[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 81 (Tuesday, May 11, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2451-S2452]
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. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, 
             and Mr. Portman):
       S. 1544. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of 
     certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 1545. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1934 to 
     require country-by-country reporting; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 1546. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to provide for reform in the operations of the Office of 
     Government Ethics, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       S. 1547. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to apply a 1 percent excise tax on large endowments of 
     certain private colleges and universities, to require that 
     such institutions distribute at least 5 percent of large 
     endowments in each taxable year, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1548. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the diversity of participants in research on 
     Alzheimer's disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       S. 1549. A bill to require a review of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration preference for domestic 
     suppliers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Coons, and Mr. Young):
       S. 1550. A bill to support Foreign Service families, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       S. 1551. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to finalize a rule to protect consumers from the risks of 
     carbon monoxide poisoning from keyless ignition motor 
     vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       S. 1552. A bill to require a report on defense and 
     aerospace manufacturing supply chains; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 1553. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     submit to Congress an annual report on peaker plants in the 
     United States and to provide financial incentives for 
     replacing peaker plants with technology that receives, 
     stores, and delivers energy generated by renewable energy 
     resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 1554. A bill to make certain irrigation districts 
     eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Daines, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
             Braun, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 1555. A bill to shorten the extension, and the amount, 
     of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation in order to get 
     Americans back to work; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       S. 1556. A bill to require a report on the feasibility and 
     benefits of establishing a supply chain center of excellence; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SASSE:
       S. 1557. A bill to support both workers and recovery by 
     converting expanded Federal unemployment payments into 
     signing bonuses; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Reed, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Padilla, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 1558. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 1559. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow certain qualified over-the-counter securities to be 
     treated as readily traded on an established securities market 
     for the purpose of diversification requirements for employee 
     stock ownership plans; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 1560. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the work opportunity credit for certain youth 
     employees; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Brown, and 
             Mr. Murphy):
       S. 1561. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     limit the number of local wage areas allowable within a 
     General Schedule pay locality; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 1562. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act to provide funding, on a competitive basis, 
     for summer and year-round employment opportunities for youth 
     ages 14 through 24; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper):
       S. 1563. A bill to establish an open network architecture 
     testbed at the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of 
     the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration to develop and demonstrate network 
     architectures and applications, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 1564. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to provide support to university law school programs 
     that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 1565. A bill to provide for hands-on learning 
     opportunities in STEM education; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, 
             and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1566. A bill to provide grants to enable nonprofit 
     disability organizations to develop training programs that 
     support safe interactions between law enforcement officers 
     and individuals with disabilities and older individuals; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 1567. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
     ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Portman, and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 1568. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide a waiver of the cap on annual payments for 
     nursing and allied health education payments; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Padilla, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Durbin, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 1569. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program, establish college 
     student food insecurity demonstration programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Kelly, 
             and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 1570. A bill to facilitate nationwide accessibility and 
     coordination of 211 services and 988 services in order to 
     provide information and referral to all residents and 
     visitors in the United States for mental health emergencies, 
     homelessness needs, other social and human services needs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
             Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1571. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand parental leave for members of the Armed Forces, to 
     reduce the service commitment required for participation in 
     the career intermission program of a military department, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 1572. A bill to expand child care opportunities for 
     members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. 
             Merkley):
       S. 1573. A bill to require Federal law enforcement and 
     prison officials to obtain or provide immediate medical 
     attention to individuals in custody who display medical 
     distress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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