[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S189]
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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. COTTON:
       S. 3481. A bill to secure the dignity and safety of 
     incarcerated women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 3482. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in 
     Cincinnati, Ohio, as the ``John H. Leahr and Herbert M. 
     Heilbrun Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COONS:
       S. 3483. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid 
     to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic 
     lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had 
     such disease prior to death, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Menendez, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 3484. A bill to establish the New York-New Jersey 
     Watershed Restoration Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 3485. A bill to ensure that the right to vote shall not 
     be impaired due to vaccination status; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 3486. A bill to provide, manufacture, and distribute 
     high quality N-95 respirator masks for every individual in 
     the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic using the 
     Defense Production Act and other means; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Padilla, 
             and Mr. Peters):
       S. 3487. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Schatz, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Carper, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Tester, Mr. Warner, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Kelly, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Padilla, Ms. 
             Smith, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Whitehouse, and 
             Mr. Casey):
       S. 3488. A bill to counter the aggression of the Russian 
     Federation against Ukraine and Eastern European allies, to 
     expedite security assistance to Ukraine to bolster Ukraine's 
     defense capabilities, and to impose sanctions relating to the 
     actions of the Russian Federation with respect to Ukraine, 
     and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper):
       S. 3489. A bill to establish or continue a 
     multidisciplinary research program to advance the discovery 
     and preclinical development of medical products for priority 
     virus families and other viral pathogens with a significant 
     potential to cause a pandemic, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TILLIS:
       S. 3490. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to bring 
     the non-monetary policy related functions of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System into the 
     appropriations process, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HAGERTY (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 3491. A bill to establish a commission to reform and 
     modernize the Department of State; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Hagerty):
       S. 3492. A bill to address the importance of foreign 
     affairs training in national security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 3493. A bill to require guidance on extending expiration 
     dates for certain drugs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Kelly):
       S. 3494. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to require Members of Congress and their spouses and 
     dependents to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Thune, 
             Ms. Ernst, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Young, 
             and Mr. Daines):
       S. 3495. A bill to create a point of order against spending 
     that will increase inflation unless inflation is not greater 
     than 4.5 percent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.

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