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Sen. John Thune (R-SD)


John Thune

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Cosponsored S. 224: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act of 2023 (Nov. 21, 2024)

Cosponsored S. 5183: A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes. (Nov. 12, 2024)

Cosponsored S. 4292: SAVE Act (Aug. 1, 2024)

Cosponsored S.J.Res. 94: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the proposed rule submitted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule. (June 5, 2024)

Sponsored S. 4301: A bill to grant States and Indian Tribes the authority to waive the 2-year foreign residence requirement for educators in rural and Tribal areas, and for other purposes. (May 9, 2024)

S. 4301: A bill to grant States and Indian Tribes the authority to waive the 2-year foreign residence requirement for educators in rural and Tribal areas, and for other purposes. (May 9, 2024)

S. 2705: SEASONAL Act (July 27, 2023)

S. 733: Reverse Entry for Migrant Offenders and Violence Expulsion Act (March 9, 2023)

S. 224: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act of 2023 (Nov. 21, 2024)

S. 5183: A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes. (Nov. 12, 2024)

S. 4292: SAVE Act (Aug. 1, 2024)

S.J.Res. 94: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the proposed rule submitted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule. (June 5, 2024)

S. 160: Sarah's Law (March 20, 2024)

S. 1733: POLICE Act of 2023 (March 19, 2024)

S. 3933: Laken Riley Act (March 12, 2024)

S. 3659: Equal Representation Act (Jan. 25, 2024)

S. 3211: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (Nov. 2, 2023)

S. 2824: Secure the Border Act of 2023 (Sept. 14, 2023)

S. 1829: Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act of 2024 (July 26, 2023)

S. 1768: Taliban Sanctions Act of 2023 (May 31, 2023)

S.J.Res. 25: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States". (May 9, 2023)

S. 665: Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (March 6, 2023)

S. 333: Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2023 (Feb. 9, 2023)

S. 348: Asylum Abuse Reduction Act (Feb. 9, 2023)

S. 208: Public Health and Border Security Act of 2023 (Feb. 1, 2023)

S. 156: Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act (Jan. 31, 2023)

S.J.Res. 5: A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. (Jan. 31, 2023)

H.R. 815 : Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

On the Motion -- Voted Yes (April 23, 2024)

H.R. 815 : Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

On the Cloture Motion -- Voted Yes (April 23, 2024)

H.R. 815 : Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

On the Motion to Table -- Voted Yes (April 23, 2024)

H.R. 2882 : Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

On the Motion to Table -- Voted No (March 23, 2024)

H.R. 2882 : Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

On the Motion to Table -- Voted Yes (March 23, 2024)

H.R. 2882 : Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

On the Motion to Table -- Voted Yes (March 23, 2024)

H.R. 2882 : Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

On the Motion to Table -- Voted Yes (March 23, 2024)

H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

On the Motion -- Voted Yes (March 8, 2024)

H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

On the Motion -- Voted Yes (March 8, 2024)

H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

On the Cloture Motion -- Voted No (March 8, 2024)

H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

On the Motion to Table -- Voted Yes (March 8, 2024)

H.R. 7463 : Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024

On the Motion -- Voted Yes (Feb. 29, 2024)

H.R. 7463 : Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024

On Passage of the Bill -- Voted Yes (Feb. 29, 2024)

H.R. 2872 : Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

On Passage of the Bill -- Voted Yes (Jan. 18, 2024)

H.R. 2872 : Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

On the Motion -- Voted No (Jan. 18, 2024)

H.R. 2670 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

On the Conference Report -- Voted Yes (Dec. 13, 2023)

H.R. 2670 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

On the Cloture Motion -- Voted Yes (Dec. 12, 2023)

H.R. 2670 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

On the Motion to Table -- Voted No (Dec. 12, 2023)

H.R. 6363 : Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024

On Passage of the Bill -- Voted Yes (Nov. 15, 2023)

H.R. 5860 : Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act

On Passage of the Bill -- Voted Yes (Sept. 30, 2023)

S. 2226 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

On Passage of the Bill -- Voted Yes (July 27, 2023)

S. 2226 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

On the Cloture Motion -- Voted Yes (July 18, 2023)

S.J.Res. 18 : A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility".

