CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Senator from Georgia)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5250 [31JY]
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S855 [10FE]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2724, S2729 [6MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S5831 [18SE], S6099 [18NO], S6237 [1DE]
FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S454 [16JA]
FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), S600 [29JA]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 1681), S3610 [11JN]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), S600 [29JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1967, S1979 [1AP]
Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (S. 2685), S6101 [18NO]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3816, S3817 [18JN]
Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4913 [24JY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S71 [7JA], S151 [8JA], S224 [9JA], S292 [13JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: cease release of detainees, carry out commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding governing transfer of detainees from the U.S., and uphold rule of law relative to referral and disposition of detainees (see S. Res. 355), S948 [12FE]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S1417 [10MR]
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1977), S703 [3FE]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 1869), S70 [7JA]
Baker, Howard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 494), S4154 [26JN]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S2162 [3AP]
Bush, George: tribute (see S. Res. 471), S3604 [11JN]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): provide a macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation (see S. 2371), S3237 [21MY]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (see S. Res. 502), S4503 [15JY]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 582), S1416 [10MR] (see S. 2280), S2614 [1MY]
Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see S. Res. 562), S5783 [18SE]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 1208), S440 [16JA]
Contraceptives: ensure employers cannot prohibit access, call for an FDA study on whether prescriptions are necessary for contraceptives, and allow use of certain health accounts to purchase over-the-counter drugs (see S. 2605), S4502 [15JY]
Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see S. 2075), S1281 [4MR]
Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 2302), S2876 [8MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see S. 2431), S3424 [4JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see S. 2244), S3186 [20MY]
——— identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1114), S291 [13JA]
Dept. of Transportation: improve State flexibility in addressing propane and other home heating fuel shortages and extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of such fuels (see S. 2086), S1585 [12MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3342 [2JN]
——— provide veterans with the choice of medical providers, improve performance metrics for provided health care, and increase transparency and accountability of operations (see S. 2424), S3476 [5JN]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (see S. 1049), S2648 [5MY]
Dixon, Alan J.: tribute (see S. Res. 496), S4224 [7JY]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S822 [6FE]
Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6207 [20NO]
EPA: call for withdrawal of proposed rules to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines for existing and modified and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. Res. 512), S4762 [23JY]
——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see S.J. Res. 30), S439 [16JA]
——— prohibit issuing any final rule under the Clean Air Act until completion of mandated employment effect analyses for current air regulations (see S. 2161), S1775 [26MR]
——— provide for a smart water resource management pilot program (see S. 2225), S2326 [9AP]
Executive Office of the President: negotiate extradition treaties to combat more effectively international cybercriminals (see S. Res. 563), S5783 [18SE]
FDA: incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for Ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (see S. 2917), S6149 [19NO]
Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 2113), S1584 [12MR]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2270), S3368 [3JN]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 1908), S1049 [25FE]
FRS: replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see S. 2213), S2196 [7AP]
GAO: study expenses incurred by the Pentagon to meet renewable energy and energy efficiency mandates (see S. 1928), S372 [15JA]
GPO: rename as the Government Publishing Office (see S. 1947), S439 [16JA]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 377), S1655 [13MR]
Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1204), S372 [15JA]
——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see S. 2546), S5508 [10SE]
Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security, law enforcement, and humanitarian assistance (see S. 2743), S5217 [31JY]
——— treat all unaccompanied alien children crossing the U.S. Southern border equally, allow for voluntary reunification with family, and expedite due process for claims to remain in the U.S. (see S. 2611), S4621 [17JY]
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: require a report on compliance information sharing (see S. 1924), S325 [14JA]
Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 1881), S28 [6JA]
Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S. Res. 530), S5135 [30JY]
IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see S. 2011), S890 [11FE]
——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see S. 2282), S3186 [20MY]
Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn and call for an end to such attacks, and dissolve Palestinian Authority unity Government with Hamas (see S. Res. 498), S4404 [10JY]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 2673), S4997 [28JY]
Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see S. 2571), S4336 [9JY]
Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S3184 [20MY]
Moldova: support sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, call for removal of Russian forces, and resolve conflict in Transnistria territory (see S. Res. 411), S2161 [3AP]
Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 1925), S325 [14JA]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 519), S5137 [30JY]
National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 459), S3294 [22MY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 575), S5784 [18SE]
