[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7199-S7200]
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. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 5249. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to encourage participation in advanced payment models; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. King, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 5250. A bill to modify requirements for certain 
     employment activities by former intelligence officers and 
     employees of the intelligence community, and for other 
     purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. 
             Merkley):
       S. 5251. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
     through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, to promote mental wellness and resilience and 
     heal mental health, behavioral health, and psychological 
     problems through age and culturally appropriate community 
     programs, and award grants for the purpose of establishing, 
     operating, or expanding community-based mental wellness and 
     resilience programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, 
             and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 5252. A bill to establish the right of adults to engage 
     in private, non-commercial, consensual sexual conduct in the 
     exercise of their liberty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 5253. A bill to require the President to remove the 
     extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities 
     to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices if Hong Kong no 
     longer enjoys a high degree of autonomy from the People's 
     Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. 
             Capito):
       S. 5254. A bill to provide for the publication by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity 
     recommendations for Americans; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Lee, and Mr. 
             King):
       S. 5255. A bill to streamline the budget process at the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 5256. A bill to increase students' and borrowers' access 
     to student loan information within the National Student Loan 
     Data System; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 5257. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the time during which a qualified disaster may have 
     occurred for purposes of the special rules for personal 
     casualty losses; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 5258. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Conservation Act 
     to provide that consumer room air cleaners are covered 
     products to which certain energy conservation standards 
     apply, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 5259. A bill to require certain interactive computer 
     services to adopt and operate technology verification 
     measures to ensure that users of the platform are not minors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 5260. A bill to define ``obscenity'' for purposes of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 5261. A bill to protect certain victims of human 
     trafficking by expanding the authority of the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security to grant such aliens continued presence in 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 5262. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against

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     income tax for equity investments by angel investors; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 5263. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to create a 
     national zero-emission vehicle standard, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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