[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 217 (Thursday, December 16, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S9260]
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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. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. 
             Hassan):
       S. 3411. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to include expenses for certain athletic supplies in the 
     above-the-line deduction for eligible educators, and to allow 
     such deduction to interscholastic sports administrators and 
     coaches; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Lummis, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
             Cruz):
       S. 3412. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     enforce the rule submitted by the Department of Health and 
     Human Services relating to COVID-19 vaccine and mask 
     requirements for Head Start programs; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 3413. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the credit for health insurance costs of eligible 
     individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 3414. A bill to require the Government Accountability 
     Office to evaluate the policies and actions of the National 
     Institutes of Health with respect to research involving the 
     enhancement of potential pandemic pathogens and related 
     activities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 3415. A bill to ensure that the United States, States, 
     and local governments are liable for monetary damages for 
     constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 3416. A bill to expand the enforcement authority of the 
     Food and Drug Administration with respect to counterfeit 
     devices; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Tester, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 3417. A bill to prohibit discrimination against 
     individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and 
     supports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Casey, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
             Smith, Mr. Brown, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 3418. A bill to provide emergency assistance to States, 
     territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected by 
     substance use disorder, including the use of opioids and 
     stimulants, and to make financial assistance available to 
     States, territories, Tribal nations, local areas, public or 
     private nonprofit entities, and certain health providers, to 
     provide for the development, organization, coordination, and 
     operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for 
     the delivery of essential services to individuals with 
     substance use disorder and their families; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 3419. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to reform policies and issue guidance 
     related to health and safety accountability, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNOCK:
       S. 3420. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique 
     contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary 
     movement for equality in interstate travel; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Risch):
       S. 3421. A bill to clarify that section 107 of the 
     Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
     applies sanctions with respect to unmanned combat aerial 
     vehicles following a 2019 change by the United Nations 
     providing additional clarity to the United Nations Register 
     of Conventional Arms; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. 
             Padilla):
       S. 3422. A bill to establish a grant program to support 
     schools of medicine and schools of osteopathic medicine in 
     underserved areas; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Hagerty, and Mr. 
             Lankford):
       S. 3423. A bill to implement merit-based reforms to the 
     civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring 
     with skills- and competency-based hiring; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 3424. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow early childhood educators to take the educator 
     expense deduction, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. MANCHIN:
       S. 3425. A bill to extend the authorizations for certain 
     National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Markey, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Coons, and Mr. 
             Murphy):
       S. 3426. A bill to promote diversity at the Department of 
     State, to direct the Secretary of State to review the 
     termination characterization of former members of the 
     Department who were fired by reason of their sexual 
     orientation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lujan):
       S. 3427. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a Neuroscience Center of 
     Excellence; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 3428. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a program to provide Federal financial assistance 
     to support advanced nuclear reactors and associated supply 
     chain infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 3429. A bill to establish an Alaska Salmon Research Task 
     Force; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Daines, Mr. Lankford, and Ms. 
             Lummis):
       S. 3430. A bill to maintain the National Coal Council in 
     the Department of Energy to provide advice and 
     recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters 
     relating to coal and the coal industry, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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