ISAKSON, JOHNNY (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]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2242 [8AP]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2729 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1562, S1588 [12MR]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S3972, S3991, S4006, S4086, S4087 [25JN]

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), S3035, S3036 [14MY], S3102, S3103, S3110, S3113, S3132, S3135 [15MY], S3187 [20MY]

——— 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), S3817 [18JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4231 [7JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4840 [23JY], S4915, S4919, S4922, S4923 [24JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S71 [7JA], S332 [14JA], S830 [6FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, S3805 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

ObamaCare’s Hidden Hit on Businesses, Bernie Marcus, Wall Street Journal, S2084 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), S3863 [19JN]

AID: establish the U.S. Global Development Lab (see S. 2502), S3863 [19JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S1417 [10MR]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S3295 [22MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1977), S853 [10FE]

——— 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]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 363), S1174 [26FE]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see S. 2495), S3863 [19JN]

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), S3368 [3JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2280), S2614 [1MY]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 2074), S1233 [27FE] (see S. 2262), S2424 [28AP]

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]

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), S1924 [1AP]

Dept. of Education: complete a data analysis on the impact of the proposed gainful employment rule prior to finalizing such rule (see S. 2863), S5782 [18SE]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (see S. 2513), S3898 [23JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see S. 2405), S3294 [22MY]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see S. 576), S2875 [8MY]

Dept. of Labor: ensure labor organization financial transparency and accountability (see S. 2688), S5134 [30JY]

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 2302), S3186 [20MY]

——— extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2302), S3296 [22MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see S. 2244), S2406 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see S. 2450), S3545 [10JN]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3029 [14MY]

——— 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: commend progress made by, and reaffirm commitment to, anti-tuberculosis programs (see S. Res. 393), S1691 [24MR]

Dixon, Alan J.: tribute (see S. Res. 496), S4224 [7JY]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1410), S1654 [13MR]

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]

Executive Office of the President: negotiate extradition treaties to combat more effectively international cybercriminals (see S. Res. 563), S5783 [18SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see S.J. Res. 37), S3670 [12JN]

FDA: incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (see S. 2917), S5918 [12NO]

——— provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see S. 2141), S1652 [13MR]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1926), S441 [16JA]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2270), S2954 [13MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 1908), S373 [15JA]

Foreign aid: end global poverty and hunger, achieve food and nutrition security, promote long-term, agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilient, adaptive, local capacity of vulnerable populations (see S. 2909), S5783 [18SE]

Fort Frederica National Monument: expand boundary (see S. 2987), S6388 [8DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 209), S5784 [18SE]

Georgia: authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land (see S. 2604), S4502 [15JY]

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]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S1048 [25FE]

——— provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see S. 2193), S1923 [1AP]

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), S4502 [15JY]

International Association of Insurance Supervisors: disapprove proposed measure to eliminate public observers (see S. Res. 561), S5994 [13NO]

Iran: prohibit waiver of certain sanctions absent certification that the waiver will not result in funding activities in support of terrorism, nuclear weapon development, or human rights violations (see S. 2667), S4903 [24JY]

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), S2614 [1MY]

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), S4621 [17JY]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 2673), S4997 [28JY]

Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]

Labor unions: amend laws relative to timing of elections and pre-election hearings and identification of pre-election issues, and require that lists of employees eligible to vote in organizing elections be provided to the NLRB (see S. 2178), S1818 [27MR]

Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]

Medicare: establish Medicare Better Care Program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with chronic conditions (see S. 1932), S372 [15JA]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1137), S528 [28JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (see S. 2122), S1693 [24MR]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S3296 [22MY]

Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 1925), S325 [14JA]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 366), S1234 [27FE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 558), S5698 [17SE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 336), S440 [16JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 1926), S441 [16JA]

National Cancer Research Month: designate (see S. Res. 445), S3029 [14MY]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S2718 [6MY]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 335), S440 [16JA]

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]

Nazi Party—World War II: terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (see S. 2944), S6206 [20NO]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see S. Res. 433), S2720 [6MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S5785 [18SE]

NLRB: reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see S. 2814), S5700 [17SE]

NSF: implement Sustainable Chemistry Program (see S. 2879), S5782 [18SE]

Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 22 Olympic Winter Games and support Team USA in the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (see S. Res. 352), S821 [6FE]

——— tribute to U.S. participants in 2014 Olympic Winter Games (see S. Res. 381), S1519 [11MR]

Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 408), S1923 [1AP]

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]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S70 [7JA]

——— 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), S223 [9JA]

——— repeal if it is determined that the Act has resulted in more uninsured individuals than at the time of enactment (see S. 1894), S70 [7JA]

