John Fetterman legislative activity: June 12, 2025 – June 30, 2025

S.2044 – Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Relocation Act of 2025. To require the Secretary of Energy to relocate the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Introduced June 12, 2025 by DAVE McCORMICK. Co-sponsored by JOHN FETTERMAN on June 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S.2071 – Disaster Relief Medicaid Act. To provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. It is worth reading the entire text of this bill.
Introduced June 12, 2025 by Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). JOHN FETTERMAN is among the eight Democratic Senators who originally co-sponsored this bill. No additional co-sponsors as of July 17. No Republican co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.2072 – MORE Savings Act. To promote affordable access to evidence-based opioid treatments under the Medicare program and require coverage of medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, opioid overdose reversal medications, and recovery support services by health plans without cost-sharing requirements.
Introduced June 12, 2025 by Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). JOHN FETTERMAN is among the five Democratic Senators who originally co-sponsored this bill. No additional co-sponsors as of July 17. No Republican co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.2076 – HCBS Relief Act of 2025. To provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.
Introduced June 12, 2025 by Ben Ray Luján (D-NM). JOHN FETTERMAN is among the sixteen Democratic Senators who originally co-sponsored this bill. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) co-sponsored on July 9, 2025. No Republican co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.2078 – Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act. To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 12, 2025 by JOHN FETTERMAN. Three original co-sponsors, two Republicans (Josh Hawley and Bill Hagerty) and one Democrat (Alex Padilla). Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

S.2084 – Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025. To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental and oral health services, vision services, and hearing services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Introduced June 12, 2025 by Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD). JOHN FETTERMAN is among the four Democratic Senators who originally co-sponsored this bill. As of July 17, no additional co-sponsors. No Republican co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Finance.

Senate Resolution 145 – A resolution protecting the Iranian political refugees, including female former political prisoners, in Ashraf-3 in Albania. Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that—
(1) the Iranian political refugees in Ashraf–3, in rejection of the Iranian regime’s demands, must be afforded their fundamental rights of freedom of expression and assembly and legal political activities in Albania;
(2) the United States Government condemns the Iranian regime’s threats and nefarious actions against the Government of Albania, including cyberattacks and threats against the Iranian dissidents in Ashraf–3 in Albania;
(3) the United States Government should take prompt and appropriate steps in accordance with international law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights, and the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, to help the Government of Albania ensure and uphold all fundamental rights of Ashraf–3 residents within the framework of the above conventions, including the right to life, liberty, security, protection of property, and freedom of expression and assembly;
(4) the United States Government strongly opposes Iran’s misuse of the INTERPOL Red Notices to impose restrictions or limitations or set in motion the extradition of Iranian dissidents to Iran; and
(5) the United States Government must continue close and regular cooperation with the Government of Albania and the residents of Ashraf–3 to ensure the complete protection and fundamental rights of Ashraf–3 residents.
The entire resolution is found here.
Introduced March 27, 2025 by Thomas Tillis (R-NC). There were thirteen original co-sponsors of this resolution, eight Democratic Senators and five Republicans. JOHN FETTERMAN co-sponsored on June 16, 2025. Despite strong bipartisan support (Adam Schiff, Cory Booker, Ted Cruz, Mark Kelly), this resolution was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. No movement since March.

S.1761 – Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2025. To end unemployment payments to jobless millionaires. Includes this provision: “Prohibition on imposing limits on States.—The Secretary of Labor shall not promulgate any regulation or issue any guidance that would limit a State’s ability to disqualify an individual from receiving unemployment compensation on the basis that such individual has wages during the individual’s base period that are equal or exceed $1,000,000.”
Introduced May 14, 2025 by Joni Ernst (R-IA). John Curtis (R-IA) was original co-sponsor in May. JOHN FETTERMAN co-sponsored on June 17, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Finance.

Senate Resolution 296 – A resolution condemning antisemitism and recent antisemitic attacks in the United States. Introduced June 23, 2025 by James Lankford (R-OK). Eight original co-sponsors, including JOHN FETTERMAN and DAVE McCORMICK. Four Democratic Senators and four Republicans co-sponsored the resolution, with one Democrat (Elissa Slotkin) adding her name on July 8, 2025. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Did not make it out of committee.

S.2150 – Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025. To protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.
Introduced June 24, 2025 by Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). Forty-six Senators co-sponsored this bill, including JOHN FETTERMAN. Among the co-sponsors were 44 Democrats and two Independents, with no Republicans joining as co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S.2178 – Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples.
Introduced June 26, 2025 by Ron Wyden (D-OR). Forty-three Senators co-sponsored this bill, including JOHN FETTERMAN. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) later co-sponsored (July 16, 2025). Susan Collins (R-ME) also was among the original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.2197 – Refund Equality Act of 2025. To permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations.
Introduced June 26, 2025 by Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Forty-four Senators co-sponsored this bill, including JOHN FETTERMAN. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) later co-sponsored (July 16, 2025 and June 30, 2025 respectively). Susan Collins (R-ME) also was among the original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Finance.

Senate Resolution 306 – A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 26 as “LGBTQI+ Equality Day.” Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as “LGBTQI+ Equality Day.” Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) supports equal rights and protections for all people, regardless of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics;
(2) supports the designation of “LGBTQI+ Equality Day”;
(3) encourages the celebration of “LGBTQI+ Equality Day” to commemorate the significance of Supreme Court decisions handed down on June 26 in 2003, 2013, and 2015, and to continue educating all people about the forms of discrimination, harassment, and intolerance that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people continue to face; and
(4) acknowledges the need for further legislation to ensure people in the United States are free from all forms of discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics including in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, Federal funding, credit, and jury service.
Introduced June 26, 2025 by Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). JOHN FETTERMAN was one of the original co-sponsors. Twenty-four Democratic Senators and one Independent were co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Full text of the resolution here. It did not make it out of committee.

Senate Resolution 312 – A resolution recognizing June 2025, as “LGBTQ Pride Month.” Recognizing June 2025, as “LGBTQ Pride Month.” Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) supports the rights, freedoms, and equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (referred to in this resolution as “LGBTQ”) individuals in the United States and around the world;
(2) acknowledges that LGBTQ rights are human rights that are to be protected by the laws of the United States and numerous international treaties and conventions;
(3) supports efforts to ensure the equal treatment of all individuals in the United States, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity;
(4) supports efforts to ensure that the United States remains a beacon of hope for the equal treatment of individuals around the world, including LGBTQ individuals; and
(5) encourages the celebration of June as “LGBTQ Pride Month” in order to provide a lasting opportunity for all individuals in the United States—
(A) to learn about the discrimination and inequality that the LGBTQ community endured and continues to endure; and
(B) to celebrate the contributions of the LGBTQ community throughout the history of the United States.
Introduced June 30, 2025 by Tina Smith (D-MN). JOHN FETTERMAN was one of the original co-sponsors. Forty-three Democratic Senators and two Independents were co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. On July 9, 2025, “Star Print ordered on the resolution.” [A star print is a reprint of a bill, resolution, amendment, or committee report correcting technical or substantive errors in a previous printing; so called because of the small black star that appears on the front page or cover.] Full text of the resolution here. It did not make it out of committee.

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