JOHNSON, RON (a Senator from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6609 [17OC], S6679 [18OC], S6775 [19OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7717 [17NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S6231 [5OC]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3685 [9JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), S8068 [30NO]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), S5390 [7SE]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1978 [30MR]

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), S7202 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see S. 906), S4555 [13JY]

———prohibit taxpayer funded elective abortions (see S. 877), S2686 [4MY]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 91), S7127 [3NO]

Air pollution: preempt Federal restrictions on greenhouse gases in the name of mitigating climate change in the absence of congressional authorization (see S. 228), S5684 [15SE]

APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (see S. 1487), S5250 [2AU]

———establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1487), S6506 [13OC]

Appropriations: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see S. 1896), S7702 [17NO]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see S. 724), S2188 [6AP]

———commemorate and honor service and sacrifice of members and their families as combat mission in Iraq draws to a close (see S. Res. 349), S8775 [17DE]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Con. Res. 13), S3340 [25MY]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see S. Res. 159), S2621 [3MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 10), S2046 [31MR] (see S.J. Res. 23), S4226 [29JN]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see S. 1340), S4450 [7JY]

———establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 211), S6390 [11OC]

———provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 102), S5773 [20SE]

———provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see S. 1651), S6873 [20OC]

———reduce spending (see S. 245), S2508 [14AP]

———rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see S. 1009), S3107 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (see S. Con. Res. 21), S3224 [23MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S4722 [20JY]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see S. 1996), S8679 [15DE]

Clean Air Act: reduce number of boutique fuels (see S. 511), S1406 [8MR]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require to conduct business in a manner open to the public (see S. 1501), S5251 [2AU]

Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see S. 1248), S4023 [22JN]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see S. 395), S870 [17FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 119), S3541 [7JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 1241), S4025 [22JN]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 827), S2506 [14AP]

———prohibit from promulgating or enforcing regulations or guidance regarding gainful employment (see S. 460), S1120 [2MR]

Dept. of Energy: provide a uniform efficiency descriptor for water heaters (see S. 156), S8068 [30NO]

Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see S. 892), S2730 [5MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: obtain an unqualified audit opinion and improve financial accountability and management (see S. 1998), S8679 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see S. 570), S4486 [11JY]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1932), S8067 [30NO]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (see S. 1134), S3428 [26MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see S. 1506), S6462 [12OC]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see S. 482), S1219 [3MR]

Economy: create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion (see S. 1720), S6600 [17OC]

EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (see S. 1528), S5458 [8SE]

———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see S. 1369), S5946 [23SE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see S. 1392), S5018 [28JY]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see S. 1335), S4394 [6JY]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see S.J. Res. 6), S792 [16FE]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 358), S1828 [17MR]

———provide for congressional review of agency guidance documents (see S. 1530), S5459 [8SE]

———provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 1957), S8414 [7DE]

———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 299), S614 [7FE]

Federal employees: prohibit coverage for annuity purposes for any individual hired after a certain date (see S. 644), S1827 [17MR]

———provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see S. 514), S1503 [9MR]

Federal-State relations: prohibit State bailouts by the Federal Government (see S. Res. 188), S3172 [19MY]

———prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see S. 251), S482 [2FE]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 1420), S4911 [26JY]

Government regulations: establish a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates (see S. 609), S4869 [25JY]

———prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see S. 1438), S5537 [13SE]

———provide Federal regulatory moratorium (see S. 1531), S5459 [8SE]

———provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (see S. 1189), S3972 [21JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises (see S. 693), S5685 [15SE]

Green Bay Packers (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 48), S643 [10FE]

Hatfield, Mark O.: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S5339 [6SE]

Health: delay implementation of health reform laws until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits (see S. 281), S544 [3FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see S. 192), S272 [26JA]

IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, prohibit loans to provide financing for European financial stability, and oppose provision of such financing (see S. 1975), S8461 [8DE]

Intelligence services: commend intelligence professionals, terminate investigation of CIA personnel relative to interrogation of certain detainees, and implement long-term detention and interrogation policies (see S. Res. 213), S3970 [21JN]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see S. Res. 101), S1600 [14MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 1507), S5705 [16SE]

McClure, James A.: tribute (see S. Res. 78), S976 [28FE]

Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see S. 1317), S4292 [30JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), S5018 [28JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 11), S2507 [14AP]

Mikulski, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 4), S63 [5JA]

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 1025), S6331 [6OC]

NLRB: preserve Federal protection of State right-to-work laws and clarify employer right to decide where to do business (see S. 964), S2928 [12MY]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (see S. 1523), S5686 [15SE]

———provide for appropriate designation of collective bargaining units (see S. 1843), S7367 [10NO]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see S. Res. 240), S4960 [27JY]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see S. 726), S3106 [18MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see S. 192), S272 [26JA]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 720), S2131 [5AP]

Percy, Charles H.: tribute (see S. Res. 271), S5726 [19SE]

Political campaigns: prohibit executive agencies from requiring the disclosure of political contributions by an entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract (see S. 1100), S3426 [26MY]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 706), S2046 [31MR]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see S. 163), S126 [25JA]

Public welfare programs: provide information and limits on total spending on means-tested welfare programs and provide additional work requirements (see S. 1904), S7993 [29NO]

Renewable energy: require an accounting of Federal financial support made to private-sector renewable energy projects (see S. 1556), S5624 [14SE]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (see S. 1831), S7703 [17NO]

Senate: provide a point of order against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public debt above a certain amount unless that measure has been publicly available for a full 7 days (see S. 1341), S4556 [13JY]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see S. 81), S124 [25JA]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 18), S339 [27JA]

Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (see S. 868), S2688 [4MY]

Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (see S. 1539), S5839 [21SE]

Taxation: provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see S. 1676), S6462 [12OC]

Terrorism: observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 237), S4845 [22JY]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (see S. Res. 14), S127 [25JA]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: oppose ratification based on incompatibility with the U.S. Constitution, sovereignty, and the independence of families (see S. Res. 99), S1547 [10MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see S. 712), S2046 [31MR] (see S. 746), S2187 [6AP]

Wallop, Malcolm: tribute (see S. Res. 268), S5684 [15SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 1527), S7188 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal employees: reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see S. 1611), S5903 [22SE]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see S. 1438), S5017 [28JY]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient (see S. 1936), S8148 [1DE]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 306), S6872 [20OC]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [5JA]

Cloture motions

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 1726), motion to proceed, S6753 [19OC], S6840 [20OC]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [5JA]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, S3219 [23MY], S4146 [28JN], S4269, S4272 [30JN], S4414 [7JY], S4498, S4500 [12JY], S4599 [14JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 23), S4500 [12JY]

———deficit, S4146, S4164 [28JN], S4268, S4270 [30JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, S4269 [30JN], S4415 [7JY]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, S2374 [12AP]

———create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion, S7267 [9NO]

———impact of Government regulations, S4269 [30JN]

Medicare: reform, S4498 [12JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to budget and debt crisis, S4270 [30JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S4416 [7JY]

Presidential appointments: reduce number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation (S. 679), unanimous-consent agreement, S4148 [28JN]

Public debt: ceiling, S3219 [23MY]

———increase statutory limit, S4415, S4416 [7JY], S4599 [14JY]

Senate: legislative program, S4268 [30JN]

Taxation: rates, S4500 [12JY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), S7267 [9NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2375 [12AP]