WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i today secured the inclusion of several provisions to the annual National Defense Authorization Act NDAA including measures to protect coral reefs improve the nation s volcanic warning system and stop t...

A bipartisan bill that will make it easier for researchers to study the health benefits of marijuana is set to become law after winning approval in the U S Senate this week The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act which was...

WASHINGTON Today the U S Senate unanimously passed the Safe Connections Act The bill authored by U S Senators Brian Schatz D Hawai i and Deb Fischer R Neb will help survivors of domestic violence and other crimes cut ties with their abusers and ...

This summer a political miracle occurred Against powerful opposition and long odds despite being written off by pundits and by the narrowest of margins we passed the biggest American climate action ever The Inflation Reduction Act is predicted to pus...

U S Sen Brian Schatz D Hawaii praised the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as president of Brazil on Sunday hailing the victory over authoritarian rival Jair Bolsonaro as a win for the environment Lula s win is a victory for global ...

HONOLULU U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following statement on the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as president of Brazil Lula s win is a victory for global climate...

Hawaiʻi will receive nearly 5 million from the Environmental Protection Agency as part of a nearly 95 million EPA Clean School Bus program rebate competition from President Biden s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law The grants were sent to 29 schoo...

WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i today commended the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CFPB on newly issued guidance to consumer reporting companies about their obligation to screen for and eliminate errors from consumers credit rep...

Sen Brian Schatz was championing telehealth before the Covid 19 pandemic made it commonplace As this Congress winds down the Hawaii Democrat is pressing colleagues to take up legislation to extend the Health and Human Services Department s pand...

The Department of the Interior announced Tuesday it will require a process of formal consultation with the Native Hawaiian community on any actions it proposes that have a substantial direct effect on the community The effort described in a set...