OSSOFF, JON (a Senator from Georgia)

Amendments

Children and youth: clarify definition of sex tourism, prohibit use of affiliation with international organizations to further illicit sexual conduct, and include non-physical contact in definition of sexual activity (S. 4719), S7325 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), S4934 [21SE], S5028, S5030 [22SE], S5075, S5076, S5081, S5089 [27SE], S5309, S5310, S5311, S5358, S5495 [28SE], S5605, S5754, S5813, S5891 [29SE], S6563 [11OC]

Economy: use of budget reconciliation to fight inflation, reduce prescription drug and health care costs, address climate change, increase tax fairness, and reduce deficit (H.R. 5376), S4250 [6AU]

University of Georgia: tribute to football team (S. Res. 496), S448, S455 [1FE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S6625 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African-American Music Appreciation Month: designate (see S. Res. 693), S3160 [23JN]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: extend authorization (see S. 3633), S7071 [8DE]

Armed Forces: examine basic allowance for housing rates efficiency and efficacy, frequency and method of calculation, inclusion of school districts information, and need for alogorithm (see S. 4564), S3542 [20JY]

——— improve certain sexual assault and domestic violence prevention policies (see S. 4367), S2893 [9JN]

——— increase basic allowance for housing inside U.S. for members of uniformed services (see S. 4562), S3541 [20JY]

——— provide for portability of professional licenses of members and their spouses (see S. 1084), S674 [14FE]

——— provide non-medical counseling services for military families (see S. 3021), S4441 [6SE]

Augusta Canal National Heritage Area: extend authorization (see S. 3633), S7071 [8DE]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 521), S786 [17FE]

Bureau of Prisons: require Director be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate (see S. 3545), S442 [1FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to Capitol personnel on anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol (see S. Res. 490), S220 [13JA]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S1982 [5AP]

Chemicals: create intergovernmental coordination on addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination (see S. 4829), S6671 [14NO]

Children and youth: clarify definition of sex tourism, prohibit use of affiliation with international organizations to further illicit sexual conduct, and include non-physical contact in definition of sexual activity (see S. 4719), S3861 [2AU]

China: designate certain Hong Kong residents as priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern (see S. 295), S4541 [12SE]

Colleges and universities: condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students (see S. Res. 534), S991 [3MR]

Colleyville, TX: commend first responders and honor victims of hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue and reaffirm commitment to combat hate, bigotry, anti-Semitism, and violence against Jewish Americans (see S. Res. 526), S787 [17FE]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see S. 4557), S3543 [20JY] (see S. 4612), S3694 [26JY]

Courts: ensure that homicides can be prosecuted under Federal law without regard to time elapsed between act or omission that caused death of victim and death itself (see S. 10), S6779 [17NO]

——— establish cause of action for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see S. 3176), S787 [17FE]

——— limit judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relative to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (see S. 4524), S4640 [15SE]

Crime: eliminate statute of limitations for filing of civil claim for any person who, while minor, was victim of child sex abuse offenses (see S. 3103), S575 [8FE]

——— provide system for reviewing case files of cold case murders under Federal law at request of immediate family members (see S. 4549), S3377 [19JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize grants for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs (see S. 4604), S6671 [14NO]

——— establish waiver authority to address emergencies and supply chain disruptions for access to infant formula under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 4257), S2622 [19MY]

——— extend certain child nutrition waiver authority relative to school meals (see S. 3979), S1910 [31MR]

——— improve nutritional and other program requirements relative to purchases of locally produced food under National School Lunch Program (see S. 1401), S6669 [14NO]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize position of Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Travel and Tourism and statutorily establish U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (see S. 1947), S4620 [14SE]

Dept. of Defense: conduct study on barriers to home ownership by servicemembers (see S. 4561), S3541 [20JY]

——— establish joint training pipeline between U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (see S. 4718), S4858 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council: establish (see S. 4742), S4823 [19SE]

