TUBERVILLE, TOMMY (a Senator from Alabama)
Amendments
Colleges and universities: protect name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and promote fair competition in intercollegiate athletics (S. 4668), S4519 [6AU]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 4784), S3279, S3312 [24JN], S3783, S3784 [13JY]
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), S918 [9MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1067, S1132, S1144 [17MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: establish Federal penalties for knowing and intentional administration of any abortion-inducing drug to woman without her informed consent if drug has been shipped or transported in interstate commerce (see S. 2955), S1785 [15AP]
——— protect lives of born and preborn persons (see S. 3667), S257 [15JA]
Armed Forces: commend U.S. military action in Venezuela (see S. Res. 576), S115 [8JA]
——— honor memory and sacrifice of servicemembers killed in refueling aircraft accident in Iraq and express condolences to family members (see S. Res. 660), S1544 [23MR]
Campbell, Ben Nighthorse: tribute (see S. Res. 585), S257 [15JA]
CFTC: provide for system of regulation of offer and sale of digital commodities (see S. 4064), S1048 [12MR]
Civil Rights Act: clarify that discrimination in provision of goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations based on Sharia Law is in violation of such Act (see S. 3887), S610 [12FE]
Coast Guard: establish Sec. of the Coast Guard (see S. 5069), S4230 [22JY]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see S. 4232), S1668 [26MR]
Courts: establish Federal tort for harm to women caused by chemical abortion drugs (see S. 4066), S1616 [25MR]
Crime: establish criminal and civil penalties for certain aliens presenting or using commercial driver’s license in interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 4224), S1668 [26MR]
——— prohibit publicization of Federal law enforcement officers’ personal information with intent to physically disrupt law enforcement activities (see S. 4508), S2277 [13MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: require States to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipient-level data (see S. 3856), S609 [12FE]
Dept. of Commerce: issue standards relative to chip security mechanisms for integrated circuit products (see S. 1705), S2306 [14MY]
——— prohibit importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into interstate commerce in U.S. of connected vehicles and related software and hardware associated with foreign adversaries (see S. 4429), S2307 [14MY]
Dept. of Education: include certain artificial intelligence (AI) curriculum expenses as permissible uses of funds (see S. 5225), S4432 [4AU]
——— prioritize program reviews of higher education institutions that disburse Federal financial aid without verifying identity of student whose application presents reasonable suspicion of identity fraud (see S. 4531), S2304 [14MY]
——— prohibit award of Federal education funds to educational institutions and agencies that do not allow for religious exemptions to vaccination requirements (see S. 5128), S4266 [23JY]
——— prohibit funding for any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children that includes sexually oriented material (see S. 4925), S3201 [24JN]
——— provide for greater flexibility in Federal programs supporting planning and implementation of charter schools (see S. 4328), S1821 [16AP]
——— require use of identity fraud detection system to review each Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine whether application presents reasonable suspicion of identity fraud (see S. 4428), S2128 [29AP]
——— strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts and prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern (see S. 1296), S1821 [16AP]
Dept. of HHS: allow certain public health data modernization grants to be used to track hospital bed capacity (see S. 1974), S1206 [18MR]
——— debar child care providers who commit fraud from receiving certain financial assistance and impose immigration consequences for such non-citizen providers (see S. 3644), S220 [14JA]
——— establish Pregnancy.gov website with resources for expectant mothers, improve access to pre- and post-natal resources, and apply child support obligations to period during pregnancy (see S. 1630), S2237 [12MY]
——— issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as routine procedure for patients experiencing overdose (see S. 921), S258 [15JA]
——— require that States pay child care providers on basis of attendance, allow States to pay providers through reimbursement, and establish requirements relating to error reports (see S. 4959), S3938 [14JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: curb criminal activity by aliens, defend against acts of terrorism, protect workers from unfair labor competition, and strengthen border security and immigration regulations (see S. 4983), S4566 [7AU]
——— limit expenditures for foreign student work authorizations (see S. 4834), S4518 [6AU]
——— provide for extensions of detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 5337), S4515 [6AU]
——— reform H–1B nonimmigrant visa program for foreign professionals in specialty occupations (see S. 2821), S4565 [7AU]
Dept. of Labor: establish advisory committee on data standardization and integration for apprenticeships (see S. 4386), S2052 [27AP]
——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed standard with respect to heat injury and illness prevention (see S. 4427), S2128 [29AP]
——— require Employee Benefit Security Administration report to Congress on adverse interest agreements (see S. 4360), S1857 [21AP]
