[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 129 (Tuesday, August 2, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3860-S3862]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              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 (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             Hagerty):
       S. 4699. A bill to provide that the Federal Communications 
     Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional 
     facility from utilizing jamming equipment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Booker, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 4700. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for limitations on copayments for contraception 
     furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HASSAN:
       S. 4701. A bill to provide cybersecurity support for small 
     business concerns through the small business development 
     center program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 4702. A bill to impose limits on excepting competitive 
     service positions from the competitive service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Tuberville, and Mr. 
             Marshall):
       S. 4703. A bill to direct the President to take such 
     actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of 
     public or private real estate located in the United States by 
     the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 4704. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to submit a report regarding ways to improve 
     the patent examination process at the United States Patent 
     and Trademark Office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 4705. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members 
     who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and 
     Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on 
     August 31, 1982; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 4706. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for the duration of active service of the Chief 
     Justice of the United States and associate justices of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 4707. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on 
     the feasibility of designating the Buckeye Trail as a 
     national scenic trail, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 4708. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment 
     under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 4709. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     amend regulations to allow for certain packers to have an 
     interest in market agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. TILLIS:
       S. 4710. A bill to include phosphate and potash on the 
     final list of critical minerals of the Department of the 
     Interior; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TILLIS:
       S. 4711. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to amend regulations relating 
     to exemptions for engines and equipment for purposes of 
     national security, and for other purposes; to

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     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 4712. A bill to clarify coverage of occupational therapy 
     under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 4713. A bill to authorize the Federal Communications 
     Commission to specify additional sources from which a radio 
     station licensee must obtain information to enable the 
     licensee to announce that a foreign governmental entity has 
     paid for a broadcast; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 4714. A bill to amend the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act 
     of 2020 to impose additional sanctions relating to human 
     rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 4715. A bill to call for the immediate extradition or 
     return to the United States of convicted felon Joanne 
     Chesimard, William ``Guillermo'' Morales, and all other 
     fugitives who are receiving safe haven in Cuba to escape 
     prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 4716. A bill to require inspectors general to offer a 
     briefing of the contents of each semiannual report to the 
     appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 4717. A bill to authorize the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management and the Director of the National Park Service 
     to carry out activities to control the movement of aquatic 
     invasive species into, across, and out of Federal land and 
     waters, to provide for financial assistance from the 
     Commissioner of Reclamation to Reclamation States for 
     watercraft inspection and decontamination stations, to amend 
     the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act 
     of 1990 to make certain technical corrections, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 4718. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a joint training pipeline between the United States 
     Navy and the Royal Australian Navy, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Ossoff):
       S. 4719. A bill to protect children against sexual abuse 
     and exploitation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 4720. A bill making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
       S. 4721. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to veterans for improvements and structural alterations 
     furnished as part of home health services; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNOCK:
       S. 4722. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish qualified down payment savings programs; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Padilla, 
             Ms. Rosen, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Markey, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Merkley, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 4723. A bill to ensure the right to provide reproductive 
     health care services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, 
             Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 4724. A bill to protect the rights of college athletes 
     and to establish the Commission on College Athletics, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 4725. A bill to amend parts B and E of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act to improve foster and adoptive parent 
     recruitment and retention, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 4726. A bill to alleviate pandemic learning loss; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 4727. A bill establish a grant program to incentivize 
     the energy resilience of air carrier airports to acquire or 
     install solar photovoltaic panels, battery storage systems, 
     microgrids, and related electric infrastructure for on-site 
     renewable energy generation and storage, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. WARNOCK:
       S. 4728. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the 
     personal residence of the taxpayer; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 4729. A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 
     1978 to waive the cost share requirement under the emergency 
     forest restoration program for land damaged by the Hermit's 
     Peak/Calf Canyon Fire; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 4730. A bill to amend the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to 
     establish a pilot program to provide competitive grants to 
     land-grant colleges and universities to facilitate research 
     and rapid workforce development and promote entrepreneurship 
     and other benefits to communities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 4731. A bill to respond to the looming global food 
     crisis precipitated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 4732. A bill to authorize the Georgetown African 
     American Historic Landmark Project and Tour to establish a 
     commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
     environs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
       S. 4733. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide 
     for certain reforms to the process relating to applications 
     for permits to drill and the eligibility requirements for 
     prospective bidders in lease sales, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TILLIS:
       S. 4734. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     address matters relating to patent subject matter 
     eligibility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
             Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Inhofe, and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 4735. A bill to ensure equal treatment for religious 
     organizations in the Federal provision of social services 
     programs, grantmaking, and contracting, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. King):
       S. 4736. A bill to enhance United States' standing as an 
     Arctic nation by facilitating greater maritime accessibility, 
     strong trading partners, and reliable infrastructure; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WARNOCK:
       S. 4737. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to collect and make publicly available data 
     on properties receiving an allocation of credit under the 
     low-income housing tax credit, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 4738. A bill to protect the privacy of personally-
     identifiable health data, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science , and Transportation.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 4739. A bill to allow additional individuals to enroll 
     in standalone dental plans offered through Federal Exchanges; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Wyden, 
             Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Markey, Mr. Padilla, and Ms. 
             Warren):
       S. 4740. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 and the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the taking, 
     importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans 
     for public display, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Tillis, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 4741. A bill to encourage increased trade and investment 
     between the United States and the countries in the Western 
     Balkans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 4742. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     create a Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness 
     Council to enhance oversight and accountability for 
     deficiencies in military housing, and accountability for 
     deficiencies in military housing, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 4743. A bill to direct the Attorney General to conduct a 
     study on animal cruelty, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):

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       S. 4744. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish in the Department of Transportation a drone 
     infrastructure inspection grant program and a drone education 
     and training grant program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Braun):
       S. 4745. A bill to amend the Plant Protection Act to 
     establish a fund for spotted wing drosophila research and 
     mitigation; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Ms. 
             Hassan, Mr. Hagerty, and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 4746. A bill to repeal the sunset provision of the Iran 
     Sanctions Act of 1996, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 4747. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to expand the availability of mental, emotional, and 
     behavioral health services under the Medicaid program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 4748. A bill to provide for national uniformity for 
     reproductive health products; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 4749. A bill to improve grants administered by the 
     Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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