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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Tom Cotton was published in the Senate section on pages S2165-S2167 on April 22.
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schumer,
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Whitehouse, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Shaheen,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Booker, Mr. Van
Hollen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. King, and Mr. Murphy):
S. 1298. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for increased investment in clean energy; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cardin, and Mr.
Graham):
S. 1299. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Ms. Stabenow,
Mr. Crapo, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Daines, Mr. Brown, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Casey, Mr. Risch, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Blunt, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Leahy, Mrs.
Fischer, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Sanders, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. King, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Peters, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms.
Duckworth):
S. 1300. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs.
Capito):
S. 1301. A bill to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Murkowski,
Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Smith, Ms. Warren, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Casey, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Stabenow, Ms.
Cortez Masto, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hassan, Mr.
Merkley, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Booker, and Mr. Sanders):
S. 1302. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Peters, and
Mr. Braun):
S. 1303. A bill to ensure that certain Federal infrastructure programs require the use of materials produced in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Murphy,
Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 1304. A bill to establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Smith, and
Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 1305. A bill to promote equity in advanced coursework and programs at elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Peters):
S. 1306. A bill to provide for domestic sourcing of personal protective equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. MORAN:
S. 1307. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce licensure and related requirements for health care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blunt, Ms.
Stabenow, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kaine, and Ms. Lummis):
S. 1308. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to issuers of American infrastructure bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Marshall, and Mrs. Shaheen):
S. 1309. A bill to provide payments for home health services furnished via visual or audio telecommunications systems during an emergency period; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
S. 1310. A bill to oppose violations of religious freedom in Ukraine by Russia and armed groups commanded by Russia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr.
Tuberville):
S. 1311. A bill to secure the research enterprise of the United States from the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Hassan, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Van Hollen, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Tester):
S. 1312. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms.
Klobuchar, and Ms. Smith):
S. 1313. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a mission statement of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Markey, and Ms. Hirono):
S. 1314. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Young, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blunt, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Rubio, Ms.
Klobuchar, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Brown, Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Daines, Mr. Casey, Mr. Scott of South
Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Stabenow,
Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Coons, Mr. Scott of
Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Bennet, Mrs.
Fischer, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Carper, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, Mr. King, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Tester, Mr. Warner, Ms.
Rosen, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Kelly):
S. 1315. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Portman):
S. 1316. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make a declaration of a significant incident, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
S. 1317. A bill to modify the boundary of the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
S. 1318. A bill to reauthorize the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
S. 1319. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain information publicly available on one internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
S. 1320. A bill to establish the Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
S. 1321. A bill to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MERKLEY:
S. 1322. A bill to establish the Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program at the Department of Energy to provide financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite renewable technologies in manufacturing facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MERKLEY:
S. 1323. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish reference prices for prescription drugs for purposes of Federal health programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn):
S. 1324. A bill to establish a Civilian Cyber Security Reserve as a pilot project to address the cyber security needs for the United States with respect to national security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Braun,
Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cramer,
Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Lankford, and
Mr. Inhofe):
S. 1325. A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are informed of the medical risks associated with the abortion procedure and the major developmental characteristics of the unborn child, before giving their informed consent to receive an abortion; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-
Smith, and Mr. Lankford):
S. 1326. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing greenhouse gas emissions rules or regulations until China, India, and Russia adhere to the same emissions reduction targets as the United States under the Paris Agreement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey,
Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Warnock, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 1327. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to add additional demographic reporting requirements, to modify the goals of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Brown, and
Ms. Collins):
S. 1328. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize the farm to school program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown):
S. 1329. A bill to amend the National Aviation Heritage Area Act to reauthorize the National Aviation Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Lankford):
S. 1330. A bill to facilitate the reskilling of Federal employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
S. 1331. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to prescribe a Federal motor vehicle safety standard for advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Sullivan):
S. 1332. A bill to amend title V of the Public Health Service Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 1333. A bill to address maternal mortality and morbidity; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 1334. A bill to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act to codify a Federal cause of action and a type of remedy available for individuals significantly exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to encourage research and accountability for irresponsible discharge of those substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MARKEY:
S. 1335. A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Merkley,
Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Durbin):
S. 1336. A bill to discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mrs.
Gillibrand, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 1337. A bill to address the impact of climate change on agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Durbin,
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Warren, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Markey, Mr. Carper,
Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kaine, and Mr.
Casey):
S. 1338. A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Toomey):
S. 1339. A bill to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to ensure crime victims are not denied compensation because of rape kit backlogs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Burr):
S. 1340. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Inhofe):
S. 1341. A bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding the water resources research and technology institutes established under that Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. Ernst):
S. 1342. A bill to establish an interagency committee on the development of green alert systems that would be activated when a veteran goes missing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 1343. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require that a consumer authorize the release of certain information; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 1344. A bill to redesignate the Pullman National Monument in the State of Illinois as the Pullman National Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Carper):
S. 1345. A bill to establish a national mercury monitoring program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Risch, Ms. Collins,
Mr. Crapo, Mr. King, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Smith, and Ms.
Stabenow):
S. 1346. A bill to require enforcement against misbranded milk alternatives; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Booker, and Mr.
Carper):
S. 1347. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to carry out certain programs relating to environmental justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself and Mr. Braun):
S. 1348. A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Rounds, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Cramer):
S. 1349. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize concurrent use of Department of Defense Tuition Assistance and Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Sasse):
S. 1350. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a national risk management cycle, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Coons, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs.
Blackburn, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Hawley, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lankford, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Romney, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr.
Tillis):
S. 1351. A bill to strengthen the security and integrity of the United States scientific and research enterprise; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Capito, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Lankford):
S. 1352. A bill to improve the quality and timeliness of Federal permitting and review processes with respect to critical mineral production on Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. PETERS:
S. 1353. A bill to promote United States values and fulfill agency missions through the use of innovative applied artificial intelligence technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
S. 1354. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chilkoot National Historic Trail and to provide for a study of the Alaska Long Trail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
S. 1355. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to strike provisions that limit the disclosure of certain information by the Consumer Product Safety Commission; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. WYDEN:
S. 1356. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to create permanent payments within the environmental quality incentives program for soil health practices and carbon sequestration monitoring, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Casey, Mrs.
Hyde-Smith, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Bennet):
S. 1357. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
S. 1358. A bill to establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Lujan):
S. 1359. A bill to establish the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Schumer, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Coons, Ms.
Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich,
Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lujan, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Peters, Mr.
Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 1360. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 and the Head Start Act to promote child care and early learning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MARSHALL:
S. 1361. A bill to reduce the size of the seat of the Government of the United States to the area comprised of the principal Federal monuments, the White House, the United States Capitol, the United States Supreme Court Building, and the Federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the United States Capitol, to provide for the retrocession of the remaining area of the District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. MARSHALL:
S.J. Res. 18. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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