SASSE, BEN (a Senator from Nebraska)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1892 [25MR], S2067 [26MR]
Bureau of the Census: extend authority to conduct the quarterly financial report program (H.R. 3116), S7167, S7171 [6OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4105 [11JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1204 [27FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4853 [8JY], S4955 [9JY]
Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2158, S2178 [14AP]
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. 22), S5546 [23JY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2511, S2531 [29AP]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8392, S8393 [3DE]
Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2158, S2178 [14AP]
Appointments
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S6469 [8SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 50), S2041 [26MR]
——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 48), S2041 [26MR]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 582), S1161 [26FE]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1553), S4103 [11JN]
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 334), S6938 [24SE]
Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (see S. Res. 191), S3679 [3JN]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 88), S1162 [26FE]
Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 6), S772 [4FE]
Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (see S. Res. 212), S4602 [24JN]
Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, honor Armed Forces members who lost their lives, commend those caring for injured and investigating incident, and express condolences to those affected (see S. Res. 227), S5210 [21JY]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see S. 527), S983 [12FE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1), S10 [6JA]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 51), S2042 [26MR]
EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 24), S7491 [26OC]
——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 23), S7491 [26OC]
——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 1239), S4105 [11JN]
FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see S. 571), S8241 [1DE]
Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S4250 [17JN]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 226), S348 [21JA]
Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S6975 [28SE]
Ford, Wendell H.: tribute (see S. Res. 38), S421 [22JA]
France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see S. Res. 313), S7966 [16NO]
——— tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]
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. 1919), S6296 [4AU]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]
Iran: call for release of detained U.S. citizens (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2761 [11MY]
——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S591 [28JA]
——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2042 [26MR]
Lafayette, LA: condemn attack and offer condolences to community, families, and victims of movie theater shooting and commend first responders and those caring for the injured and investigating the incident (see S. Res. 231), S5928 [27JY]
Liu Xiaobo Plaza, Washington, DC: designate (see S. Res. 224), S6940 [24SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 1), S11 [6JA]
National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 312), S7913 [10NO]
Netanyahu, Benjamin: welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel (see S. Res. 76), S984 [12FE]
NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S985 [12FE]
Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL (see S. Res. 322), S8191 [30NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1861), S6075 (see S. 1881), S6073 [28JY]
——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see S. 1836), S6075 [28JY]
Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 667), S8161 [19NO]
Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7472 [22OC]
Schweiker, Richard S.: tribute (see S. Res. 250), S6533 [9SE]
Taxation: provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S7273 [8OC]
——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 950), S2402 [23AP]
Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]
Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (see S. Res. 82), S984 [12FE]
U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see S. 1238), S2729 [7MY]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. Con. Res. 25), S8160 [19NO]
Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S.J. Res. 22), S6809 [17SE]
——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S4104 [11JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S8884 [18DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 2066), S6893 [22SE]
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency: submit a report to Congress on Inspector General mandates (see S. 2128), S7123 [5OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide a transition plan for individuals impacted by implementation (see S. 673), S1303 [4MR]
SSA: prohibit issuance of Social Security numbers to individuals given deferred action under immigration Executive actions (see S. 748), S1528 [16MR]
Certificates of election
Senate, S4 [6JA]
Cloture motions
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S407 [22JA], S454, S455 [26JA], S626 [29JA]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to proceed, S7963 [16NO]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to proceed, S7129 [6OC], S7244 [8OC]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2699 [7MY], S2786 [12MY], S2912 [14MY]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6161 [30JY], S6227 [3AU]
Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7675 [30OC], S7697 [3NO]
Discharge petitions signed
NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1072 [24FE]
Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7675 [30OC]
Motions
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S7963 [16NO]
Oaths of office
Senate, S5 [6JA]
Remarks
Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6630 [15SE]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S8777–S8779 [17DE]
——— evaluation of strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S8502–S8504 [8DE], S8594 [10DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6630 [15SE]
——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8537 [9DE]
——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 1624), S7084 [1OC]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (S. 2045), S8537 [9DE]
Senate: legislative process, S7697–S7701 [3NO]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S7701 [3NO]