Dept. of Education: provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 96), S442 [1FE]

Dept. of Energy: provide grants and loan guarantees for commercial-scale implementation of transformative industrial technologies (see S. 3987), S2094 [7AP]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers, medically complex children, and certain adults who lack sufficient diapers or adult incontinence supplies (see S. 304), S3270 [13JY]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 3295), S4913 [21SE]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see S. 2700), S3003 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 1912), S1120 [10MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security Act: provide training to personnel on use of containment devices to prevent exposure to potential synthetic opioids (see S. 5114), S7071 [8DE]

Dept. of HUD: protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see S. 4485), S4442 [6SE]

Dept. of Justice: develop scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement personnel (see S. 4847), S6671 [14NO]

——— direct Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to carry out grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers (see S. 3860), S2622 [19MY]

——— make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see S. 2958), S4441 [6SE]

——— propose program to make treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers (see S. 4007), S2622 [19MY]

——— provide that Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants may be used for local law enforcement recruits’ education if they agree to serve in their communities (see S. 2151), S2621 [19MY]

——— reauthorize Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (see S. 3846), S2382 [9MY]

Dept. of State: establish Office of Press Freedom and create press freedom curriculum at National Foreign Affairs Training Center (see S. 204), S3542 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to demonstrate performance and reliability of heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel source (see S. 3806), S4822 [19SE]

——— reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see S. Res. 321), S4621 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish new requirements for State nursing homes for veterans that receive per diems (see S. 3004), S787 [17FE]

——— expand access of veterans to mental health care (see S. 3293), S2941 [14JN]

——— improve assistance for veterans with travel necessary for counseling, mental health services, health care, and other services (see S. 2627), S524 [3FE]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see S. 3541), S837 [28FE]

——— require lactation space in each medical center (see S. 4580), S6671 [14NO]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (see S. 888), S2665 [24MY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see S. 1848), S4913 [21SE]

——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 4556), S6741 [16NO]

FEC: limit authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds for political purposes, including political committees, to nonprofit corporations (see S. 3528), S382 [20JA]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1116), S2665 [24MY]

Federal Highway Administration: improve environmental review process for Federal aid highway projects through use of interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms (see S. 3), S6778 [17NO]

FEMA: include breast pumps and other lactation supplies and equipment in disaster relief and emergency response (see S. 3601), S1016 [7MR]

Ferencz, Benjamin B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 4587), S7071 [8DE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 1106), S6780 [17NO]

Freedom Riders: award Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see S. 3448), S1750 [23MR]

FTC: establish centralized system to allow individuals to request simultaneous deletion of their personal information across all data brokers (see S. 3627), S646 [10FE]

Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission: extend authorization (see S. 3633), S7071 [8DE]

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

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see S. 377), S101 [7JA]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 782), S4857 [20SE]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 2295), S647 [10FE]

Immigration: enable payment of certain U.S. officers and employees whose employment is authorized pursuant to grant of deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or temporary protected status (see S. 650), S2968 [15JN]

——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 3108), S1060 [8MR]

Information technology: enhance cybersecurity of health care and public health sector (see S. 3904), S1937 [4AP]

——— modernize Federal information security management and establish Cyber Incident Review Office and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) (see S. 3600), S648 [10FE]

Iran: award Congressional Gold Medal to former U.S. hostages of Iran Hostage Crisis for resilience throughout unprecedented ordeal and sacrifice to our country (see S. 2607), S1868 [30MR]

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

John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship: establish to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world (see S. 4800), S4479 [7SE]

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 679), S2968 [15JN]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see S. 1861), S49 [5JA]

Law enforcement: provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and behavioral health and suicidal crisis (see S. 4003), S2622 [19MY]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 652), S2752 [26MY]

Libraries: support infrastructure (see S. 127), S875 [1MR]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 828), S4639 [15SE]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 1873), S221 [13JA]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see S. 834), S190 [12JA]

