Bill Cassidy

Electoral integrity

Criminal justice

Fiscal policy

Healthcare

Education

Economy and labor

Environment and energy

Immigration

National security and foreign policy

Civil rights and liberties

Social policy

Technology and data

Civil liberties and government power

Government accountability and transparency

Infrastructure and public investment

Cassidy spoke on the Senate floor opposing the waiver of the Jones Act, stating that waiving the act exports jobs to foreign countries and does not significantly lower energy prices in California.

Cassidy spoke in support of the SAVE America Act, which requires photo identification to vote in federal elections, and stated that 71 percent of Democrats and 95 percent of Republicans support this requirement according to polling data.

Cassidy spoke about a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana in which eight children were killed and others were injured, reflecting on why such murders of children are particularly devastating and requesting a moment of silence for the victims.

Cassidy stated that Senate Democrats were moving the goalpost on DHS funding, described long TSA checkpoint lines at New Orleans Airport resulting from a shutdown, noted TSA staff callout rates exceeded 40 percent, and said Republicans had offered concessions including body cameras while Democrats continued to reject deals.

Cassidy submitted a report from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on S. 3315, a bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to coordinate to improve cybersecurity in the health care and public health sectors, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Cassidy spoke in support of the SAVE America Act, arguing that photo ID requirements for voting are a reasonable and widely supported measure that do not prevent eligible Americans from casting ballots.

Cassidy introduced S. 4064, a bill to provide for regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and objected to his own request for a second reading to place the bill on the calendar under rule XIV.

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

Cassidy reported five bills from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, with amendments in the nature of substitute and/or amendments to the title for S. 272, S. 921, S. 1157, and S. 2169.

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

Cassidy cosponsor of S. Res. 587, a resolution designating the week of January 25 through January 31, 2026, as "National School Choice Week."

Cassidy co-sponsored Senate Resolution 587 to designate the week of January 25 through January 31, 2026, as "National School Choice Week."

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

Cassidy stated he knew of no further debate on the Weaver nomination and requested the yeas and nays vote.

Cassidy stated that enhanced premium tax credits for ObamaCare exchanges are a temporary bandage that do not lower the underlying cost of healthcare and that taxpayers covered an increasing percentage of exchange enrollees' premiums, rising from 68 percent in 2014 to 80 percent by 2020.

Cassidy joined Mr. Van Hollen and 30 other senators as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 531 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Cassidy requested that the name of Senator Kelly from Arizona be added as a cosponsor of S. 141, a bill to identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.

Cassidy proposed a prefunded Federal flexible spending account as an idea for his colleagues and the American people to consider as an alternative approach to addressing high healthcare and health insurance costs.

Cassidy proposed creating prefunded flexible savings accounts equivalent in value to the enhanced premium tax credit as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act's approach of providing subsidies to insurance companies.

Cassidy signed on as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 418, which expresses support for designating the week of September 20 through September 27, 2025, as "National Estuaries Week."

Cassidy rose to welcome Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to America and highlighted his historical significance, including his 1997 Congressional Gold Medal and his role as the 269th successor of Apostle Andrew.

Cassidy requested that the name of Senator Catherine Cortez Masto be added as a cosponsor of S. 163, a bill to require institutions of higher education participating in Federal student aid programs to share information about title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Cassidy co-sponsored Senate Resolution 394 to designate September 2025 as "National Literacy Month."

Cassidy requested a roll call vote on the Miran nomination.

Cassidy submitted committee reports from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on S. 1728 and S. 2403, both bills amending the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute on the latter.

Cassidy stated that zero percent of President Trump's nominees had been approved by voice vote or unanimous consent 7 months into his administration, compared to 98 percent under President H.W. Bush, 98 percent under President Clinton, 90 percent under President George W. Bush, 90 percent under President Barack Obama, 65 percent under Trump 1, and 57 percent under President Biden.

Cassidy spoke on the Senate floor about flooding in Texas and other parts of the United States, stating that the National Flood Insurance Program needs to be made affordable, accountable, and sustainable, and that he continues to work toward a solution to prevent people from being forced to drop the program due to unaffordable premiums.

Cassidy led eight Republican colleagues in urging FEMA to end the Biden-era Risk Rating 2.0 policy for the National Flood Insurance Program.

Cassidy submitted a Special Report entitled "Report on the Legislative Activities of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions during the 118th Congress" (Rept. No. 119-31) from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cassidy stated that Louisiana accounted for more than 60 percent of U.S. energy exports last year and described the State's role in LNG export terminals, pipeline networks, and ports that transport oil and gas products globally.

Cassidy co-sponsored S. 2003, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain excess plan assets to be used for benefits for active employees, alongside Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Marshall.

Cassidy presented examples of Louisiana homeowners who elevated their homes to reduce flood insurance premiums but saw their premiums increase significantly under the new Risk Rating 2.0 system, with increases ranging from approximately 900 to 1,200 percent.