John Kennedy
US lawyer and politician
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| 2024 | Kennedy opposed CFPB disclosure requirements that would have mandated small business owners to disclose personal information about their sexuality, gender, and racial identity. |
| September 2024 | Kennedy helped secure an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program before Hurricanes Helene and Milton. |
| September 17 2024 | During a hearing on hate crimes, Kennedy had a controversial exchange with Maya Berry from the Arab American Institute, asking about her stance on Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Iranian regime, which drew significant backlash. |
| May 2024 | Kennedy successfully blocked the judicial nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn by questioning her decision regarding an inmate's prison transfer. |
| April 2024 | Rated among the top ten most popular senators in a Morning Consult poll. |
| March 2024 | Kennedy had a viral exchange with professional cross-country skier Gus Schumacher during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on climate change. |
| 2023 | Kennedy proposed the Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act, which would require prosecutors to disclose when they decline to prosecute cases and potentially remove funding for prosecutors who fail to report such cases. |
| 2023 | Kennedy called on FEMA to disclose the algorithm used to determine flood insurance prices, criticizing the rapid premium increases under Risk Rating 2.0 and advocating for fairer rates for Louisiana residents. |
| 2023 | Encouraged the Louisiana legislature to pass HB 12, a bill requiring additional tutoring for students who cannot read at grade level by third grade. |
| 2023 | Kennedy and Senator Kyrsten Sinema introduced a bill to install a special inspector general to track U.S. money sent to Ukraine, which failed to be added to the National Defense Authorization Act. |
| October 2023 | Kennedy visited China as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and other high-ranking Chinese officials. |
| October 2023 | Kennedy negotiated a bill protecting veterans' rights to own guns when receiving financial assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
| September 2023 | During a Senate judiciary hearing, Kennedy read explicit passages from books to discuss book banning. |
| May 2023 | Kennedy sparked a diplomatic row with Mexico while discussing fentanyl trafficking, introducing a bill to classify drug cartels as terrorist organizations and proposing increased prison sentences for fentanyl dealers. |
| January 25 2023 | Kennedy critically questioned judicial nominee Charnelle Bjelkengren about the Constitution, leading to her withdrawal after failing to answer basic constitutional questions. |
| 2022 | Publicly supported the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, asserting that the ruling would return abortion legislation to individual states and correct what he perceived as a 'legal and moral error'. |
| 2022 | Reelected to the U.S. Senate, defeating 12 opponents with 62% of the vote in the first round and winning every parish except Orleans Parish. |
| 2022 | Kennedy was awarded an 'A+' rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund and received their endorsement for the election. |
| August 7 2022 | Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, characterizing it as a 'massive tax-and-spending bill'. Attempted to include an amendment with Senator Raphael Warnock to cap insulin prices at $35 per month, which did not receive sufficient votes. |
| July 27 2022 | Voted against the Chips and Science Act, calling it a 'subsidy to Big Tech' and expressing concerns about the amount of money involved. |
| April 7 2022 | Voted against Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court, citing concerns about her approach to judicial power and restraint. |
| September 27 2021 | Introduced the Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2021 to expedite the return of unclaimed savings bonds, which later prompted a related executive order from President Biden. |
| August 8 2021 | Voted against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, criticizing it as not being a genuine infrastructure bill and potentially increasing taxes and inflation. |
| July 29 2021 | President Biden signed the DUMP Opioids Act into law, marking Kennedy's eighth piece of legislation to become law in his first Senate term. |
| June 22 2021 | The Senate passed Kennedy's Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which aims to increase accountability for foreign companies using American capital markets. |
| May 28 2021 | Voted against the January 6 commission proposed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to investigate the Capitol attack. |
| March 10 2021 | Ranked by the Center for Effective Lawmaking as one of the ten most effective Republican senators in the 116th Congress, and the most effective in commerce, education, and trade. |
| March 6 2021 | Voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, criticizing it as an 'orgy of pork' and not a genuine coronavirus relief bill. |
| February 9 2021 | Kennedy voted against Trump's second impeachment, arguing the process was unconstitutional since Trump was no longer president. |
| January 6 2021 | During the United States Electoral College vote count, Kennedy was present at the Capitol when Trump supporters stormed the building. He later condemned the attack as 'despicable and shameful' and objected to Arizona's electoral votes during the certification. |
| 2020 | One of six Republican senators to object to the certification of Arizona's electors in the presidential election. |
| 2020 | Helped draft the Water Resources Development Act, securing a flood protection system for New Orleans that saved Louisiana taxpayers $1.3 billion. |
| 2020 | Helped secure natural disaster aid for Louisiana after Hurricane Laura, touring the damaged coastline with President Trump. |
| December 2020 | The American Innovation and Manufacturing Act became law as part of the annual government funding bill, establishing a phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons, potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning systems. |
| October 26 2020 | Voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and applauded her confirmation as a 'victory for our founders'. |
| March 26 2020 | Voted for the first COVID-19 stimulus package (CARES Act), supporting economic relief for Louisianans during the pandemic. |
| February 4 2020 | Voted against President Trump's first impeachment. |
| 2019 | Introduced the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act as an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act, aimed at directing the EPA to phase down hydrofluorocarbons production and consumption over 15 years. |
| 2019 | Kennedy supported Trump's effort to build a border wall and argued it could save taxpayers money by reducing the number of migrants on government benefits. |
| 2019 | Kennedy continued to serve as Louisiana's junior U.S. Senator, with the Justice Against Corruption on K Street (JACK) Act signed into law after its passage in the previous year. |
| November 25 2019 | President Trump signed Kennedy's Recovery for Small Businesses After Disaster Act, maintaining small business disaster loan limits at $25,000. |
| October 22 2019 | Successfully prompted the Treasury Department to launch a website for unclaimed savings bonds, highlighting $26 billion in unclaimed funds. |
| May 23 2019 | Passed a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through September 30, 2018, which was signed into law. |
| March 2019 | Introduced the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which was later signed into law by President Trump on December 18, 2020, prohibiting companies from listing on American stock exchanges if they refuse to allow Public Company Accounting Oversight Board audits. |
| January 2019 | Kennedy was one of 11 Republican senators to vote to advance legislation blocking Trump's intent to lift sanctions against three Russian companies. |
| December 18 2018 | Kennedy voted against the First Step Act, a criminal justice reform bill, arguing that it favored criminals over victims. |
| December 3 2018 | Kennedy announced he would not run for Louisiana governor, choosing to remain in the Senate instead. |
| November 15 2018 | Kennedy introduced the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act, which was signed into law by President Trump on December 21, 2018, reauthorizing the program until June 1, 2019. |
| October 6 2018 | Kennedy voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, participating in the contentious nomination hearing and calling for a public FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations. |
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