OSSOFF, JON (a Senator from Georgia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2391 [12JY], S2515, S2516, S2534, S2571, S2739, S2912, S2959 [13JY], S2987, S3084, S3088 [18JY], S3407 [19JY], S3490 [20JY], S3622 [26JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4534, S4535 [14SE], S4556 [18SE], S4592, S4603 [19SE], S4663 [21SE], S5053 [17OC], S5162 [25OC]

FEMA: authorize appropriations for U.S. Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs (S. 870), S1215 [18AP]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: strengthen reporting to CyberTipline relative to online sexual exploitation of children and modernize liabilities and preserve contents of such reports (S. 474), S6004, S6007 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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 (see S. 701), S714 [8MR]

Abourezk, James G.: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S799 [15MR]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Dept. of Justice enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see S. 2555), S6058 [19DE]

Armed Forces: provide non-medical counseling services for military families (see S. 456), S2985 [18JY]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S799 [15MR]

——— terminate authorizations for use of military force and declarations of war after certain periods (see S. 1151), S1091 [30MR]

Aviation: provide increased funding and opportunities to achieve national, long-term production goals for sustainable aviation fuel (see S. 1962), S2071 [13JN]

Buckley, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 394), S4916 [3OC]

Bureau of Prisons: require Director be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate (see S. 2284), S2360 [12JY]

Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see S. 2299), S2460 [13JY]

Carter, Rosalynn Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S5852 [7DE]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see S. Res. 151), S1092 [30MR]

Children and youth: protect against sexual abuse and exploitation (see S. 724), S715 [8MR]

China: condemn destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law (see S. Res. 106), S798 [15MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see S. 728), S742 [9MR]

Clark, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 406), S4977 [16OC]

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. 1999), S2188 [21JN]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace age discrimination cases (see S. 1979), S4761 [28SE]

——— prohibit courts from considering acquitted conduct at sentencing (see S. 2788), S4440 [13SE]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (see S. 1), S3521 [25JY] (see S. 2344), S2984 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation (see S. 322), S2985 [18JY]

——— establish research and extension grant priorities (see S. 2316), S2460 [13JY]

——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (see S. 176), S1788 [30MY]

——— provide compensation for poultry growers and layers in control areas (see S. 2235), S2310 [11JY]

——— reauthorize feral swine eradication and control pilot program (see S. 1613), S2288 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: modify restriction relative to appointment of retired Armed Forces members to certain civilian positions (see S. 334), S311 [9FE]

——— provide retroactive effective date for promotions of senior officers of Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as result of suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions (see S. 3553), S5997 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council: establish (see S. 2047), S2289 [10JY]

Dept. of Education: expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 161), S171 [31JA]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see S. 704), S3460 [20JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to support hydrogen-fueled equipment at ports and to conduct study on feasibility and safety of using hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, as shipping fuel (see S. 647), S1135 [17AP]

——— establish hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program (see S. 649), S1135 [17AP]

——— establish Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program (see S. 646), S827 [16MR]

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. 2879), S5693 [30NO]

——— convene task force to develop strategies and coordinate efforts to eliminate preventable maternal mortality (see S. 1594), S1901 [1JN]

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. 342), S5049 [17OC]

——— increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and support staff and report on staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see S. 1253), S4271 [7SE]

——— require Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to develop comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy (see S. 1560), S1680 [16MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see S. 1514), S1602 [10MY]

——— establish program to provide low- and moderate-income first-time, first-generation homebuyers with access to affordable and sustainable home loans (see S. 2295), S2460 [13JY]

Dept. of Justice: make competitive grants to eligible State, Tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see S. 37), S173 [31JA]

——— propose program to make treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers (see S. 645), S636 [2MR]

——— 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. 994), S999 [28MR]

——— reauthorize and update Project Safe Childhood program to protect children from online predators (see S. 1170), S1295 [20AP]

Dept. of Labor: provide funds to certain science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) businesses to offer mid-career workers paid internships or other returnships that lead to positions above entry level (see S. 662), S5111 [19OC]

Dept. of State: establish Office of Press Freedom and create press freedom curriculum at National Foreign Affairs Training Center (see S. 2526), S3619 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 448), S426 [15FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see S. 1034), S2050 [12JN]

——— establish grant program to demonstrate performance and reliability of heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel source (see S. 648), S827 [16MR]

——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see S. 1935), S2070 [13JN]

——— increase number of within and beyond perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see S. 1933), S2187 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see S. 414), S5712 [4DE]

——— prepare annual report on suicide prevention (see S. 928), S4977 [16OC]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 1266), S6057 [19DE]

Discrimination: amend laws relative to arbitration of disputes involving race discrimination (see S. 1408), S2227 [22JN]

——— prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 5), S2184 [21JN]

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 51), S74 [24JA]

Drugs: ensure that States do not prohibit individuals from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using life-saving drug testing technologies (see S. 2484), S3522 [25JY]

Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]

Elections: provide increased protections for election workers and voters in Federal elections (see S. 2575), S4229 [6SE]

