GRAHAM, LINDSEY (a Senator from South Carolina)
Amendments
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 7776), S7145 [13DE], S7260 [15DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), S4982 [22SE], S5081 [27SE], S5322, S5324, S5326, S5327, S5331 [28SE], S5597, S5605, S5607, S5789, S5812, S5816, S5834, S5842, S5907, S5908, S5914 [29SE], S6556 [11OC], S6697 [15NO], S6906 [30NO]
Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), S5312 [28SE]
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), S4170, S4310, S4348, S4397 [6AU]
Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), S6745 [16NO], S6834 [29NO]
Federal agencies and departments: amend description of how performance goals are achieved (H.R. 2617), S9643 [20DE], S10000, S10001, S10006 [21DE], S10063, S10072 [22DE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4346), S3616 [21JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abe, Shinzo: tribute (see S. Res. 706), S3270 [13JY]
Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see S. 4787), S4214 [6AU]
AID: authorize New Partnerships Initiative to expand and diversify partner base and provide more entry points for organizations to work with AID (see S. 2509), S3612 [21JY]
Albright, Madeleine Korbel: tribute (see S. Res. 585), S2092 [7AP]
American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see S. 3607), S612 [9FE]
Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see S. 3472), S352 [19JA]
Armed Forces: preserve readiness by limiting separations based on coronavirus vaccination status and continuing pay and benefits for members while religious and health accommodations are pending (see S. 4925), S6780 [17NO]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 521), S786 [17FE]
Climate: produce national climate adaptation and resilience strategy (see S. 3531), S837 [28FE]
Coastal Barrier Resources Act: amend (see S. 5185), S6962 [5DE]
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]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into regular appropriations process (see S. 2790), S6941 [1DE]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 403), S7034 [7DE]
Council on Environmental Quality: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions’’ (see S.J. Res. 55), S3270 [13JY]
Courts: establish appropriate penalties for cocaine-related offenses (see S. 4116), S2219 [28AP]
——— limit judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relative to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (see S. 4524), S3270 [13JY]
Crime: clarify and strengthen certain violent crime laws (see S. 4628), S3743 [27JY]
——— express that transnational criminal organizations, including illicit economies, illicit trade, and trade-based money laundering, threaten national interests and national security of U.S. and its allies (see S. Res. 610), S2275 [3MY]
——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 5089), S6695 [15NO]
Dept. of Defense: modify position of coordinator for detained Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) members and relevant displaced populations in Syria and address humanitarian and security crisis at camps (see S. 4996), S5225 [28SE]
——— provide for emergency acquisition authority in event of armed attack against U.S. ally or partner by foreign adversary (see S. 4805), S4514 [8SE]
Dept. of Education: allow families with children in Title I schools to put unused Federal education funds toward in-person education should their school close due to coronavirus or teachers union strikes (see S. 3554), S524 [3FE]
——— disapprove rule relative to grants to charter schools (see S.J. Res. 60), S4514 [8SE]
——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see S. 744), S3744 [27JY]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 41), S1833 [29MR]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Programs’’ (see S.J. Res. 39), S2276 [3MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center and expand grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for human rights violators (see S. 4021), S2041 [6AP]
——— reauthorize and expand National Threat Assessment Center (see S. 391), S2968 [15JN]
Dept. of Justice: broaden scope of individuals subject to prosecution for war crimes (see S. 4240), S2586 [18MY]
——— reauthorize Cops on the Beat grant program (see S. 3374), S2493 [12MY]
Dept. of State: designate Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as foreign terrorist organization (see S. 5164), S7072 [8DE]
——— establish Assistant Sec. of State for Arctic Affairs (see S. 2967), S352 [19JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow for transfer and redemption of abandoned savings bonds (see S. 2854), S221 [13JA]
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), S2219 [28AP]
Diseases and disorders: prevent future pandemics (see S. 4074), S2092 [7AP]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1408), S1178 [15MR]
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]
FBI: require trauma-informed experts be part of child interviews for investigations of child sexual exploitation or abuse, production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking (see S. 4926), S4969 [22SE]
FCC: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (see S. 4699), S3860 [2AU]
FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about advertisements (see S. 5054), S5542 [29SE]
Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices: establish (see S. 111), S2968 [15JN]
Ferencz, Benjamin B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 4587), S7035 [7DE]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see S. 1372), S6669 [14NO]
Foreign policy: prohibit U.S. recognition of Russian claims of sovereignty over any portion of sovereign territory of Ukraine (see S. 4937), S4969 [22SE]
Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 1187), S2708 [25MY]
FTC: increase consumer choice by requiring large online communications platforms to make services interoperable with other platforms, make user data portable, and allow third-party services to manage account settings (see S. 4309), S2708 [25MY]
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), S2340 [4MY]
Hodges, Kaneaster, Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 593), S2093 [7AP]
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]
——— 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]
——— provide congressional review of actions to terminate or waive imposed sanctions (see S. 488), S1270 [21MR]
Isakson, Johnny: tribute (see S. Res. 484), S49 [5JA]
Labor unions: protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 406), S2041 [6AP]
Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members and their spouses (see S. 3631), S647 [10FE]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 3508), S6858 [29NO]
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 804), S5226 [28SE]
National Clean Energy Week: designate (see S. Res. 794), S4970 [22SE]
