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S 4973 118th Congress Senate

No Kings Act

Official title: A bill to reassert the constitutional authority of Congress to determine the general applicability of the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 1, 2024 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Sep 9, 2024
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 494.
Aug 1, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Aug 1, 2024
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text: CR S5781-5782)
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 Latest action September 9, 2024

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 494.

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 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 29 Independent 2
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Aug 1, 2024
Cardin, Ben
· Aug 1, 2024
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Aug 1, 2024
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Aug 1, 2024
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Aug 1, 2024
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Aug 1, 2024
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Aug 1, 2024
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Aug 1, 2024
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 1, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4973: No Kings Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4973/
MLA
"S. 4973: No Kings Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4973/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 4973, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4973/.
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