SCOTT, TIM (a Senator from South Carolina)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2362, S2371, S2442, S2443 [12JY], S2476, S2479, S2534, S2652, S2703, S2704, S2726, S2872 [13JY], S2988, S3004, S3007 [18JY], S3152, S3399, S3410 [19JY], S3719 [27JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4442 [13SE], S4556 [18SE]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S3839 [27JY]
Senate NATO Observer Group, S3741 [27JY]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S3839 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 62), S98 [25JA]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 204), S4526 [14SE]
Abourezk, James G.: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S799 [15MR]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 63), S398 [14FE]
Buckley, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 394), S4916 [3OC]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 67), S426 [15FE]
Carter, Rosalynn Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S5852 [7DE]
China: condemn destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law (see S. Res. 106), S798 [15MR]
——— condemn violation of U.S. airspace by high-altitude surveillance balloon (see S. Res. 66), S426 [15FE]
——— end treatment as developing nation (see S. 308), S2006 [7JN]
——— impose sanctions and other measures in response to failure to allow investigation into origins of coronavirus at suspect laboratories in Wuhan (see S. 588), S568 [1MR]
Clark, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 406), S4977 [16OC]
Climate: prohibit U.S. contributions to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or Green Climate Fund (see S. 3491), S5961 [13DE]
Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Sec. of Agriculture as member (see S. 168), S4441 [13SE]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’ (see S.J. Res. 32), S2071 [13JN]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 537), S506 [27FE]
Crime: clarify and strengthen certain violent crime laws (see S. 1223), S1293 [20AP]
——— establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see S. 1569), S1623 [11MY]
——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 78), S98 [25JA]
——— punish distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder (see S. 380), S1341 [25AP]
Cuba: impose sanctions on foreign persons that engage in certain transactions relative to Cuba and for human rights abuses and corruption (see S. 504), S457 [16FE]
Dept. of Defense: terminate memorandum relating to access to abortions, prohibit use of travel and transportation allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative absences to travel to obtain abortions (see S. 822), S798 [15MR]
Dept. of Education: allow parents of eligible military dependent children to redirect portion of per pupil Impact Aid Program allocations to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (see S. 60), S75 [24JA]
——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 110), S121 [26JA]
——— allow use of charter school grants to help States streamline application process for opening new charter schools (see S. 3072), S5088 [18OC]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program’’ (see S.J. Res. 43), S4230 [6SE]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (see S.J. Res. 22), S954 [27MR]
——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 985), S954 [27MR]
——— strike certain emergency unilateral authorities relative to student loan repayment (see S. 506), S457 [16FE]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 1349), S2187 [21JN] (see S. 1972), S2096 [14JN]
Dept. of Energy: prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China (see S. 9), S99 [25JA] (see S. 218), S204 [1FE]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 624), S635 [2MR]
——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (see S. 1192), S1604 [10MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations for certain employees and contractors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in event of Government shutdown (see S. 2999), S4826 [29SE]
Dept. of Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’’’ (see S.J. Res. 20), S911 [22MR]
Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’ (see S.J. Res. 8), S265 [7FE]
——— implement industry-recognized apprenticeship program process (see S. 1213), S1256 [19AP]
Dept. of State: require certain congressional notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending science and technology agreements with China (see S. 2894), S4654 [21SE]
——— require senior officials to maintain security clearances and notify Congress when security clearances of such officials are suspended or revoked (see S. 3240), S5402 [7NO]
——— submit to Congress classified dissent cables relative to withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see S. 1583), S1624 [11MY]
District of Columbia: disapprove action of District of Columbia Council in approving Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act (see S.J. Res. 5), S173 [31JA]
——— disapprove action of District of Columbia Council in approving Revised Criminal Code Act (see S.J. Res. 12), S313 [9FE]
——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see S. 69), S98 [25JA]
Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]
EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles—Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards’’ (see S.J. Res. 11), S655 [6MR]
——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (see S. 3094), S5110 [19OC]
Eswatini: condemn human rights record and killing of Eswatini activist Thulani Maseko (see S. Res. 174), S1420 [27AP]
Europe: reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation and expediting U.S. natural gas exports and impose sanctions on development of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see S. 548), S531 [28FE]
Federal agencies and departments: encourage growth of research partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities to advance development in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. 3149), S5213 [26OC]
——— ensure equal treatment for religious organizations in Federal provision of social services programs, grantmaking, and contracting (see S. 75), S173 [31JA]
——— permanently enact certain appropriations restrictions on use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations (see S. 197), S3758 [27JY]
——— provide that major rules of executive branch shall have no force or effect unless joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 184), S2030 [8JN]
Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]
