[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1458-S1460]
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. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 653. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the application of Medicare secondary 
     payer rules to certain workers' compensation settlement 
     agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 654. A bill to reauthorize the Blue Ridge National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 655. A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to provide that 
     the United States district courts shall not have jurisdiction 
     to condemn property in which a State holds any interest, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Risch, Mr. Braun, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Ernst, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Cassidy, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 656. A bill to ensure that organizations with religious 
     or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide 
     services for children; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Warren, Mr. Portman, Ms. Hassan, 
             and Mr. Braun):
       S. 657. A bill to modify the presumption of service 
     connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents 
     while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the 
     Vietnam era, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 658. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to work with cybersecurity consortia for training, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. King, Mr. Cotton, and Ms. 
             Sinema):
       S. 659. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to promulgate regulations relating to commercial motor 
     vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):

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       S. 660. A bill to require parity in the coverage of mental 
     health and substance use disorder services provided to 
     enrollees in private insurance plans, whether such services 
     are provided in-person or through telehealth; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Barrasso, and 
             Mr. Tester):
       S. 661. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the qualifying advanced coal project credit, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 662. A bill to establish an interactive online dashboard 
     to allow the public to review information for Federal grant 
     funding related to mental health programs; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 663. A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the 
     Library, in accordance with section 1831 of the Revised 
     Statutes, to accept a statue depicting Harriet Tubman from 
     the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of Maryland and display 
     the statue in a prominent location in the Capitol; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Lankford, and 
             Ms. Ernst):
       S. 664. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to review certain legislation in order to 
     identify potential risks of duplication of and overlap with 
     existing Federal programs, offices, and initiatives; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 665. A bill to allow Federal funds appropriated for 
     kindergarten through grade 12 education to follow the 
     student; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 666. A bill to modify the criteria used by the Corps of 
     Engineers to dredge small ports; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 667. A bill to provide regulatory relief to alternative 
     fuel producers and consumers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 668. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate 
     endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to 
     amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of 
     certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 669. A bill to provide for the appropriate balance of 
     empowering diplomats to pursue vital diplomatic goals and 
     mitigating security risks at United States diplomatic posts, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 670. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to accelerate development of therapies across 
     the spectrum of rare diseases and conditions and facilitate 
     patient access to such therapies, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 671. A bill to require the collection of voluntary 
     feedback on services provided by agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Carper, Ms. 
             Murkowski, and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 672. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     save Federal funds by authorizing changes to the composition 
     of circulating coins, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Paul, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 673. A bill to provide a temporary safe harbor for 
     publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with 
     dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which 
     content may be distributed; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Smith, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Casey, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 674. A bill to support public health infrastructure; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Rubio, Mr. Carper, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Graham, and 
             Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 675. A bill to provide for the reporting to State and 
     local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the 
     national instant criminal background check system indicates 
     that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited 
     person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under 
     State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice 
     reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against 
     prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 676. A bill to address foreign threats to higher 
     education in the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Paul, Ms. Ernst, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Hawley, and Mr. Hagerty):
       S. 677. A bill to require annual reports on allied 
     contributions to the common defense, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rounds, 
             Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Marshall, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 678. A bill to declare English as the official language 
     of the United States, to establish a uniform English language 
     rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the 
     English language texts of the laws of the United States, 
     pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general 
     welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule 
     of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the 
     Constitution; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Booker, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 679. A bill to authorize additional monies to the Public 
     Housing Capital Fund of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 680. A bill to award grants to States to establish or 
     improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs to 
     recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, 
     reading, and writing in both English and a second language; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Sanders, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Brown, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 681. A bill to report data on COVID-19 immigration 
     detention facilities and local correctional facilities that 
     contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Tuberville, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 682. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to furnish a vaccine for COVID-19 to certain 
     individuals who are not enrolled in the patient enrollment 
     system of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 683. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil 
     for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Van 
             Hollen):
       S. 684. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to 
     carry out an active transportation investment program to make 
     grants to eligible applicants to build safe and connected 
     options for bicycles and walkers within and between 
     communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 685. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish a carbon fee to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. 
             Smith):
       S. 686. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to address the teacher and school leader shortage in early 
     childhood, elementary, and secondary education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Romney, Mr. Young, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Hagerty, and Mr. Portman):
       S. 687. A bill to advance a policy for managed strategic 
     competition with the People's Republic of China; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Tillis, and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 688. A bill to prohibit contracting with persons that 
     have business operations with the Maduro regime, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Scott of 
             Florida):

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       S. 689. A bill to prohibit the removal of Cuba from the 
     list of state sponsors of terrorism until Cuba satisfies 
     certain conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 690. A bill to expedite the provision of humanitarian 
     assistance, including life-saving medical care, to the people 
     of North Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Paul):
       S. 691. A bill to provide for congressional review of the 
     imposition of duties and other trade measures by the 
     executive branch, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Hassan, and 
             Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 692. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as 
     the ``Hello Girls''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 693. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of 
     Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hirono, and 
             Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 694. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     provide grants for energy efficiency improvements and 
     renewable energy improvements at public school facilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 695. A bill to improve the Safe Routes to School 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Romney, Mr. 
             Manchin, and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 696. A bill to amend the Secure Rural Schools and 
     Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to allow counties to 
     use certain funds to provide or expand access to broadband 
     telecommunications services and other technologies; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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