DEFIANCE Act of 2025

Joining the bill

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  Lindsey Graham

  R-SC · original

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  Martin Heinrich

  D-NM · original

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  Josh Hawley

  R-MO · original

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  Amy Klobuchar

  D-MN · original

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  Angus S. King Jr.

  I-ME · original

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  Mike Lee

  R-UT · original

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  Charles E. Schumer

  D-NY · original

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  Peter Welch

  D-VT · original

Legislative timeline

1. 2026-01-13 · house · Floor

   Held at the desk.

2. 2026-01-13 · house · Floor

   Received in the House.

3. 2026-01-13 · senate · Floor

   Message on Senate action sent to the House.

4. 2026-01-13 · senate · Floor

   Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S143-147; text: CR S145-146)

5. 2026-01-13 · Floor

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

6. 2026-01-13 · senate · Discharge

   Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

7. 2026-01-13 · Committee

   Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

8. 2025-05-21 · senate · IntroReferral

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3059-3060)

9. 2025-05-21 · IntroReferral

   Introduced in Senate