandatory for the U.S. government to revoke visas and block entry for certain foreign officials and their families. These are people linked to human rights violations or undermining democracy in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia. It changes the current system where the government has more choice in these decisions.

This bill would require the U.S. Treasury to add certain Chinese military companies to a special government list. Once a company is on this list, Americans would be blocked from investing in its stocks. However, Americans who already own these stocks would get one year to sell them off.

This resolution would formally praise the U.S. military for its recent action in Venezuela, called Operation Absolute Resolve. It would highlight the operation's success in capturing Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and its role in promoting stability and democracy in the region. This is a symbolic statement of opinion from the Senate.

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This bill would make financial firms tell the public about their investments in certain foreign countries. It would require investment advisers and companies making specific large transactions to report these ties to the government. This would give investors and the public more information about where money is invested.

This bill would end special trade treatment for products from China, Hong Kong, and Macau. This means goods imported from these areas would face higher taxes, called tariffs. This would make them more expensive for American businesses and potentially consumers. The change would take effect 90 days after the bill becomes law.