SCOTT, TIM (a Senator from South Carolina)

Amendments

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S949 [12FE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2729 [6MY], S2876 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S6098 [18NO], S6271 [2DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1525 [11MR], S1566, S1591 [12MR]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S4006 [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), S3038 [14MY], S3106, S3135, S3143 [15MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1939, S1940, S1967, S1979 [1AP], S2096 [2AP]

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), S4337 [9JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4832 [23JY], S4905, S4913, S4923 [24JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S227, S231 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 946), S487 [27JA]

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), S949 [12FE]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 494), S4154 [26JN]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S3475 [5JN]

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]

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), S1584 [12MR]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 109), S4271 [8JY]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 1828), S487 [27JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 1738), S1234 [27FE]

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

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), S1820 [27MR]

Dept. of Education: allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (see S. 1968), S5919 [12NO]

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

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see S. 192), S1366 [6MR]

——— modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see S. 1739), S5051 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve field emergency medical services (see S. 2400), S3669 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3238 [21MY]

——— 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]

——— require the Inspector General to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking medical appointments and treatment at VA facilities and prohibit closure of such facilities (see S. 2316), S3238 [21MY]

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

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]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 1623), S291 [13JA]

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

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see S. 2833), S5787 [18SE]

——— 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]

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), S4272 [8JY]

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]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 2024), S1520 [11MR]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2270), S3368 [3JN]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 1349), S4706 [22JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2212), S2196 [7AP]

FRS: provide additional flexibility to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the business of insurance (see S. 1369), S822 [6FE]

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

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see S. 961), S3669 [12JN]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 397), S291 [13JA]

Immigration: require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is transferred to the State (see S. 2633), S5052 [29JY]

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]

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), S4404 [10JY]

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

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

Johnson, Henry: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see S. 2793), S5630 [16SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 474), S3668 [12JN]

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: improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S1653 [13MR]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional approval, provide restrictions on the use of national monuments, and establish requirements for declaration of marine national monuments (see S. 2608), S4621 [17JY]

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

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

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance (see S. Res. 443), S2953 [13MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S6095 [18NO]

NLRB: reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see S. 2814), S5994 [13NO]

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 certain small businesses from employer health insurance mandate and modify definition of full-time employee relative to mandate (see S. 2205), S2161 [3AP]

——— 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 amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 1647), S1693 [24MR]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S1282 [4MR]

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 527), S5051 [29JY]

SBA: increase maximum loan amount for loans under the Microloan program (see S. 2487), S3811 [18JN]

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

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), S1003 [24FE]

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]

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), S1820 [27MR]

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), S2796 [7MY]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 2234), S2327 [9AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S3295 [22MY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 1133), S1924 [1AP]

——— permit expensing of certain depreciable business assets for small businesses (see S. 1342), S2096 [2AP]

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), S3812 [18JN]

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), S3939 [24JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: allow the leasing of non-excess property to local education agencies and elementary and secondary schools at or below fair market value or for no consideration (see S. 2936), S6095 [18NO]

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]

Education: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 1909), S223 [9JA]

Employment: encourage corporate, academic, and social entities to develop rules requiring consideration of minority candidates when searching for a business vendor or filling leadership positions (see S. Res. 511), S4705 [22JY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see S. 1911), S223 [9JA]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see S. 2436), S3474 [5JN]

Taxation: increase access for the uninsured to high quality physician care by providing incentives for doctors to provide uncompensated care (see S. 2492), S3811 [18JN]

Certificates of election

Senate, S6239 [2DE]

Oaths of office

Senate, S6239 [2DE]

Remarks

Bay, Norman C.: nomination to FERC, S4758 [23JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 582), S2448 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: clarify that certain parental rights provisions under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program do not favor the use of grants or contracts over child care certificates, S1566 [12MR]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1566 [12MR]

Economy: importance of job creation, S344 [15JA]

Education: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (S. 1909), S344 [15JA]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system, S2145 [3AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S344 [15JA], S4126 [26JN], S5304 [31JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (S. 2436), S3476 [5JN]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, S344 [15JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S2145 [3AP]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate, S2145 [3AP]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (S. 1188), S344 [15JA]

South Carolina: tribute to Student Spaceflight Experiments Program participants, S6784• [12DE]

Taxation: increase access for the uninsured to high quality physician care by providing incentives for doctors to provide uncompensated care (S. 2492), S3813 [18JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, S2145 [3AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E357 [12MR]

Tributes

Dunlap, Robert L., S2791• [7MY]

Livingston, James E., S5306• [31JY]