Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Legalize Banking Services for Cannabis Industry

Bill Would Allow Cannabis Businesses To Access Banks, Credit Cards

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, a bill that would allow legally-operating cannabis businesses to access critical banking services – including bank accounts, credit cards, and checks – without fear of retribution by federal regulators.

Bennet, Young, Bipartisan House Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan PASTEUR Act to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance

Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Would Support Development of Innovative Antibiotics to Treat Resistant Infections and Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Use

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), alongside U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.), Mike Levin (D-Calif.), and Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.) reintroduced the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act to encourage innovative drug development targeting the most threatening infections, improve the appropriate use of antibiotics, and ensure domestic availability of antibiotics when needed.

Bennet Reintroduces Bill to Gather Data on School Shootings to Inform Policies to End Gun Violence

Legislation Will Help Lawmakers Understand the Full Scope of Gun Violence In and Around Schools to Help Protect Students & Educators

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet reintroduced the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act to help lawmakers gain a complete and accurate picture of gun violence in and around school campuses. This legislation will also provide data to build effective strategies to prevent these tragedies.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Celebrate $9.5 Million for Solar Innovation In Colorado

Funded In Part By the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Colorado Organizations Will Help Scale Up Domestic Solar Manufacturing And Build Our Clean Energy Grid

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed $9.5 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) to help build out America’s domestic solar supply chain and develop technologies that strengthen our clean energy grid.

Bennet, Marshall Introduce Legislation to Improve Flexibility of USDA Farmland Conservation Program

Senators Unveil the CREP Improvement Act Ahead of Their Subcommittee Hearing on the Conservation Title in the Farm Bill Today

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), the subcommittee’s Ranking Member, introduced the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Improvement Act to provide the flexibility family farmers and ranchers need to conserve water on working lands, while fairly compensating them for retiring their water rights or limiting their water use.

On Tax Day, Bennet Urges IRS Not to Tax Future TABOR Payments

Following IRS’s Misclassification of TABOR Payments in February, Bennet Successfully Pushed IRS Not to Tax Payments for 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, the chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, urged Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel not to tax future Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) revenue payments.