Marsha
Blackburn

Blackburn has spent time focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.

• 01
  Online child safety requires federal legislative actionBlackburn sponsored the Kids Online Safety Act (S.1748), which attracted 50 to 99 cosponsors and advanced to committee consideration. She also sponsored the REPORT Act (S.474), enacted into law, and the PRINTS Act (S.53), addressing digital safety and content accountability. These bills collectively reflect a sustained legislative focus on protecting minors and users in online environments.
• 02
  Immigration enforcement should be strengthened at the federal levelBlackburn sponsored the Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025 (S.112), which would mandate use of the Migrant Protection Protocols, and the No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act (S.762), which would restrict immigration benefits for individuals designated as having ties to Hamas. She also sponsored the Restoring Law and Order Act of 2025 (S.1079) and the CONTAINER Act (S.157), both touching on border and law enforcement policy.
• 03
  Federal workforce and government operations should be restructuredBlackburn sponsored the SHOW UP Act of 2025 (S.354), which addresses federal employee in-person work requirements; the Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 (S.359), which concerns employee performance standards; the Federal Freeze Act (S.357), which addresses federal spending or hiring; and the Commission to Relocate the Federal Bureaucracy Act (S.353), which would establish a commission to examine relocating federal agencies.
• 04
  Emerging technology and innovation merit dedicated federal frameworksBlackburn sponsored the Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Applications Act of 2025 (S.1344), which would create a regulatory sandbox for quantum computing applications, and the Leadership in CET Act (S.1833), which addresses competitiveness in critical and emerging technologies. These bills address the development of federal policy structures for next-generation technological sectors.
• 05
  Healthcare access and pediatric medical needs warrant targeted legislationBlackburn sponsored the Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025 (S.249), which addresses the development and availability of medical technologies for children, the Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act (S.3298), which concerns Medicaid primary care reimbursement and access, and the Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2024 (S.5540), which addresses mobility-related healthcare options.