Financial institutions: prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see S. 293), S264 [7FE]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 185), S1419 [27AP]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 214), S203 [1FE]
Flag—U.S.: commemorate anniversary of creation of U.S. flag and express support for Pledge of Allegiance (see S. Res. 252), S2097 [14JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas (terrorist organization) (see S. 3174), S5257 [31OC]
——— withhold U.S. contributions to U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (see S. 431), S425 [15FE]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 8), S955 [27MR]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S2123 [15JN]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn for premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demand immediate release of all hostages (see S. Res. 408), S5361 [6NO]
Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see S. 1068), S1088 [30MR]
——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (see S. 2824), S4526 [14SE]
Insurance: prohibit financial regulators from collecting data directly from insurance companies (see S. 3349), S5639 [28NO]
Investments: address entities that are not considered to be investment companies for purposes of Investment Company Act (see S. 3319), S5540 [15NO]
Iran: condemn terrorism committed by Iranian proxies on U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq and Syria and emphasize urgency of responding to and deterring such attacks (see S. Res. 515), S6057 [19DE]
——— provide congressional review of actions to terminate or waive imposed sanctions (see S. 2210), S2225 [22JN]
——— reinstate certain sanctions (see S. 3041), S4977 [16OC]
IRS: expand uses for 529 education savings accounts and encourage school choice (see S. 3520), S5996 [14DE]
——— prohibit additional funding to be used to audit certain taxpayers (see S. 398), S397 [14FE]
——— provide accountability for funding provided under Inflation Reduction Act (see S. 338), S311 [9FE]
Israel: affirm sense that Israel is not racist or apartheid state, reject all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia, and maintain U.S. will always be partner and supporter of Israel (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2985 [18JY]
——— independence anniversary (see S. Res. 188), S1463 [2MY]
——— recognize importance of economic relationship with U.S. and affirm trade facilitated by U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement is tool to support economy of Israel during conflict with Hamas (terrorist organization) (see S. Res. 445), S5339 [2NO]
Jewish American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 203), S1567 [9MY]
Jews: condemn rise of antisemitism and call on elected officials to identify and educate others on contributions of Jewish American community (see S. Res. 203), S1567 [9MY]
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]
Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 263), S2186 [21JN]
Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]
Labor unions: protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 532), S506 [27FE]
Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see S. 671), S668 [7MR]
Marine Corps: prohibit funding to close or realign Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, SC (see S. 1013), S999 [28MR]
Medicaid: establish demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease (see S. 996), S999 [28MR]
——— improve outcomes for beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions (see S. 708), S714 [8MR]
Medicare: clarify congressional intent and preserve patient access to home infusion therapy (see S. 1976), S2096 [14JN]
——— clarify coverage of occupational therapy (see S. 1592), S1646 [15MY]
——— establish system to notify individuals approaching eligibility (see S. 1687), S1743 [18MY]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S2185 [21JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: allow nursing facilities forced to suspend in-house certified nursing assistants education programs to resume once certain requirements are met (see S. 1749), S1745 [18MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 2), S655 [6MR]
Middle East: making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide funding to Israel in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization) (see S. 3168), S5258 [31OC]
——— 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]
Monroe Doctrine: anniversary (see S. Res. 434), S5213 [26OC]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 471), S5541 [15NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 471), S5541 [15NO]
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 352), S4590 [19SE]
National College Application Month: designate (see S. Res. 456), S5427 [8NO]
National Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see S. Res. 68), S426 [15FE]
National Fentanyl Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1705 [17MY]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 69), S426 [15FE]
National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 221), S1745 [18MY]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 161), S1210 [18AP]
National Poison Prevention Week: observance (see S. Res. 123), S933 [23MR]
National Police Week: observance (see S. Res. 216), S1705 [17MY]
National Rural Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 470), S5541 [15NO]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S1534 [4MY]
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 120), S955 [27MR]
NLRB: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (see S.J. Res. 49), S5509 [14NO]
——— reform Board, Office of the General Counsel, and process for appellate review (see S. 991), S999 [28MR]
Power resources: modify disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy (see S. 373), S352 [13FE]
Public debt: prioritize public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances if public debt ceiling is reached and provide limited authority to exceed debt ceiling for such obligations (see S. 82), S1341 [25AP]
Religious Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 380), S4760 [28SE]
Russia: call for immediate release of Evan Gershkovich (see S. Res. 385), S4760 [28SE]
SEC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure’’ (see S.J. Res. 50), S5640 [28NO]
Senate: establish means to provide advice and consent regarding any international agreement relative to pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (see S. Res. 81), S637 [2MR]
——— 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. 444), S637 [2MR]
