[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S992-S993]
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. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina):
       S. 518. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     support innovative, evidence-based approaches that improve 
     the effectiveness and efficiency of postsecondary education 
     for all students, to allow pay for success initiatives, to 
     provide additional evaluation authority, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HAGERTY (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. 
             Cramer):
       S. 519. A bill to review the use of election security 
     grants in the 2020 presidential election and to prohibit 
     future election security grants to States with 
     unconstitutional election procedures; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 520. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 to modify a provision relating to acquisition of 
     beach fill; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Markey, 
             Ms. Duckworth, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 521. A bill to require the United States Postal Service 
     to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation 
     Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Risch, 
             and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 522. A bill to require each agency, in providing notice 
     of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain 
     language summary of the proposed rule; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Braun):
       S. 523. A bill to repeal the Office of Financial Research, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Braun, and 
             Ms. Lummis):
       S. 524. A bill to abolish the Federal Insurance Office of 
     the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mr. Cruz, Mr. Rounds, and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 525. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate 
     transportation of firearms or ammunition; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 526. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common 
     law; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Padilla, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Carper, Mr. Casey, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 527. A bill to protect victims of stalking from gun 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Kelly):
       S. 528. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Coons, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             Smith, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Mr. Casey, 
             Mr. Warner, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
             Rosen, Mr. Carper, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
             Warnock, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ossoff, and Mr. Hickenlooper):

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       S. 529. A bill to require a background check for every 
     firearm sale; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 530. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
     to require shareholder authorization before a public company 
     may make certain political expenditures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. SMITH:
       S. 531. A bill to provide additional funds for Federal and 
     State facility energy resiliency programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 532. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the energy tax credit to apply to qualified 
     distributed wind energy property; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. 
             Johnson):
       S. 533. A bill to require a guidance clarity statement on 
     certain agency guidance, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 534. A bill to improve the effectiveness of tribal child 
     support enforcement agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Boozman, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 535. A bill to authorize the location of a memorial on 
     the National Mall to commemorate and honor the members of the 
     Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of the 
     Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HAWLEY:
       S. 536. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit for wages received by individuals that 
     are less than the median wage; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 537. A bill to provide a tax credit for certain expenses 
     associated with protecting employees from COVID-19; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 538. A bill to repeal portions of a regulation issued by 
     the State Superintendent of Education of the District of 
     Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a 
     certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an 
     institution of higher education; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Braun, and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 539. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to submit to Congress a report on the use of video cameras 
     for patient safety and law enforcement at medical centers of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KAINE:
       S. 540. A bill to require Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement agencies to report information related to 
     allegations of misconduct of law enforcement officers to the 
     Attorney General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 541. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain 
     the consent of affected State and local governments before 
     making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a 
     nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 542. A bill to promote international exchanges on best 
     election practices, to cultivate more secure democratic 
     institutions around the world, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith, and Mr. Braun):
       S. 543. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to establish a cattle contract library, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Bennet, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Barrasso, and Ms. 
             Rosen):
       S. 544. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to designate one week each year as ``Buddy Check Week'' for 
     the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer 
     wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown, 
             and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 545. A bill to permanently exempt payments made from the 
     Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration 
     under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 546. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from 
     lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Tester, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 547. A bill to provide relief for multiemployer and 
     single employer pension plans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 548. A bill to convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the 
     Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 549. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, 
     Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 550. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium 
     located in Sitka, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 551. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the Employee Retention Tax Credit to include 
     certain startup businesses; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 552. A bill to direct the Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development to submit to 
     Congress a report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 
     global basic education programs; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.

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