Merit Systems Protection Board: permit hearing of certain cases relative to allegations of certain reprisals by FBI employees (see S. 4655), S3782 [28JY]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 3508), S2359 [5MY]

Motor vehicles: develop comprehensive, strategic plan for Federal electric vehicle fleet battery management (see S. 4057), S2666 [24MY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 745), S4045 [4AU]

National Blueberry Month: designate (see S. Res. 722), S3694 [26JY]

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

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 1596), S2220 [28AP]

Office To Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation: establish (see S. 223), S1936 [4AP]

Pensacola, FL: condemn terrorist attack at Naval Air Station and honor those who lost their lives or were injured (see S. Res. 861), S6999 [6DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 4822), S4541 [12SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 619), S2359 [5MY]

Queen Elizabeth II: tribute (see S. Res. 762), S4575 [13SE]

Railroad Retirement Board: exempt payments made from Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from budget sequestration (see S. 545), S7101 [12DE]

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

Schools: reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees and require mandatory certification for certain students (see S. 4602), S4914 [21SE]

Taxation: exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income (see S. 3505), S1982 [5AP]

——— provide credit for sustainable aviation fuel (see S. 2263), S3378 [19JY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1136), S2621 [19MY]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in beauty service industry (see S. 1233), S4514 [8SE]

Taylor, Charles I.: tribute (see S. Res. 563), S1832 [29MR]

U.S. Fire Administration: conduct on-site investigations of major fires (see S. 3845), S4045 [4AU]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 3623), S1121 [10MR]

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

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform job functions are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition (see S. 1486), S10092 [22DE]

——— improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see S. 765), S950 [2MR]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 1), S415 [31JA]

World War II: acknowledge and commemorate women who served in Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) (see S. Res. 502), S442 [1FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to troops who defended Bataan and Corregidor (see S. 1079), S3201 [11JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: waive cost-sharing under TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year (see S. 4388), S2939 [14JN]

Atlanta, GA: increase funding for stormwater management (see S. 4266), S2620 [19MY]

Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 718), S3639 [25JY]

Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board: extend termination date (see S. 3655), S752 [16FE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize additional period of beach nourishment for Tybee Island, GA (see S. 3646), S674 [14FE]

Correctional institutions: establish policies and procedures to notify next-of-kin or other emergency contact upon death, or serious illness or injury, of individual in Federal custody (see S. 4284), S2620 [19MY]

Courts: require establishment of defender organizations by Federal judicial districts (see S. 3878), S1253 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: extend authority to temporarily adjust basic military housing allowance in certain areas (see S. 4360), S2865 [8JN]

——— extend authorization of use of depot working capital funds for unspecified minor military construction projects for revitalization and recapitalization of defense industrial base facilities (see S. 4473), S3159 [23JN]

Dept. of Justice: develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders for interacting with persons with traumatic brain injury, another form of acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 4286), S2620 [19MY]

——— require Inspector General to conduct inspections of Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities, provide recommendations to fix problems, and assign each facility risk score (see S. 4988), S5225 [28SE]

Dept. of State: establish U.S. embassies in Vanuatu, Kiribati, and Tonga (see S. 4648), S3743 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: remove exclusion of certain small business concerns from disadvantaged business enterprise program (see S. 4413), S2968 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit imposition or collection of copayments for certain mental health outpatient care visits of veterans (see S. 4951), S5051 [27SE]

Discrimination: condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (see S. Res. 790), S4913 [21SE]

Federal agencies and departments: include list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget justifications (see S. 4477), S3159 [23JN]

FEMA: expand eligible uses of firefighter assistance grant funds to repair, modify, or improve fire stations and fire training facilities (see S. 4517), S3270 [13JY]

Financial institutions: modify requirements relative to regulation and examination of credit union organizations and service providers (see S. 4698), S3805 [1AU]

Georgia: authorize construction of project for navigation at Brunswick Harbor (see S. 3883), S1270 [21MR]

