Skip to content

Government belongs to the people.

If it governs your life, you should have a voice in it.

Official voting resourcesVote.gov ↗USA.gov ↗
All federal
16,898 total · sort: latest action
S. 4844 · SENATE4d
A bill to drive innovation in developing next-generation protection for firefighters by accelerating the development of PFAS-free turnout gear, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 4831 · SENATE4d
A bill to prohibit, or require disclosure of, the surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker data by employers, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 4823 · SENATE4d
A bill to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to include quantum information science and technology in the areas covered by the Program on China and Transformational Exports.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.Res. 779 · SENATE4d
A resolution recognizing the contributions of Black people to the musical heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music education for Black students and designating June 2026 as "Black Music Month".
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 4825 · SENATE4d
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on systemically important AI activity, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 4834 · SENATE4d
A bill to limit expenditures for foreign student work authorizations, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.Res. 780 · SENATE4d
A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 19, 2026, as "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day" in order to increase public awareness across the United States and global community about sickle cell disease and the continued need for empirical research, early detection screenings, novel effective treatments leading to a cure, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell anemia and conditions relating to sickle cell disease.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S. 4832 · SENATE4d
A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutrition assistance programs.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
S. 4835 · SENATE4d
A bill to enhance the administration of export control licenses under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S. 4836 · SENATE4d
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow for blended workforces to carry out the supplemental nutrition assistance program under certain conditions, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S. 4839 · SENATE4d
A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study how partnerships between financial technology companies and banking organizations can support new banking organization formation and community bank health, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S. 4841 · SENATE4d
A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow for commodities under the emergency food assistance program to be ordered through the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S. 4827 · SENATE4d
A bill to reauthorize a program for preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the electric grid, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 4842 · SENATE4d
A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to permanently authorize the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, to establish regional food systems hubs, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S. 4843 · SENATE4d
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Showing 15 of 16,898Load 50 more →
119th Congress · S. 4378 · Introduced

Protecting American Taxpayers Act

Latest action Apr 27, 2026: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.

0
Voices Recorded
L3 verified 0
L2 verified 0
Why three axes? · 50-second explainer

1 / 10
Now you know how it works.
Your true verified voice
Your Stance
Should this happen?
0%
0%
0%
Fiscal Judgment
Where do you stand on this government spending?
0%
0%
0%
Authority — Multiple can be selected
Which authority should have control over this? Mark all that apply.
0%
0%
0%
0%

XML scalars

congress
119
type
S
number
4378
originChamber
Senate
originChamberCode
S
introducedDate
2026-04-22
updateDate
2026-06-15T18:46:50Z
updateDateIncludingText
2026-06-15T18:46:50Z
title
Protecting American Taxpayers Act
legislationUrl
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4378

Constitutional authority statement (CDATA)

null

Pipeline

Track
federal_presidential
Stage
Introduced
Stage rank
3

Sponsor

  • Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · [R-IA] · E000295
    Rep-IA current · 2 terms · @SenJoniErnst · 5 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

bioguide
E000295
status
current
official_full
Joni Ernst
first
Joni
middle
null
last
Ernst
suffix
null
nickname
null
birthday
1970-07-01
gender
F

Current term (2 total)

type
sen
state
IA
district
null
class
2
party
Republican
caucus
null
start
2021-01-03
end
2027-01-03
end_type
null
how
null
url
https://www.ernst.senate.gov
address
260 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
office
260 Russell Senate Office Building
phone
202-224-3254
fax
null
contact_form
https://www.ernst.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
rss_url
null

Leadership roles (3)

  • Senate Republican Conference Vice Chair · senate · 2019-01-03 – 2021-01-03
  • Senate Republican Conference Vice Chair · senate · 2021-01-03 – 2023-01-03
  • Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair · senate · 2023-01-03 – 2025-01-03

Committee memberships (12)

  • Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Cybersecurity (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Emerging Threats and Capabilities (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Personnel (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 7 · site
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1 · site

Social media

District offices (5)

  • 111 Seventh Ave. SE, Suite 480, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401 · 319-365-4504 · fax 319-365-4683 · 8am-5pm CT · 41.9731139,-91.6645212
  • 201 W. Second St., Suite 806, Davenport, IA, 52801 · 563-322-0677 · fax 563-322-0854 · 8am-5pm CT · 41.5213296,-90.5758645
  • 210 Walnut Street, Suite 733, 733 Federal Building, Des Moines, IA, 50309 · 515-284-4574 · fax 515-284-4937 · 41.5864152,-93.6201531
  • 320 Sixth Street, Suite 194, Federal Building, Sioux City, IA, 51101 · 712-252-1550 · fax 712-252-1638 · 42.4960349,-96.40757239999999
  • 2146 27 th Avenue, Suite 500, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501 · 712-352-1167 · fax 712-352-0087 · 41.2357527,-95.8756275

