Deb Fischer

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Fischer rose to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the North Platte Canteen and described its history as a World War II volunteer effort in Nebraska where local women provided food and kindness to soldiers passing through the train station from Christmas Day 1941 to April 1946.

Fischer introduced the bipartisan Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 to expedite Federal cost sharing and provide flexibility for agricultural producers completing rehabilitative work following wildfires.

Fischer requested that the name of Senator John Cornyn be added as a cosponsor of S. 645, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II.

Paul Amdt. No. 4272

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286

Sanders Amdt. No. 4290

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287

H.R. 7148, as Amended

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7148

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3627

Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938

H.R. 6938

Is the Point of Order Well Taken Re: To the Privilege Status of S.J. Res. 98

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938

Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98

Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 86

Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Fischer asked for the yeas and nays on the Lewis nomination.

Fischer co-submitted Senate Resolution 422 recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome and supporting the designation of September 2025 as "PCOS Awareness Month."

Fischer co-sponsored S. Res. 422, a resolution recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "PCOS Awareness Month."

Fischer asked for the yeas and nays on the adoption of S. Res. 377.

Fischer reported that the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 includes provisions she secured to modernize the nuclear deterrent, strengthen missile defense systems, protect defense spectrum, and expand experimentation authority to all combatant commands.

Fischer co-sponsored S. 2680, a bill to establish sentencing enhancements for offenses relating to bank, mortgage, credit, and tax fraud committed by elected public officials.

Fischer introduced and spoke in support of H.J. Res. 87, a joint resolution providing congressional disapproval of the Environmental Protection Agency's waiver granting California authority to set its own motor vehicle emission standards, arguing the regulation imposes unrealistic emissions requirements on heavy-duty trucks and disrupts interstate commerce.

Fischer moved to proceed to H.J. Res. 61, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of an Environmental Protection Agency rule relating to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Rubber Tire Manufacturing.

Fischer spoke on the Senate floor about her Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act (FACT Act), which had cleared the Commerce Committee unanimously, discussing the national security threat posed by Chinese telecommunications equipment, particularly Huawei, in U.S. infrastructure.

Fischer requested that the names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) be added as cosponsors of S. 161, a bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules relating to the testing procedures used under the New Car Assessment Program of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Fischer introduced S. 750, a bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing a final rule regarding minimum staffing for nursing facilities and to establish an advisory panel on the nursing home workforce.

Fischer spoke in support of the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, stating that the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was politically motivated and expressing disappointment that Democratic Senate colleagues voted against moving forward on the legislation.

Fischer introduced legislation that transfers ownership of land at Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs from the Federal Government to local officials in Nebraska, which passed the Energy and Natural Resources Committee by voice vote and was passed by the Senate en bloc.

Fischer requested unanimous consent for the Senate to consider and pass H.R. 8413 and H.R. 8219, the Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Land Conveyances Act, in an en bloc consideration.

Fischer introduced legislation to transfer ownership of land around Swanson Reservoir and Red Willow from the Federal Government to local county officials in Nebraska.

Fischer requested that Senator Carrie Butler of California be added as a cosponsor of S. 363, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II.

Fischer spoke about Republican solutions to family leave, stating that a tax credit for employers who voluntarily offer paid leave is preferable to government entitlement programs or business mandates, and noted that she and Senator Angus King created the first nationwide paid family leave tax credit in 2017 which President Trump signed into law but which expires at the end of 2025.

Fischer requested that the name of Senator Raphael Warnock be added as a cosponsor of S. 719, a bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a precision agriculture loan program.