Bill would increase funding to address maintenance backlog at national parks WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently joined Senators Angus King and Steve Daines to introduce the bipartisan America the Beautiful Act, which would reauthorize the National...
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Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Access to Mifepristone
The Stop Comstock Act would repeal an 1873 law that could be misused to limit abortion access nationwide WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined Tina Smith and 25 of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Stop Comstock Act to protect access to medication...
Hickenlooper Sounds Alarm on New Budget Estimate for Republican’s Plan to Gut Medicaid, Strip Health Care from Millions of Americans
New CBO estimate finds that Republicans’ proposals to slash Medicaid programs would lead to millions of Americans losing health care coverage WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement on the nonpartisan Congressional Budget...
Hickenlooper, Western Senators Applaud Progress, Senate Hearing on Their Bipartisan Wildfire Resilience Bill
Hickenlooper’s Fix Our Forests Act will help reduce wildfire risk for Colorado communities and speed up mitigation projects while maintaining environmental safeguards and encouraging local involvement WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, John Curtis,...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Call Out Trump Admin’s Plan to Undermine Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Executive order opens door for administration to limit free speech, punish public servants and nonprofits who are not aligned with the admin’s policies WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper along with 17 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of...
Hickenlooper, Tillis, Smucker, Sewell Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Americans Save for Retirement
Bipartisan, bicameral Retirement Savings for Americans Act would make saving for retirement attainable for American workers WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Thom Tillis and Representatives Lloyd Smucker and Terri Sewell reintroduced the...
Hickenlooper, Colleagues Reintroduce Equality Act to Prohibit Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Community
Equality Act would expand the Civil Rights Act to explicitly protect LGBTQ+ individuals WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined a group of Senate and House Democrats to reintroduce the Equality Act, which bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and...
Hickenlooper Introduces Legislation to Expand Family Leave Protections
Legislation would expand protections under the Family Medical Leave Act to include a wider range of caregivers WASHINGTON – Today, on the 32nd anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined nine of his Senate colleagues to...
Hickenlooper, Bennet, Hurd, Neguse, DeGette, Crow, Pettersen Urge Trump Admin to Reinstate Fired Forest Service Red Card Holders, Help Prevent Wildfire Incidents
Red card holders are USFS employees qualified to prevent and respond to wildfire incidents WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and Representatives Jeff Hurd, Joe Neguse, Diana DeGette, Jason Crow, and Brittany Pettersen urged...
Hickenlooper Cheers Final Passage of His Bill to Curb AI Deepfakes, Protect Our Children
TAKE IT DOWN Act will crack down on malicious uses of AI and protect victims of “deepfake porn” Legislation passed the Senate this February, now heads to President’s desk to be signed into law WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper celebrated the final...