SASSE, BEN (a Senator from Nebraska)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), S5734, S5812, S5881, S5891, S5919, S5921 [29SE]

Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), S6745 [16NO], S6834 [29NO]

Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), S3162 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: tribute to pro-life movement for historic victory in Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see S. Res. 705), S3310 [14JY]

Aviation: clarify application of sanctions relative to unmanned combat aerial vehicles following change to U.N. Register of Conventional Arms (see S. 3421), S2941 [14JN]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: reauthorize and update (see S. 3899), S1289 [22MR]

China: counter military-civil fusion strategy of Chinese Communist Party and prevent U.S. contributions to development of dual-use technology in China (see S. 4142), S2339 [4MY]

——— designate Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region residents as priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern (see S. 1080), S3309 [14JY]

——— impose sanctions and other measures in response to failure to allow investigation into origins of coronavirus at suspect laboratories in Wuhan (see S. 3463), S118 [10JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Office of Civic Bridgebuilding (see S. 4530), S3308 [14JY]

Council on Environmental Quality: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions’’ (see S.J. Res. 55), S3270 [13JY]

Crime: clarify and strengthen certain violent crime laws (see S. 4628), S3743 [27JY]

——— urge development of strategy to counter rise in violent crime (see S. Res. 636), S2519 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 839), S2131 [25AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers (see S. 3674), S785 [17FE]

Electoral Count Act: reform to remove ambiguity and provide clear procedures in selecting President and Vice President and provide guidelines for when candidates can receive Federal transition resources (see S. 4573), S3542 [20JY]

EPA: expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 5145), S6857 [29NO]

Europe: reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation and expediting U.S. natural gas exports and impose sanctions on development of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see S. 819), S2420 [10MY]

Federal agencies and departments: develop recommendations on comprehensive grand strategy relative to U.S. relationship with China (see S. 5039), S5541 [29SE]

Government regulations: reform Federal regulatory permitting and project review processes for energy and infrastructure projects (see S. 4815), S4541 [12SE]

Hatch, Orrin G.: tribute (see S. Res. 621), S2359 [5MY]

Hodges, Kaneaster, Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 593), S2093 [7AP]

Intelligence services: prohibit certain former employees of intelligence community from providing certain services to countries that are state sponsors of terrorism, China, and Russia (see S. 4456), S3075 [22JN]

Iran: continue certain Executive orders imposing U.S. sanctions and prevent waiver of certain sanctions until Iran ceases attempts to assassinate U.S. officials, citizens, and Iranian nationals in U.S. (see S. 4924), S4969 [22SE]

IRS: prohibit additional funding to be used to audit certain taxpayers (see S. 4817), S4541 [12SE]

——— provide accountability for funding provided under Inflation Reduction Act (see S. 5100), S6740 [16NO]

Isakson, Johnny: tribute (see S. Res. 484), S49 [5JA]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: clarify provision relative to certain contents of registrations (see S. 4254), S2586 [18MY]

Medicaid: require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 3500), S220 [13JA]

Medicare: provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 1873), S2190 [27AP]

Month of Life: designate (see S. 4539), S3308 [14JY]

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 643), S2586 [18MY]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 729), S3783 [28JY]

Office of Global Competition Analysis: establish (see S. 4368), S2893 [9JN]

Reid, Harry: tribute (see S. Res. 485), S81 [6JA]

Taxation: provide child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before due date for return of tax for the taxable year (see S. 3537), S413 [31JA]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see S. 4105), S5544 [29SE]

Walorski, Jackie: tribute (see S. Res. 748), S4214 [6AU]

Yemen: impose sanctions relative to Ansarallah and its officials (see S. 3532), S382 [20JA]

Young, Don: tribute (see S. Res. 565), S1832 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: provide emergency use authorization for certain coronavirus diagnostic tests approved for use in European Union (see S. 3516), S275 [18JA]

Members of Congress: prohibit from buying or selling individual securities and lobbying for compensation after leaving Congress (see S. 3550), S442 [1FE]

Taiwan: recognize value of tax agreement (see S. Res. 715), S3612 [21JY]

Remarks

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (S. 4132), motion to proceed, S2433 [11MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S1242, S1244, S1245 [17MR]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to Russian invasion of Ukraine, S829 [28FE], S1244, S1245 [17MR]

China: support to Russia relative to its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, S2302 [4MY]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, S211–S213 [13JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), S5945, S5946 [29SE]

Economy: address growing inflation, S4806–S4808 [15SE]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts and strength of democracy and rule of law (H.R. 2471), House amendment, S1242, S1244, S1245 [17MR]

Iran: support Iranian people protesting for human rights and government reform, S5123 [28SE]

Middle East: anniversary of Abraham Accords Declaration (S. Res. 773), S4806 [15SE]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), House amendment, S211–S213 [13JA]

Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, S829 [28FE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S211–S213 [13JA]

Ukraine: making emergency supplemental appropriations in response to crisis, S1242, S1244, S1245 [17MR]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S211–S213 [13JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S10088 [22DE]

Resignations

Senate, S7003 [6DE]