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Marsha Blackburn

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  1. Pending vote119-hr-2137

    Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025

    Predicted YES
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  2. Pending vote119-hr-8552

    Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026

    Predicted YES
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  3. Pending vote119-hr-7007

    Governing for the People Act

    Predicted YES
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  4. Pending vote119-sjres-132

    A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Examinations for Risks to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Their Covered Dependents".

    Predicted YES
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  5. Pending vote119-hr-7411

    Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025

    Predicted YES
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  6. Pending vote119-hr-6157

    FORCE Act of 2025

    Predicted YES
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Consistency insights

Marsha Blackburn · statement ↔ vote record

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  • 119-s-5271Consistent

    A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.

    85/100

    What they said

    Jul 29, 2026

    Senator Blackburn advocates for passage of the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, and calls on the Senate to remain in session until the legislation passes.

    What they did

    Aug 8, 2026

    Voted Yea on A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.

    AI analysis

    Senator Blackburn's statement explicitly advocates for passage of the SAVE America Act, which requires proof of citizenship to register to vote. The bill (S. 5271) amends the Help America Vote Act to require photo identification for voting—a closely related but distinct voter eligibility/verification measure. Blackburn voted yes on the cloture motion to proceed, which is consistent with her public call to pass election integrity legislation. The slight gap in score reflects that the bill's specific requirement (photo ID at polls) differs from the statement's focus (citizenship proof for registration), though both address voter verification and election integrity.

    medium confidence

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October 17, 2026Senate press release

Senator Blackburn Welcomes AG Blanche to Memphis to Host Roundtable on Success of Memphis Safe Task Force

Position: The release highlights the Memphis Safe Task Force's one-year results, citing reported declines in violent crime and sexual assaults, arrest and firearm seizure totals, and multi-agency coordination, and it characterizes the Task Force as successful.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Attorney General Todd Blanche, and U.S. Marshals Service Director Gady Serralta hosted a roundtable discussion on the remarkable success of the Memphis Safe Task Force following its one-year anniversary. Since the Task Force was launched, there have been more than 13,500 arrests, including more than 1,500 known gang members. Law enforcement has seized more than 1,300 illegal firearms, located nearly 200 missing children, and executed nearly 7,000 warrants. Senator Blackburn was joined in this discussion by U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant, U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller, Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis, U.S. Representative David Kustoff, and State Senator Brent Taylor. "Thank you all for being here for this discussion." "I want to start by expressing my sincere gratitude to Attorney General Blanche for accepting my invitation to come to Memphis today." "He has been a true partner in our efforts to make Memphis safer, and I greatly appreciate his working with me every step of the way." "We are here this morning because we recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Memphis Safe Task Force." "And what a year it has been for this city." "Today, we will discuss what has already been accomplished and where we go from here to ensure sustained, long-term public safety in Shelby County." "Since the launch of the Memphis Safe Task Force last year, we have witnessed a true success story in this historic, iconic city." "Crime has declined across all measured categories when comparing 2026 with the same period in 2025." "Overall violent crime has dropped by more than 38%." "Sexual assaults are down 30%." "Robberies have decreased by 47%." "By coordinating resources among more than two dozen local, state, and federal agencies—including the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee National Guard, and Memphis Police Department—the Task Force has been remarkably successful in getting criminals off the streets." "Since the Task Force was launched, there have been more than 13,500 arrests, including more than 1,500 known gang members." "Law enforcement has seized more than 1,300 illegal firearms, located nearly 200 missing children, and executed nearly 7,000 warrants." "I have said it many times, but Memphis truly has become a model for fighting violent crime in a large city." "We also have a stellar law enforcement team in place, working hard every day to make this city safer." "Many of its members are here this morning, including U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant, U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller, Memphis Police Chief Davis, and representatives from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, FBI, DEA, ATF, TBI, and many other agencies." "This Task Force has been a resounding success, and the Memphis community is feeling the difference." "Sixty-two percent of Memphians say our efforts have been effective in reducing crime." "I have made public safety in Memphis a priority in the U.S. Senate." "More than two years ago, before President Trump was even reelected, I introduced a resolution urging him to surge federal law enforcement resources into Memphis to crack down on violent crime." "After President Trump nominated Kash Patel to lead the FBI, Patel came to meet with me in my office." "During that meeting, he was stunned to learn that Memphis at the time had some of the highest—if not the highest—violent crime rates in our country." "Over the following months, I worked with Director Patel as he launched what became known as Operation Viper, a targeted effort last summer that took the most dangerous gang members off our streets." "This effort ultimately served as the precursor to what became the Memphis Safe Task Force." "Given all the work that has been done for this great city, I am incredibly hopeful about the future of Memphis and West Tennessee." "This is America's logistics hub, home to all of the Class I railroads, FedEx, the Port of Memphis, and world-class trucking companies." "It is also home to International Paper, xAI, St. Jude, and many other outstanding companies and organizations." "There is tremendous positive momentum in Shelby County right now, and everyone involved has played a significant role in that success." "I am incredibly grateful for President Trump's commitment to Memphis and for Attorney General Blanche's partnership over the past year in helping make Memphis safe again." "The Attorney General has truly been an invaluable partner in our efforts to fight crime." "Once again, I could not be more grateful that he has taken the time to come to Memphis today." "We will not stop our efforts until Memphis is the safest city in the United States."

