Pete
Ricketts

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

• 01
  Restricting Chinese access to U.S. capital marketsRicketts has sponsored multiple bills to limit investment flows benefiting Chinese entities. The No Capital Gains Allowance for American Adversaries Act (S.2047) would curtail favorable tax treatment on gains tied to adversary-linked investments. The No China in Index Funds Act (S.2046) would restrict Chinese company inclusion in U.S. index funds. The Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act (S.2045) addresses institutional endowment exposure, and the PRC Military and Human Rights Capital Markets Sanctions Act of 2025 (S.2048) would impose capital-markets sanctions on designated Chinese military and human rights actors.
• 02
  Protecting agricultural security and supply chainsRicketts sponsored the Securing American Agriculture Act (S.912), a bill that has been introduced across multiple Congresses and is currently in committee, addressing protections for the U.S. agricultural supply chain. He also sponsored the Strengthen Wood Products Supply Chain Act of 2025 (S.2804), which targets supply-chain resilience for wood products, and the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act (S.881), which would extend renewable fuel provisions to maritime shipping.
• 03
  Reducing taxes on veterans and Social Security recipientsRicketts sponsored the Tax Cuts for Veterans Act of 2025 (S.1108), which would provide tax relief for military veterans, and the Social Security Check Tax Cut Act (S.1109), which would reduce federal taxation on Social Security benefits. Both bills are currently in committee.
• 04
  Supporting rural economic development and small businessRicketts sponsored the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Act of 2025 (S.2691), which would expand assistance programs for small businesses in rural communities, and the SNAP Next Step Act of 2025 (S.1794), which addresses nutrition assistance policy. Both bills are in committee. His sponsorship of S.JRes.28, which disappeared a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule and was enacted into law, also reflects an orientation toward regulatory reduction affecting consumer financial markets.
• 05
  Investing in flood protection and infrastructure resilienceRicketts sponsored the Flood Protection and Infrastructure Resilience Act of 2025 (S.3140), a bill currently in committee that would direct resources toward flood mitigation and infrastructure durability. He also sponsored the Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 (S.3431), which would establish federal measurement frameworks for social isolation as a public health metric.