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Lindsey O. Graham Republican U.S. Senator Of SOUTH CAROLINA
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BIO INFORMATION

Senate Years of Service: 2003-
Party: Republican

GRAHAM, Lindsey O., a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Central, Pickens County, S.C., July 9, 1955; graduated from Daniel High School, Central, S.C. 1973; B.A., University of South Carolina, Columbia 1977; J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law 1981; United States Air Force 1982-1988; South Carolina Air National Guard 1989-1995; United States Air Force Reserves 1995-present; lawyer, private practice; assistant county attorney, Oconee County, S.C. 1988-1992; city attorney for Central, S.C. 1990-1994; member of the South Carolina state house of representatives 1992-1994; elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2003); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1998 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against President William Clinton; was not a candidate for reelection in 2002, but was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002; reelected in 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015.

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U.S. Senator 2003 2014 South Carolina
U.S. Representative 1995 2002 South Carolina 3

Contact Information
 
Washington Address: 290 Russell Senate Office Building
Phone: 202-224-5972
Fax: 202-224-3808
Web site: http://lgraham.senate.gov/

Related Bill(s)
AsSponsor
Bill sr380
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability.
Bill sj38
A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the certification of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment.
Bill s2185
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants on a competitive basis to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents.
Bill s2176
A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes.
Bill s1587
A bill to enable States to opt out of the Medicaid expansion-related provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Bill s1523
A bill to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employers to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance.
Bill s1043
A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote energy security through the production of petroleum from oil sands, and for other purposes.
Bill s804
A bill to adjust the normal and early retirement ages for receipts of benefits under the Social Security program, increase the maximum age for delayed retirement credit, and provide for progressive price indexing of benefits.
Bill s554
A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Bill s553
A bill to provide for the review of challenges to the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents and for other purposes.
Bill sr226
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to continue issuing debt on the full faith and credit of the United States.
AsCo-Sponsor
Bill s3053
A bill to require Regional Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Bill s2112
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents.
Bill s2076
A bill to improve security at State and local courthouses.
Bill s1904
A bill to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, to provide additional work requirements, and to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs.
Bill s1507
A bill to provide protections from workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.
Bill s1335
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide rights for pilots, and for other purposes.
Bill sj19
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Bill sr402
A resolution condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army for committing crimes against humanity and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government and governments in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield.
Bill s2103
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Bill s1718
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.
Bill s1616
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests, and for other purposes.
Bill s755
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past-due.
Bill s2368
A bill to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium on midnight rules during a President's final days in office, and for other purposes.
Bill s1461
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.
Bill s1629
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
Bill s1039
A bill to impose sanctions on persons responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, for the conspiracy to defraud the Russian Federation of taxes on corporate profits through fraudulent transactions and lawsuits against Hermitage, and for other gross violations of human rights in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
Bill s657
A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.
Bill sr428
A resolution condemning the Government of Syria for crimes against humanity, and for other purposes.
Bill s2318
A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to pay a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals, and for other purposes.
Bill s1946
A bill to require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers.
Bill s829
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
Bill s219
A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.
Bill sj36
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures.
Bill sr424
A resolution condemning the mass atrocities committed by the Government of Syria and supporting the right of the people of Syria to be safe and to defend themselves.
Bill s1821
A bill to prevent the termination of the temporary office of bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts.
Bill s2213
A bill to allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.
Bill s2065
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to modify the discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and extending the pay freeze for Federal employees.
Bill s2221
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing a proposed rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 relating to child labor.
Bill s2196
A bill to provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care to seniors.
Bill s2081
A bill to require participation in public service and engagement in an active job search as conditions for receipt of extended unemployment benefits.
Bill s2043
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide religious conscience protections for individuals and organizations.
Bill s1975
A bill to repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, to prohibit loans to enable the Fund to provide financing for European financial stability and to oppose the provision of such financing, and for other purposes.
Bill s1959
A bill to require a report on the designation of the Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization and for other purposes.
Bill s1957
A bill to provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs, and for other purposes.
Bill s1927
A bill to modify the criteria used by the Corps of Engineers to dredge small ports.
Bill s1894
A bill to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes.
Bill s1856
A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.
Bill s1843
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide for appropriate designation of collective bargaining units.
Bill s1831
A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D.
Bill s1827
A bill to establish a Trade Enforcement Division in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and for other purposes.
Bill s1808
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes.
Bill s1768
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents.
Bill s1707
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
Bill s1694
A bill to limit the use of cost-type contracts by the Department of Defense for major defense acquisition programs.
Bill s1683
A bill to provide the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of the Treasury with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles, and for other purposes.
Bill s1676
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for taxpayers making donations with their returns of income tax to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt.
Bill s1671
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary dividends received deduction for dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation.
Bill s1527
A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II.
Bill s1467
A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services.
Bill s1425
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure fairness in election procedures with respect to collective bargaining representatives.
Bill s1392
A bill to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes.
Bill s1369
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements.
Bill s1265
A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes.
Bill s1248
A bill to prohibit the consideration of any bill by Congress unless the authority provided by the Constitution of the United States for the legislation can be determined and is clearly specified.
Bill s1241
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Bill s1228
A bill to prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services.
Bill s1176
A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.
Bill s1106