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October 15, 2026Senate press release

Blackburn, Duckworth Bipartisan Bill to Improve Life-Saving Emergency Communication Technology Passes Committee

Position: The release supports the bipartisan ITS Codification Act, which would codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and direct it to develop emergency communication and tracking technologies for locating trapped individuals, and calls for swift Senate passage.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) passed bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) that would improve emergency communication technology used to help save lives. The bipartisan ITS Codification Act would codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), which currently serves as the research and engineering laboratory at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and require ITS to develop emergency communication and tracking technologies to help locate trapped individuals in confined spaces where conventional radio communication is limited. The House companion bill, led by U.S. Representatives Earl "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) and Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.), passed the House by voice vote in July 2025. The legislation will now be considered by the full Senate. "America's leadership in wireless technology depends on making the most efficient use of our spectrum resources," said Senator Blackburn. "The ITS Codification Act will strengthen the research and engineering capabilities that help us identify new opportunities for spectrum sharing, support commercial innovation, and protect critical federal missions. This bill also helps ensure our first responders have access to reliable, cutting-edge communications technology when every second counts. I'm pleased the Commerce Committee advanced this bipartisan legislation, and I look forward to seeing it move quickly through the Senate." "When people are in crisis and find themselves trapped in confined spaces, how quickly our first responders are able to conduct search and rescue often depends on these workers' access to modern, reliable technology to save precious time," said Senator Duckworth. "Now that our bipartisan legislation has passed committee, the Senate must pass it swiftly so we can help ensure our first responders have the technology they need to save lives."

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October 8, 2026Senate press release

Blackburn Leads Tennessee Delegation in Urging Army to Make Tennessee National Guard First in Nation to Field MV-75 Aircraft