Navy: tribute to Sailors of the U.S. Submarine Force upon completion of 4000 ballistic missile submarine deterrent patrols (see S. Res. 572), S5784 [18SE]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S3475 [5JN]
Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (see S. 2580), S4403 [10JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 2190), S1923 [1AP]
——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see S. 1902), S326 [14JA]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2191), S1923 [1AP]
——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see S. 1848), S326 [14JA]
——— require States with failed health care exchanges to reimburse the Federal Government for amounts provided for establishment and operation of such exchanges (see S. 2339), S3029 [14MY]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S655 [30JA]
Russia: prevent further aggression toward Ukraine and other European and Eurasian states by strengthening NATO, imposing sanctions, and hardening non-NATO allies (see S. 2277), S2719 [6MY]
SEC: provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller companies and provide appropriate regulation of such transfers (see S. 1923), S487 [27JA]
Senate Rules: modify the provision relating to timing for filing of cloture motions (see S. Res. 382), S1584 [12MR]
Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 2094), S1872 [31MR]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 548), S5629 [16SE]
Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see S. Con. Res. 33), S1585 [12MR]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1996), S2162 [3AP] (see S. 2363), S3184 [20MY]
Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom, and urge inclusion of freedom of religion when drafting new constitution (see S. Res. 453), S3369 [3JN]
Tariff: trousers, breeches, or shorts imported from Nicaragua (see S. 1883), S3425 [4JN]
Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S3029 [14MY]
Terrorism: express that the transfer of certain detainees on May 31, 2014, was unlawful, call for an investigation, and determine impact of the transfer on the common defense of the U.S. (see S. Res. 469), S3604 [11JN]
Travel Promotion Act: extend (see S. 2250), S2379 [10AP]
U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 521), S4903 [24JY]
VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see S. 2782), S5920 [12NO]
Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2496), S3863 [19JN]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S822 [6FE]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5786 [18SE]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 1688), S4155 [26JN]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see S. 1862), S2566 [30AP]
——— tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 421), S2720 [6MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CFTC: improve futures and swaps trading (see S. 2330), S2953 [13MY]
Fort Frederica National Monument: expand boundary (see S. 2987), S6388 [8DE]
Georgia: authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land (see S. 2604), S4502 [15JY]
National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 388), S1653 [13MR]
U.S. Cotton Futures Act: modify definition of cotton futures contracts (see S. 2984), S6350 [4DE]
Privilege of the floor
Sorvillo, Lewis G., S6645 [11DE]
Remarks
Abrams, Leslie J.: nomination to be district judge, S6074 [18NO]
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S630 [30JA]
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S1167 [26FE]
Canton, GA: tribute to Creekview High School rocketry team for participation in the Team America Rocketry Challenge, S3231• [21MY]
Carnes, Julie E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4649 [21JY]
CFTC: improve futures and swaps trading (S. 2330), S2955 [13MY]
CIA: allegations of intrusive search of Senate computers relative to review of CIA detention and interrogation program, S1571 [12MR]
——— release of Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S6417 [9DE]
Cohen, Mark H.: nomination to be district judge, S6074 [18NO]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, S3277 [22MY]
——— Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, S1355 [6MR], S3277 [22MY]
Cox, Bobby: National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, S473 [27JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance eligibility requirements to include compliance with conservation laws, S630 [30JA]
Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S3828 [19JN], S6284 [3DE]
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S4694 [22JY], S6284 [3DE]
Fort Campbell, KY: anniversary of Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Airborne, of Hunter Army Airfield, S5620• [16SE]
Glavine, Tom: National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, S473 [27JA]
Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement, S1167 [26FE]
Iraq: takeover of cities by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and call for U.S. intervention, S3828 [19JN], S4694 [22JY]
Maddux, Greg: National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, S473 [27JA]
May, Leigh Martin: nomination to be district judge, S5963 [13NO]
Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and express concerns over their release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists, S6285 [3DE]
——— evaluation of foreign policy, S3828 [19JN]
Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (S. 2685), motion to proceed, S6079 [18NO]
Pryor, Jill A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5364 [8SE]
Robins AFB, GA: application of Federal Acquisition Regulations relative to contracts with Mercer Engineering Research Center, S6687• [11DE]
Ross, Eleanor L.: nomination to be district judge, S6074 [18NO]
Russia: hold accountable, if proven complicit by supplying arms to pro-Russian separatists, for downing of Malaysian civilian passenger airplane over Ukraine, S4694 [22JY]
Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S6511 [10DE]
Terrorism: express that the transfer of certain detainees on May 31, 2014, was unlawful, call for an investigation, and determine impact of the transfer on the common defense of the U.S., S3828 [19JN]
U.S. Marshals Service: anniversary, S5125 [30JY]
Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S1167 [26FE]
Walker, Larry, Jr.: ABA Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S2706 [6MY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S6076 [18NO], S6363 [8DE], S6438 [9DE], S6469, S6500, S6511–S6515, S6532, S6533 [10DE], S6671 [11DE], S6751, S6776 [12DE], S6827, S6859 [15DE]
Texts of
S. 2330, End-User Protection Act, S2955–S2957 [13MY]
Tributes
Coburn, Senator, S6591 [11DE]
Dillard, George S., III, S5962 [13NO]
Girven, Richard S., S1170 [26FE]
Howard, Jeffrey R., S3807 [18JN]
Johanns, Senator, S6420 [9DE]
Johnson, Samuel L., S1772• [26MR]
Kerr, Andrew, S2375 [10AP]
Olsen, Matt, S5319 [1AU]
Poindexter, Martha Scott, S5766• [18SE]
Rice, Kathleen B., S1170 [26FE]
Sorvillo, Lewis G., S6232• [1DE]