[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S171-S173]
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. KENNEDY:
       S. 155. A bill to ensure that employees of the Internal 
     Revenue Service are brought back to their offices until the 
     backlog of income tax returns has been eliminated; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Lee, 
             Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Thune, and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 156. A bill to expand the use of E-Verify to hold 
     employers accountable, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Hassan, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 157. A bill to prevent the misuse of drones, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Coons, and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 158. A bill to increase United States jobs through 
     greater United States exports to Africa and Latin America, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Lankford, 
             and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 159. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exemption from gross income for mandatory 
     restitution or civil damages as recompense for trafficking in 
     persons; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Fischer, 
             Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Moran, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Hoeven, and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 160. A bill to require U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been 
     charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in 
     the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Braun, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Collins, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. 
             Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, 
             Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
             Kelly, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
             Sinema, Ms. Smith, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 161. A bill to extend the Federal Pell Grant eligibility 
     of certain short-term programs; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 162. A bill to amend the Smith River National Recreation 
     Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River 
     National

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     Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Mullin, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Tuberville):
       S. 163. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and 
     certain other weapons from the definition of firearms for 
     purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 164. A bill to prohibit the consideration of COVID-19 
     vaccination status in determining eligibility for organ 
     donation or transplantation, and in providing services to 
     Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Braun, Mr. Hawley, and 
             Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 165. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal and local 
     funds to impose or enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in 
     District of Columbia schools, and to repeal the Coronavirus 
     Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers 
     Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 enacted by the District of 
     Columbia Council; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
             Vance, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 166. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
     1993 to provide leave for the spontaneous loss of an unborn 
     child, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 167. A bill to prohibit vaccination mandates for COVID-
     19; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Cramer, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 168. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 
     to include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on 
     Foreign Investment in the United States and require review of 
     certain agricultural transactions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 169. A bill to prohibit certain COVID-19 vaccination 
     mandates for minors, and to require parental consent for 
     COVID-19 vaccination of minors; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Braun, and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 170. A bill to establish a Joint Select Committee on 
     Afghanistan to conduct a full investigation and compile a 
     joint report on the United States withdrawal from 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 171. A bill to prohibit the consideration of patients' 
     race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, 
     vaccination status, veteran status, or political ideology or 
     speech in determining eligibility for COVID-19 treatments and 
     vaccines distributed by the Federal Government; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 172. A bill to terminate any existing mask mandates 
     imposed by the Federal Government, to prevent the 
     implementation of new mask mandates, to preserve individual 
     liberty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Casey, 
             Mr. Padilla, Mr. Coons, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Reed, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. King, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Durbin, and Mr. Welch):
       S. 173. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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  On page S172, January 31, 2023, in the second column, the 
following appears: S. 173. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, to require the safe storage or firearms, and 
for other purposes.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: S. 173. A bill to 
amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the 
safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes.


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           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 174. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     improve the conservation reserve program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 175. A bill to codify certain public land orders 
     relating to the revocation of certain withdrawals of public 
     land in the State of Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Collins, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 176. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
     to extend and expand the Market Access Program and the 
     Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 177. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to reduce 
     the quantity of food waste, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Casey, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 178. A bill to establish protections for passengers in 
     air transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 179. A bill to require the designation of composting as 
     a conservation practice and activity, to provide grants and 
     loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 180. A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2023, to improve disaster relief funding 
     for agricultural producers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 181. A bill to protect individual liberty, ensure 
     privacy, and prohibit discrimination with respect to the 
     vaccination status of individuals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 182. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to award grants to eligible entities to 
     establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs 
     to assist at-risk middle school students with the transition 
     from middle school to high school; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 183. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
     to add a work-study program for off-campus community service 
     at selected after-school activities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Cruz, Mr. Risch, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Young, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Rounds, and 
             Mr. Braun):


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  On page S172, January 31, 2023, in the third column, the 
following appears: By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Lee, 
Mr. Johnson, . . . Mr. Young, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mr. PAUL (for 
himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Lee, Mr. Johnson, . . . Mr. Young, Mrs. 
Hyde-Smith, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Braun):


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       S. 184. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch 
     shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of 
     approval is enacted into law; read the first time.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 185. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the program for direct housing loans made to Native 
     American veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
             Mr. Risch, Mr. Braun, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
             Crapo):
       S. 186. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     promoting, supporting, or contracting with abortion entities, 
     or otherwise expanding access to abortions on Federal lands 
     or in Federal facilities; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 187. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny the trade or business expense deduction for the 
     reimbursement of employee costs of child gender transition 
     procedure or travel to obtain an abortion; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
             Daines, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 188. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration 
     projects, to assist communities in increasing their 
     resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 189. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
     to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to require 
     the contractual provision by large issuers of procedural 
     privileges with respect to certain shareholder claims 
     relating to board and management accountability for ``woke'' 
     social policy actions as a condition of listing on a national 
     securities exchange, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 190. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain 
     petroleum products to the People's Republic of China; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Cruz,

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             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Hagerty):
       S. 191. A bill to eliminate the position of the Chief 
     Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 192. A bill to criminalize the intentional destruction 
     of roadways on the Interstate System; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 193. A bill to amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
     1964 to protect students from racial hostility, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Scott of Florida, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 194. A bill to prohibit the disbursement of Federal 
     funds to State and local governments that allow individuals 
     who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any 
     Federal, State, or local election; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 195. A bill to provide compensation to the Keweenaw Bay 
     Indian Community for the taking without just compensation of 
     land by the United States inside the exterior boundaries of 
     the L'Anse Indian Reservation that were guaranteed to the 
     Community under a treaty signed in 1854, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Tillis, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
             Braun, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. 
             Crapo):
       S. 196. A bill to prohibit the declaration of a Federal 
     emergency relating to abortion; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Young, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 197. A bill to permanently enact certain appropriations 
     Act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and 
     involuntary sterilizations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Scott of Florida, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Vance, Mr. Young, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Romney, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Ms. Ernst, and Mrs. Britt):
       S.J. Res. 5. A joint resolution disapproving the action of 
     the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local 
     Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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