Position: The release urges the Department of the Army to make the Tennessee Army National Guard the first in the nation to field the MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, citing proximity to Fort Campbell and existing aviation infrastructure.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and the entire Tennessee delegation sent a letter to Acting United States Secretary of the Army Adam Telle urging him to make the Tennessee Army National Guard the first in the nation to field the MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft. The MV-75 Cheyenne II represents the next generation of Army assault aviation, providing increased speed, range, operational reach, and flexibility for distributed operations and large-scale, long-range air assault. Proximity to 101st Airborne Division Would Help Power MV-75 Dominance Tennessee is uniquely positioned to partner with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, the Army's first operational formation designated to field the MV-75. Tennessee's 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion is a proven assault aviation unit supported by experienced aviators, crew members, maintainers, and flight operations personnel. 1-230th regularly integrates with the 101st providing a tested foundation for accelerated MV-75 integration. With the geographic proximity of these two formations, recurring cross-training and shared access to the Army's emerging MV-75 instructors, simulation capabilities, training areas, maintenance expertise, tactics development, and operational lessons learned would be maximized. The proximity would also reduce travel and temporary-duty expenses, minimize lost training time, and allow limited National Guard training resources to be applied directly to readiness. Tennessee Is Investing in Aviation Infrastructure Designed to Support MV-75 Further, Tennessee is currently investing in aviation infrastructure designed and capable of supporting MV-75 requirements and has a newly opened National Guard Readiness Center located on Fort Campbell. Synchronizing these National Guard investments with the Active Component would support shared training, sustainment, maintenance, and simulation while avoiding unnecessary infrastructure and resource duplication. We believe that selecting Tennessee would establish an integrated COMPO 1 - COMPO 2 MV-75 ecosystem, with the partnership reducing transition risk and reducing transition cost, while accelerating operational cross talk and program feedback. We respectfully request that the Department of the Army and National Guard Bureau give Tennessee full consideration as the first Army National Guard organization to field the MV-75. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact our staff. U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and U.S. Representatives Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.), Matt Van Epps (R-Tenn.), Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), John Rose (R-Tenn.), Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.), Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), David Kustoff (R-Tenn.), and Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) joined Senator Blackburn in sending this letter. Click here to read the full letter.

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September 30, 2026Senate press release

Blackburn Sues Jack Smith for Unlawfully Seizing Phone Records

Position: Senator Blackburn filed a lawsuit against former Special Counsel Jack Smith over the subpoena of her cell phone toll records during the Arctic Frost investigation, asking the court to declare his appointment unlawful and to hold him personally accountable with nominal damages.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) filed a lawsuit against former Special Counsel Jack Smith for unlawfully subpoenaing her cell phone toll records during the Arctic Frost investigation. "Through his Arctic Frost witch hunt that targeted conservatives across America and even the President of the United States, Jack Smith perpetrated one of the worst abuses of government power in our nation's history," said Senator Blackburn. "This lawsuit is solely about holding Mr. Smith accountable and ensuring that our nation's justice system can never again be weaponized against the American people. I thank the New Civil Liberties Alliance for their partnership in filing this complaint and for fighting to uphold our cherished constitutional rights." The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed the complaint on behalf of Senator Blackburn in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The lawsuit asks the Court to declare Smith's appointment unlawful under the U.S. Constitution's Appointments Clause and to hold Smith accountable, in his personal capacity, for his gross abuses of power. Importantly, this lawsuit seeks an award of nominal damages of only one dollar—underscoring the point that Senator Blackburn is solely interested in holding Jack Smith accountable for his weaponization of government. The lawsuit comes one day after Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which revealed that Arctic Frost obtained sensitive information—including home addresses, bank account numbers, and signatures—on 4,782 Americans who donated to President Trump, including 102 Tennesseans.

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September 4, 2026Senate press release

Blackburn, Warner Reintroduce Bill to Increase Transparency of Medicare Advantage Benefits for Seniors

Position: Senators Blackburn and Warner support legislation requiring Medicare Advantage plans to publicly disclose supplemental benefits offered and utilization rates, to improve transparency and enable better evaluation of plan effectiveness.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), members of the Senate Finance Committee, reintroduced the Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Transparency Act, legislation that would require Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to publicly report the supplemental benefits they offer and the extent to which beneficiaries use them. "Transparency in Medicare Advantage plans is long overdue," said Senator Blackburn. "The Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Transparency Act would ensure beneficiaries receive the full value they've been promised by requiring plans to publicly report the supplemental benefits they offer and how often seniors actually use them." "We need clear and accessible data in order to properly evaluate the effectiveness of the Medicare Advantage program," said Senator Warner."This legislation will make sure we can ensure the sustainability of Medicare and better evaluate plans, so seniors have the best coverage for their needs." MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS TRANSPARENCY ACT