National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 812), S5542 [29SE]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 524), S786 [17FE]
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see S. Res. 765), S4639 [15SE]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 582), S2041 [6AP]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 643), S2586 [18MY]
National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 501), S442 [1FE]
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 562), S1832 [29MR]
News media: provide temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see S. 673), S1119 [10MR]
NOAA: establish Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program (see S. 4432), S3272 [13JY]
Nuclear energy: establish regional nuclear fuel bank to assist international efforts to avoid destabilizing arms race in Middle East and promote peaceful use of nuclear power (see S. Res. 511), S647 [10FE]
Power resources: modify disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy (see S. 2130), S6963 [5DE]
Queen Elizabeth II: tribute (see S. Res. 762), S4575 [13SE]
Reid, Harry: tribute (see S. Res. 485), S81 [6JA]
Russia: authorize confiscation of property of certain Russian persons subject to U.S. sanctions and use of that property for benefit of people of Ukraine (see S. 3838), S1177 [15MR]
——— 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 crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and coal from Russia (see S. 3757), S991 [3MR]
——— recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see S. Res. 713), S3542 [20JY]
Schools: require elementary and middle schools receiving Federal funds obtain parental consent before changing gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name of minors on school forms or sex-based accomodations (see S. 4892), S4856 [20SE]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1408), S1178 [15MR]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1408), S1178 [15MR]
Taiwan: support security and right of self-determination (see S. 4428), S3003 [16JN]
Taxation: make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 3909), S6942 [1DE]
Taylor, Charles I.: tribute (see S. Res. 563), S1832 [29MR]
U.S. Foundation for International Conservation: establish (see S. 5134), S6779 [17NO]
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), S382 [20JA]
——— support independent and democratic Ukraine against any further Russian military invasion (see S. Res. 519), S786 [17FE]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S4440 [6SE]
Voting: prohibit disbursement of Federal funds to State and local governments that allow individuals who are not U.S. citizens to vote in any Federal, State, or local election (see S. 3403), S119 [10JA]
Walorski, Jackie: tribute (see S. Res. 748), S4214 [6AU]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1408), S1178 [15MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to troops who defended Bataan and Corregidor (see S. 1079), S2753 [26MY]
Young, Don: tribute (see S. Res. 565), S1832 [29MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 4840), S4575 [13SE]
Dept. of Justice: permit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to be used for purpose of increasing compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers (see S. 4287), S2620 [19MY]
Dept. of State: establish task force to monitor nuclear weapons and missile capabilities of Iran (see S. 4554), S3378 [19JY]
FAA: raise mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (see S. 4607), S3639 [25JY]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 614), S2275 [3MY]
National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention: establish (see S. 3538), S413 [31JA]
Religious Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 811), S5542 [29SE]
Russia: condemn Vladimir Putin, Russian Security Council, and military for acts of aggression and atrocities rising to level of crimes against humanity and war crimes against people of Ukraine and others (see S. Res. 531), S991 [3MR] (see S. Res. 546), S1178 [15MR]
——— designate as state sponsor of terrorism (see S. 4848), S4619 [14SE] (see S. Res. 623), S2381 [9MY]
——— terminate U.S. economic and military assistance to any country that recognizes Russia’s efforts to annex any part of Ukraine (see S. 5010), S5541 [29SE]
Tariff: prohibit requiring repayment, recoupment, or offset of certain antidumping duties and countervailing duties (see S. 4934), S4969 [22SE]
Ukraine: condemn any attempts by Russia to claim sovereignty over any portion of Ukraine (see S. Res. 802), S5226 [28SE]
——— support transfer of aircraft and air defense systems to Ukrainian Armed Forces (see S. Res. 549), S1225 [16MR]
Remarks
Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (S. 4787), S9736 [21DE]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S10072 [22DE]
Business and industry: eliminate subsidies for domestic and foreign fossil-fuel production and taxpayer-funded research and development, update below-market royalty rates, and restrict access to coronavirus relief, S4192 [6AU]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to clean economy, S4182 [6AU]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), S625, S628 [10FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), S5474, S5476 [28SE]
Dept. of Justice: transfer proceeds of certain forfeited property to remediate harms of Russian aggression towards Ukraine, S10072 [22DE]
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), S4149, S4171, S4177, S4182, S4192 [6AU]
Federal agencies and departments: amend description of how performance goals are achieved (H.R. 2617), House amendment, S10072 [22DE]
Information technology: revoke immunity for removal of lawful political content by large interactive computer service providers (S. 2972), S273 [18JA]
Jackson, Ketanji Brown: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S1877 [31MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide for coverage of dental and oral health, vision, and hearing care, S4177 [6AU]
Memorial Day: observance, S2726 [26MY]
North Greenville University: tribute to baseball team, S3156• [23JN]
Point of order, S4170, S4191, S4193, S4197 [6AU]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Finland and Sweden: ratify, S3895 [3AU]
Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, S2482, S2485 [12MY], S2726 [26MY]
——— 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, S1209 [16MR]
——— designate as state sponsor of terrorism, S2483 [12MY]
Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S125 [11JA]
Taxation: eliminate reinstatement of Superfund program taxes, S4171 [6AU]
——— prohibit tax increases resulting in higher consumer prices for gasoline, heating oil, and other energy sources, S4171 [6AU]
Ukraine: making emergency supplemental appropriations in response to crisis (H.R. 7691), S2482, S2485 [12MY]
——— provide for conveyance of seized Russian assets to people of Ukraine, S2483, S2485 [12MY]
Voting: impact of proposed State voting reform laws on voter rights, S125 [11JA]