GRAHAM, LINDSEY (a Senator from South Carolina)
Amendments
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S855 [10FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2285 [8AP]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2729 [6MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S4168 [26JN]
Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), S5327 [1AU]
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), S530 [28JA]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), S530 [28JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), S3106, S3135 [15MY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1967, S1979 [1AP]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3816, S3817 [18JN]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4231 [7JY], S4419, S4420 [10JY]
Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4923 [24JY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S71 [7JA]
Articles and editorials
Iran Secretly Sending Drones and Supplies Into Iraq, U.S. Officials Say, Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt, New York (NY) Times (excerpt), S4121 [26JN]
Russia’s Aggression Is a Challenge to World Order, S1750 [26MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 583), S764 [4FE]
Africa: establish a comprehensive policy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to and the affordability, reliability, and sustainability of power (see S. 2508), S4272 [8JY]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S1417 [10MR]
American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see S. 1957), S439 [16JA]
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1977), S655 [30JA]
Baker, Howard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 494), S4154 [26JN]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see S. 1012), S3719 [17JN]
China: recognize anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, condemn continued persecution of political dissent and religious minorities, and release political prisoners (see S. Res. 451), S3239 [21MY]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): provide a macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation (see S. 2371), S3237 [21MY]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (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]
Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 2118), S1584 [12MR]
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]
Courts: restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see S. 2364), S3184 [20MY]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 1738), S2875 [8MY]
Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]
Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see S. 1468), S69 [7JA]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see S. 2075), S1776 [26MR]
Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see S. 2692), S5134 [30JY]
Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 2301), S2796 [7MY]
Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutes of higher education (see S. 2202), S2095 [2AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3296 [22MY]
——— 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), S3367 [3JN]
Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 539), S2424 [28AP]
——— reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S1366 [6MR]
Dixon, Alan J.: tribute (see S. Res. 496), S4224 [7JY]
EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see S. 484), S1924 [1AP]
——— 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]
Families and domestic relations: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 2853), S5782 [18SE]
FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1926), S528 [28JA]
Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 727), S2470 [29AP]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 1908), S223 [9JA]
Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see S. 1756), S1316 [5MR]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S69 [7JA]
Human rights: prevent organized human smuggling (see S. 2619), S4620 [17JY]
Insurance: clarify definition of nonadmitted insurer (see S. 2726), S5216 [31JY]
Iran: provide congressional review, report on any violations, and establish a timeline relative to a final agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program (see S. 2650), S4762 [23JY]
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]
Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn U.N. Security Council resolution, and support U.S. mediation efforts and Iron Dome missile defense funding (see S. Res. 526), S5051 [29JY]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 2673), S4997 [28JY]
Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 204), S1001 [24FE]
Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S2953 [13MY]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 1926), S528 [28JA]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S2718 [6MY]
National Commission on the Future of the Army: establish (see S. 2295), S2718 [6MY]
National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (see S. 1709), S69 [7JA]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S3508 [9JN]
NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see S. 2719), S5216 [31JY]
Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 417), S2239 [8AP]
Palestinian Authority: restrict funds (see S. 2265), S2470 [29AP]
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]
——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see S. 1848), S133 [8JA]
——— 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), S3186 [20MY]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1842), S5136 [30JY]
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), S2613 [1MY]
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]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1996), S2162 [3AP] (see S. 2363), S3184 [20MY]
Sri Lanka: develop a balanced U.S. policy, call for international assistance in dealing with grievances arising from civil war, support reconciliation, and improve religious and media freedoms (see S. Res. 364), S2615 [1MY]
Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see S. 489), S4503 [15JY]
Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S1175 [26FE]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S2095 [2AP]
Travel Promotion Act: extend (see S. 2250), S2379 [10AP]
U.N.: deny admission to the U.S. any U.N. representative who has engaged in espionage or terrorist activities, or poses a national security threat, against the U.S. (see S. 2195), S2196 [7AP]
Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (see S. Res. 370), S1315 [5MR]
