Patty Murray

Became law (2)

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  Mike Crapo (R-ID)· Dec 18

  Cosponsored

  Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

  S. 356 Public Lands and Natural Resources

  A Republican bill with 16 Democratic cosponsors. See the voting map.

  Became law

  The House voted 399–5 on Dec 9.

  This bill aims to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. It extends various deadlines and years within the original act, such as changing certain dates from 2023 to 2026.

  Yes· 2 of 7

  • Scored +5

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    The bill directly extends financial payments and project authority to rural counties containing federal land.

  • Scored +5

    Does this invest in rural communities?

    The bill explicitly extends funding and authority for counties with federal lands to support their local development and special projects.

  No question was scored the opposite.

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  Jerry Moran (R-KS)· Nov 25

  Cosponsored

  Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025

  S. 2392 Armed Forces and National Security

  A Republican bill with 14 Democratic cosponsors.

  Became law

  This Act aims to increase compensation rates for various groups.

  Yes· 2 of 6

  • Scored +7

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The bill directly increases rates for wartime disability compensation and clothing allowances for veterans.

  • Scored +7

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    The bill mandates an increase in disability compensation, clothing allowances, and dependency compensation for veterans and their families.

  No question was scored the opposite.

Passed Congress — the President's turn (1)

Both chambers passed it. The President signs it into law or vetoes it, and a veto stands unless two-thirds of each chamber vote to pass it anyway. Everything Congress has sent the President →

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  Jerry Moran (R-KS)· Apr 29

  Cosponsored

  Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

  S. 1318 Armed Forces and National Security

  A Republican bill with 11 Democratic cosponsors. See the voting map.

  Passed both chambers

  235 – 191

  This bill consists of two main parts: the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act.

  Yes· 2 of 5

  • Scored +8

    Does this protect people from being watched or searched?

    The bill strengthens protections against government surveillance and prevents the implementation of a central bank digital currency.

  • Scored +7

    Does this give people more control over their personal data?

    The bill implements stricter oversight on government access to personal data and prohibits central bank digital currency implementation.

  The opposite

  • Scored -5

    Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?

    The bill acts to restrict and curb the expansion of domestic surveillance capabilities of the Federal Reserve and FBI.

  • Scored -3

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill limits the expansion of federal authority regarding digital currency and surveillance.

Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (9)

Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.

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  Patty Murray (D-WA)· Sep 30

  Their bill

  Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act

  S. 1564 Finance and Financial Sector

  A Democratic bill with 2 Republican cosponsors.

  Passed the Senate

  With no one objecting, no names recorded

  Now: kept ready for the floor instead of being sent to a committee · Oct 5

  This bill amends the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 to specifically address ecosystem restoration projects.

  Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill facilitates ecosystem restoration projects to recover or enhance natural functions of aquatic resources and floodplains.

  • Scored +4

    Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?

    The bill streamlines the process for flood insurance rate map changes related to ecosystem restoration projects through FEMA.

  No question was scored the opposite.

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  Maria Cantwell (D-WA)· Sep 30

  Cosponsored

  Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

  S. 1514 Native Americans

  A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor.

  Passed the Senate

  With no one objecting, no names recorded

  Now: kept ready for the floor instead of being sent to a committee · Oct 5

  This bill orders that about 72 acres of land in Washington State, known as Allotment 1157, be transferred from the Forest Service to the Department of the Interior.

  Yes

  • Scored +7

    Would Native Americans be better off under this?

    The act transfers approximately 72 acres of land into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation.

  • Scored +5

    Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?

    The land transfer supports the sovereign territory and resources of the Quinault Indian Nation.

  The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill specifies that the Secretary is not required to remediate or abate hazardous substances on the transferred land.

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  Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)· Jun 17

  Cosponsored

  Saving the OOI Act of 2026

  S. 4822 Science, Technology, Communications

  A Republican bill with 10 Democratic cosponsors.

  Passed the Senate

  By voice vote, no names recorded

  Now: kept ready for the floor instead of being sent to a committee · Jun 18

  The "Saving the OOI Act of 2026" stops the National Science Foundation (NSF) from using federal money to descope or decommission Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments.

  Yes· 2 of 5

  • Scored +7

    Does this put more money into scientific research?

    Prevents the loss of critical scientific instruments and mandates continued operations for research.

  • Scored +5

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    Protects oceanographic monitoring instruments essential for environmental data collection.

  The opposite· 2 of 3

  • Scored -2

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    Mandates the maintenance of full and consistent operations of the OOI instruments.

  • Scored -1

    Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?

    Restricts the NSF's ability to descope assets based on its own budget reviews.

And 6 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.

Who their bills would affect

• Would households on low incomes be better off under this? 7 no, 182 yes. 3 of these passed a chamber
• Would women be better off under this? 4 no, 116 yes. 2 of these passed a chamber
• Would children be better off under this? 1 no, 98 yes. 2 of these passed a chamber
• Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? 3 no, 85 yes.

What else they would change

• Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? 1 no, 110 yes. 3 of these passed a chamber
• Does this make health care easier to get in general? 1 no, 109 yes. 1 of these passed a chamber
• Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? 1 no, 107 yes. 4 of these passed a chamber
• Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? 2 no, 99 yes. 3 of these passed a chamber