Other names (0)

none

Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

candidate_id
S4IA00129
cycle
2026
name
ERNST, JONI K
party
REPUBLICAN PARTY
office
Senate
state
IA
district
00
incumbent_challenge
Incumbent
candidate_status
C
active_through
2026
election_year
null
first_file_date
2013-07-10
last_file_date
2025-04-16
last_f2_date
2025-04-16
address
null

Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2026

cycle
2026
total_receipts
$6,954,692.63
total_disbursements
$5,485,942.80
cash_on_hand_end_period
$1,997,164.76
debts_owed_by_committee
$0.00
coverage_start_date
2021-01-01
coverage_end_date
2026-03-31

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (14)

  • Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] · [R-NE] · R000618 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-NE current · 2 terms · @SenatorRicketts · 4 district offices
  • Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · [R-KS] · M001198 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-KS current · 3 terms · @SenatorMarshall · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · [R-ND] · C001096 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-ND current · 5 terms · @SenKevinCramer · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] · [R-FL] · M001244 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-FL current · 1 term · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] · [R-MT] · S001232 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-MT current · 1 term · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · [R-IN] · B001299 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-IN current · 5 terms · @RepJimBanks · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · [R-IA] · G000386 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-IA current · 11 terms · @ChuckGrassley · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · [R-TX] · C001056 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-TX current · 5 terms · @JohnCornyn · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] · [R-OH] · M001242 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-OH current · 1 term · @berniemoreno · 3 district offices
  • Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] · [R-OH] · H001104 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-OH current · 1 term · 4 district offices
  • Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] · [R-PA] · M001243 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-PA current · 1 term · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · [R-OK] · L000575 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-22 · original
    Rep-OK current · 5 terms · @SenatorLankford · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] · [R-IN] · Y000064 · Co-sponsored 2026-04-28
    Rep-IN current · 5 terms · @SenToddYoung · 4 district offices
  • Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] · [R-AL] · B001319 · Co-sponsored 2026-05-18
    Rep-AL current · 1 term · @SenKatieBritt · 7 district offices

Committees (0)

none

Actions — from XML (3)

  • 2026-04-27Calendarsvia Senate
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
  • 2026-04-22Calendarsvia Senate
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  • 2026-04-22IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

none

Titles

  • Display Title2026-05-19T11:03:45Z
    Protecting American Taxpayers Act
  • Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill textPCSS2026-04-29T04:53:33Z
    Protecting American Taxpayers Act
  • Official Title as Introduced2026-04-23T10:56:25Z
    A bill to combat fraud in Federal programs, and for other purposes.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

none

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Summaries

none

Related bills

  • S 872 (119) Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025
    Latest: 2026-06-12 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

none

Laws

none

Committee reports

none

Calendar number

null

CBO cost estimates

none

Latest action

Date
2026-04-27
Text
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
Time
null

Dublin Core

format
text/xml
language
EN
rights
Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
contributor
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
description
This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.

Row fields (debug)

id
15208
congress
119
bill_type
s
bill_number
4378
bill_slug
s-4378-119
title
Protecting American Taxpayers Act
short_title
Protecting American Taxpayers Act
sponsor_bioguide_id
E000295
sponsor_name
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
sponsor_party
R
sponsor_state
IA
introduced_date
2026-04-22
latest_action_date
2026-04-27
latest_action_text
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 401.
status
null
policy_area
Government Operations and Politics
subjects_json
[]
govinfo_billstatus_path
BILLSTATUS-119s4378
raw_billstatus_xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> <billStatus> <version>3.0.0</version> <bill> <number>4378</number> <updateDate>2026-06-15T18:46:50Z</updateDate> <updateDateIncludingText>2026-06-15T18:46:50Z</updateDateIncludingText> <originChamber>Senate</originChamber> <originChamberCode>S</originChamberCode> <type>S</type> <introducedDate>2026-04-22</int…
summary_lede
null
topic_primary
government
topic_secondary_json
[]
action_family
introduced_only
response_available
0
response_type
null
response_deadline
null
importance_score
null
consequence_score
null
urgency_score
null
overall_score
null
in_canopy
0
canopy_expires_at
null
pipeline_track
federal_presidential
pipeline_stage
introduced
pipeline_stage_rank
3
stable_action_id
s-4378-119
jurisdiction
federal
lock_status
open
lock_at
null
content_hash
250b10cfbeea87f6fbf56cc389b4dc537517fc817f66e01f2b7f61267624bfbf
anchored_at
null
anchor_merkle_root
null
source_kind
api_fill
first_seen_at
2026-04-24T11:05:49.812859+00:00
last_seen_at
2026-06-22T11:30:03.633988+00:00
⎔ Anchored0x0000…0000Epoch 2026-Q2