——— refute Russian sovereignty over Crimea, its territory, airspace, or waters, oppose foreign aid or investments with Russia as intermediary, and restrict aid to countries that recognize Russian sovereignty (see S. 2238), S2378 [10AP]
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), S4225 [7JY]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5786 [18SE]
World War II: 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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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]
Armed Forces: require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (see S. 1999), S821 [6FE]
Education: support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards (see S. Res. 345), S821 [6FE]
Egypt: provide certain legal relief from politically motivated charges by Egyptian Government (see S. 2649), S4762 [23JY]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see S.J. Res. 37), S3424 [4JN]
Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 2159), S1775 [26MR]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn violation of cease fires, demand release of kidnapped soldier, stop use of civilians as human shields, condemn unprovoked rocket fire, and support Israel’s right of self-defense (see S. Res. 537), S5325 [1AU]
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]
——— support right to defend itself and call on Hamas (terrorist organization) to immediately cease all rocket and other attacks against Israel (see S. Res. 517), S4903 [24JY]
Motions
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1209 [27FE]
Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1209 [27FE]
Remarks
Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (S. 1696), unanimous-consent request, S2935 [13MY]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), S2936 [13MY]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), unanimous-consent request, S2935 [13MY]
Afghanistan: decision to release certain detainees from Parwan prison, S880, S881, S882 [11FE]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S6750 [12DE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5749 [18SE]
——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), motion to proceed, S5007, S5008 [29JY]
Armed Forces: correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq and resurgence of terrorist organizations, S198, S199, S200 [9JA], S3787 [18JN], S4119, S4120 [26JN], S5537 [11SE]
——— 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, S878, S879 [11FE]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), motion to proceed, S878, S879 [11FE]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1209 [27FE]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S1037 [25FE], S1156, S1157 [26FE]
CIA: release of Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S6413 [9DE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 582), S2451 [29AP]
Dept. of Defense: provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (S. 1917), S1342, S1343, S1344 [6MR]
——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1752), S1342, S1343, S1344 [6MR]
——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 2992), unanimous-consent request, S6588 [11DE]
——— tribute to Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, S5853 [18SE]
Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), S5318 [1AU]
Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), House amendment, S6750 [12DE]
Eximbank: extend and reauthorize (S. 2709), S5391 [9SE]
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S5536, S5537 [11SE]
Hendricks, Bruce Howe: nomination to be district judge, S3397 [4JN]
Immigration: call for the Senate to take action to mitigate the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S5321 [1AU]
——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), S5321 [1AU]
Iran: deny request to extend deadline for interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons and seek congressional approval on any removal of sanctions, S4597, S4598 [17JY]
——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement, S1156, S1157 [26FE], S1209 [27FE]
——— interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, S1038 [25FE], S4596, S4597, S4598 [17JY]
——— provide congressional review, report on any violations, and establish a timeline relative to a final agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program (S. 2650), S4767, S4768, S4769 [23JY]
——— provide congressional review, report on any violations, and establish a timeline relative to a final agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program (S. 2650), unanimous-consent request, S5967, S5968 [13NO]
Iraq: takeover of cities by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and call for U.S. intervention, S3630 [12JN], S3786, S3787 [18JN], S3828 [19JN], S4119, S4120, S4121 [26JN]
Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system, S5318, S5320 [1AU]
——— reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks, S5008 [29JY], S5320 [1AU]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (S. 2673), S5321 [1AU]
——— support as ally and call on Palestinian Authority to dissolve unity government with Hamas (terrorist organization) and recognize Israel’s right to exist, S4609 [17JY]
——— support right to defend itself and call on Hamas (terrorist organization) to immediately cease all rocket and other attacks against Israel (S. Res. 517), S5007 [29JY]
Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, S388, S389, S390 [16JA], S1207, S1208 [27FE], S2591, S2592 [1MY], S3166–S3168 [20MY]
Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, S3828 [19JN]
——— evaluation relative to strategy to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S5536, S5537 [11SE]
——— use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S6750 [12DE]
Parliamentary inquiry, S1209 [27FE]
Putin, Vladimir: impact of nationalism and anti-Western sentiment on U.S.-Russia relations, S1750, S1751 [26MR]
Rice, Susan E.: responses made on various television appearances relative to the investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, S1208 [27FE]
Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, S1037 [25FE]
Syria: authorize assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S5749 [18SE]
——— condemn political violence, S199, S200 [9JA]
U.N.: deny admission to the U.S. any U.N. representative who has engaged in espionage or terrorist activities, or poses a national security threat, against the U.S. (S. 2195), S1904 [1AP], S2181 [7AP]
Ukraine: support sovereignty and democracy (S. 2124), S1749, S1750, S1751, S1754 [26MR]
Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1209 [27FE]
——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S1037 [25FE], S1156, S1157 [26FE]
Tributes
Chambliss, Senator, S6751 [12DE]
Coburn, Senator, S6751 [12DE]
Johanns, Senator, S6751 [12DE]
Levin, Senator, S6751 [12DE]