[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 203 (Wednesday, December 2, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7178]
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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. BOOKER:
       S. 4944. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to care for all Medicare and Medicaid 
     beneficiaries through models tested under the Center for 
     Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 4945. A bill to improve end-of-life care; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 4946. A bill to counter Saudi Arabia's possible pursuit 
     of weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 4947. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act to require annual lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico 
     region of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 4948. A bill to provide funds for addressing COVID-19 
     conditioned on requiring the use of face coverings in public, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 4949. A bill to require the Secretary of Health of Human 
     Services to publish guidance for States on strategies for 
     maternal care providers participating in the Medicaid program 
     to reduce maternal mortality and severe morbidity with 
     respect to individuals receiving medical assistance under 
     such program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, 
             and Mr. Daines):
       S. 4950. A bill to improve the process for awarding grants 
     under certain programs of the Department of Agriculture to 
     certain counties in which the majority of land is owned or 
     managed by the Federal Government and to other units of local 
     government and Tribal governments in those counties, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 4951. A bill to improve the process for awarding grants 
     under certain programs of the Department of Transportation to 
     certain counties in which the majority of land is owned or 
     managed by the Federal Government and to other units of local 
     government and Tribal governments in those counties, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 4952. A bill to establish a grant program to expand the 
     domestic production of certain medical supplies; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 4953. A bill to prohibit data brokers from selling, 
     trading, licensing, or otherwise provide for consideration 
     lists of vulnerable populations to any individual or 
     commercial entity; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, and Mr. Sanders):
       S.J. Res. 81. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of 
     slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a 
     crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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