Marsha Blackburn

Electoral integrity

Criminal justice

Fiscal policy

Healthcare

Education

Economy and labor

Environment and energy

Immigration

National security and foreign policy

Civil rights and liberties

Social policy

Technology and data

Civil liberties and government power

Government accountability and transparency

Infrastructure and public investment

Blackburn spoke about National Police Week and honored fallen law enforcement officers, including three from Tennessee, while praising the Trump administration's support for law enforcement and noting crime reductions in Memphis following the launch of the Memphis Safe Task Force.

Blackburn stated that a budget resolution has been passed to open the path for a targeted public safety reconciliation bill to fund issues through President Trump's term, and that ICE and CBP will be funded through reconciliation with 51 votes without Democratic support.

Blackburn spoke on the Senate floor regarding Department of Homeland Security funding, stating that Democrats have shut down the department for 74 days and arguing that this prevents funding for agencies including the Secret Service, Border Patrol, TSA, ICE, and the Coast Guard.

Blackburn stated that the shooter's manifesto revealed he targeted administration officials and was motivated by claims that President Trump is a "pedophile, rapist, traitor," and she characterized such rhetoric used by Democrats and other officials as reckless and dangerous.

Blackburn asked for the yeas and nays on the Wolfe nomination and voted yea, resulting in the nomination's confirmation by a vote of 53-47.

Blackburn stated that court documents revealed one in five young teenagers reported seeing unwanted nudity and sexual images on Instagram, and argued that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg denied links between social media use and mental health harms despite internal research and whistleblower testimony showing Meta knew of these dangers.

Blackburn moved to proceed to Executive Calendar No. 651 regarding the nomination of Ryan McCormack to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.

Blackburn requested the yeas and nays on the Benton nomination and voted yea for its confirmation.

Blackburn sent a letter to Nashville Electric Service on Friday demanding a clear explanation for why it failed to prepare for Winter Storm Fern and prevent massive power loss for thousands of Tennesseans.

Paul Amdt. No. 4272

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286

Sanders Amdt. No. 4290

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287

H.R. 7148, as Amended

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7148

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3627

Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938

H.R. 6938

Is the Point of Order Well Taken Re: To the Privilege Status of S.J. Res. 98

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84

Blackburn requested the yeas and nays on the motion to proceed regarding the Congressional disapproval rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938

Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98

Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 86

Blackburn spoke on the Senate floor about a $9 billion fraud scheme in Minnesota involving childcare centers, Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services, and the Feeding Our Future Program, stating that the Trump administration had brought dozens of criminal indictments against those involved.

Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Blackburn requested that Senator Warnock be added as a cosponsor of S. 48, a bill to establish a Federal grant program to combat the smuggling and trafficking of children and young women.

Blackburn spoke on the Senate floor about a shooting incident involving National Guard members by an Afghan national who entered the country during the Biden administration's Afghanistan evacuation, citing it as an example of inadequate vetting procedures and calling for stronger vetting processes.

Blackburn introduced S. 3118, a bill to require reporting on compliance with requirements to update leadership boards across the Department of Defense, which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Blackburn stated that the Schumer shutdown has forced Federal law enforcement to work without pay, understaffed air traffic control towers, delayed flights, and jeopardized nutritional programs, and that Democrat leader Chuck Schumer is holding the government hostage to pass inflationary spending while falsely claiming Republicans will take away healthcare subsidies that are actually permanent by law.

Blackburn stated that the FBI under President Biden spied on eight U.S. Senators including herself, tracked their cell phone calls and locations, and that the spying was politically motivated against Republicans who questioned the 2020 election outcome.

Blackburn co-sponsored S. 3030, a bill making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government shutdown, and co-sponsored S. 3033, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish partnerships between medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and medical facilities in rural areas.

Blackburn stated that the FBI tracked the private communications of eight U.S. Senators, including herself, based on internal FBI documents showing the agency monitored their phone calls, locations, and call durations.

Blackburn co-sponsored Senate Resolution 432 to designate September 9, 2025, as "National World War II Italian Campaign Remembrance Day" and to recognize the sacrifices made by American and Allied soldiers who liberated Italy from German occupation during World War II.

Blackburn co-sponsored S. Res. 432, a resolution to designate September 9, 2025, as "National World War II Italian Campaign Remembrance Day" and to recognize the sacrifices made by American and Allied soldiers who liberated Italy from German occupation during World War II, and co-sponsored S. Res. 437, a resolution honoring the pilots, maintainers, analysts, sailors, support aircraft, and families involved in Operation Midnight Hammer.

Blackburn cosponsored S. 2967, a bill to address the management by certain Federal land management agencies over Federal land along the southern border and northern border.

Blackburn co-sponsored S. 2959, a bill to prohibit the Secretary of State from issuing a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad that includes the unspecified "X" gender designation.

Blackburn cosponsored Senate Resolution 381 to designate September 9, 2025, as "National World War II Italian Campaign Remembrance Day" and to recognize the sacrifices made by American and Allied soldiers who liberated Italy from German occupation during World War II.

Blackburn co-sponsored S. Res. 381, a resolution to designate September 9, 2025, as "National World War II Italian Campaign Remembrance Day" and to recognize the sacrifices made by American and Allied soldiers who liberated Italy from German occupation during World War II.

Blackburn spoke in support of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, stating it extended the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions and prevented a $4 trillion tax increase while citing benefits to small businesses and workers.

