SCOTT, TIM (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), S3659 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), S5076 [27SE], S5326, S5393, S5394, S5396, S5397 [28SE], S5707, S5718 [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), S4247, S4248, S4253, S4335 [6AU]

Federal agencies and departments: amend description of how performance goals are achieved (H.R. 2617), S10000 [21DE]

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

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S1227 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see S. 3607), S2786 [6JN]

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

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

CDC: codify statute allowing for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable disease such as coronavirus from foreign country (see S. 4022), S2041 [6AP]

——— establish and support network of Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response (see S. 3800), S1118 [10MR]

China: 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]

——— impose sanctions on Chinese financial institutions that clear, verify, or settle transactions with Russian or Russian-controlled financial institutions (see S. 3877), S1982 [5AP]

Colleges and universities: require public institutions of higher education to disseminate information on rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students (see S. 4277), S2620 [19MY]

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]

Colombia: commemorate anniversary of U.S. diplomatic relations and recognize vital strategic alliance (see S. Res. 629), S3032 [21JN]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: enhance rulemaking requirements (see S. 4522), S3270 [13JY]

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]

——— specify lynching as hate crime (see S. 3710), S836 [28FE]

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

Cuba: commend actions of human rights and democracy activist José D. Ferrer and other activists in demanding fundamental civil liberties and speaking out against communist regime (see S. Res. 489), S276 [18JA]

Dept. of Defense: seek cooperation with allies in Middle East to identify countries to implement integrated air and missile defense capability to protect people and infrastructure from Iranian rocket attacks (see S. 4366), S4480 [7SE]

Dept. of Education: include longitudinal component on impact of coronavirus pandemic on student outcomes and well-being on existing longitudinal educational study (see S. 3862), S1253 [17MR]

——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see S. 4970), S5225 [28SE]

Dept. of HHS: carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see S. 4851), S6942 [1DE]

——— 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), S754 [16FE]

——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (see S. 4978), S5545 [29SE]

——— require States to provide information about available benefits and services to kinship caregivers (see S. 4443), S3075 [22JN]

Dept. of Justice: curtail use of changes in mandatory programs affecting Crime Victims Fund (see S. 4115), S2451 [11MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Payroll Audit Independent Determination program (see S. 3074), S707 [15FE]

——— implement industry-recognized apprenticeship program process (see S. 3768), S1015 [7MR]

Dept. of State: submit to Congress classified dissent cables relative to withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see S. 3681), S785 [17FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: deter foreign financial institutions from providing banking services for benefit of foreign terrorist organizations and from facilitating or promoting payments for acts of terrorism (see S. 3318), S2519 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate requirement to specify effective period of transfer of Post-9/11 veterans educational assistance to dependents (see S. 3606), S648 [10FE]

Depts. of Education, Justice, and the Treasury: prohibit mass cancellation of student loans (see S. 4253), S2586 [18MY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1408), S6941 [1DE]

Drugs: amend program for local substance use disorder services (see S. 3632), S647 [10FE]

Economy: express that historic definition of recession is 2 negative quarters of GDP growth (see S. Res. 724), S3743 [27JY]

Employment: improve part-time retirement coverage for part-time workers (see S. 3751), S990 [3MR]

FDA: strengthen review and approval of drugs to treat rare diseases and conditions (see S. 4071), S2092 [7AP]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure equal treatment for religious organizations in Federal provision of social services programs, grantmaking, and contracting (see S. 4735), S3861 [2AU]

——— provide method by which economic costs of significant regulatory actions may be offset by repeal of other regulatory actions (see S. 3996), S1980 [5AP]

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

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable and enable regulatory technology (RegTech) applications (see S. 4295), S5227 [28SE]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see S. 3745), S990 [3MR]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 588), S2092 [7AP]

Freedom of religion: affirm importance as fundamental human right and observe anniversary of Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (see S. Con. Res. 27), S220 [13JA]

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]

Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 614), S2275 [3MY]

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

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 547), S1271 [21MR]

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), S1775 [24MR]

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

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

Interagency Task Force To Address Hunger and Promote Access to Healthy Food Among Older Adults and Adults With Disabilities: establish (see S. 5096), S6695 [15NO]

Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Day: observance (see S. Res. 872), S7200 [14DE]

Investments: address entities that are not considered to be investment companies for purposes of Investment Company Act (see S. 3976), S1910 [31MR]

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), S3032 [21JN]

——— identify and impose sanctions with respect to persons who are responsible for or complicit in abuses toward dissidents on behalf of Iranian government (see S. 3347), S4913 [21SE]

IRS: limit use of taxpayer funded union time for employees (see S. 2132), S524 [3FE]

——— 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]

Israel: prohibit use of funds for U.S. embassy, consulate general, legation, consular office, or any other diplomatic facility in Jerusalem other than U.S. Embassy to Israel (see S. 3063), S443 [1FE]

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]

Law enforcement: provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and behavioral health and suicidal crisis (see S. 4003), S1981 [5AP]

Medicaid: improve outcomes for beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions (see S. 4633), S3743 [27JY]

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

Medicare: eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see S. 4050), S2091 [7AP]

——— establish system to notify individuals approaching eligibility (see S. 3675), S785 [17FE]

——— extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities (see S. 3792), S1118 [10MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify coverage of occupational therapy (see S. 4712), S3861 [2AU]

——— improve access to Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (see S. 3626), S646 [10FE]

——— modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see S. 4381), S2910 [13JN]

Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer: prohibit funding until China is no longer defined as developing country (see S. 5037), S5541 [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 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 804), S5226 [28SE]

National College Application Month: designate (see S. Res. 846), S6779 [17NO]

National Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see S. Res. 527), S787 [17FE]

National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 524), S786 [17FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 634), S2519 [16MY]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 613), S2275 [3MY]

National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 582), S2041 [6AP]

National Poison Prevention Week: observance (see S. Res. 557), S1774 [24MR]

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

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

National ‘‘Slam the Scam’’ Day: designate (see S. Res. 543), S1119 [10MR]

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

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

National Workforce Development Month: designate (see S. Res. 780), S4857 [20SE]

Older Americans Act: recognize Senior Nutrition Program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, food insecurity, isolation, and improving quality of life for elderly (see S. Res. 550), S1254 [17MR]

Older Americans Mental Health Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 657), S2752 [26MY]

Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 656), S2752 [26MY]

Pensions: clarify fiduciary duties regarding asset classes (see S. 4973), S5225 [28SE]

Power resources: modify disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy (see S. 2130), S6823 [28NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify inability to declare national emergencies on premise of climate change (see S. 3998), S2247 [2MY]

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

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 523), S786 [17FE]

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

Religious Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 811), S5542 [29SE]

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), S754 [16FE]

——— prohibit importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and coal from Russia (see S. 3757), S1016 [7MR]

SBA: allow recipients of certain guaranteed loans to use loan proceeds to provide childcare services to employees (see S. 5022), S5541 [29SE]

Schools: allow States and local educational agencies to use any remaining coronavirus elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds for school security measures (see S. 4369), S2893 [9JN]

SEC: expand access to capital for rural small businesses (see S. 3503), S3862 [2AU]

——— expand definition of qualifying accredited investor (see S. 3921), S1774 [24MR]

——— extend exemptions for securities offered as part of employee pay to other individuals providing goods, labor, or services for remuneration (see S. 3931), S1911 [31MR]

——— prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 5135), S7135 [13DE]

——— provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior citizen investors and policyholders (see S. 3529), S382 [20JA]

Small business: improve ability of small businesses to offer more comprehensive retirement benefits to their workers by reducing certain administrative expenses (see S. 4086), S2154 [26AP]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1408), S6941 [1DE]

SSI: update resource limit for eligibility (see S. 4102), S2894 [9JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1408), S6941 [1DE]

Tariff: prohibit requiring repayment, recoupment, or offset of certain antidumping duties and countervailing duties (see S. 4934), S4969 [22SE]

Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see S. 4416), S3002 [16JN]

——— allow early childhood educators to take educator expense deduction (see S. 3424), S1804 [28MR]

——— exempt telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules (see S. 1704), S6941 [1DE]

——— modify maximum capital gains rate and tax on net investment income (see S. 4393), S3379 [19JY]

——— 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]

——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 1156), S3239 [12JY]