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August 28, 2026Senate press release

Blackburn, Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Counter Communist China’s ‘Gray-Zone’ Aggression Against Indo-Pacific Partners

Position: Senators Blackburn and Duckworth introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. capabilities to counter China's gray-zone aggression tactics in the Indo-Pacific through enhanced monitoring, deterrence, and coordination with regional partners.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve our nation's capabilities to counter the People's Republic of China's (PRC) intimidation and coercion tactics in the Indo-Pacific, which actively threaten the safety of our partners in the region as well as our national security. Known as 'gray-zone tactics,' these actions are aimed at disrupting regional stability while stopping just short of armed conflict—a dangerous strategy that sets the stage for even harsher intervention by the PRC in the future. The Senators' bipartisan Countering Gray Zone Aggression by the People's Republic of China Act would direct the State Department to enhance cooperation with our Indo-Pacific partners and better address the growing threat of PRC aggression in the region. "Communist China is constantly devising ways to evade detection and act maliciously towards our allies through cyberattacks, economic coercion, information warfare, and other 'gray-zone' tactics that undermine the U.S. and our allies without using open military conflict," saidSenator Blackburn. "This legislation would strengthen our ability to counter the CCP's malign geopolitical interests and its increasingly aggressive tactics in the Indo-Pacific." "Increasing PRC aggression in the Indo-Pacific doesn't just impact our partners in the region—it threatens America's economic and national security," said Senator Duckworth. "We are Pacific nation, and we depend on a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the PRC works to undermine regional stability through its gray-zone tactics, our bipartisan bill would help ensure the U.S. better coordinates with our partners and deters these efforts that pose a real threat to our security." COUNTERING GRAY ZONE AGGRESSION BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ACT The bipartisan Countering Gray Zone Aggression by the People's Republic of China Act would increase U.S. monitoring and deterrence capabilities of gray-zone tactics by the PRC, enhance public oversight of these tactics, and increase cooperation with Indo-Pacific allies by:

Foreign Policy
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August 26, 2026Senate press release

Blackburn & Blumenthal Statement on Meta’s Landmark $17 Billion Settlement in Case About Social Media Harms to Kids

Position: Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal support the Meta settlement as a step toward accountability for social media harms to children, but argue that Congress must pass the Kids Online Safety Act to establish permanent, industry-wide protections rather than relying on company-specific settlements.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement after Meta reached a landmark settlement with 47 states and agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties over claims it harmed children with social media addiction: "This massive settlement shows how terrified Meta and Mark Zuckerberg are of accountability in open court. We applaud the bipartisan coalition of state Attorneys General for forcing Meta to start paying a real price for the harm its products have caused an entire generation of young people. The product design changes imposed under this settlement are a first step toward giving kids and parents the tools they need to take back control of their online lives, but they can be strengthened. Meta notes that these terms are only required to stay in place for 10 years—we must ensure permanent change. We also need safeguards that apply across the board—to all social media companies—not just Instagram and Facebook. This settlement once again demands that Congress pass the Kids Online Safety Act into law before the end of the year." Blackburn and Blumenthal are the lead sponsors of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, which would provide kids and parents with better tools to protect themselves online, hold Big Tech accountable for harms to kids, and provide transparency into black box algorithms. The legislation has 75 total co-sponsors and was approved by the Senate in a bipartisan 91-3 vote last Congress.