A bill to authorize Department of Defense support for programs on pro bono legal assistance for members of the Armed Forces.
Bill s1048
A bill to expand sanctions imposed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and for other purposes.
Bill s1025
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the National Guard, enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improvement of Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response, and for other purposes.
Bill s1005
A bill to provide for parental notification and intervention in the case of a minor seeking an abortion.
Bill s1002
A bill to prohibit theft of medical products, and for other purposes.
Bill s982
A bill to reaffirm the authority of the Department of Defense to maintain United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a location for the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents held by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Bill s968
A bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes.
Bill s964
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the applicability of such Act with respect to States that have right to work laws in effect.
Bill s944
A bill to reaffirm the authority of the Department of Defense to maintain United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a location for the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents held by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Bill s906
A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes.
Bill s866
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for non-regular service.
Bill s855
A bill to make available such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services.
Bill s838
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act.
Bill s827
A bill to allow a State to combine certain funds and enter into a performance agreement with the Secretary of Education to improve the academic achievement of students.
Bill s815
A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with dignity and respect.
Bill s724
A bill to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services.
Bill s720
A bill to repeal the CLASS program.
Bill s712
A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Bill s678
A bill to increase the penalties for economic espionage.
Bill s671
A bill to authorize the United States Marshals Service to issue administrative subpoenas in investigations relating to unregistered sex offenders.
Bill s668
A bill to remove unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from seniors' personal health decisions by repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
Bill s632
A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to extend the authorized period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and for other purposes.
Bill s623
A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes.
Bill s615
A bill to improve the accountability and transparency in infrastructure spending by requiring a life-cycle cost analysis of major infrastructure projects, providing the flexibility to use alternate infrastructure type bidding procedures to reduce project costs, and requiring the use of design standards to improve efficiency and save taxpayer dollars.
Bill s609
A bill to provide for the establishment of a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates.
Bill s573
A bill to establish a harbor maintenance block grant program to provide maximum flexibility to each State to carry out harbor maintenance and deepening projects in the State, to require transparency for water resources development projects carried out by the Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes.
Bill s570
A bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.
Bill s569
A bill to provide for fairness for the Federal judiciary.
Bill s551
A bill to improve procedures for the detention and review of status of detainees of the United States in connection with the continuing armed conflict with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and affiliated groups.
Bill s548
A bill to provide for the effective interrogation of unprivileged enemy belligerents and for other purposes.
Bill s542
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents.
Bill s533
A bill to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes.
Bill s504
A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
Bill s482
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes.
Bill s431
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service.
Bill s410
A bill to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings.
Bill s400
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that rates and charges for electric energy are assessed in proportion to measurable reliability or economic benefit, and for other purposes.
Bill s360
A bill to reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending.
Bill s358
A bill to codify and modify regulatory requirements of Federal agencies.
Bill s314
A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.
Bill s306
A bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.
Bill s277
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, and for other purposes.
Bill s244
A bill to enable States to opt out of certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Bill s217
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
Bill s189
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense, in awarding a contract for the KC-X Aerial Refueling Aircraft Program, to consider any unfair competitive advantage that an offeror may possess.
Bill s167
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Bill s119
A bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects.
Bill s102
A bill to provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests, and for other purposes.
Bill s81
A bill to direct unused appropriations for Senate Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.
Bill s20
A bill to protect American job creation by striking the job-killing Federal employer mandate.
Bill s18
A bill to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations and for other purposes.
Bill sj23
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Bill sj20
A joint resolution authorizing the limited use of the United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya.
Bill sj17
A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
Bill sj10
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Bill sj6
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.
Bill sj5
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced.
Bill sj4
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the UnitedStates which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not to exceed 20 per cent of the gross national product of the United States during the previous calendar year.
Bill sj3
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Bill sr386
A resolution calling for free and fair elections in Iran, and for other purposes.
Bill sr275
A resolution designating October 30, 2011, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.
Bill sr228
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding coming together as a Nation and ceasing all work or other activity for a moment of remembrance beginning at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on September 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks committed against the United States on September 11, 2001.
Bill sr213
A resolution commending and expressing thanks to professionals of the intelligence community.
Bill sr194
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on United States military operations in Libya.
Bill sr185
A resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, reaffirming opposition to the inclusion of Hamas in a unity government unless it is willing to accept peace with Israel and renounce violence, and declaring that Palestinian efforts to gain recognition of a state outside direct negotiations demonstrates absence of a good faith commitment to peace negotiations, and will have implications for continued United States aid.
Bill sr180
A resolution expressing support for peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights violations by the Assad regime.
Bill sr175
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to ongoing violations of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia and the importance of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict within Georgia's internationally recognized borders.
Bill sr102
A resolution calling for a no-fly zone and the recognition of the Transitional National Council in Libya.
Bill sr99
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.
Bill sc34
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel.
Bill sc13
A concurrent resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.
Bill s652
A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of an American Infrastructure Financing Authority, to provide for an extension of the exemption from the alternative minimum tax treatment for certain tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes.

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Senate Committee on Armed Services
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Senate Committee on the Budget
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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    Privacy, Technology and the Law

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Senate Special Committee on Aging

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