ERNST, JONI (a Senator from Iowa)

Amendments

Dept. of HUD: expand low-income housing tax credit, provide tenant support through expanded rental assistance, combat homelessness, and prohibit discrimination based on income and limited English proficiency (H.R. 6644), S845 [4MR], S918 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and preborn persons (see S. 3667), S292 [27JA]

Afghanistan: require strategy to oppose financial or material support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to Taliban (see S. 226), S651 [24FE]

Armed Forces: improve housing and environmental health and safety protections for members and their families residing in military family housing (see S. 3654), S256 [15JA]

Campbell, Ben Nighthorse: tribute (see S. Res. 585), S257 [15JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: require States to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipient-level data (see S. 3856), S609 [12FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish pilot program in which States may use consolidated funds, through Upward Mobility Grants, for antipoverty programs (see S. 3583), S258 [15JA]

Dept. of the Interior: study feasibility of constructing project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to expand capacity and reach of Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc., in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota (see S. 3725), S652 [24FE]

District of Columbia: disapprove actions relative to decoupling District tax code from certain Federal tax provisions (see S.J. Res. 102), S379 [29JA]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 3697), S290 [27JA]

Immigration: authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered U.S. as children (see S. 2886), S471 [3FE]

International Year of the Woman Farmer: designate (see S. Res. 592), S377 [29JA]

Iran: express support for Iranian people protesting for free and democratic Iran and condemn use of violence to suppress protests (see S. Res. 606), S578 [11FE]

National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 622), S707 [26FE]

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 587), S291 [27JA]

Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see S. 1918), S682 [25FE]

——— exclude debt held by certain insurance companies from capital assets and extend capital loss carryovers for such companies (see S. 1335), S490 [4FE]

——— extend clean fuel production credit and reinstate special rate calculation relative to sustainable aviation fuel (see S. 3759), S442 [2FE]

Ukraine: recognize anniversary of Russian invasion, reaffirm support for Ukrainian people, and emphasize importance of robust U.S. security guarantees within transatlantic commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty (see S. Res. 612), S651 [24FE]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (see S. 3752), S579 [11FE]

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. 645), S1047 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 3902), S650 [24FE]

Dept. of HHS: combat fraud in federally funded child care programs (see S. 3727), S377 [29JA]

FCC: terminate ability of eligible telecommunications carriers in certain States to use eligibility determination processes in place of National Verifier to determine eligibility of consumers for Lifeline service (see S. 3954), S707 [26FE]

Federal agencies and departments: limit spending in last two months of fiscal year to no more than average spent per month during preceding months of fiscal year (see S. 4059), S1009 [11MR]

——— require public price tag disclosure for all projects supported with taxpayer dollars (see S. 4130), S1205 [18MR]

GSA: provide for temporary adjustment to prospectus thresholds for certain projects (see S. 3789), S509 [5FE]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 653), S1368 [19MR]

SBA: extend Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 3971), S762 [3MR]

Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic, Des Moines, IA: designate (see S. 3837), S577 [11FE]

Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard VA Clinic, Marshalltown, IA: designate (see S. 3837), S577 [11FE]

Cloture motions

Benton, Megan Blair: nomination to be district judge, S435 [2FE], S480 [4FE]

Burrows, Daniel E.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Policy, S507 [5FE], S528 [9FE]

DeLeeuw, John: nomination to NTSB, S623 [23FE], S665 [25FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 7147), motion to proceed, S594 [12FE], S641 [24FE], S871 [5MR], S1577 [24MR], S1599, S1609 [25MR]

Dept. of HUD: expand low-income housing tax credit, provide tenant support through expanded rental assistance, combat homelessness, and prohibit discrimination based on income and limited English proficiency (H.R. 6644), S877 [5MR], S952 [10MR], S1005 [11MR]

——— expand low-income housing tax credit, provide tenant support through expanded rental assistance, combat homelessness, and prohibit discrimination based on income and limited English proficiency (H.R. 6644), motion to proceed, S692 [26FE], S728 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1465 [21MR], S1569 [24MR]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1348 [19MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), motion to proceed, S121 [8JA], S128 [12JA]

Lea, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S435 [2FE], S486 [4FE]

McCormack, Ryan: nomination to be Under Sec. of Transportation for Policy, S641 [24FE], S697 [26FE]

McDonald, Colin: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement Division, S1467 [21MR], S1542 [23MR]

Mullin, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1425 [20MR], S1506 [22MR]

Olson, Justin R.: nomination to be district judge, S459 [3FE], S504 [5FE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect lives of born and preborn persons (S. 3667), S284 [27JA]

Albia, IA: tribute to Coffee Grounds (business), S288• [27JA]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (S.J. Res. 104), S780 [4MR]

Bankruptcy: modify certain bankruptcy eligibility requirements (S. 3977), S766 [3MR]

Capers, James, Jr.: award Medal of Honor (H.R. 3377), S767 [3MR]

Centerville Produce, LLC: tribute, S47• [6JA]

Dayton Meat Products, Inc.: tribute, S643• [24FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 7147), S780 [4MR]

Dockery, Kareem N.: award Medal of Honor (H.R. 7194), S767 [3MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S780 [4MR]

Harlan, IA: tribute to Sunset Scoops (business), S798• [4MR]

Iowa City, IA: tribute to Hands Jewelers (business), S1611• [25MR]

Kinetic Technologies, LLC: tribute, S88• [7JA]

Lakeside, IA: tribute to Cobblestone Ballroom & Event Center, S440• [2FE]

Laurens, IA: tribute to Heart N’ Home (business), S644• [24FE]

Le Mars, IA: tribute to Sugar N Spice (business), Lily Zita (business), and Mescher’s Clothing (business), S550• [10FE]

LeRette Funeral Chapel Inc: tribute, S288• [27JA]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize right to life, S284 [27JA]

Medicaid: require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (S. 178), S284 [27JA]

Ripley, John W.: award Medal of Honor (H.R. 7211), S767 [3MR]

SBA: extend Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 3971), S751, S752 [3MR]

Senate: legislative program, S767 [3MR]

Sigourney, IA: tribute to Grant Ranch Grub & Pub (business), S956• [10MR]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to Iran, S780 [4MR]

Waverly, IA: tribute to Z’s Pizza & Diner, S289• [27JA]

Webster City, IA: tribute to Boone River Financial (business), S1203• [18MR]

Tributes

Coady, Declan J., S1006 [11MR]

Marzan, Robert M., S1006 [11MR]

Mingus, James J., S501, S507 [5FE]

O’Brien, Jeffrey R., S1006 [11MR]