Senate Rules: clarify dress code for floor of Senate (see S. Res. 376), S4721 [27SE]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: reauthorize residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women (see S. 3447), S5851 [7DE]
Tariff: prohibit requiring repayment, recoupment, or offset of certain antidumping duties and countervailing duties (see S. 377), S312 [9FE]
Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see S. 120), S121 [26JA]
——— allow intangible drilling and development costs to be taken into account when computing adjusted financial statement income (see S. 3381), S5693 [30NO]
——— allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see S. 57), S75 [24JA]
——— expand and modify employer educational assistance programs (see S. 3296), S5507 [14NO]
——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts (see S. 1158), S1091 [30MR]
——— make permanent deduction for qualified business income (see S. 1706), S1743 [18MY]
——— modify and extend deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see S. 566), S532 [28FE]
——— permanently allow tax deduction at time investment in qualified property is made (see S. 1117), S1090 [30MR]
——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see S. 234), S229 [2FE]
——— 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 taxable year (see S. 2092), S2185 [21JN]
——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 2895), S4654 [21SE]
——— repeal certain third party network transaction reporting requirements (see S. 26), S2098 [14JN]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 1108), S1089 [30MR]
——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in beauty service industry (see S. 45), S74 [24JA]
——— terminate Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate (see S. 1942), S2070 [13JN]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 786), S772 [14MR]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see S. 443), S425 [15FE]
——— treatment of direct primary care service arrangements as medical care and provide that direct primary care service arrangements do not disqualify deductible health savings account contributions (see S. 628), S636 [2MR]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary (see S. Res. 167), S1294 [20AP]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S2360 [12JY]
Water: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’’’ (see S.J. Res. 7), S230 [2FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: annually review and update facilities and property of U.S. Government determined to be national security sensitive for purposes of review of certain real estate transactions (see S. 3077), S5088 [18OC]
Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see S. 1654), S1704 [17MY]
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. 952), S933 [23MR]
——— prohibit institutions of higher education that authorize antisemitic events on campus from participating in Federal student loan and grant programs (see S. 3078), S5088 [18OC]
——— provide for consideration of definition of antisemitism by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see S. 3141), S5213 [26OC]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program (see S. 1852), S2005 [7JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: reprogram certain IRS funding to improve border security and enforcement (see S. 1312), S1382 [26AP]
——— suspend entry of illegal aliens in response to fentanyl public health crisis (see S. 1532), S1603 [10MY]
Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H–2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the U.S.’’ (see S.J. Res. 25), S1340 [25AP]
——— harmonize definitions of employee with common law under Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3018), S4948 [4OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels (see S. 1271), S1340 [25AP]
Education: expand educational choices for disabled and establish scholarship program for military children (see S. 266), S230 [2FE]
FEMA: mitigate financial resources expended under National Flood Insurance Program by ensuring community accountability for areas repetitively damaged by floods (see S. 1417), S1504 [3MY]
Information technology: require application stores to publicly list country of origin of applications that they distribute and provide consumers ability to protect themselves (see S. 1732), S1744 [18MY]
Iran: freeze certain Iranian funds held in Qatar involved in hostage deal between U.S. and Iran (see S. 3049), S5048 [17OC]
Iran Sanctions Act: repeal sunset (see S. 1390), S1440 [1MY]
IRS: prohibit implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals (see S. 453), S426 [15FE]
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. 1201), S1255 [19AP]
Medicare: permit private cause of action for damages when primary plan fails to provide for primary payment or appropriate reimbursement (see S. 1607), S1678 [16MY]
——— provide for patient-focused listening sessions to improve prescription drug plan transparency, access, and choice (see S. 2408), S3458 [20JY]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 195), S1534 [4MY]
National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 11), S55 [23JA]
Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 3344), S5597 [27NO]
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 accommodations (see S. 200), S203 [1FE]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 369), S4679 [26SE]
Taxation: allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses (see S. 1561), S1623 [11MY]
——— modify procedural rules for penalties (see S. 1249), S1294 [20AP]
United Negro College Fund, Inc.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3058), S5048 [17OC]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [3JA]
Oaths of office
Senate, S5 [3JA]
Remarks
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3719 [27JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide transparency on donations to U.S. institutions of higher education from companies associated with Chinese-Military Complex, S3719 [27JY]
Fennell, George: South Carolina Business Hall of Fame inductee, S1249• [19AP]
Iran Sanctions Act: repeal sunset (S. 1390), S5071, S5072 [18OC]
——— repeal sunset (S. 1390), unanimous-consent request, S5072 [18OC]
Law enforcement: improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency, S151 [30JA]
Middle East: condemn act of war against Israel by Hamas (terrorist organization), Palestinian Islamic Jihad (terrorist organization), and associated forces, S5071 [18OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H5715 [13NO]
Tributes
Del Priore, Michael, S5711• [4DE]