——— establish program to provide environmental assistance in Chattahoochee River Basin (see S. 3610), S612 [9FE]

International Black Aviation Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 528), S836 [28FE]

Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see S. 3494), S189 [12JA]

National Archives and Records Administration: submit plan to Congress to eliminate records backlog at National Personnel Records Center (see S. 4816), S4541 [12SE]

Senator Johnny Isakson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 4359), S2865 [8JN]

Space policy: require report on Federal support to cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems (see S. 4123), S2246 [2MY]

University of Georgia: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 496), S382 [20JA]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 6617), motion to proceed, S703 [15FE], S765 [17FE]

Blackwell, Jerry W.: nomination to be district judge, S6817 [28NO], S6929 [1DE]

Chun, John H.: nomination to be district judge, S1141 [14MR], S1217 [16MR]

Coloretti, Nani A.: nomination to be OMB Deputy Director, S1769 [24MR], S1818 [29MR]

Douglas, Dana M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6955 [5DE], S7052 [8DE]

Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), S6772 [17NO], S6817 [28NO]

Geraghty, Sarah E.: nomination to be district judge, S1141 [14MR], S1218 [16MR]

Hartley, Jane: nomination to be Ambassador to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, S2647 [24MY]

Jackson, Ketanji Brown: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S1952 [5AP], S2060 [7AP]

Nardacci, Anne M.: nomination to be district judge, S6772 [17NO], S6871 [30NO]

Postal Service: provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), S947 [2MR]

——— provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), motion to proceed, S621 [10FE], S1011 [7MR]

Pryor, Doris L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6817 [28NO], S6929 [1DE]

Privilege of the floor

Lai, Borchien, S2366 [5MY]

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 (H.R. 3755), motion to proceed, S832 [28FE]

Albany, GA: anniversary of Marine Corps Logistics Base, S873• [1MR]

Arizona: anniversary of Rodeo-Chediski Fire (S. Res. 667), S2873 [8JN]

Atlanta, GA: hosting of el Super Clasico soccer game, S4965• [22SE]

Bremen, GA: Jones Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9775• [21DE]

Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board: extend termination date (S. 3655), S5135 [28SE]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, S332, S342, S343 [19JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), S2954 [15JN]

Federal aid programs: provide coronavirus relief for restaurants, gyms, minor league sports teams, border business, live venue service providers, exclave businesses, and transportation services providers (S. 4008), motion to proceed, S2615 [19MY]

Goldberg, Philip S.: nomination to be Ambassador to Republic of Korea, S2366, S2367 [5MY]

Latin American Association: anniversary, S1748 [23MR]

Lipstadt, Deborah E.: nomination to be Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, S1857 [30MR]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), House amendment, S332, S342, S343 [19JA]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2367 [5MY]

Russia: counter aggression against Ukraine and Eastern European allies, expedite U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, and impose sanctions relative to actions with respect to Ukraine (S. 3488), S193 [12JA]

Senate: legislative program, S194 [12JA], S2367 [5MY], S2873 [8JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in U.S. v. Seefried, et al (S. Res. 665), S2872 [8JN]

——— authorize testimony and representation in U.S. v. Williams (S. Res. 666), S2872, S2873 [8JN]

Senator Johnny Isakson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office, Atlanta, GA: designate (S. 4359), S3734 [27JY]

Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (H.R. 350), motion to proceed, S2721 [26MY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S332, S342, S343 [19JA]

Tributes

Brown, Kornisha McGill, S9775• [21DE]

Brown, Silas, IV, S9775• [21DE]

Carter, Mandy, S9775• [21DE]

Countryman, Gregory D., Jr., S6899• [30NO]

del Rio, Carlos, S6899• [30NO]

Gruner, America, S6899• [30NO]

Lyons, Patti, S6899• [30NO]

McLendon, Marty, S6899• [30NO]

Simmons, Daniel, S9776• [21DE]

Stokely, Nicholas J., S7246 [15DE]