[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1980-S1981]
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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. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 3991. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to conduct a demonstration program to test providing 
     preferential treatment under the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP 
     programs for certain drugs and biologicals manufactured in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Casey, Mr. Murphy, and 
             Mr. Booker):
       S. 3992. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary 
     and secondary school teachers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 3993. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for 
     domestic abuse victims; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Tuberville):
       S. 3994. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to repay the 
     estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid 
     by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries of such 
     beneficiaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 3995. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States to provide for permanent duty-free 
     treatment on imports of basketballs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Braun):
       S. 3996. A bill to provide for a method by which the 
     economic costs of significant regulatory actions may be 
     offset by the repeal of other regulatory actions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S. 3997. A bill to amend the Land Between the Lakes 
     Protection Act of 1998 to clarify the administration of the 
     Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cramer, 
             Ms. Lummis, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 3998. A bill to clarify the inability of the President 
     to declare national emergencies under the National 
     Emergencies Act, major disasters or emergencies under the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act, and public health emergencies

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     under the Public Health Service Act on the premise of climate 
     change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 3999. A bill to prohibit Amnesty International and its 
     employees from receiving financial assistance from the United 
     States Government; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blunt, 
             and Mr. Peters):
       S. 4000. A bill to require the establishment of 
     cybersecurity information sharing agreements between the 
     Department of Homeland Security and Congress, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 4001. A bill to require the Secretary of State to use 
     the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to 
     suspend participation of the Russian Federation in certain 
     international organizations; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 4002. A bill to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 
     to require the collection of small business loan data related 
     to LGBTQ-owned businesses; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Coons, Mrs. Capito, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 4003. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to provide for training on alternatives 
     to use of force, de-escalation, and mental and behavioral 
     health and suicidal crises; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Lummis, 
             and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 4004. A bill to alter requirements associated with small 
     business loan data collection, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HAGERTY (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             McConnell, and Mr. Paul):
       S. 4005. A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to 
     provide increased protection for horses participating in 
     shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Tester, Mrs. 
             Capito, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Daines, Mr. King, and Mr. 
             Scott of Florida):
       S. 4006. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to list 
     certain individuals who are awarded the Purple Heart on the 
     internet website of the Department of Defense that lists 
     individuals who have been awarded certain military awards; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Young, Ms. 
             Hassan, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 4007. A bill to require the Attorney General to propose 
     a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress 
     disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety 
     officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 4008. A bill to provide COVID relief for restaurants, 
     gyms, minor league sports teams, border businesses, live 
     venue service providers, exclave businesses, and providers of 
     transportation services; read the first time.

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