Legislation and Voting Records
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2022-2023 Passed Legislation
| Bill number | Bill title | Sponsor(s) | Date |
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SSB1 |
Senator Ogbonna |
April 26th, 2022 |
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SSB2 |
Senator Ogbonna |
April 26th, 2022 |
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| SSB3 |
Senator Mohanty |
May 3rd, 2022 |
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SSB4 |
Senator Oceguera |
May 3rd, 2022 |
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| SSB5 | Confirmation of the Directors of Academic Affairs and Operations | Senator Bartlett | August 30th, 2022 |
| SSB6 | Student Athlete Constituency Representative Nomination | Senator Koppy | August 30th, 2022 |
| SSB8 | Committee Placement of the Fall 2022 Senate Nominees | Senator Bartlett, Senator Carfrae, Senator Meredith | September 20th, 2022 |
| SSB10 | Creation of Middle Eastern-North African (MENA) Constituency Senator |
Senator Mohanty, Senator Ogbonna, Senator Bartlett |
October 25th, 2022 |
| SSB11 | Requirement of Funding Request Workshops |
Senator Carrell, Senator Michalski |
November 1st, 2022 |
| SSB12 | USG Support for the International Ballroom | Senator Oceguera | November 1st, 2022 |
| SSB13 | Confirmation of the 2022-2023 Director of External Relations, Deputy City Liaison, Graphic Designer, and Photographer/Videographer | Senator Bartlett | November 1st, 2022 |
| SSB14 | Confirmation of Nominees for the 2022 – 2023 Presidential Charter Committees | Senator Bartlett | November 1st, 2022 |
| SSB15 | USG Support for the Restorative Justice Program |
Senator Akey |
December 6th, 2022 |
| SSB16 | Confirmation of a 2022-2023 Latine Constituency Senator |
Senator Bartlett |
January 24th, 2023 |
| SSB17 | USG Support of the Food Pantry |
Senator Eckard, Senator Michalski |
January 24th, 2023 |
| SSB18 | Transparency and Accountability Bill |
Senator Clare |
January 24th, 2023 |
| SSB19 | Audit Committee Bill |
Senator Oceguera |
January 31st, 2023 |
| SSB20 | USG Bylaws Discrimination and Harassment Policy |
Senator Bartlett, Senator Mohanty, Senator Springer, Senator Ogbonna, Senator Manley |
January 31st, 2023 |
| SSB21 | USG Constitution Discrimination and Harassment Policy | Senator Bartlett, Senator Mohanty, Senator Springer, Senator Ogbonna, Senator Manley | January 31st, 2023 |
| SSB22 | Appointment of the 2022-2023 USG Deputy Director of Justice & Equity |
Senator Ogbonna |
January 31st, 2023 |
| SSB23 | USG Support of CommUnity Crisis Services | Senator Carrell, Senator Clare | February 7th, 2023 |
| SSB25 | Restructuring of Spring Noms | Senator Manley, Senator Bartlett | February 7th, 2023 |
| SSB26 | IMU Meeting Room Upgrades | Senator Springer | February 21st, 2023 |
| SSB27 |
Senator Mohanty, Senator Bartlett |
February 21st, 2023 | |
| SSB28 |
Senator Eckard, Senator Mohanty |
March 21st, 2023 | |
| SSB29 | Support for HTV/TurboVote Partnership | Senator Oceguera | March 28th, 2023 |
| SSB30 |
USG Support for the University Lecture Committee Kendra Scott Lecture |
Senator Michalski |
March 28th, 2023 |
| Resolution number | Resolution title | Sponsor(s) | Date |
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| SSR1 |
Resolution on Establishing Election Day as a University Holiday |
Senator Speer, Senator Ross |
September 20th, 2022 |
| SSR2 |
Resolution on the subject of Reproductive Healthcare Accessibility |
Senator Knox, Senator Williamsen |
September 27th, 2022 |
| SSR3 | Resolution on the USG IMU Renovation Fee Proposal | Senator Springer, Senator Thayer | October 4th, 2022 |
| SSR4 | Modern Rules Codification | Senator Bartlett | October 11th, 2022 |
| SSR5 |
Supporting Adoption of a Sustainability General Education Requirement |
Senator Behning, Senator Qidwai |
October 11th, 2022 |
| SSR6 |
Resolution in support of age-out protections for the children of long-term visa holders |
Senator Kannan, Senator Barron |
November 29th, 2022 |
| SSR7 |
Senator Behning |
February 7th, 2023 | |
| SSR8 |
Senator Studer, Senator Stringer |
February 7th, 2023 | |
| SSR9 |
Senator Bassuk, Senator Clare, Senator Eldridge, Senator Kannan, Senator Michalski, Senator Oceguera, Senator Wicks |
February 28th, 2023 | |
| SSR10 | Senator Carfrae | March 21st, 2023 | |
| SSR11 |
Senator Radz, Senator Siraj, Senator Stringer, Senator Studer, Senator Wicks |
March 21st, 2023 | |
| SSR12 |
USG Support of Reallocating Iowa City Funds to Community Based Organizations and Projects |
Senator Ogbonna, Senator Fairman, Senator Siraj |
| Joint Resolution number | Joint Resolution title | Sponsor(s) | Date |
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| JR1 |
Confirmation of the Nominees for the Presidential Charter Committees for 2022-2023 |
Senator Ogbonna |
April 26th, 2021 |
| JR2 |
GPSG Delegate Nicole States on behalf of USG Director Erin Sullivan, USG Senator Torie Thayer |
September 13, 2022 |
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| JR3 |
Joint Resolution on Establishing Juneteenth as a University Holiday |
GPSG Delegate Lily Kraft on behalf of GPSG Director Sarah-Rose Ballard and USG Senators Amisha Mohanty and Ijeoma Ogbonna |
September 13, 2022 |
| JR4 | Joint Resolution to Support Graduate Student Employees | Senator Bassuk | January 31st, 2023 |
| JR5 |
Joint Resolution for the University of Iowa Staff and Faculty Participating in Kognito Training |
Senator Eckard, Senator Mungara |
March 21st, 2023 |