[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 214 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7589-S7590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              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. CARDIN:
       S. 5040. A bill to require the Secretary of State to submit 
     to Congress a strategy of the Department of State and the 
     United States Agency for International Development to address 
     the global climate change crisis, improve the energy and 
     resource efficiency of the Department, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 5041. A bill to establish the Advisory Committee on 
     Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 5042. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to require high-ranking officers to provide adequate 
     disclosure of debts; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. 
             Sinema)):
       S. 5043. A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission and 
     the Secretary of Commerce to conduct studies and submit 
     reports on the impact of artificial intelligence and other 
     technologies on United States businesses conducting 
     interstate commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 5044. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of 
     prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 5045. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     reform the treatment of multiemployer plans, to ensure the 
     ability of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to 
     provide guaranteed benefits of retirees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for Mrs. FISCHER):
       S. 5046. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to authorize the contracting of functions 
     under the Rural Business Investment Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 5047. A bill to require automatic sealing of certain 
     criminal records, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 5048. A bill to improve compliance with mine safety and 
     health laws, empower miners to raise safety concerns, and 
     prevent future mine tragedies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 5049. A bill to require reviews of United States 
     investment in foreign countries that may threaten national 
     critical capabilities and to improve the use of authorities 
     under the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 5050. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to provide grants for deployment of 
     renewable fuel infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 5051. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early 
     detection screening tests; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COONS:
       S. 5052. A bill to increase fairness and transparency in 
     algorithmic eligibility determinations; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 5053. A bill to improve the management of forage fish; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Sasse):
       S. 5054. A bill to prevent the uploading of pornographic 
     images to online platforms without the consent of the 
     individuals in the images; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
       S. 5055. A bill to protect immigrant families, combat 
     fraud, promote citizenship, and build community trust, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 5056. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide 
     for ocean-based climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions 
     and global warming, to make coastal communities more 
     resilient, and to provide for the conservation and 
     restoration of ocean and coastal habitats, biodiversity, and 
     marine mammal and fish populations, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 5057. A bill to permit voluntary economic activity; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 5058. A bill to repeal the limitations on multiple 
     ownership of radio and television stations imposed by the 
     Federal Communications Commission, to prohibit the Federal 
     Communications Commission from limiting common ownership of 
     daily newspapers and full-power broadcast stations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 5059. A bill to amend chapter 22 of title 44, United 
     States Code, to ensure Presidential records are preserved, 
     duly created when non-official electronic messaging accounts 
     are used, and made available to the public and the next 
     administration in a timely fashion to advance national 
     security and accountability, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 5060. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Office for Access to Justice in the Department of Justice, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 5061. A bill to authorize a grant program for the 
     development and implementation of housing supply and 
     affordability plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 5062. A bill to protect the rights of college athletes 
     and to establish the Commission on College Athletics, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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