[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 24, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1766-S1767]
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. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 939. A bill to encourage the research and use of 
     innovative materials and associated techniques in the 
     construction and preservation of the domestic transportation 
     and water infrastructure system, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 940. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish a National Transit Frontline Workforce Training 
     Center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 941. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     improve the transportation infrastructure finance and 
     innovation (TIFIA) program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Casey, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Brown, Mr. Warner, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Carper, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Warren, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 942. A bill to provide that the rule entitled ``Short-
     Term, Limited Duration Insurance'' shall have no force or 
     effect; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 943. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     close or realign the Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at 
     Parris Island, South Carolina; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 944. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved 
     and underserved areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Tester, 
             and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 945. A bill to provide temporary impact aid construction 
     grants to eligible local educational agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 946. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to 
     purchase at less than fair market value, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 947. A bill to provide standards for physical condition 
     and management of housing receiving assistance payments under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 948. A bill to protect American small businesses, gig 
     workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American 
     Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Hoeven, 
             Ms. Smith, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
             Booker, and Mr. Daines):
       S. 949. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
     1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and 
     transparency among packers that purchase livestock from 
     producers; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Capito, Ms. 
             Ernst, Ms. Hassan, and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 950. A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not 
     receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which 
     Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget and passed the regular appropriations bills; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Rosen, 
             Mr. Rubio, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 951. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service 
     dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 952. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a presumption of service connection for certain 
     diseases associated with exposure to toxins, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 953. A bill to provide for drought preparedness and 
     improved water supply reliability; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Warnock):
       S. 954. A bill to modernize voter registration, promote 
     access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect 
     the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in 
     elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 955. A bill to require the Federal Railroad 
     Administration and the Federal Highway Administration to 
     provide recommendations for reducing the number of very rural 
     highway-rail grade crossing collisions, to authorize a public 
     outreach and educational program to reduce such collisions, 
     and to authorize grants to improve grade crossing safety; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 956. A bill to require adequate reporting of ethics, 
     personal finance, and disclosure reports for justices of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 957. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal 
     of controlled substances medications; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 958. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     expand the allowable use criteria for new access points 
     grants for community health centers; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. 
             Barrasso):

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       S. 959. A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to protect 
     alien minors and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to end abuse of the asylum system and establish refugee 
     application and processing centers outside the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
             Hawley, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cotton, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 960. A bill to provide for proper treatment of Taiwan 
     government representatives; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 961. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and 
     sustained national investment in basic science research; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
             Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 962. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and 
     sustained national investment in biomedical research; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. 
             Duckworth):
       S. 963. A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism 
     offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the 
     Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist 
     activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to 
     prevent domestic terrorism, and for other purposes; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 964. A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism 
     offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the 
     Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist 
     activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to 
     prevent domestic terrorism; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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