[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6779]
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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 Ms. WARREN:
       S. 2882. A bill to amend certain banking laws to establish 
     requirements for bank mergers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2883. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
     buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 2884. A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide research and 
     extension grants to combat plant pests and noxious weeds that 
     impact coffee plants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 2885. A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to modify the macadamia 
     tree health initiative, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BARRASSO:
       S. 2886. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     authorize the donation and distribution of capes, horns, and 
     antlers from wildlife management activities carried out on 
     National Park System land; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Smith, 
             Mr. King, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Ossoff, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Peters, Ms. Warren, and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 2887. A bill to codify the existing Outdoor Recreation 
     Legacy Partnership Program of the National Park Service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2888. A bill to reduce passenger, crewmember, and 
     airport personnel risk of exposure to COVID-19, decrease the 
     risk of transmission of COVID-19 on board aircraft and to 
     United States destination communities through air travel, and 
     protect children and other vulnerable individuals by 
     preventing further spread of COVID-19 in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 2889. A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2021 to address the timing for the use of funds with 
     respect to grants made to shuttered venue operators; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms. 
             Smith):
       S. 2890. A bill to allow the participants in the National 
     Health Service Corps to defer their obligated service in 
     order to receive training in palliative care services; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2891. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     address matters relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board 
     of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 2892. A bill to provide for continuing appropriations in 
     the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal 
     appropriations process, other than for the legislative branch 
     and the Executive Office of the President; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
           By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 2893. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative 
     Site to Gila County, Arizona; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 2894. A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with 
     respect to Nord Stream 2 AG pursuant to the Countering 
     America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 2895. A bill to prohibit the Department of 
     Transportation and other agencies from promulgating rules 
     requiring a person to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination 
     in order to engage in interstate commerce or travel, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Grassley, 
             and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 2896. A bill to amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 
     1974 to clarify whistleblower rights and protections, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BURR:
       S. 2897. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the exclusion from gross income for qualified 
     scholarships does not apply to athletic scholarships if the 
     recipient receives certain income derived from the 
     recipient's name, image, or likeness; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. YOUNG:
       S. 2898. A bill to amend title III of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for improvements to State unemployment systems 
     and to strengthen program integrity, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 2899. A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of 
     Prisons to address deficiencies and make necessary upgrades 
     to the security camera and radio systems of the Bureau of 
     Prisons to ensure the health and safety of employees and 
     inmates; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
             Sanders, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 2900. A bill to suspend the enforcement of certain civil 
     liabilities of Federal employees and contractors during a 
     lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 2901. A bill to amend title V of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for increased oversight of recovery 
     housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 2902. A bill to modernize Federal information security 
     management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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