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August 21, 2026Senate press release

Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to End Federal Funding for Harmful Gender Transition Research on Minors

Position: The senators introduce legislation to prohibit federal funding for research on gender transition for minors, characterizing such research as harmful and arguing that taxpayer dollars should not support it.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and several of their Senate colleagues recently introduced the Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act to prohibit the use of federal funds for any research or publication promoting gender transitions for minors. The legislation would shield American children from permanent medical and psychological damage, in line with President Trump's agenda to keep tax dollars from funding child mutilation. "Taxpayers should not be spending a penny on research done by those who want to push harmful gender transition surgeries and radical gender ideology on our kids," said Senator Blackburn. "The Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act would prohibit the use of federal funds for any research or study on gender transition surgeries for minors." "Why is the federal bureaucracy in the child mutilation business?" said Senator Lee. "Americans don't want to pay millions for these disturbing studies where hundreds of kids are experimented on with puberty-blocking drugs. President Trump rightly halted this attack on America's kids. Our bill will codify his agenda to keep federal dollars out of gender transition research involving minors." "God creates every child male or female in His perfect image," said Senator Lankford. "For too long, taxpayers have been forced to fund sex-rejecting studies on kids. The result has been irreversible physical harm, mental health crises, and families torn apart. President Trump has led the effort to shut down these grants across the federal government, and Congress needs to make it permanent. This bill ensures that not one more taxpayer dollar funds research designed to harm children." This legislation is also co-sponsored by Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.). It is endorsed by Students for Life Action and the American Principles Project. PROTECTING OUR KIDS FROM HARMFUL RESEARCH ACT

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August 20, 2026Senate press release

Blackburn, Blumenthal Press TikTok for Intentionally Withholding Safety Features From Children

Position: Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal are pressing TikTok to answer questions about its practice of withholding algorithmic safety features from millions of users, including minors, in experiments designed to measure engagement impact. They reference their Kids Online Safety Act, which would require social media platforms to prioritize child safety in product design.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to TikTok regarding a recent report that the social media company endangered children by knowingly withholding an algorithmic safety measure from millions of American users to determine whether the safeguard would reduce engagement on its platform. In the letter, Senator Blackburn and Senator Blumenthal requested a prompt response to a detailed list of questions, including whether TikTok conducted a risk assessment before the experiment, what the results of the experiment were, and how many U.S. users TikTok has placed in experiments that withheld safety features. Senator Blackburn and Senator Blumenthal's Kids Online Safety Act would require social media platforms like TikTok to design their products with child safety in mind. New Report Reveals TikTok Conducted Harmful Experiment on 15 Million U.S. Users "According to reports, TikTok developed changes to its recommendation algorithm intended to prevent users from being repeatedly and intentionally exposed to potentially harmful content, including videos concerning sadness, loneliness, extreme dieting, and other sensitive subjects. In December 2021, TikTok publicly announced that it was testing ways to avoid recommending clusters of similar content that could be harmful when viewed repeatedly. TikTok did not disclose, however, its depraved decision to intentionally withhold these protections from approximately 10 percent of its U.S. users—a control group that reportedly represented approximately 15 million Americans at the time… TikTok appeared fixated on whether the safety measure would affect user engagement or the 'stickiness' of the platform —trying to put the price tag on safety. Even more troubling, this control group, presumably intentionally, included minors." TikTok Intentionally Disabled Safety Filters for a 16-Year-Old Who Later Died by Suicide "One of those minors was 16-year-old Chase Nasca. According to an internal TikTok report, Chase was placed into a 'backtest' experiment in January 2022, meaning that TikTok's 'filter bubble prevention strategies did not take effect on this user by design.' In the weeks that followed, TikTok reportedly recommended Chase thousands of videos involving themes of sadness, hopelessness, loneliness, suicide, and self-harm. Chase died by suicide in February 2022. TikTok's own internal review reportedly examined the 7,563 videos Chase viewed during the final two weeks of his life and found that 73 percent contained themes such as sadness or personal struggles, while nearly 10 percent violated TikTok's own policies. TikTok intentionally withheld from Chase the exact safety protections that were developed to interrupt precisely this deluge of abuse." Despite Warning, TikTok Actively Pushed Videos on Self-Harm, Suicide, and Eating Disorders to Children "These revelations are appalling, but they are made even more sinister because TikTok was on notice about the effects of its recommendation algorithms on children. In 2021, we spearheaded a series of hearings examining the repeated failures of social media companies to protect children online. On October 26, 2021, our Subcommittee on Consumer Protection convened a hearing at which TikTok testified before Congress about the safety of its platform. At that time, we raised concerns that social media platforms were prioritizing engagement and profit over the safety of children and that recommendation algorithms could drive young users into increasingly extreme and harmful content. Those concerns were not hypothetical. At the hearing, we discussed reports of children being pulled into algorithmic 'rabbit holes' involving extreme dieting, eating disorders, and other harmful material. TikTok was directly confronted with evidence about the precise danger at issue here: recommendation systems repeatedly serving harmful content to children. At the time, we requested documents from TikTok about its research and data on teenage mental health issues—in response, TikTok sent the Subcommittee screenshots of its website and publicly-available third-party reports. Yet just months later, your company nevertheless decided that millions of users could be denied an available safety protection in order to measure the effect that protection would have on engagement… The reported decision to intentionally withhold an available safety intervention from minors underscores why voluntary promises from companies like TikTok are insufficient and why meaningful transparency and accountability are necessary." Click here to read the full letter.