Employment: strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see S. 567), S532 [28FE]

EPA: establish pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility (see S. 1189), S2187 [21JN]

FDA: respect scientific judgement that mifepristone is safe and effective and ensure access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in U.S. is equitable and based on science (see S. Res. 510), S6058 [19DE]

Federal agencies and departments: certify small business concerns as owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in order to be counted towards goals for contract awards (see S. 1469), S3149 [19JY]

Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 25), S1983 [6JN]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see S. 173), S1844 [31MY]

——— require background check for every firearm sale (see S. 494), S456 [16FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1098), S1089 [30MR]

Foreign Service: mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see S. 789), S1983 [6JN]

FTC: deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover attempt to interfere with approval of competing generic drug or biosimilar and foster competition and facilitate review of drug petitions filed in good faith (see S. 148), S204 [1FE]

——— establish centralized system to allow individuals to request simultaneous deletion of their personal information across all data brokers (see S. 2121), S2222 [22JN]

GAO: report to Congress on security and safety at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 3466), S5999 [14DE]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of sexual violence and rape as weapon of war against people of Israel (see S. Res. 505), S5997 [14DE]

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. 1384), S1605 [10MY]

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. 672), S2186 [21JN]

——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 3065), S5048 [17OC]

Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 652), S1679 [16MY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 74), S3897 [5SE]

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 world (see S. 1945), S2071 [13JN]

Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]

Korea, Republic of: anniversary of Mutual Defense Treaty with U.S. and reaffirmation of commitment to friendship and cooperation (see S. Res. 175), S1382 [26AP]

——— provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see S. 1301), S1382 [26AP]

Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 137), S204 [1FE]

Law enforcement: reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions (see S. 1251), S1294 [20AP]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 282), S2226 [22JN]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1625 [11MY]

Middle East: stand with Israel against war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn Iran’s support for global terrorism, and reaffirm commitment to Israel’s security (see S. Res. 417), S5110 [19OC]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 514), S457 [16FE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 327), S3758 [27JY]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1554), S1623 [11MY]

National Blueberry Month: designate (see S. Res. 309), S3522 [25JY]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: strengthen reporting to CyberTipline relative to online sexual exploitation of children and modernize liabilities and preserve contents of such reports (see S. 474), S456 [16FE]

National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 69), S426 [15FE]

National First-Generation College Celebration Day: designate (see S. Res. 500), S5999 [14DE]

National Hazing Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 360), S4723 [27SE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S2312 [11JY]

National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 479), S5674 [29NO]

National Veterans Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 435), S5213 [26OC]

National Warrior Call Day: designate (see S. Res. 208), S4230 [6SE]

Pensacola, FL: condemn terrorist attack at Naval Air Station and honor those who lost their lives or were injured (see S. Res. 490), S5807 [6DE]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug manufacturers from compensating other companies to delay entry of generic drugs, biosimilar biological products, or interchangeable biological products into market (see S. 142), S204 [1FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 211), S1624 [11MY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 597), S5427 [8NO]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 359), S2461 [13JY]

Taxation: clarify use of State and local sales taxes on aviation fuel (see S. 882), S859 [21MR]

——— enhance tax benefits for research activities (see S. 866), S2985 [18JY]

——— exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (see S. 341), S2287 [10JY]

——— exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income (see S. 1446), S1605 [10MY]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2171), S2223 [22JN]

——— provide special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see S. 217), S532 [28FE]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in beauty service industry (see S. 45), S532 [28FE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 786), S1983 [6JN]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S311 [9FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2825), S5258 [31OC]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 4), S655 [6MR]

Year of Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 333), S5963 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: develop requirements for military tenant advocates for privatized military housing (see S. 1978), S2096 [14JN]

——— expand eligibility for reimbursement of qualified licensure, certification, and business relocation costs incurred by military spouses (see S. 1880), S2028 [8JN]

——— modify method for calculating basic allowance for housing to more accurately assess housing costs of junior uniformed services members (see S. 1977), S2096 [14JN]

——— waive cost-sharing under TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year for certain beneficiaries (see S. 1347), S1418 [27AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: include representation of State of Georgia on Citrus Disease Subcommittee of Specialty Crops Committee (see S. 2192), S2224 [22JN]

——— modernize farmers’ market nutrition program under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 643), S636 [2MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorize appropriations for construction of battle management combined operations complex at Robins AFB, GA (see S. 2218), S2287 [10JY]

——— authorize appropriations for construction of cyber instructional facility at Fort Gordon, GA (see S. 2215), S2287 [10JY]

——— modify authority of each military department to replace damaged or destroyed facilities to include replacement of certain facilities in failing condition (see S. 1721), S1744 [18MY]

——— provide for exemption from authorized strength limitations for licensed behavioral health providers (see S. 1621), S1678 [16MY]

——— provide housing accommodations for Armed Forces and their dependents who are on military housing waitlists (see S. 1980), S2096 [14JN]