——— reform rules relative to qualified opportunity zones (see S. 4065), S2092 [7AP]

——— temporarily reinstate coronavirus employee retention tax credit for employers subject to closure (see S. 3625), S646 [10FE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 844), S524 [3FE]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see S. 4105), S2219 [28AP]

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

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), S1226 [16MR]

——— support independent and democratic Ukraine against any further Russian military invasion (see S. Res. 519), S786 [17FE]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1408), S6941 [1DE]

World War II: honor women for service in Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and Women’s Army Corps (see S. Res. 735), S3862 [2AU]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: test effect of technology-enabled home care to coordinate care over time and across settings, improve quality, and lower costs for certain Medicare Advantage beneficiaries (see S. 3793), S1118 [10MR]

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

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]

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), S496 [2FE]

——— disapprove rule relative to grants to charter schools (see S.J. Res. 60), S4514 [8SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: include State insurance commissioner as voting member of Financial Stability Oversight Council (see S. 4110), S2219 [28AP]

FDIC: remove Comptroller of the Currency and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director from Board of Directors (see S. 3540), S442 [1FE]

Financial institutions: ensure that well-capitalized banks can accept custodial deposits without facing additional requirements or heightened scrutiny so that such banks may more readily make loans in their community (see S. 3562), S497 [2FE]

Iran Sanctions Act: repeal sunset (see S. 4746), S3862 [2AU]

IRS: prohibit implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals (see S. 3455), S118 [10JA]

Israeli Americans: recognize heritage and contributions of Israeli-American community and condemn discrimination that aims to marginalize or disenfranchise members of such community (see S. Res. 837), S6779 [17NO]

Labor unions: extend certain free choice protections relative to labor organization participation to independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options (see S. 3889), S1289 [22MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish Dual Eligible Quality Care Fund to provide grants to State Medicaid programs to improve their capacity to ensure provision of quality integrated care for dual eligible beneficiaries (see S. 3630), S647 [10FE]

——— require States to develop strategy to integrate and coordinate Medicaid and Medicare coverage for full-benefit dual eligible individuals (see S. 4264), S2620 [19MY]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 625), S2381 [9MY]

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 501), S442 [1FE]

Schools: allow use of unspent American Rescue Plan Act educational funds to address pandemic learning loss through Child Opportunity Scholarships (see S. 4753), S3918 [3AU]

——— 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]

SEC: extend maximum period company can be emerging growth company from five years to ten years (see S. 4992), S5225 [28SE]

——— provide small issuers with micro-offering exemption free of mandated disclosures or offering filings, but subject to antifraud provisions of Federal securities laws (see S. 3939), S1803 [28MR]

Senate: anniversary of Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus (see S. Res. 851), S6857 [29NO]

Senate Rules: create point of order against spending that will increase inflation unless inflation is not greater than certain percentage (see S. 3495), S189 [12JA]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 868), S7071 [8DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans (see S. 4406), S2968 [15JN]

U.N.: withold U.S. funding for Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry relative to situation in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza (see S. 4389), S2939 [14JN]

Motions

CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (S.J. Res. 37), S1177 [15MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID–19 Health Care Staff Vaccination’’ (S.J. Res. 32), S874 [1MR]

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), S4186 [6AU]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), S2211 [28AP], S2325 [4MY]

Remarks

Crime: specify lynching as hate crime (H.R. 55), S1050 [8MR]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, S303, S309 [19JA]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule relative to grants to charter schools (S.J. Res. 60), S7115 [13DE], S7161, S7162 [14DE]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, S2325 [4MY]

——— 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), S4187 [6AU]

——— 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), motion to commit, S4186 [6AU]

EPA: prohibit from issuing any greenhouse gas emissions mandates unless similiar mandates are enacted by China, S2325 [4MY]

Greenville, SC: opening of Unity Park, S2581• [18MY]

Law enforcement: improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency, S983 [3MR]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), House amendment, S303, S309 [19JA]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), motion to instruct conferees, S2325 [4MY]

Schools: child opportunity tax credit funding to address pandemic learning loss through reduction in IRS enforcement funding, S4186, S4187 [6AU]

Senate: legislative program, S7115 [13DE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S309 [19JA]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S303, S309 [19JA]