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]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 2304), S2796 [7MY]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 888), S764 [4FE]

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), S2954 [13MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 548), S5629 [16SE]

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), S3237 [21MY]

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), S1234 [27FE]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see S. 1507), S5325 [1AU]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic or Paralympic medal winners (see S. 2026), S947 [12FE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S224 [9JA]

——— prevent extension of tax collection period merely because the taxpayer is a member of the Armed Forces who is hospitalized as a result of combat zone injuries (see S. 2686), S5786 [18SE]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see S. 2250), S4405 [10JY]

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), S1367 [6MR] (see S. Res. 378), S1519 [11MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 1931), S372 [15JA]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2258), S2424 [28AP]

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]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 597), S6627 [11DE]

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see S. Res. 393), S1691 [24MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5786 [18SE]

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 421), S3186 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see S. 2431), S3424 [4JN]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6148 [19NO]

Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. development programs and private sector investment activities (see S. 2831), S5629 [16SE]

Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see S. 2546), S4153 [26JN]

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see S. 2571), S4336 [9JY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see S. 2663), S4903 [24JY]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 396), S1731 [25MR]

National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 585), S6205 [20NO]

Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (see S. 2580), S4403 [10JY]

Remarks

Abrams, Leslie J.: nomination to be district judge, S6074 [18NO]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), conference report, S5016 [29JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1195 [27FE]

Burwell, Sylvia Mathews: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S3408 [4JN]

Carnes, Julie E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4648 [21JY]

Civil War—U.S.: anniversary of Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, S3024• [14MY]

Cohen, Mark H.: nomination to be district judge, S6074 [18NO]

Colvin, Carolyn Watts: nomination to be SSA Commissioner, unanimous-consent request, S6887 [16DE]

——— suitability to be SSA Commissioner relative to allegations of waste and mismanagement while Acting SSA Commissioner, S6887 [16DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S4743 [23JY], S5732, S5733 [18SE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 582), S2451 [29AP]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S6058 [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, S3160 [20MY]

Cox, Bobby: National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, S937 [12FE]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to European allies and Japan (S. 2592), S4742 [23JY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs and promote economic growth, S3966 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S5016 [29JY]

——— investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, S3249 [22MY]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S192 [9JA], S3216 [21MY], S3966, S3976, S3981, S3991 [25JN]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), S619 [30JA]

——— delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S474 [27JA]

——— delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (H.R. 3370), S1628 [13MR]

——— delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (S. 1846), motion to proceed, S340, S341 [15JA]

Iran: condemn appointment of Hamid Aboutalebi as U.N. ambassador, S2085 [2AP]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement, S1195 [27FE]

——— require Iranian government make a formal apology to Americans held hostage in Iran and compensate hostages and their families, S2085 [2AP]

Iraq: takeover of cities by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and call for U.S. intervention, S4538 [16JY]

May, Leigh Martin: nomination to be district judge, S5901 [12NO]

McDonald, Robert A.: nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S5016 [29JY]

Memorial Day: observance, S3249 [22MY]

Moss, Randolph D.: nomination to be district judge, S5903 [12NO]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S474 [27JA]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S936 [12FE]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, S4538 [16JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S192 [9JA], S3408 [4JN]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S2084 [2AP]

Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, S1761 [26MR]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 1401), S4742 [23JY]

Pryor, Jill A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5363 [8SE]

Puzey, Kate: investigation of 2009 murder of Peace Corps volunteer in Benin, S1761 [26MR]

Ratcliffe, David: Senior Connections (organization) Community Connections Award recipient, S1917• [1AP]

Ross, Eleanor L.: nomination to be district judge, S6074 [18NO]

Senate: legislative process, S3976 [25JN]

——— tribute to staff who worked on legislation to reauthorize and improve Workforce Investment Act, S3217 [21MY]

Stuart, FL: anniversary, S3025• [14MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), motion to proceed, S4743 [23JY]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1195 [27FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6076 [18NO]

Tributes

Cathcart, William, S2457 [29AP]

Cathy, S. Truett, S5361 [8SE]

Chambliss, Senator, S6512 [10DE]

Clarke, Clisby, S2940 [13MY]

Coburn, Senator, S6595 [11DE]

Davison, William H., S3526 [10JN]

Dillard, George S., III, S5962 [13NO]

Harris, Noah, S4538 [16JY]

Hatch, Robert A., S3422• [4JN]

Johanns, Senator, S6420 [9DE]

Russell, Herman J., S6167 [20NO]

Sanders, Carl E., S6168 [20NO]

Warnock, Raphael, S2333 [10AP]