[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5049-S5051]
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. Leahy, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2428. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     modify False Claims Act procedures, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. 
             Hassan):
       S. 2429. A bill to amend chapter 38 of title 31, United 
     States Code, relating to civil remedies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 2430. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the exclusion for certain conservation subsidies to 
     include subsidies for water conservation or efficiency 
     measures and storm water management measures; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 2431. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to require the employees of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to receive training developed by the 
     Inspector General of the Department on reporting wrongdoing 
     to, responding to requests from, and cooperating with the 
     Office of Inspector General, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Padilla, 
             and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2432. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income amounts received from State-
     based catastrophe loss mitigation programs; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 2433. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     develop and maintain a cadastre of Federal real property; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 2434. A bill to provide tax incentives that support 
     local newspapers and other local media, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2435. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Daines, 
             and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2436. A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration 
     Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed management areas, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 2437. A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration 
     Act of 2003 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     expedite hazardous fuel or insect and disease risk reduction 
     projects on certain National Forest System land, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 2438. A bill to modify the boundary of the Cane River 
     Creole National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Rubio, and 
             Mr. Warner):
       S. 2439. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and 
     Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to 
     identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2440. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convene a blue ribbon panel to review the forest inventory 
     and analysis program of the Forest Service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 2441. A bill to establish in the States of North 
     Carolina and South Carolina the Southern Campaign of the 
     Revolution National Heritage Corridor, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Hirono, 
             and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2442. A bill to amend section 455(m) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty 
     members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2443. A bill to expand the definition of H-2A 
     nonimmigrant for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to include aliens engaged in seafood processing, 
     horticultural commodities, or the care of horses; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 2444. A bill to provide for research and education with 
     respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Romney):
       S. 2445. A bill to apply user fees with respect to tobacco 
     products deemed subject to the requirements of chapter IX of 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Warren, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
             Mr. Kaine, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Merkley, 
             Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2446. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal 
     protection under defined contribution plans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Lujan, 
             Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Booker, Mr. Reed, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 2447. A bill to amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 
     2021 to provide additional funding for E-rate support for 
     emergency educational connections and devices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Lujan):
       S. 2448. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     provide that, under certain circumstances, an interactive 
     computer service provider that allows for the proliferation 
     of health misinformation through that service shall be 
     treated as the publisher or speaker of that misinformation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Hawley, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Daines, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2449. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from 
     a Federal firearms licensee; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Hickenlooper):
       S. 2450. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a rural health center innovation awards program and 
     a rural health department enhancement program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. 
             Risch):
       S. 2451. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1958 to increase the amount that certain banks and savings 
     associations may invest in small business investment 
     companies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       S. 2452. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide matching payments for retirement savings 
     contributions by certain individuals, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 2453. A bill to promote the launch of aviation's next 
     era; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. 
             Ossoff):
       S. 2454. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to reauthorize the pilot program for alternative 
     water source projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Bennet, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2455. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2456. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to take certain actions to increase diversity of 
     ownership in the broadcasting industry, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2457. A bill to maintain the free flow of information to 
     the public by establishing appropriate limits on the 
     federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as 
     part of engaging in journalism, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. King):
       S. 2458. A bill to clarify that individuals engaged in 
     aircraft flight instruction or testing, including phased 
     testing of experimental aircraft, are not operating an 
     aircraft carrying persons or property for compensation or 
     hire; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 2459. A bill to provide for improvements to aircraft 
     hangars, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. King):

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       S. 2460. A bill to establish a panel of constitutional 
     experts to recommend to Congress an appropriate process for 
     providing for the case of the death of a candidate in a 
     contingent presidential or vice-presidential election; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 2461. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Coe of 1986 
     to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure 
     resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and 
     to permit renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas 
     property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 2462. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     extend the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission to include the oversight of markets that set or 
     report reference prices for aluminum premiums, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
             Braun):
       S. 2463. A bill to require agencies submit zero-based 
     budgets; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 2464. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, 
     acting through the Assistant Secretary for Economic 
     Development, to establish a RECOMPETE grant program to 
     provide flexible, 10-year block grants for purposes of 
     creating quality jobs, providing resources to help local 
     residents access opportunities and attain and retain 
     employment, increasing local per capita income and employment 
     rates, and supporting long-term, sustained economic growth 
     and opportunity in persistently distressed areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mr. Padilla):
       S. 2465. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the American Opportunity Tax Credit fully refundable, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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