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She co-sponsored a bill to ban assault weapons and the sale of high-capacity magazines, defined as those which can fire more than 10 rounds without reloading. Harris has said, "We need reasonable gun safety laws in this country, starting with universal background checks..."
Through the plan, workers could take leave for serious health conditions, caring for new children or family members with serious health conditions, and to address any needs stemming from sexual assault or domestic violence.
She announced the RELIEF Act, which would ban evictions and foreclosures for a year and prohibit landlords from raising rent, as well as the Saving Our Street Act, which would give grants of up to $250,000 to certain small businesses.
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She told The Root, “I do not believe that anybody who hurts another human being or profits off of their exploitation should be free of criminal prosecution... But when you’re talking about consenting adults, we should consider that we can’t criminalize consensual behavior.”
Harris wants to build a “clean economy” that creates jobs. She revealed a plan calling for $10 trillion in public and private funding to build infrastructure, clean energy, and climate resilience measures. The plan also calls for net-zero carbon emissions by 2045.
The plan stated all Americans would immediately have the ability to buy into Medicare. There would then be a 10-year phase-in period wherein newborns and the uninsured would be automatically enrolled. The plan would be partially funded by taxes on Wall Street and offshore income.
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Harris was part of a group of senators who proposed providing $2,000 monthly payments to American families struggling due to COVID-19.
Her plan would involve the use of executive actions to remove the threat of deportation. It would also remove barriers that prevent many "Dreamers"—undocumented immigrants who were brought to America as children—from receiving legal status through a green card application.
Harris planned to invest $1 billion to help states clear (within 4 years) hundreds of thousands of rape kits—including physical and DNA evidence gathered from rape victims—that had gone untested for a decade (as of 2019). Reforms were also suggested to prevent future backlogs.
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Harris supports the Lift Act, which would provide a tax credit for all families making up to $100,000, which would be a default benefit to black people but isn’t exactly reparations. Harris explained, "...any policy that will benefit black people, will benefit all of society."