JOHNSON, RON (a Senator from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1235 [27FE]

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, S2736 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S5708 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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, S3819 [18JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4913 [24JY]

Ukraine: support sovereignty and democracy (S. 2124), S1735 [25MR], S1833 [27MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S71 [7JA]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1235 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: establish and adjust boundary to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light (see S. 2031), S3368 [3JN]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S2470 [29AP]

——— 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]

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. 2280), S2614 [1MY]

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), S4763 [23JY]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 1738), S1049 [25FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see S. 2617), S4557 [16JY]

Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see S. 2078), S1315 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S2240 [8AP]

——— 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]

Diseases: ban new visas to residents of ebola-affected countries and require the President to report on the status of the ebola outbreak (see S. 2953), S6351 [4DE]

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), S2162 [3AP]

EPA: disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see S.J. Res. 30), S439 [16JA]

——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (see S. 2514), S3938 [24JN]

——— 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]

——— require congressional approval of any greenhouse gas rules unless the cost of such rules are offset through reductions in spending (see S. 2533), S4153 [26JN]

——— require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see S. 2526), S4003 [25JN]

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

Expatriation Act: express regret to descendants of women whose citizenship was revoked because of marriage to foreign nationals (see S. Res. 402), S1819 [27MR]

Federal agencies and departments: close out expired, empty grant accounts (see S. 1792), S1002 [24FE]

——— establish Federal customer service standards and improve service provided by Federal agencies, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 760), S4763 [23JY]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see S. 1921), S441 [16JA]

——— 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 Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 423), S2406 [11AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 1908), S655 [30JA]

FRS: replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see S. 2213), S2196 [7AP]

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), S133 [8JA]

——— 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]

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]

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), S4559 [16JY]

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

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), S3669 [12JN]

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]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (see S. 2556), S5786 [18SE]

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), S2196 [7AP]

——— permit health insurance issuers to offer additional plan options (see S. 1915), S291 [13JA]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see S. 2106), S1519 [11MR]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see S. 2206), S4272 [8JY]

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]

Senate Rules: modify the provision relating to timing for filing of cloture motions (see S. Res. 382), S1584 [12MR]

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

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]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S1234 [27FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 1235), S3185 [20MY]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 1702), S822 [6FE]

Turkey: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions (see S. Res. 403), S1819 [27MR]

Ukraine: condemn downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and express condolences to families of the victims (see S. Res. 520), S4903 [24JY]

——— 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. 378), S1519 [11MR]

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

CBO: report changes in direct spending and revenue associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see S. 2446), S3475 [5JN]

Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office Building, De Pere, WI: designate (see S. 2185), S1870 [31MR]

NATO: encourage enhanced security cooperation with European allies and continued enlargement (see S. 2283), S2614 [1MY]

Taxation: disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see S. 2239), S2378 [10AP]

Remarks

Pepper, Pamela: nomination to be district judge, S6174 [20NO]

Peterson, James D.: nomination to be district judge, S2841 [8MY]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5779 [18SE]