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August 5, 2026Senate press release

Blackburn & Blumenthal Celebrate Commerce Committee Passage of Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act

Position: Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal express support for the Kids Online Safety Act, which establishes a duty of care for online platforms to protect minors from predatory behavior, addictive design, and harmful content.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation's passage of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) by voice vote: "For years, heartbroken parents have demanded Congress take action to protect America's children from Big Tech's exploitation, and today is a major victory for the courageous families who refused to give up," said Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal. "The Senate has repeatedly shown that there is broad, bipartisan support for a version of KOSA that creates a duty of care to protect kids from online predators, addictive algorithms, and harmful product design. We want to thank our large, diverse, and determined coalition for standing with us today, and we look forward to getting this bill to the President's desk."

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Top PAC donors · 2026 cycle

Political action committees that gave the most to this rep's principal campaign committee this cycle. PAC giving is direct organizational support — industry, ideological, or leadership.

  1. 1.OSHKOSH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC (OCEPAC)Defense2 contributionsDefense contractor employee PAC — Oshkosh Corporation manufactures military vehicles, tactical trucks, and defense systems; the PAC backs candidates supporting defense spending and procurement.AI$10,000
  2. 2.UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE1 contribution$5,000
  3. 3.LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND1 contribution$5,000
  4. 4.SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC)1 contribution$5,000
  5. 5.HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL INC. PAC1 contribution$5,000
  6. 6.DIRECT SUPPLY INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC)1 contribution$5,000
  7. 7.AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC1 contribution$5,000
  8. 8.A NEW NATION PAC1 contribution$5,000
  9. 9.SMITH & NEPHEW INC. PAC (S+N PAC)1 contribution$5,000
  10. 10.SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership1 contributionMember-of-Congress leadership PAC — supports conservative Senate candidates and coordinates funding aligned with fiscal and social conservative priorities.AI$5,000

Source: OpenFEC (api.open.fec.gov) Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “committee.” Aggregated by contributing committee. Self-transfers from joint-fundraising / victory committees are excluded.

Top individual contributors · 2026 cycle

Itemized individual contributions over $200 to this rep's campaign committee, aggregated by donor employer. PAC giving is shown above; this section is people, not organizations.

  1. 1.INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFORTS$24,358
  2. 2.DISABLED$10,355
  3. 3.BLUFF POINT ASSOC$7,000
  4. 4.HAMILTON POINT INVESTMENTS LLC$7,000
  5. 5.BLUFF POINT ASSOC.$7,000
  6. 6.1ST FINANCIAL BANK USA$7,000
  7. 7.BROYDRICK AND ASSOCIATES$7,000
  8. 8.FOUNDERS FUND$7,000
  9. 9.PRESCOTT INVESTORS INC.$7,000
  10. 10.SANDERSON FARMS$7,000

Source: OpenFEC Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “individual,” aggregated by the donor's self-reported employer. This is a geographic / industry correlation, not a corporate endorsement.