SESSIONS, JEFF (a Senator from Alabama)

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5805 [18SE]

——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5155 [30JY]

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), S2729, S2736, S2737 [6MY], S2817 [7MY], S2882 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S5707 [17SE], S5832 [18SE]

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), S6817 [13DE]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S449 [16JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S2017 [1AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4230, S4231 [7JY], S4277 [8JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4999 [28JY]

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

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S183 [8JA], S827 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 477), S3719 [17JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S599 [29JA]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S5784 [18SE]

Bush, George: tribute (see S. Res. 471), S3604 [11JN]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see S. 1500), S1048 [25FE]

——— temporarily limit the use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 2510), S3940 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (see S. 2529), S4003 [25JN]

——— prohibit applicants from enrolling in a health plan on an exchange, in Medicaid, or in a child health plan if their self-attested personal information is inconsistent with Federal data sources (see S. 2701), S5375 [8SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3368 [3JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 2930), S6627 [11DE]

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

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]

——— 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 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]

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), S2195 [7AP]

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), S1585 [12MR]

Immigration: extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 2463), S3604 [11JN]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see S. 2631), S4620 [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), S224 [9JA]

Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S. Res. 530), S5135 [30JY]

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), S2615 [1MY]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (see S. 2122), S1872 [31MR]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S4225 [7JY]

Moldova: support sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, call for removal of Russian forces, and resolve conflict in Transnistria territory (see S. Res. 411), S2196 [7AP]

National Prostate Cancer Council: establish (see S. 2813), S5628 [16SE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 556), S5698 [17SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S3604 [11JN]

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]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see S. 2106), S1693 [24MR]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see S. 1848), S224 [9JA]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (see S. 1590), S224 [9JA]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 2706), S5435 [9SE]

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]

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), S1233 [27FE]

Taxation: provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 862), S1775 [26MR]

——— require student Social Security numbers and employer identification numbers for education tax credits (see S. 2702), S5375 [8SE]

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]

U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving missing children (see S. 2528), S4003 [25JN]

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]

Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see S. 409), S1519 [11MR]

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]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 573), S5784 [18SE]

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

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

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 414), S2194 [7AP]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 575), S5784 [18SE]

Schlesinger, James R.: tribute (see S. Res. 472), S3604 [11JN]

Motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5204 [31JY]

Remarks

Adegbile, Debo P.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S1262–S1264 [4MR]

——— suitability to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division relative to actions as NAACP Legal Defense Fund director of litigation in representing Mumia Abu-Jamal, S1262–S1264 [4MR]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S671 [3FE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S5658 [17SE]

——— making consolidated appropriations, S401 [16JA], S6757 [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendment, S277 [13JA], S925 [12FE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5658 [17SE], S5752 [18SE]

——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S4978 [28JY], S5201, S5202, S5204, S5205 [31JY]

——— 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, S5081 [30JY], S5164 [31JY]

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), S3590 [11JN]

——— 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, S5178 [31JY]

——— 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, S61–S63 [7JA], S841 [10FE], S925 [12FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), motion to proceed, S840 [10FE], S925 [12FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1196 [27FE]

Baran, Jeffery M.: nomination to the NRC, S5688 [17SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1854 [31MR], S2141–S2143, S2148 [3AP]

——— allocation of unemployment benefits extension funding relative to budget spending limits, S277 [13JA]

——— deficit, S925 [12FE], S1196–S1199 [27FE], S1854 [31MR], S2141–S2143 [3AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, S925 [12FE]

Burns, Stephen G.: nomination to the NRC, S5688 [17SE]

Burwell, Sylvia Mathews: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S3415–S3417 [4JN], S3441 [5JN]

Carper, Senator: National Energy Resource Organization Distinguished Service Award recipient, S3926 [24JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (S. Res. 404), unanimous-consent request, S1861, S1862 [31MR]

Climate: global warming, S1371–S1373 [10MR], S3327 [2JN]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S1373 [10MR], S3327 [2JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 582), S2445 [29AP]

——— legislative priorities, S11 [6JA]

Constitution Day: observance, S5658 [17SE]

Cook, Elisebeth Collins: nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, S3212 [21MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, S3269 [22MY]

Courts: decision regarding Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, S641–S644 [30JA]

Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (S. Res. 407), S1842 [31MR]

Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S3832 [19JN]

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, S6757 [12DE]

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, S3590 [11JN], S5178 [31JY]

Donovan, Sec. of HUD: nomination to be OMB Director, S4380 [10JY]

——— suitability to be OMB Directore relative to alleged financial mismanagement at Dept. of HUD, S4380–S4382 [10JY]

Employment: expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable, S1909–S1912 [1AP]

——— expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (S. 202), unanimous-consent request, S4129 [26JN]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation mandatory, S2141 [3AP]

EPA: proposed rule to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, S3326 [2JN]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), House amendment, S401 [16JA]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), S587 [29JA]

Florida State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 331), S298 [13JA]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, S641–S644 [30JA]

Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S4641–S4643 [21JY]

——— impact of Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students on increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S4129 [26JN], S4199–S4202 [7JY]

——— impact of guest worker program and legalized immigration on employment, S469 [27JA], S632–S635 [30JA]

