[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2781-S2782]
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 Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Wicker, 
             and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 1692. A bill to provide better care and outcomes for 
     Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related to 
     dementias and their caregivers, while accelerating progress 
     toward prevention strategies, disease modifying treatments, 
     and, ultimately, a cure; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 1693. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the use of the Strategic National Stockpile to 
     enhance domestic medical supply chain elasticity and 
     establish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical 
     supplies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Murphy, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 1694. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cardin, 
             and Mr. Graham):
       S. 1695. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband 
     deployment initiative; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Graham, Ms. Collins, and 
             Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1696. A bill to establish a competitive grant program to 
     support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness 
     programs, providing employability skills development, career 
     exploration, employment readiness training, mentoring, work-
     based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible 
     youth; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions .
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 1697. A bill to address maternity care storages and 
     promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding educational 
     opportunities for midwives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1698. A bill to allow for hemp-derived cannabidiol and 
     hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances in dietary 
     supplements and food; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       S. 1699. A bill to prevent fraud in COVID unemployment 
     programs, recover fraudulently paid benefits, provide relief 
     for taxpayers and victims of unemployment fraud, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 1700. A bill to encourage greater community 
     accountability of law enforcement agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Smith, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Bennet, Mr. King, Mr. Wyden, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Reed, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Peters, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1701. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Commerce to provide advance notice 
     to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial 
     census, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Schatz, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1702. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to develop and implement a national strategic action 
     plan and program to assist health professionals and systems 
     in preparing for and responding to the public health effects 
     of climate change, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. 
             Lankford):
       S. 1703. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan 
     administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 1704. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services 
     from certain high deductible health plan rules; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 1705. A bill to establish a coordinated Federal 
     initiative to accelerate the research, development, 
     procurement, fielding, and sustainment of artificial 
     intelligence for the economic and national security interests 
     of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. 
             Lummis, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 1706. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     provide taxpayers with information regarding the Federal 
     budget; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Wyden, 
             and Mr. Lee):
       S. 1707. A bill to ensure that the Department of Defense 
     achieves a clean audit opinion on its financial statements; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 1708. A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino 
     World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on 
     immigrant visas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 1709. A bill to statutorily establish Operation 
     Stonegarden, through which eligible law enforcement agencies 
     shall be awarded grants for border security enhancement; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1710. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     ensure that Federal-aid highways, bridges, and tunnels are 
     more resilient, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 1711. A bill to authorize the posthumous honorary 
     promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell 
     Andrews, United States Army; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 1712. A bill to amend subtitle A of title II of division 
     A of the CARES Act to require confirmation of employment 
     status for long-term unemployed individuals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BRAUN:
       S. 1713. A bill to authorize the honorary promotion of 
     Master Sergeant Harold B. Pharis, United States Army 
     (retired), to Sergeant Major; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Rubio, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Burr, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Sasse, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Cotton, Mr. King, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 1714. A bill to amend the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Act of 1949 to authorize the provision of payment to 
     personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency who incur 
     qualifying injuries to the brain, to authorize the provision 
     of payment to personnel of the Department of State who incur 
     similar injuries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 1715. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     allow airport projects to be eligible to participate in the 
     TIFIA program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LUJAN:
       S. 1716. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a Medicaid demonstration program 
     to develop and advance innovative payment models for 
     freestanding birth center services for women with a low-risk 
     pregnancy; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 1717. A bill to establish a community-driven 
     decisionmaking pilot program to demonstrate enhanced 
     community-based decisionmaking in the transportation planning 
     process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1718. A bill to amend the Rosie the Riveter/World War II 
     Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 200 
     to provide for additional areas to be added to the park, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Young):
       S. 1719. A bill to increase rates of college completion and 
     reduce college costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning 
     secondary and postsecondary education, and improving 
     postsecondary credit transfer; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Carper, 
             Mr. Burr, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. 
             Capito, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Daines, Mr. Padilla, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
             Hawley, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Rounds, and Ms. 
             Smith):
       S. 1720. A bill to provide stability to and enhance the 
     services of the United States Postal Service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       S. 1721. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to 
     recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a 
     crime punishable by death; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 1722. A bill to amend section 212 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act to ensure that efforts to engage in espionage 
     or technology transfer are considered in visa issuance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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