Blackburn co-sponsored S. Res. 346, a resolution urging all members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to spend a minimum of 5 percent of gross domestic product on defense.

Blackburn co-sponsored Senate Resolution 346, which urges all NATO members to spend a minimum of 5 percent of gross domestic product on defense.

Blackburn requested that Senator Heinrich from New Mexico be added as a cosponsor of S. 262, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Master Sergeant Roderick "Roddie" Edmonds in recognition of his heroic actions during World War II.

Blackburn stated that the rescission package from the House would help address out-of-control spending and the national debt, noting that each American citizen bears $108,000 in debt responsibility and that the country is spending more on debt interest than on military funding.

Blackburn spoke in support of Whitney D. Hermandorfer's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, describing her qualifications and urging colleagues to vote to confirm her.

Blackburn delivered remarks on the Senate floor praising the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, stating that it provides the largest tax cut in the nation's history, saves Tennessee households an average of $2,600 annually in taxes, increases border security funding, eliminates Green New Deal spending, and includes provisions she authored such as the HITS Act for music creators and DNA testing requirements for unaccompanied children at the border.

Blackburn joined a ride-along with ICE agents outside of Nashville and introduced the CLEAR Act to give state and local law enforcement explicit authority to assist in immigration enforcement efforts, as well as legislation to make it illegal to dox Federal immigration officials.

Blackburn spoke in the Senate about Los Angeles protests following ICE operations that resulted in arrests of illegal aliens with criminal histories, stating that Democratic leaders' characterizations of the arrests as reckless, cruel, or terrorizing were at odds with reality and that President Trump was right to deploy National Guard and Marines to help restore law and order.

Blackburn spoke on the Senate floor about border security operations under the Trump administration, stating that since inauguration day ICE has arrested more than 66,000 criminal illegal aliens, and cited a specific example of 196 criminal illegal aliens arrested in Nashville, Tennessee by the Department of Homeland Security working with the Tennessee State Highway Patrol.

Blackburn introduced S. 1778, a bill to direct the Attorney General to prepare a report on the Department of Justice activities related to countering Chinese national security threats, with Mr. Coons.

Blackburn asked for the yeas and nays on H.J. Res. 60, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of a National Park Service rule relating to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area motor vehicles.

Blackburn yielded the floor and suggested the absence of a quorum.

Blackburn described severe storms in Middle and West Tennessee that caused over 12 inches of rainfall, devastating tornadoes with winds reaching 160 miles per hour in Selmer, 10 deaths, and stated that her team is working with state, federal, and local agencies to assist affected citizens.

Blackburn co-sponsored S. 1367, a bill to protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals.

Blackburn stated that President Trump received a mandate from the American people in November to secure the border, lower inflation, and rein in spending, and that the Trump administration's agenda has been held up in court by activist judges issuing injunctions at a higher rate than those issued against President Biden.

Blackburn stated that Elon Musk is a patriot who joined the Trump administration to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, and that Tesla has been targeted by violent attacks from groups aligned with the left in retaliation for his involvement with the administration.

Blackburn was a cosponsor of S. 1088, a bill to provide that a memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of women who worked on the home front during World War II may be located on the National Mall.

Blackburn described anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses following Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, cited statistics showing a 500 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents during the 2023-2024 school year, and expressed approval of the Trump administration's actions including Secretary of State Rubio's visa revocation policy and ICE's arrest of a former Columbia University student involved in anti-Israel protests.

Blackburn spoke on the Senate floor regarding the March 14 federal funding deadline, opposing continuing resolutions that would maintain Biden-era spending levels and stating that President Trump deserves to have his agenda shape government spending.

Blackburn spoke on the Senate floor regarding border security, stating that President Trump's executive actions including the "Remain in Mexico" policy, border wall construction, ending catch-and-release, and deportations of criminal illegal aliens have yielded results including an 87 percent drop in migrant encounters at the southern border since inauguration day.

Blackburn requested that the names of Senator Hoeven and Senator Cornyn be added as cosponsors of S. 157 and S. 158, respectively.

Blackburn introduced S. 262, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Master Sergeant Roderick "Roddie" Edmonds in recognition of his heroic actions during World War II, alongside Senator Schatz.

Blackburn expressed support for confirming Pete Hegseth and Brooke Rollins to the Cabinet, described President Trump's executive actions on border security, and discussed several pieces of legislation she authored or cosponsored including the CLEAR Act, CONTAINER Act, and Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act.

Blackburn requested that the name of Senator Peters from Michigan be added as a cosponsor of S. 953, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a rural health center innovation awards program and a rural health department enhancement program.

Blackburn stated that the Biden-Harris administration has apprehended nearly 400 suspected terrorists at the southern border, representing a 3,000-percent increase compared with the Trump administration, and released nearly 100 individuals on the Terrorist Watchlist into the country.

Blackburn entered a statement into the Congressional Record remembering Judge A. Andrew Jackson, a juvenile and probate court judge in Dickson County, Tennessee, who served for 33 years and recently passed away.

Blackburn described the damage assessments and economic losses from Hurricane Helene in Tennessee, including estimates of $510 million in infrastructure repairs, 1,500 non-livable homes with 503 completely destroyed, 209 impacted businesses with 36 completely destroyed, and $1.3 billion in losses to agriculture and forest industries.

Blackburn stated that the Nation's debt of $35.3 trillion represents more than $100,000 of indebtedness per person and poses one of the greatest threats to the Nation's stability, security, and survival.