——— impact of legalized immigration on U.S. wages, S2997 [14MY]

——— influx of minors illegally entering U.S. alone, S4129 [26JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), S5337 [5AU], S5353 [8SE]

——— misconception by illegal immigrants that unaccompanied children and women traveling with minors will not be deported, S3914 [24JN], S4130 [26JN]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, expedite processing of minors entering across the southern border, and reimburse States for National Guard deployments (S. 2666), S5165 [31JY]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens, S4978–S4980 [28JY], S5201, S5204 [31JY], S5659 [17SE], S5752 [18SE]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (S. 2631), S4642 [21JY], S4886, S4889, S4890 [24JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), S5337 [5AU], S5353 [8SE]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S., S6757–S6760 [12DE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, S4602–S4605 [17JY]

——— reform, S1909–S1912 [1AP], S2338 [10AP], S3914 [24JN], S4199–S4202 [7JY], S4642 [21JY], S5163 [31JY], S5335–S5337 [5AU], S5352–S5354 [8SE], S5519–S5522 [10SE]

——— reform (S. 744), S469 [27JA], S632–S635 [30JA], S1862 [31MR], S2997–S2999 [14MY], S4128, S4129 [26JN]

——— request for emergency funds to address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S4643 [21JY]

——— require enforcement of existing immigration laws, S3914 [24JN], S4130 [26JN]

Inhofe, Senator: National Energy Resource Organization Distinguished Service Award recipient, S3926 [24JN]

Iraq: U.S. policy, S213 [9JA]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (S. 2673), unanimous-consent request, S5322 [1AU]

Lodge, Virginia Tyler: nomination to the TVA Board of Directors, S6437 [9DE]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S1844, S1854 [31MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), S1854 [31MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (S. 2122), unanimous-consent request, S1844 [31MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (S. 2157), S1854 [31MR]

——— repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare and Medicaid payments (S. 2157), unanimous-consent request, S1844 [31MR]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 414), S2373 [10AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S4891 [24JY], S6327–S6329 [4DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to enforcement of immigration laws, S2338 [10AP], S4641–S4643 [21JY], S4885, S4889, S4890 [24JY], S4978–S4980 [28JY], S5081 [30JY], S5163 [31JY], S5335–S5337 [5AU], S5352–S5354 [8SE]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S213–S215 [9JA]

——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S1372 [10MR]

——— evaluation of foreign policy, S1262 [4MR], S3832 [19JN]

——— use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S6327–S6329 [4DE], S6842 [15DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1909 [1AP], S2141, S2148 [3AP]

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (S. 1821), unanimous-consent request, S1350 [6MR]

Point of order, S1197 [27FE], S1855 [31MR], S2148 [3AP], S3591 [11JN], S5204 [31JY]

Rivers: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) river systems conflict resolution, S3269 [22MY]

Rodriguez, Leon: nomination to be Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director, S2152–S2154 [3AP]

——— suitability to be Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director relative to commitment to enforce existing immigration laws, S2152–S2154 [3AP]

Saldana, Sarah R.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S6842 [15DE]

Senate: legislative process, S401 [16JA], S4379 [10JY], S5658–S5660 [17SE]

Senate Rules: prohibit ‘‘filling the amendment tree’’ by preventing a Senator from filing a second degree amendment to his or her first degree amendment, S401 [16JA], S5659 [17SE]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S5659 [17SE]

Supreme Court: decision in NLRB v. Noel Canning on legality of recess appointments of certain members, S4130 [26JN]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (S. 91), unanimous-consent request, S4129 [26JN]

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., S3832 [19JN]

Ukraine: oppose Russian involvement in political situation, S1262 [4MR]

——— provide for costs of loan guarantees (H.R. 4152), S1638, S1640 [13MR]

——— support sovereignty and democracy (S. 2124), motion to proceed, S1638, S1640, S1642 [13MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, S1909 [1AP], S2141, S2148 [3AP]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S213 [9JA], S277 [13JA], S309 [14JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S11 [6JA], S61 [7JA]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1196 [27FE]

Walter, Ronald A.: nomination to the TVA Board of Directors, S6437 [9DE]

Statements

Clarify Treatment of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Health Plans in Which Expatriates Are the Primary Enrollees: by, S6772 [12DE]

Tributes

Begich, Senator, S6671 [11DE]

Blau, Edward, S3177 [20MY]

Callender, William E., Sr., S758 [4FE]

Chanbliss, Senator, S6671 [11DE]

Coburn, Senator, S6669 [11DE]

Day, Joseph, S5430• [9SE]

Few, Walter J. (Jimmie), S758• [4FE]

Griffin, Gabe, S5622• [16SE]

Lanier, J. Smith, II, S889• [11FE]

Levin, Senator, S6704 [12DE]

Miller, John R., Jr., S1816• [27MR]

Mize, Ola Lee, S1816• [27MR]

Pryor, Senator, S6371 [8DE]

Rockefeller, Senator, S6671 [11DE]

Samford, Yetta G., Jr., S889• [11FE]

Sherrer, Wayman G., S5045• [29JY]

Thomas, Joab L., S1868• [31MR]