Recent News About Todd Young
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Young, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Strengthen U.S. Technology Competitiveness
On June 8, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced the Global Technology Leadership Act. This bipartisan legislation would establish an Office of Global Competition Analysis to assess how the United States fares in key emerging technologies – such as artificial intelligence (AI) – relative to other countries to inform U.S. policy and strengthen American competitiveness.
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Bloomington Small Business Owner Testifies Before U.S. Senate
On June 7, Bloomington resident Mike Norris, President/CEO of Warrant Technologies, testified during a joint roundtable hosted by the U.S. Senate Committees on Finance and Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Young, Brown Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Trade Remedy Laws, Protect American Workers
On June 7, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws and ensure they remain effective tools to fight back against unfair trade practices and protect American workers.
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Young, Colleagues Launch Bipartisan U.S. Senate Korea Caucus
This week, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) launched the U.S. Senate Korea Caucus to advance and strengthen the relationship and alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK).
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Young, Colleagues Implore Biden Administration to Nullify Rule That Will Exacerbate Transformer Shortages, Jeopardize National Security, and Weaken Supply Chains and Workforce
U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined 46 of his colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, raising their concern about a proposed rule by the DOE that increases efficiency standards on distribution transformers—critical grid products—at a time when the availability of essential grid components remains a significant challenge for the electric power industry, and while the industry is struggling due to a substantial increase in demand, supply chain issues, and skilled workforce shortage.
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Young, Colleagues Introduce the Taliban Sanctions Act
U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and a group of Senate colleagues introduced the Taliban Sanctions Act to hold the Taliban accountable with sanctions for terrorism, human rights abuses, and drug trafficking
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Young Statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act
U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) issued the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Responsibility Act:
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Young, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support Ag Education Programs at Community Colleges
U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and a group of Senate colleagues introduced the bipartisan Community College Agriculture Advancement Act to fund agriculture workforce training, education, and research programs at community colleges.
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Young, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Boost Employee Ownership of Small Businesses
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), along with U.S. Representatives Dean Phillips (D-MN-03) and Blake Moore (R-UT-01), introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would make it easier for private companies and small businesses to transfer ownership of the business to their employees.
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Young Recognizes Hoosier Students Who Completed Spring Internship
U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) recognized Hoosier students who participated in the spring session of his internship program in Washington, D.C. and Indianapolis.
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Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Communities Recover From Disasters
U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and a bipartisan group of senators reintroduced legislation to help communities recover from major disasters. The Reforming Disaster Recovery Act would strengthen the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) disaster recovery program for states, local governments, and tribes.
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Young, Rubio Reintroduce Bill to Sanction Enablers of Palestinian Terrorist Groups
.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) reintroduced the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad International Terrorism Support Prevention Act to impose sanctions on foreign individuals, entities, and governments that provide support to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and other Palestinian terrorist groups that just spent weeks launching more than 1,000 rockets at Israeli civilians in 2023.
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Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Test Portable Benefits
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) along with U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) reintroduced legislation to test innovative portable benefits designs for the growing independent workforce.
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Young Pays Tribute to Hoosier Marine Veteran Marion “Wayne” Saucerman
U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senate floor about the life and legacy of Corporal Marion “Wayne” Saucerman, a World War II Marine veteran from Indiana.
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Young, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Older Americans and People with Disabilities Sign Up for Medicare
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) 2.0 Act to simplify Medicare enrollment for seniors and people with disabilities.
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Young, Shaheen, Cramer Reintroduce Legislation to Address Shortage of Mental Health Providers in Schools
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) reintroduced the bipartisan Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act to address the shortage of mental health providers in schools by boosting the pipeline of graduate students trained to become school psychologists, counselors, and social workers responding to the youth mental health crisis that was worsened by the pandemic.
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Young, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Small Business Innovation Voucher Act
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reintroduced the bipartisan Small Business Innovation Voucher Act to ensure America’s small businesses can compete in the 21st century economy.
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Young, Cantwell Reintroduce Legislation to Address the Housing Affordability Crisis
As many American families struggle to find a safe, affordable place to call home and homelessness across the nation continues to rise, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced bipartisan legislation to help build nearly two million new affordable homes over the next decade.
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Young, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Enhance Competition in Organ Donation Network
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced bipartisan legislation to crack down on anti-competitive practices in the U.S. organ donation system by modernizing the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).
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Young, Colleagues Honor Medal of Honor Recipients By Designating U.S. Highway 20 as the “National Medal of Honor Highway”
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced legislation designating U.S. Highway 20 as the “National Medal of Honor Highway.” Indiana is home to 156 miles of Highway 20.