FISCHER, DEB (a Senator from Nebraska)

Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1453 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 3650), S256 [15JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: require Sec. of the Treasury testify before Congress (see S. 3940), S706 [26FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to promote certain benefits available to veterans during Transition Assistance Program preseparation counseling (see S. 3938), S733 [2MR]

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]

Firefighters: award Congressional Gold Medal to wildland firefighters in recognition of their strength, resilency, sacrifice, and service to protect forests, grasslands, and communities in U.S. (see S. 142), S1056 [16MR]

Food: improve safety of infant formula through testing for microorganisms and toxic elements (see S. 272), S553 [10FE]

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: amend relative to vehicle roadside crashes and work zone safety (see S. 3871), S609 [12FE]

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]

Medicare: provide for coverage of blood-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 3267), S610 [12FE]

Members of Congress: prohibit stock puchases by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children and require notice of stock sales (see S. 4134), S1205 [18MR]

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

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 601), S510 [5FE]

New York, NY: mint coins in commemoration of 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on U.S. and support programs at National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (see S. 1289), S553 [10FE]

Sports: recognize Army-Navy football game as America’s game (see S. Res. 613), S681 [25FE]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 2461), S258 [15JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to service members of Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group (see S. 1970), S651 [24FE]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (see S. 128), S291 [27JA] (see S. 3752), S490 [4FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to those who served in U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps (see S. 2195), S708 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: establish demonstration grant program to provide emergency relief to foster youth and improve pre-placement services offered by foster care stabilization agencies (see S. 3802), S533 [9FE]

Dept. of Transportation: designate portion of Interstate Route 680 in Omaha, NE, as ‘‘Hal Daub Freeway’’ (see S. 3656), S256 [15JA]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules (see S. 4151), S1367 [19MR]

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

Cloture motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S157 [13JA], S230 [15JA]

Remarks

Dept. of Agriculture: remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under emergency conservation program (S. 629), S1565 [24MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 7147), S784 [4MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7147), motion to proceed, S545 [10FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1606 [25MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S784 [4MR]

Iran: express support for Iranian people protesting for free and democratic Iran and condemn use of violence to suppress protests, S205 [14JA]

Nebraska: earmarks for certain commmunity projects funding or congressionally directed spending, S545 [10FE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S205 [14JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Iran, S784 [4MR]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections, S1606 [25MR]

Tributes

Mitchell, Marilyn, S1579 [24MR]

Tietjens, Noah L., S784 [4MR]