FISCHER, DEB (a Senator from Nebraska)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), S4982 [22SE], S5062 [27SE], S5328, S5331 [28SE], S5576, S5577, S5671, S5892 [29SE], S6906 [30NO]

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), S4257, S4310, S4325, S4397, S4399 [6AU]

FCC: allow domestic violence survivors to separate mobile phone lines from shared plans involving abusers, help survivors enroll in Lifeline Program, and ensure calls or texts to hotlines do not appear on call logs (S. 120), S1257 [17MR]

Appointments

Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the U.S. 3+1 Interparliamentary Group, S6049 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abe, Shinzo: tribute (see S. Res. 706), S3270 [13JY]

Abortion: prohibit award of Federal funds to higher education institutions that host or are affiliated with student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees (see S. 2408), S2155 [26AP]

Aviation: clarify application of sanctions relative to unmanned combat aerial vehicles following change to U.N. Register of Conventional Arms (see S. 3421), S6696 [15NO]

Belarus: condemn political repression on anniversary of 2020 fraudulent presidential election (see S. Res. 708), S3270 [13JY]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 515), S707 [15FE]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see S. 1125), S4913 [21SE]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: reauthorize and update (see S. 3899), S4442 [6SE]

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]

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

Courts: provide liability protection for sharing of information on robocalls and other illegal calls by or with consortium that traces back origin of such calls and for receipt of such information by consortium (see S. 3335), S352 [19JA]

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]

Critical Munitions Acquisition Fund: establish (see S. 4972), S5225 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize National Detector Dog Training Center (see S. 3678), S2094 [7AP]

——— establish pilot program to provide competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to facilitate research, workforce development, and entrepreneurship to communities (see S. 4730), S3861 [2AU]

——— 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), S2586 [18MY]

——— reauthorize and improve ReConnect loan and grant program (see S. 5137), S6857 [29NO]

Dept. of Commerce: apply Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of Assistant Sec. for Communications and Information in carrying out Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (see S. 3671), S753 [16FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize additional appropriations to increase production of munitions and ammunition to deter Russian and Chinese aggression (see S. 5034), S5541 [29SE]

——— prohibit from requiring contractors to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 5269), S7252 [15DE]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 41), S1225 [16MR]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Programs’’ (see S.J. Res. 39), S708 [15FE]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see S. 4203), S4046 [4AU]

——— furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see S. 4541), S3308 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for Disinformation Governance Board (see S. 4124), S2494 [12MY]

——— require comprehensive southern border strategy (see S. 4642), S3863 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions (see S. 4901), S4856 [20SE]

Dept. of Labor: provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation (see S. 4507), S3239 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Defense Exportability Transfer Account (see S. 4947), S4970 [22SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve pilot program on acceptance of donated facilities and related improvements to account for issues relative to inflation (see S. 5059), S5542 [29SE]

——— prohibit use of funds to provide emergency assistance at southern U.S. border resulting from repeal of certain public health orders (see S. 4082), S2153 [26AP]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see S. 4940), S4969 [22SE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers’’ (see S.J. Res. 46), S2709 [25MY]

DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 642), S2544 [17MY]

FAA: extend existing aviation workforce development programs and provide grants to develop aviation manufacturing and supplier workforce (see S. 5324), S9625 [20DE]

——— raise mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (see S. 4607), S3639 [25JY]

FCC: issue rule providing that certain low power television stations may be accorded primary status as Class A television licensees (see S. 3405), S1179 [15MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require regulators to disclose impact of proposed regulations on food or energy prices (see S. 4610), S3694 [26JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1116), S2093 [7AP]

Firearms: remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see S. 2050), S2544 [17MY]

FTC: prohibit email service providers from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam (see S. 4409), S2968 [15JN]

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]

Health: disapprove Dept. of the Treasury and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see S.J. Res. 43), S2276 [3MY]

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

Immigration: extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 4370), S3341 [18JY]

——— permanently bar aliens who are ordered removed after failing to appear at removal proceeding, absent exceptional circumstances, from becoming permanent U.S. residents (see S. 4636), S3863 [2AU]

Iran: condemn death of Mahsa Amini in Iranian custody, discrimination against women, and use of violence to suppress protests, and support right to self-determination and protest (see S. Res. 803), S5226 [28SE]

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

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

Medicare: combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in hospital outpatient setting (see S. 586), S159 [11JA]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see S. 3018), S6670 [14NO]

National 4–H Week: designate (see S. Res. 817), S5543 [29SE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 858), S6962 [5DE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 858), S6962 [5DE]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1725), S5544 [29SE]

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 849), S6823 [28NO]

National Move Over Law Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 734), S5545 [29SE]

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

National Poll Worker Recruitment Day: observance (see S. Res. 510), S647 [10FE]

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

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 583), S2041 [6AP]

