Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former civil rights attorney, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot that will allow the Trump-Vance Administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than a million people living and working in the United States: ­­­ “Nearly 30,000 TPS holders live, work, attend school, worship, run businesses, and pay taxes in Virginia. These Virginians received TPS because...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced the bipartisan North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act. The legislation would reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, which expired in September 2022. “As China becomes more emboldened, the U.S. has an even greater responsibility to stand up against dictators and protect those who’ve been denied the most basic freedoms. Kim Jong-un and his regime have committed horrendous abuses again...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations (SFRC) Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues, led his colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for stronger diplomacy to address the ongoing conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This comes after the senators’ previous letter to Secretar...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement after tonight’s vote on an Iran War Powers Resolution: “After both Republican-majority Houses took the historic step of voting that additional war against Iran is illegal without congressional authorization, President Trump came to the Capitol and tried to browbeat Republican senators for upholding their oaths of office. To appease his temper ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act, legislation that would provide funding to states and other eligible entities to support direct care workers and family caregivers, who provide essential daily care and support for many older adults and people with disabilities. “I first introduced this bill five years ago, and since t...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Chris Murphy (D-CT)—who have been leading the charge in the Senate against the Trump-Vance Administration’s Iran war—applauded the Senate’s passage of a resolution to terminate the war. The resolution was first introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representative Gregory Mee...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former fair housing attorney, applauded the Senate’s passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will bring down housing costs, increase access to affordable housing, and result in more homes being built. The bill, a previous version of which passed the Senate in March, incorporates provisions from several pieces of legislation that Kaine has introduced and cosponsored, including to improve tra...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, spoke on the Senate floor regarding the Trump-Vance Administration’s memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran. A video of Kaine's full speech is available here. “If more war with Iran were the answer, we would have found it a long time ago,” Kaine said. “I took to the floor of the Senate immediately after the President started this war to sa...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Seized Assets for Battlefield Equipment and Readiness (SABER) Act, which would amend current law to allow Ukraine to use assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and other Russian sovereign assets for the purchase of military equipment to defend against Vladimir Putin’s war machine. “Th...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), filed the following additional view in the Committee’s conference report for the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorizing Act (NDAA), which Kaine voted against advancing due to the Trump-Vance Administration’s ongoing illegal and foolish war with Iran: “I’ve been a proud member of the Senate Armed Services Committee for more than 13 years. My work on the Committee is the highlight of my Senate...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), applauded committee passage of his bipartisan UNLOCK AUKUS Act and Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon Act: “Working with our allies and partners is critical to addressing our shared challenges and ensuring peace and security—‘America alone’ will not make us safer or more secure. I’m proud that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today advanced a package of leg...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, introduced the Venezuela Democratic Transition Act, legislation that would push for free and fair elections in Venezuela this year. “President Trump ordered the U.S. military to capture Maduro and his wife but left his regime largely intact. Delcy Rodríguez and others are now rapidly consolidating power, with no ...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Esther Coopersmith Award Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish an award named in honor of Esther Coopersmith at the State Department. Mrs. Coopersmith was a philanthropist and champion of women’s equality. The recipient of the Esther Coopersmith Award would be a member of the Civil or Foreign Service who has made meaningful contributions to advancing Women, Peace, and Security, a legal mandate t...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (VA-03), Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and 14 other Members of Congress sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding answers about delays in implementing the Interagency Regional Coordinator for Resilience (IRCR) Pilot Project. Congressman Scott, Senator Warner, and Senator Kaine secured language in the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), enacted with bipartisan support, directing...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former civil rights attorney, and Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, slammed the Senate’s vote to allow the Trump-Vance Administration to make major changes to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that would weaken due process and eliminate meaningful review of life-or-death decisions by immigration judges at the BIA: “Due process is a cornerstone of the Constitution and American democracy. But t...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former civil rights attorney, and Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the Senate will vote this afternoon on their Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn an interim final rule by the Trump-Vance Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) that would summarily dismiss most appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). This proposed rule would weaken due process, el...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement regarding the agreement reached between the United States and Iran: “I welcome news of progress in talks to end the war between the United States and Iran, which has now passed the 100-day mark. I have the deepest appreciation for the thousands of U.S. servicemembers, including many from Virginia, who remain deployed to the region. “Whi...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), senior members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Unlocking Next-Generation Licensing and Opportunities for Collaborative Know-how for AUKUS (UNLOCK AUKUS) Act. The UNLOCK AUKUS Act would enable technologies that are currently controlled under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) to be eligible for transfer under the AUKUS license-free environment. This would enhance collaboratio...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led the introduction of a Senate resolution that acknowledges and apologizes for the mistreatment of and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals who have served in the uniformed services, as civil servants, or in the Foreign Service. Companion is being led in the U.S. House of Representatives by Re...Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Ranking Member of the SASC Subcommittee on Seapower, released the following statement regarding SASC’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “I’ve been on the Senate Armed Services Committee since 2013, and every year, I look forward to working with my colleagues to craft an annual defense bill that supports those in uniform and protects our nat...Continue Reading