[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 139 (Wednesday, August 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5832]
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              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. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2595. A bill to address prescription drug shortages and 
     improve the quality of prescription drugs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 2596. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for Federal student loan reform; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2597. A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act 
     with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2598. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     improve the treatment of student loans in bankruptcy, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       S. 2599. An original bill making appropriations for 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2022, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Young):
       S. 2600. A bill to establish the Refund to Rainy Day 
     Savings Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Young):
       S. 2601. A bill to allow employers to offer short-term 
     savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for 
     financial emergencies; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2602. A bill to provide for an additional 
     nondiscrimination safe harbor for automatic contribution 
     arrangements; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2603. A bill to establish a commission for the purpose 
     of studying the issue of retirement security; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH:
       S. 2604. An original bill making appropriations for 
     military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2022, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2605. An original bill making appropriations for energy 
     and water development and related agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; from 
     the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 2606. A bill to require an unclassified interagency 
     report on the political influence operations of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese 
     Communist Party with respect to the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Lujan, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2607. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     former hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979-1981, 
     highlighting their resilience throughout the unprecedented 
     ordeal that they lived through and the national unity it 
     produced, marking 4 decades since their 444 days in 
     captivity, and recognizing their sacrifice to the United 
     States; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 2608. A bill to direct the Attorney General to make 
     grants to States that have in place a law providing for the 
     rights of sexual assault survivors, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 2609. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure equitable payment for, and preserve Medicare 
     beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under 
     the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 2610. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2022 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence 
     Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
     purposes; from the Select Committee on Intelligence; placed 
     on the calendar.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Wicker, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
       S. 2611. A bill to designate high priority corridors on the 
     National Highway System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Thune, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Grassley, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2612. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers 
     allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 2613. A bill to provide for climate change planning, 
     mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in the United States 
     Territories and Freely Associated States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2614. A bill to provide for the modernization of 
     electronic case management systems, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Padilla, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Mr. Warnock):
       S. 2615. A bill protecting the right to vote in elections 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.

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