National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 630), S2450 [11MY]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 723), S3694 [26JY]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 562), S1832 [29MR]

National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 537), S1016 [7MR]

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 1596), S1120 [10MR]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see S. 4202), S4858 [20SE]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 781), S4857 [20SE]

Power resources: prohibit importation of petroleum products from Russia, establish ethanol tax credit and extend biodiesel and renewable diesel incentives, and amend ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations (see S. 3787), S1059 [8MR]

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

Rail Safety Week: designate (see S. Res. 798), S5052 [27SE]

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

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 (see S. 3652), S706 [15FE]

——— prohibit importation of petroleum and petroleum products from Russia (see S. 3718), S992 [3MR]

SBA: prohibit from directly making loans under 7(a) loan program (see S. 3382), S2246 [2MY]

SEC: prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 5135), S7101 [12DE]

——— provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior citizen investors and policyholders (see S. 3529), S3161 [23JN]

Senate: require any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by World Health Assembly be subject to ratification (see S. 4343), S2867 [8JN]

Senate Rules: create point of order against spending that will increase inflation unless inflation is not greater than certain percentage (see S. 3495), S352 [19JA]

Shipping industry: update global ocean shipping industry regulations and establish reciprocal trade opportunities to help reduce trade imbalances with foreign countries (see S. 3580), S1121 [10MR]

Taiwan: require plan on emergency military assistance to Taiwan and other support to Taiwan’s defensive capabilities (see S. 4331), S2751 [26MY]

Taxation: enhance tax benefits for research activities (see S. 749), S2450 [11MY]

——— exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (see S. 5021), S7035 [7DE]

——— 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]

——— require that online contributions to political organizations require credit verification value (see S. 4938), S4969 [22SE]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see S. 4105), S3271 [13JY]

Transportation Security Administration: standardize enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple programs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credential, HAZMAT Endorsement, and PreCheck programs (see S. 4298), S2665 [24MY]

Ukraine: provide enhanced authority for President to enter into agreements with Ukraine to lend or lease defense articles to protect civilian populations from Russian military invasion (see S. 3522), S576 [8FE]

——— recognize, honor, and commend women who have contributed to fight for freedom and defense of Ukraine (see S. Res. 589), S2092 [7AP]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to troops who defended Bataan and Corregidor (see S. 1079), S2493 [12MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: establish cattle contract library (see S. 4030), S2091 [7AP]

——— remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under emergency conservation program (see S. 5007), S5540 [29SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish demonstration grant program to provide emergency relief to foster youth and improve pre-placement services offered by foster care stabilization agencies (see S. 4762), S3919 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants for recruitment activities (see S. 5103), S6740 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise rules for approval of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance (see S. 4766), S4044 [4AU]

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

Investments: increase annual limitation on purchases by individuals of Series I U.S. savings bonds during periods of high inflation (see S. 4952), S5051 [27SE]

Maritime Administration: publicly report cargo preference data on annual basis (see S. 5090), S6695 [15NO]

National Advisory Council on Indian Education: include at least 1 president of Tribal college or university and require Depts. of Education and the Interior to consider Council’s reports in budget material preparation (see S. 5104), S6740 [16NO]

School Bus Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 795), S4970 [22SE]

Ships and vessels: authorize nonpecuniary damages in action resulting from cruise ship voyage occurring on high seas (see S. 4034), S2091 [7AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (see S. 3750), S990 [3MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S9719 [21DE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to Russian invasion of Ukraine, S939 [2MR]

Cincinnati Bengals (football team): tribute, S730 [16FE]

Crime: urge development of strategy to counter rise in violent crime (S. Res. 636), S2564 [18MY]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, S313 [19JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S136 [11JA], S2564 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), S4957 [22SE]

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), S4016 [4AU], S4198 [6AU]

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, S9719 [21DE]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), House amendment, S313 [19JA], S9719 [21DE]

——— extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), unanimous-consent request, S9719 [21DE]

National Police Week: observance, S2564 [18MY]

Nuclear weapons: importance of effective and modern strategic deterrence policy, S1286–S1288 [22MR]

Olympic Games: support diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Games in China, encourage U.S. athletes, and condemn International Olympic Committee for failure to choose host country that recognizes and respects human rights, S560 [8FE]

Railroads: provide for resolution of issues in certain railway labor-management dispute, S4556 [13SE]

Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, S939 [2MR]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S136 [11JA], S313 [19JA]

Taxation: modify electric vehicle tax credit, S4198 [6AU]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S313 [19JA], S9719 [21DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (S. 3750), S1741 [23MR]

Tributes

Burrow, Joe, S730 [16FE]

Gerrard, John, S640 [10FE]

Morgan, Stanley, S730 [16FE]

Richard, Charles A., S7195 [14DE]

Taylor, Zac, S730 [16FE]