On the Joint Resolution -- Voted Yes (May 17, 2023)

Thune: Republicans Will End Biden’s Dangerous Open-Border Policies
Dec. 10, 2024

"U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the national security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border created by the Biden-Harris administration’s reckless policies. Thune noted that congressional Republicans are prepared to equip President Trump with the necessary resources to secure the border and bring the crisis to an end."

Sen. John Thune
Sen. Thune: The End of Open Borders
Nov. 29, 2024

"It’s been clear for a while now that an enduring legacy of the Biden-Harris administration will be the historic immigration crisis at our southern border. The last four years have been the four highest years of illegal immigration ever recorded. This record-breaking illegal immigration crisis didn’t just happen on its own, the Biden-Harris administration created it. For those of us who have been sounding the alarm about the dangers of an open border for years, it comes as no surprise that the American people are ready to turn the page on this administration’s failed policies."

Sen. John Thune
Thune: The Days of the Biden Border Crisis Are Numbered
Nov. 20, 2024

"U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the historic national security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border created by the Biden-Harris administration’s reckless policies. Thune noted that President Trump and the Senate Republican majority will work together to end the lawlessness and inhumanity at the southern border."

Sen. John Thune
King, Rounds Seeking Maximum H-2B Work Visas to Support Small Businesses in 2025
Oct. 24, 2024
McCaul, Grassley, Colleagues Demand the Biden-Harris Admin Stop Violating Federal Immigration Laws
Oct. 3, 2024

"This week, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) – chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Homeland Security – joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 31 House and Senate colleagues in demanding President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris collect DNA samples from every immigrant the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encounters, per the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005."

Rep. Cliff Bentz, Rep. Dan Bishop, Sen. Mike Braun, Rep. Josh Brecheen, Sen. Mike Crapo, Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, Sen. Steve Daines, Rep. Mike Ezell, Rep. Lance Gooden, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Rep. Mark Green, Rep. Michael Guest, Sen. Josh Hawley, Rep. Clay Higgins, Rep. Wesley Hunt, Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. Roger Marshall, Rep. Michael McCaul, Rep. Tom McClintock, Rep. Barry Moore, Rep. Troy Nehls, Rep. August Pfluger, Sen. Pete Ricketts, Sen. Jim Risch, Rep. Chip Roy, Sen. Marco Rubio, Rep. Michael Rulli, Sen. Eric Schmitt, Sen. Rick Scott, Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. John Thune
Cornyn, Grassley Lead Bicameral Colleagues in Calling Out Abuses in the Biden-Harris Unaccompanied Migrant Children Program
Sept. 24, 2024

"U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) yesterday led 42 bicameral Republican colleagues in a letter urging President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to work with Congress to root out abuses in their administration’s unaccompanied migrant children program and stop the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s attempted cover-up of the crisis. More than 500,000 unaccompanied migrant children have crossed the southwest border under the Biden-Harris administration, while cartel trafficking activity surged an estimated 2,500 percent."

Rep. Cliff Bentz, Rep. Andy Biggs, Rep. Dan Bishop, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Mike Braun, Sen. Katie Britt, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Rep. Ben Cline, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Kevin Cramer, Sen. Mike Crapo, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Steve Daines, Sen. Deb Fischer, Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, Rep. Russell Fry, Rep. Matt Gaetz, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Rep. Harriet Hageman, Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. John Hoeven, Rep. Wesley Hunt, Sen. Ron Johnson, Rep. Jim Jordan, Sen. John Kennedy, Sen. James Lankford, Rep. Laurel Lee, Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Roger Marshall, Rep. Tom McClintock, Rep. Barry Moore, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Sen. Pete Ricketts, Sen. Jim Risch, Rep. Chip Roy, Rep. Michael Rulli, Sen. Rick Scott, Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. John Thune, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Sen. Roger Wicker
Thune: Biden and Harris Own Four Record-Breaking Years of Illegal Immigration
Sept. 18, 2024

"U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the Biden-Harris administration’s record-breaking legacy of open-border chaos. Thune noted that the effects of rampant illegal immigration go beyond border cities that are already struggling with this crisis – it brings terror threats, deadly drugs, and unaccompanied children to communities around the country."

Sen. John Thune

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