[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 23 (Monday, February 8, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S571-S573]
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

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and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 269. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the work opportunity credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Carper, Mr. Moran, and 
             Mr. Kaine):
       S. 270. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``Act to provide 
     for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education 
     National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other 
     purposes'' to provide for inclusion of additional related 
     sites in the National Park System, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Smith, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Murphy, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Leahy, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Booker, Mr. Reed, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Lujan):
       S. 271. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make 
     the credit fully refundable; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Carper, 
             Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 272. A bill to amend the Federal Funding Accountability 
     and Transparency Act of 2006, to require the budget 
     justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made 
     publicly available; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 273. A bill to improve the management of driftnet 
     fishing; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 274. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to allow States to provide coverage under the Medicaid 
     program for vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 for uninsured 
     individuals without the imposition of cost sharing 
     requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       S. 275. A bill to allow individuals to choose to opt out of 
     the Medicare part A benefit; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       S. 276. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to include a prohibition on the listing of a living nonnative 
     species as a threatened species or an endangered species, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 277. A bill to exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey 
     Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of 
     the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Lujan, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 278. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     provide assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and 
     ranchers and socially disadvantaged groups, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 279. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to update the national broadband plan, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 280. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to revise the policy of the 
     Agency to address the threats of climate change, to include 
     considerations of climate change in the strategic plan of the 
     Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Brown, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. King, Ms. 
             Rosen, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Smith, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Heinrich, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 281. A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting 
     or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence 
     prevention; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Heinrich, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Wyden, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Warren, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Casey, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Durbin, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Baldwin, 
             and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 282. A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic 
     National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 283. A bill to establish a National Climate Bank; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 284. A bill to support the provision of library services 
     and technology to meet the needs stemming from the 
     coronavirus; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             and Mr. Brown):
       S. 285. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to allow States to make medical assistance available to 
     inmates during the 30-day period preceding their release; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 286. A bill to conduct or support further comprehensive 
     research for the creation of a universal coronavirus vaccine; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 287. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to issue guidance to States to educate providers, 
     managed care entities, and other insurers about the value and 
     process of delivering respectful maternal health care through 
     diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Burr, Ms. Smith, and Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina):
       S. 288. A bill to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and 
     Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Collins, 
             and Mr. Peters):
       S. 289. A bill to authorize appropriations for offsetting 
     the costs related to reductions in research productivity 
     resulting from the coronavirus pandemic; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 290. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 
     to require the President to designate an employee of the 
     National Security Council to be responsible for pandemic 
     prevention and response, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Ms. Warren, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 291. A bill to establish the National Office of New 
     Americans within the Executive Office of the President, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. King, and Mr. 
             Scott of Florida):
       S. 292. A bill to provide family members of an individual 
     who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others, or 
     law enforcement, with new tools to prevent gun violence; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Scott of Florida, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Young, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cotton, 
             Mr. Risch, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Moran, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
       S. 293. A bill to protect the dignity of fetal remains, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Rounds, Ms. 
             Ernst, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Scott 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Moran, and Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith):
       S. 294. A bill to provide for parental notification and 
     intervention in the case of an unemancipated minor seeking an 
     abortion; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Young, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
             Mr. Coons):
       S. 295. A bill to designate residents of the Hong Kong 
     Special Administrative Region as Priority 2 refugees of 
     special humanitarian concern, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 296. A bill to limit funding for the World Health 
     Organization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 297. A bill to make exclusive the authority of the 
     Federal Government to regulate

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     the labeling of products made in the United States and 
     introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 298. A bill to require the Government Accountability 
     Office to study the role pharmaceutical benefit managers play 
     in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with 
     appropriate policy recommendations, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 299. A bill to amend section 230 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 to reaffirm civil rights, victims' rights, and 
     consumer protections; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, Mr. Warnock, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 300. A bill to address the history of discrimination 
     against Black farmers and ranchers, to require reforms within 
     the Department of Agriculture to prevent future 
     discrimination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 301. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to provide Federal standards for mail-in ballots and 
     reporting of election results with respect to elections for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 302. A bill to establish a program to support county and 
     municipal government entities in reducing the spread of 
     COVID-19 through standardized testing and evaluation 
     measures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       S. 303. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to support the efforts of State and local governments to 
     provide for priority testing of certain transportation 
     workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-
     19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and 
     facilities used by passenger or freight transportation 
     employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment 
     and provide personal protective equipment to certain 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Casey, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 304. A bill to provide targeted funding for States and 
     other eligible entities through the Social Services Block 
     Grant program to address the increased burden that 
     maintaining the health and hygiene of infants and toddlers, 
     medically complex children, and low-income adults or adults 
     with disabilities who rely on adult incontinence materials 
     and supplies place on families in need, the resultant adverse 
     health effects on children and families, and the limited 
     child care options available for infants and toddlers who 
     lack sufficient diapers and diapering supplies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 305. A bill to establish the Springfield Race Riot 
     National Monument in the State of Illinois, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Durbin, Ms. Warren, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Padilla, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Coons, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 306. A bill to provide a process for granting lawful 
     permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries 
     who meet specified eligibility requirements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 307. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of 
     Commerce to make grants for travel promotion, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Braun, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Lankford):
       S.J. Res. 7. A joint resolution disapproving the action of 
     the District of Columbia Council in approving the Minor 
     Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act of 2020; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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