[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 22, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4697-S4698]
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. COTTON:
       S. 2156. A bill to eliminate the disparity in sentencing 
     for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2157. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for 
     Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental 
     Health Services Administration, to award grants to implement 
     innovative approaches to securing prompt access to 
     appropriate follow-on care for individuals who experience an 
     acute mental health episode and present for care in an 
     emergency department, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2158. A bill to extend the authorization for the Cape 
     Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 2159. A bill to designate the community-based outpatient 
     clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 
     College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as the ``Andrew K. Baker 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'', and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 2160. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of General 
     Services from establishing per diem reimbursements rates for 
     travel within the continental United States (commonly known 
     as ``CONUS'' ) for certain fiscal years below a certain 
     level, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Lee, and 
             Mr. Romney):
       S. 2161. A bill to modify the restriction in section 3326 
     of title 5, United States Code, relating to the appointment 
     of retired members of the Armed Forces to positions in the 
     Department of Defense to apply to positions at or above the 
     GS-14 level; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2162. A bill to require the Small Business 
     Administration to publish loan default rates by franchise 
     brand, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.

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           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2163. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to establish a plan to reduce the backlog of requests for 
     information made to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Daines, Mr. Risch, Ms. Ernst, Mr. 
             Marshall, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2164. A bill to provide for certain reforms with respect 
     to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SASSE (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Cruz, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina):
       S. 2165. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow parents of eligible military 
     dependent children to establish Military Education Savings 
     Accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. 
             Rounds):
       S. 2166. A bill to provide that certain orders of the 
     Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or 
     effect until certain conditions are satisfied, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 2167. A bill to establish a national, research-based, 
     and comprehensive home study assessment process for the 
     evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents 
     and provide funding to States and Indian tribes to adopt such 
     process; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 2168. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to modify the definition of navigable waters, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Markey, Mr. Casey, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Booker, 
             and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 2169. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their 
     abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, to amend the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
     establish a grant program relating to the removal of firearms 
     from adjudicated domestic violence offenders, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 2170. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide 
     for transparency and landowner protections in the conduct of 
     lease sales under that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SASSE:
       S. 2171. A bill to prohibit Presidential appointees from 
     subsequently acting on behalf of the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and 
     Chinese military companies; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 2172. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve grants, payments, and technical assistance provided 
     by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to serve homeless 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2173. A bill to permit Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention-recognized virtual diabetes prevention program 
     suppliers to be included in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention 
     Program Expanded Model conducted by the Center for Medicare 
     and Medicaid Innovation under section 1115A of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a); to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KING:
       S. 2174. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the annual wellness visit under the Medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KING:
       S. 2175. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide coverage of preventive home visits under 
     Medicare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr. King):
       S. 2176. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that floor plan financing includes the financing 
     of certain trailers and campers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 2177. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure 
     sufficient bonding and complete and timely reclamation of 
     land and water disturbed by Federal and Indian oil and gas 
     production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2178. A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for 
     fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel 
     employed by States or their political subdivisions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2179. A bill to provide grants to owners of 
     intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       S. 2180. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide a civil action against a foreign state for deliberate 
     concealment or distortion of information with respect to an 
     international public health emergency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 2181. A bill to amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and 
     Prosecution Act to authorize the Elder Justice Initiative, to 
     require that online resources of such initiative are made 
     available in Spanish, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Young, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 2182. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to establish a national evictions database, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 2183. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate the financing for the Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 2184. A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to 
     institute a trading prohibition for certain issuers that 
     retain public accounting firms that have not been subject to 
     inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, 
     and for other purposes; considered and passed.

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