WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced that key provisions from her bipartisan REFOCUS DODEA Act, legislation aimed at prohibiting smartphone use during instructional hours in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools, have been successfully included in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee. She co-led the legislation with U.S. Senator Jim Banks (R-IN).   The provisions direct the Secretary of Defense and the Director of DoDEA to implement clear regulations banning the use of smartphones in the classroom during the school day and requiring students to store their cell phones in secure lockers,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced that her Protecting Military Bases from Connected Vehicles of Concern Act has been successfully included in the Senate Armed Services Committee approved Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), marking a major win in protecting Americans’ national security, data privacy, and supply chains. This bill bans Chinese connected vehicles from U.S. military bases and DoD installations.  “This is about our national security and the significant data these vehicles collect, which can be sent back to the Chinese government,” said Slotkin. “One of my top priorities is to stop Chinese vehicles — now selling for

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced new legislation to require immigration enforcement officers to display clearly visible identification during public-facing enforcement actions. The Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement (VISIBLE) Act of 2025 would strengthen oversight, transparency, and accountability for the Trump Administration’s indiscriminate and alarming immigration enforcement tactics that have terrorized communities across California and the nation.   “Law enforcement should be required to identify that they’re law enforcement while enforcing our immigration laws, said Slotkin. “In recent months, we have seen police, wearing hoodies and masks, make arrests that look more like