[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 17, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1613-S1614]
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. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Peters, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. King, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coons, Mr. Heinrich, 
             Mr. Schatz, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Rosen, 
             Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tester, Ms. Sinema, Mr. 
             Hickenlooper, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Warnock, Mr. 
             Padilla, and Mr. Ossoff):
       S. 1. A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, 
     reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen 
     ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-
     corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our 
     democracy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 784. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish a new employment, training, and supportive services 
     program for unemployed and underemployed individuals, 
     including individuals with barriers to employment and those 
     who are unemployed or underemployed as a result of COVID-19, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and 
             Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 785. A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment 
     from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 to, products of the People's Republic of China, 
     and to expand the eligibility requirements for products of 
     the People's Republic of China to receive normal trade 
     relations treatment in the future, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 786. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to review laws relating to the illegal passing of school 
     buses and to execute a public safety messaging campaign 
     relating to illegal passing of school buses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 787. A bill to amend the Atchafalaya National Heritage 
     Area Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance to the local coordinating 
     entity for the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area under that 
     Act; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. 
             Hawley):
       S. 788. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish a nonrefundable tax credit for the purchase of 
     gun safes and gun safety courses; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Lankford, 
             and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 789. A bill to repeal certain obsolete laws relating to 
     Indians; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 790. A bill to amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
     to increase the transparency of Federal advisory committees, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 791. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate 
     practices and strategies to reduce bird fatalities resulting 
     from collisions with certain public buildings, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Wicker, 
             and Ms. Smith):
       S. 792. A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety 
     Improvement Act of 1999 to modify certain agricultural 
     exemptions for hours of service requirements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
             Hagerty, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Scott of Florida):

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       S. 793. A bill to require the Congressional Budget Office 
     to make publicly available the fiscal and mathematical 
     models, data, and other details of computations used in cost 
     analysis and scoring; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 794. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a corporate tax rate increase on companies whose 
     ratio of compensation of the CEO or other highest paid 
     employee to median worker compensation is more than 50 to 1, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
       S. 795. A bill to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-
     Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State 
     of Illinois, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 796. A bill to codify maternity care coordination 
     programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 797. A bill to require transparency, accountability, and 
     protections for consumers online; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 798. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to ensure that the 2021 Recovery Rebates are not provided to 
     prisoners; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Braun, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Manchin):
       S. 799. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish programs for carbon dioxide capture, transport, 
     utilization, and storage, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 800. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to 
     satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare 
     program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with 
     diabetes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Carper, 
             Mr. Young, and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 801. A bill to identify and address barriers to coverage 
     of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs 
     to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant 
     and postpartum women; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 802. A bill to modify the Federal and State Technology 
     Partnership Program of the Small Business Administration, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
             Braun, and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 803. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to remove short-barreled rifles from the definition of 
     firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 804. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the limitation on the amount individuals filing 
     jointly can deduct for certain State and local taxes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Inhofe, 
             and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 805. A bill to repeal the wage requirements of the 
     Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 806. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 
     program to provide grants to carry out activities to benefit 
     pollinators on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including 
     the planting and seeding of native, locally-appropriate 
     grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 807. A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court 
     proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Cramer, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 808. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
     to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity 
     risks at publicly traded companies; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 809. A bill to encourage and facilitate efforts by 
     States and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain the 
     western population of monarch butterflies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Coons, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Hirono, 
             Ms. Smith, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 810. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the list of diseases associated with exposure to 
     certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of 
     service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of 
     Vietnam to include hypertension, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Hagerty, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 811. A bill to establish the Taiwan Fellowship Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 812. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop 
     a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World 
     Health Organization, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Warren, 
             and Mr. Braun):
       S. 813. A bill to promote and ensure delivery of high-
     quality special education and related services to students 
     with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing 
     or deaf-blind through instructional methodologies meeting 
     their unique learning needs, to enhance accountability for 
     the provision of such services, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Murphy, Mr. Barrasso, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 814. A bill to promote security partnership with 
     Ukraine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Braun, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 815. A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the 
     CARES Act to extend the covered period for the paycheck 
     protection program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. RISCH:
       S. 816. A bill to amend the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 
     to provide for improved serious security incident 
     investigations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.

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