Dept. of State: designate Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as foreign terrorist organization and report to Congress regarding such designation (see S. 2293), S1936 [22AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out efforts to inform veterans of their rights relative to receipt of health care, benefits, and services under current law (see S. 3653), S256 [15JA]
——— include adaptive prostheses and terminal devices for sports and other recreational activities in medical services furnished to eligible veterans (see S. 3138), S1092 [17MR]
Diseases and disorders: regulate human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs (see S. 3105), S2054 [27AP]
Drugs: reduce price of insulin, require pharmacy benefit managers to pass-through manufacturer rebates for insulin products, and promote generic and biosimilar competition (see S. 4189), S1614 [25MR]
Education: recognize importance of career and technical education (CTE) educators and work-based learning coordinators in delivering high-quality CTE to prepare students for success and supporting dynamic workforce pipelines (see S. Res. 618), S707 [26FE]
Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see S. 4620), S2443 [21MY]
FDA: authorize use of investigational individualized medical treatments by patients diagnosed with life-threatening disease or condition or severely debilitating illness (see S. 4698), S2664 [8JN]
——— grant destruction authority relative to articles that present significant public health concern (see S. 3213), S3203 [24JN]
——— 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), S2054 [27AP]
——— require drug labeling to include original manufacturer and supply chain information (see S. 3788), S509 [5FE]
——— withdraw approval of mifepristone for termination of intrauterine pregnancy (see S. 4066), S1616 [25MR]
Federal aid programs: prohibit use of Federal funds for gender transition for minors (see S. 5202), S4370 [30JY]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 694), S2081 [28AP]
Firearms: modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons (see S. 1283), S1858 [21AP]
Gold Star Children’s Day: designate (see S. Res. 824), S4370 [30JY]
Graham, Lindsey: tribute (see S. Res. 801), S3742 [13JY]
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. 1552), S626 [23FE]
Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in U.S. who are nationals and citizens of U.S. at birth (see S. 304), S4517 [6AU]
——— clarify that birthright citizenship applies only to children of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents (see S. 4973), S4518 [6AU]
——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter U.S. unlawfully (see S. 5371), S4563 [7AU]
——— codify exclusions to citizenship at birth for certain individuals born in U.S. (see S. 2274), S4517 [6AU]
——— declare that any person who enters U.S. without authorization or to engage in birth tourism is invader and exclude children of invaders from birthright citizenship (see S. 4954), S4108 [15JY]
——— make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce number of such immigrants (see S. 1328), S4517 [6AU]
——— terminate certain exceptions from H–1B nonimmigrant visa numerical limitation (see S. 2941), S4517 [6AU]
Kempthorne, Dirk: tribute (see S. Res. 723), S2200 [11MY]
Law enforcement: authorize use of FBI criminal history record information for administration of interstate compacts (see S. 1101), S1206 [18MR]
——— establish criminal penalty for obstructing immigration enforcement activities (see S. 3179), S258 [15JA]
Medicare: codify low-wage index hospital policy (see S. 4233), S1668 [26MR]
——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see S. 1816), S2053 [27AP]
——— provide for coverage of blood-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 3267), S4337 [29JY]
——— revise payments for air ambulance services (see S. 2518), S3203 [24JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements relative to designation of rural emergency hospitals (see S. 5164), S4336 [29JY]
——— require certain long-term care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any period in which regular visitation is restricted (see S. 3492), S1858 [21AP]
——— streamline certification process for State Veterans Homes by allowing certain facilities certified by Dept. of Veterans Affairs to be deemed in compliance with specified Medicare and Medicaid requirements (see S. 3532), S554 [10FE]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 764), S2698 [9JN]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 735), S2305 [14MY]
National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 587), S291 [27JA]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 703), S2129 [29AP]
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: modify Federal charter to clarify membership eligibility requirements relative to gender identity (see S. 5152), S4297 [28JY]
Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 749), S2444 [21MY]
Olympic Games: mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA, and 2034 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, UT (see S. 2265), S4107 [15JY]
Postal Service: limit bonuses to Postmaster General (see S. 5209), S4407 [3AU]
Riegle, Donald W., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 755), S2476 [1JN]
Russia: impose sanctions relative to invasion of Ukraine on political leadership, financial institutions, energy sector, and shadow fleet and authorize tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil and natural gas (see S. 5025), S4138 [16JY]
Seymour, John: tribute (see S. Res. 739), S2373 [19MY]
Social Security: repeal retirement earnings test (see S. 4184), S1580 [24MR]
Sports: recognize Army-Navy football game as America’s game (see S. Res. 613), S681 [25FE]
Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see S. Res. 787), S3202 [24JN]
Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations for creation or expansion of charter schools (see S. 1813), S1714 [13AP]
——— make permanent 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 1763), S2129 [29AP]