——— require report on military health care referral policies (see S. 2359), S2985 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy and FAA: create Federal and international policies relative to safe and efficient use of hydrogen to increase aviation decarbonization and reduce air and noise pollution (see S. 1902), S2029 [8JN]

Dept. of Justice: allow for civil and criminal actions against certain providers of interactive computer services relative to fentanyl trafficking (see S. 2264), S2360 [12JY]

——— 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. 1401), S1463 [2MY]

Dept. of Labor: modify implementation of adverse effect wage rate for H–2A nonimmigrants (see S. 874), S826 [16MR]

Dept. of State: making supplemental appropriations to carry out U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and Palestinian Authority mission and activities (see S. 3238), S5402 [7NO]

——— support work of U.S. Security Coordinator to Israel and the Palestinian Authority in furthering coordination between Israelis and Palestinians (see S. 2956), S4720 [27SE]

Dept. of Transportation: remove exclusion of certain small business concerns from disadvantaged business enterprise program (see S. 3539), S5996 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require information and counseling on Federal food assistance programs as part of Transition Assistance Program (see S. 2680), S3756 [27JY]

FAA: conduct study on child safety in aviation (see S. 1683), S1743 [18MY]

——— encourage use of hydrogen in aviation sector (see S. 1899), S2029 [8JN]

Federal agencies and departments: include list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget justifications (see S. 2073), S2185 [21JN]

Federal aid programs: increase access to Federal grants for individuals with limited English proficiency (see S. 2471), S3521 [25JY]

Forest Service: update forest inventory and analysis program strategic plan to include expanded data collection and integrated advanced remote sensing technology (see S. 1743), S1745 [18MY]

Fort Gillem, GA: extend authorization for construction project (see S. 1620), S1678 [16MY]

Fort Gordon, GA: extend authority to carry out child development center project (see S. 1623), S1678 [16MY]

Gauff, Coco: tribute (see S. Res. 438), S5213 [26OC]

International Black Aviation Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 73), S458 [16FE]

Law enforcement: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address staffing shortages at law enforcement agencies (see S. 972), S933 [23MR]

Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see S. 2773), S4389 [12SE]

Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site: establish (see S. 507), S457 [16FE]

Small business: modify requirements relative to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 2146), S2223 [22JN]

University of Georgia: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 16), S121 [26JA]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), motion to proceed, S2449 [13JY], S2977 [18JY]

FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4734 [28SE]

Park, Shanlyn A.S.: nomination to be district judge, S5669 [29NO]

Remarks

Appling, GA: North Columbia Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S349• [13FE]

Atlanta, GA: anniversary of Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, S455• [16FE]

Bogart, GA: tribute to Athens Area Diaper Bank, S5045• [17OC]

Columbus, GA: anniversary of Greater Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, S5045• [17OC]

Fort Gordon, GA: release of report on military housing oversight, S1131 [17AP]

Loop it Up Savannah Inc.: tribute, S5895• [11DE]

Macon, GA: tribute to Macon Daybreak Day Resource Center, S1132• [17AP]

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, GA: Commander in Chief Annual Award for Installation Excellence recipient, S5896• [11DE]

Middle East: recognize value of Palestinian and Israeli lives and urge efforts to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict, S5532 [15NO]

Park, Shanlyn A.S.: nomination to be district judge, S5669 [29NO]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), S1892 [1JN]

Ser Familia, Inc.: tribute, S505• [27FE]

Slade, Scott: Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee, S740• [9MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (S. 359), S3743 [27JY]

Tyus-Shaw, Tina: Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee, S740 [9MR]

Warrenton, GA: anniversary of American Legion Reese-Hyman Post 96, S5045• [17OC]

WLKQ–Radio La Raza (Suwanee, GA): anniversary, S1740• [18MY]

Tributes

Baker, Joseph, S2095• [14JN]

Berg, Peter S., S5901 [12DE]

Bianchi, Paul, S1379• [26AP]

Campbell, Nichole, S1132• [17AP]

Fins, Lauren, S349• [13FE]

Flakes, J.H., III (Johnny), S1132• [17AP]

Gambrell, Tonya, S349• [13FE]

Han Byeong Cheol, S906• [22MR]

Hendrix, Joy, S349• [13FE]

Holmes, Barbara Rivera, S5046• [17OC]

Horton, Zachary, S525• [28FE]

Lieberman, Molly, S5895• [11DE]

Maestre, Angel, S525• [28FE]

Marshall, Tyrone C., Jr., S5894 [11DE]

Martin, Kenneth B., S2355• [12JY]

McKinley, Carolyn, S525• [28FE]

Okunoren-Meadows, Wande, S2355• [12JY]

O’Neal, June, S350• [13FE]

Park, Sun, S5895• [11DE]

Riggins, Kim, S5895 [11DE]

Spearman, Tyron, S350• [13FE]

Sullivan, Theresa, S1132• [17AP]

Velez, Moises, S2095• [14JN]

Woodson, Evelyn (Mimi), S1133• [17AP]