[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1643-S1645]
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. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 817. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a tax on certain trading transactions; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
             Mr. Markey):
       S. 818. A bill to provide for media coverage of Federal 
     court proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 819. A bill to enhance the security of the United States 
     and its allies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       S. 820. A bill to provide an exemption from certain 
     requirements for federally funded projects and activities in 
     areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 821. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     establish a simplified income-driven repayment plan, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Braun, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 822. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     require program participation agreements between institutions 
     of higher education and Hanban if a Confucius Institute 
     operates on the campus of the institution; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Menendez, and 
             Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 823. A bill to amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 
     2021 to provide for protection of recovery rebates; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 824. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 17 East Main Street in 
     Herington, Kansas, as the ``Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 825. A bill to establish the Southern Maryland National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 826. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and 
     eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, 
     for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while 
     allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare 
     benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Braun, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Hagerty, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Sasse):
       S. 827. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to 
     establish and maintain a public website tracking the 
     expenditures by States of COVID-19 education relief funds; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 828. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family 
     therapist services and mental health counselor services under 
     part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 829. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the TRICARE program for certain members of the 
     Retired Reserve of the reserve components; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 830. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     require the Administrator of General Services to enter into a 
     cooperative agreement with the National Children's Museum to 
     provide the National Children's Museum rental space without 
     charge in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade 
     Center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 831. A bill to reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center 
     Program in order to prevent fraud and to promote and reform 
     foreign capital investment and job creation in American 
     communities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 832. A bill to amend the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 to fund job-creating improvements in 
     energy and resiliency for Federal buildings managed by the 
     General Services Administration, to enable a portfolio of 
     clean buildings by 2030, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. King, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
             Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 833. A bill to amend XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
     allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate 
     fair prescription drug prices under part D of the Medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 834. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency 
     positions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       S. 835. A bill to provide that the Federal Communications 
     Commission and communications service providers regulated by 
     the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 shall not 
     be subject to certain provisions of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic 
     Preservation Act with respect to the construction, 
     rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities 
     following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the 
     President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Boozman, 
             and Mr. Casey):
       S. 836. A bill to amend subpart 1 of part B of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act to ensure that mental health 
     screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth 
     upon entry into foster care; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, and 
             Mr. Durbin):
       S. 837. A bill to provide relief to public transportation 
     agencies with projects in the Full Funding Grant Agreement 
     stage of the Capital Investment Grants Program; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
             Collins, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 838. A bill to amend section 5542 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal 
     firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement 
     shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to 
     overtime pay; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 839. A bill to establish a postsecondary student data 
     system; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Tillis, 
             and Mr. Sasse):
       S. 840. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation 
     funding in certain actions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 841. A bill to decrease the cost of hiring, and increase 
     the take-home pay of, Puerto Rican workers; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Hagerty):
       S. 842. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to ensure that the 2021 Recovery Rebates are not provided to 
     illegal immigrants; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 843. A bill to establish the Committee on Large-Scale 
     Carbon Management in the National Science and Technology 
     Council and a Federal Carbon Removal Initiative, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cramer, Mr. King, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Rounds, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 844. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, 
     and exercise as amounts paid for medical care; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 845. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     protect Federal employees from retaliation for the lawful use 
     of Federal records, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
             Rosen, Mr. Reed, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Lujan, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 846. A bill to provide for the confidentiality of 
     information submitted in requests for deferred action under 
     the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Hawley, Mr. Warnock, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 847. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 848. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in 
     order to improve the service obligation verification process 
     for TEACH Grant recipients, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 849. A bill to require the Director of National 
     Intelligence and the Director of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency to conduct a study to identify supply chains critical 
     to national security, and for other purposes; to the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 850. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to require all political committees to notify the 
     Federal Election Commission within 48 hours of receiving 
     cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more from any 
     contributor during a calendar year, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 851. A bill to address social determinants of maternal 
     health; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 852. A bill to provide for further comprehensive 
     research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders 
     and Stroke on unruptured intracranial aneurysms; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 853. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     increase the age of eligibility for children to receive 
     benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for 
     women, infants, and children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 854. A bill to designate methamphetamine as an emerging 
     threat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. 
             Crapo):
       S. 855. A bill to prohibit the conditioning of any permit, 
     lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water 
     right to the United States by the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 856. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
     to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission for senior investors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 857. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to 
     establish and maintain a public directory of the individuals 
     occupying Government policy and supporting positions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 858. A bill to establish criminal penalties for aliens 
     who fail to depart before the expiration of their visas; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 859. A bill to terminate the Diversity Immigrant Visa 
     Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 860. A bill to develop and deploy firewall circumvention 
     tools for the people of Hong Kong after the People's Republic 
     of China violated its agreement under the Joint Declaration, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Young, Mr. Grassley, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 861. A bill to establish an interagency One Health 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
             Merkley):
       S. 862. A bill to create a safe harbor for insurers 
     engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a 
     cannabis-related legitimate business, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Thune, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 863. A bill to require asylum officers at United States 
     embassies and consulates to conduct credible fear screenings 
     before aliens seeking asylum may be permitted to enter the 
     United States to apply for asylum, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Portman, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Braun, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Cramer, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Kelly, 
             Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Moran, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 864. A bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of 
     certain short-term programs; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, 
             and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 865. A bill to recognize the right of the People of 
     Puerto Rico to call a status convention through which the 
     people would exercise their natural right to self-
     determination, and to establish a mechanism for congressional 
     consideration of such decision, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Marshall, and 
             Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 866. A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act of 1974 to promote reforestation 
     following unplanned events on Federal land, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 867. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National 
     Women's Hall of Fame; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. 
             King):
       S. 868. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability 
     insurance benefits under such title and waive the 24-month 
     waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals with 
     Huntington's disease; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Hassan, and 
             Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 869. A bill to establish the Office of Supply Chain 
     Preparedness within the Department of Commerce to manage the 
     partnership of the United States with private industry and 
     State and local governments with respect to the manufacturing 
     of critical resources, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, and Ms. 
             Sinema):
       S. 870. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to mental health services under the 
     Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 871. A bill to strengthen American economic resiliency 
     and equitably expand economic opportunity by launching a 
     national competition, promoting State and local strategic 
     planning, encouraging innovation by the public and private 
     sectors, and by substantially investing Federal resources in 
     research and development; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. Warren, Ms. Smith, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 872. A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile 
     environmental justice and civil rights, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 873. A bill to establish the Climate Change Advisory 
     Commission to develop recommendations, frameworks, and 
     guidelines for projects to respond to the impacts of climate 
     change, to issue Federal obligations, the proceeds of which 
     shall be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to 
     climate change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Booker, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 874. A bill to establish a green transportation 
     infrastructure grant program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 875. A bill to make any city or county that has in 
     effect any law or ordinance that is in violation of Federal 
     immigration law ineligible for any Federal grant, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 876. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain 
     improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food 
     service personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S.J. Res. 12. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States which requires (except 
     during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) 
     that the total amount of money expended by the United States 
     during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain 
     revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year 
     and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of 
     the United States during the previous calendar year; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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