Treaties and agreements: require advice and consent of Senate for entry or reentry into any international climate agreement (see S. 3713), S344 [28JA]
Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (see S. 3752), S471 [3FE]
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
Colleges and universities: establish rules regarding eligibility of student athletes for intercollegiate athletics (see S. 4177), S1580 [24MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand guaranteed and direct loan eligibility to individuals or entities holding 50 percent interest and are qualified operators of farm real estate acquired, improved, or supported with certain farm loans (see S. 3936), S706 [26FE]
Dept. of Education: improve process for verification of Social Security numbers required to be provided for Federal student aid (see S. 4365), S1858 [21AP]
FDA: amend regulations relative to food safety (see S. 4974), S3939 [14JY]
——— amend treatment of homeopathic drug products (see S. 4692), S2576 [4JN]
Federal agencies and departments: limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which U.S. is party (see S. 4978), S3939 [14JY]
Immigration: reform (see S. 4546), S2305 [14MY]
Cloture motions
African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend duty-free treatment provided to imports from certain African countries and extend customs user fees (H.R. 6500), S4449 [5AU], S4542 [7AU]
Blanche, Todd: nomination to be Attorney General, S4450 [5AU], S4555 [7AU]
Cekada, Robert: nomination to be ATF Director, S1924 [22AP], S2046 [27AP]
Dahl, Brock: nomination to be Dept. of State Legal Adviser, S2660 [8JN], S2714 [10JN]
Davis, Andrew B.: nomination to be district judge, S1731 [14AP], S1814 [16AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 7147), motion to proceed, S547 [10FE], S593, S594 [12FE], S641 [24FE], S871 [5MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1348 [19MR], S1465 [21MR], S1569 [24MR], S1651 [26MR]
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]
Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S287 [27JA], S361 [29JA]
Fowlkes, David C.: nomination to be district judge, S417 [30JA], S437 [2FE]
Ganjei, Nicholas J.: nomination to be district judge, S417 [30JA], S450 [3FE]
Peterson, Aaron C.: nomination to be district judge, S417 [30JA], S452 [3FE]
Rudd, Joshua M.: nomination to be NSA Director and U.S. Cyber Command Chief, S877 [5MR], S941 [9MR]
Senate Rules: authorize en bloc consideration in Executive session of certain nominations on Executive Calendar (S. Res. 817), S4465 [5AU]
Shepherd, John T.: nomination to be district judge, S1661 [26MR], S1707 [13AP]
St. John, Anna: nomination to be district judge, S1034 [12MR], S1065 [17MR]
Wolfe, Christopher R.: nomination to be district judge, S1661 [26MR], S1721 [14AP]
Privilege of the floor
Amason, Olivia, S2241 [12MY]
Baker, Braden, S2241 [12MY]
Bussian, Mary J., S2241 [12MY]
Carter, Lewis, IV, S2241 [12MY]
Dickey, Anna, S2241 [12MY]
Duncan, Jamison, S2241 [12MY]
Evans, Carl, S2241 [12MY]
Hairston, Georgia, S2241 [12MY]
Howard, Betsy, S2241 [12MY]
Jackson, Susanna, S537 [9FE]
Lapeyrouse, Henry, S2241 [12MY]
Leland, Sadie, S2241 [12MY]
McCollough, Carter, S2241 [12MY]
McPhail, Phillip, S2241 [12MY]
Pueschell, Brianne, S537 [9FE]
Reindhart, Jane, S2241 [12MY]
Reuse, Robbie, S537 [9FE]
Stricklin, Emma J., S2241 [12MY]
Tippins, Ella G., S2241 [12MY]
Remarks
Agriculture: address foreign control of U.S. agriculture and food supply, S1762–S1764 [15AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to Capitol personnel on anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol (S. Res. 574), S26 [6JA]
——— tribute to Capitol personnel on anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol (S. Res. 574), unanimous-consent request, S27 [6JA]
Colleges and universities: establish rules regarding eligibility of student athletes for intercollegiate athletics (S. 4177), S2862, S2865 [16JN]
——— establish rules regarding eligibility of student athletes for intercollegiate athletics (S. 4177), unanimous-consent request, S2863 [16JN]
——— protect name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and promote fair competition in intercollegiate athletics (S. 4668), S2865 [16JN]
Dept. of Education: provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth, S1464 [21MR]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (S. 3582), S2435 [21MY]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (S. 3582), unanimous-consent request, S2436 [21MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1464 [21MR]
Immigration: reform (S. 4546), S2210–S2212 [12MY]
Memorial Day: observance, S2436, S2437 [21MY]
Religion: address threat of Islamic extremism and Sharia Law to American values, S151 [13JA], S781–S783 [4MR]
——— address threat of Islamic extremism and Sharia law to American values, S3925 [14JY]
Social Security: allow workers to allocate earnings to investments of their choosing in lieu of existing program taxes, S4316–S4318 [29JY]
Taxation: establish domestic cotton consumption credit (S. 1919), S1763 [15AP]
——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (S. 458), S4317 [29JY]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to Iran, S781 [4MR]
Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections, S1464 [21MR]
——— require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections (H.R. 7296), S521 [9FE]
Tributes
Austin, Perry, S574• [11FE]
Bedford, David, S4406• [3AU]
Downing, Patrick, S47• [6JA]
Finn, Leo, S3737• [13JY]
Hall, Jeffrey, S2437 [21MY]
Klinner, John A. (Alex), S1736 [14AP], S2437 [21MY]
McDuffie, Andy, S1711• [13AP]
Parker, Antonio, S440• [2FE]
Price, Linda E., S574• [11FE]
Reynolds, Craig, S574• [11FE]
Stanford, Harold, S729• [2MR]
Thomas, Kenya, S2197• [11MY]
Thomas, Larry, S2662• [8JN]
Windsor, James M., S2441• [21MY]