[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 199 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9778-S9779]
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. CARDIN:
            S. 5330. A bill to protect stateless persons in the United 
          States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
          Judiciary.
                By Ms. KLOBUCHAR:
            S. 5331. A bill to reform the Federal Election Commission's 
          enforcement processes and related provisions under the 
          Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971; to the Committee on 
          Rules and Administration.
                By Ms. KLOBUCHAR:
            S. 5332. A bill to protect elections for public office by 
          providing enhanced security for the infrastructure used to 
          carry out such elections, and for other purposes; to the 
          Committee on Rules and Administration.
                By Mr. BRAUN:
            S. 5333. A bill to establish a voluntary compliance 
          assistance initiative at the Equal Employment Opportunity 
          Commission regarding the usage of employment tests and 
          selection procedures by employers; to the Committee on 
          Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
                By Mr. PORTMAN:
            S. 5334. A bill to establish best practices for the Federal 
          use of facial recognition technology, and for other purposes; 
          to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
          Affairs.
                By Ms. KLOBUCHAR:
            S. 5335. A bill to reform congressional redistricting; to 
          the Committee on the Judiciary.
                By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Ms. Collins):
            S. 5336. A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research 
          Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early 
          Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
          Pensions.
                By Mr. BOOKER:
            S. 5337. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
          expand eligibility for supportive services for very low-
          income veteran families to include former members of the 
          reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other 
          purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
                By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:
            S. 5338. A bill to cap the emissions of greenhouse gases 
          through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to 
          distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible 
          individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
          Finance.
                By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Portman, Ms. Klobuchar, 
                  and Mr. Cassidy):
            S. 5339. A bill to support research about the impact of 
          digital communication platforms
     
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          on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways 
          for independent research on data held by large internet 
          companies; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
          Pensions.
                By Mr. TOOMEY:
            S. 5340. A bill to provide a regulatory framework and 
          consumer protections for the issuance of payment stablecoins, 
          and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
          and Urban Affairs.
                By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
                  Hagerty, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Tillis):
            S. 5341. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to provide 
          greater accountability to the Federal Reserve System, and for 
          other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
          Urban Affairs.
                By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. 
                  Smith):
            S. 5342. A bill to provide requirements for the bulk 
          auction or group sale of certain non-performing loans, and 
          for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
          Urban Affairs.
                By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Markey):
            S. 5343. A bill to improve passenger vessel security and 
          safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
          Science, and Transportation.
                By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Mr. 
                  Kelly):
            S. 5344. A bill to establish a pilot program for 
          transitioning small businesses in the construction or 
          engineering industries, and for other purposes; to the 
          Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
                By Mr. Moran:
            S. 5345. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
          to provide that the consumer transaction account deposits of 
          an insured depository institution are not considered to be 
          funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other 
          purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
          Affairs.
                By Mr. Moran:
            S. 5346. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
          to exclude affiliates and subsidiaries of insured depository 
          institutions from the definition of deposit broker, and for 
          other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
          Urban Affairs.
                By Mr. Moran:
            S. 5347. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
          to remove restrictions on brokered deposits, and for other 
          purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
          Affairs.
                By Mr. Daines (for himself and Ms. Lummis):
            S. 5348. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
          expand access to the Veterans Community Care Program of the 
          Department of Veterans Affairs to include certain veterans 
          seeking mental health or substance-use services and toxic-
          exposed veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
          Veterans' Affairs.
                By Mr. Portman:
            S. 5349. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
          to modify certain provisions relating to the taxation of 
          international entities; to the Committee on Finance.
                By Mr. Lankford:
            S. 5350. A bill to enact a transit ban if the order issued 
          under sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act 
          (42 U.S.C. 265 and 268) is terminated; to the Committee on 
          the Judiciary.
                By Mr. Portman:
            S. 5351. A bill to clarify the applicability of civil 
          rights law to algorithmic decisions, and for other purposes; 
          to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
                By Mr. Portman:
            S. 5352. A bill to require a report on the state of 
          economic integration between the United States and the 
          People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Finance.
                By Mr. Leahy:
            S. 5353. A bill to provide for the admission and protection 
          of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable 
          individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and 
          asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify 
          certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other 
          purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
                By Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Lankford, 
                  and Mr. Inhofe):
            S.J. Res. 70. A joint resolution providing for 
          congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
          States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish 
          and Wildlife Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened 
          Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened 
          Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct 
          Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern 
          Distinct Population Segment''; to the Committee on 
          Environment and Public Works.
                By Mrs. Gillibrand:
            S. 5354. A bill to assess, prevent, prepare for, respond 
          to, recover, and mitigate biological threats by establishing 
          the One Health Security Council; to the Committee on Health, 
          Education, Labor, and Pensions.
     
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