[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S229-S230]
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. TUBERVILLE (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cotton, 
             Mr. Scott of Florida, and Ms. Lummis):
       S. 225. A bill to limit donations made pursuant to 
     settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Lujan, 
             Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 226. A bill to establish eligibility requirements for 
     education support professionals and school support staff 
     under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Cruz, and 
             Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 227. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide an additional place for holding court for the Pecos 
     Division of the Western District of Texas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Tester, 
             Mr. Wyden, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Braun, Ms. Smith, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, Mr. Daines, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Rounds, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Ricketts):
       S. 228. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
     1946 to establish a cattle contract library, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and 
             Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 229. A bill to require SelectUSA to coordinate with 
     State-level economic development organizations to increase 
     foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related 
     manufacturing and production; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Ms. Collins, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Capito, and 
             Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 230. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to support rural residency training funding that is 
     equitable for all States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. Lujan):
       S. 231. A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 
     to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing 
     funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergency 
     conservation program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 232. A bill to provide limits on the reduction of 
     Internal Revenue Service user fees; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Welch):
       S. 233. A bill to authorize the Director of the National 
     Museum of African American History and Culture to support 
     African American history education programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Daines, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Menendez, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 234. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 235. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 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. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 236. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to award 
     grants to develop, administer, and evaluate early childhood 
     education apprenticeships, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 237. A bill to preserve access to abortion medications; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 238. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to issue a consumer product safety standard for 
     portable electric heating devices, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 239. A bill to reauthorize title VI of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 in order to improve and encourage 
     innovation in international education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 240. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban 
     gas stoves; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 241. A bill to designate the Department of Energy 
     Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building 
     located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in 
     Batavia, Illinois, as the ``Helen Edwards Engineering 
     Research Center''; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, Mr. Brown, 
             Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Welch):
       S. 242. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
     1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care 
     for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, or adult child, or 
     another related individual, who has a serious health 
     condition, and to allow employees to take, as additional 
     leave, parental involvement and family wellness leave to 
     participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's 
     educational and extracurricular activities or meet family 
     care needs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 243. A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
     and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting 
     maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of 
     Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and 
     facilitation activities; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Risch):
       S. 244. A bill to prohibit any rule or guidance that bans 
     gas stoves in the United States; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 245. A bill to provide requirements for the appropriate 
     Federal banking agencies when requesting or ordering a 
     depository institution to terminate a specific customer 
     account, to provide for additional requirements related to 
     subpoenas issued under the Financial Institutions Reform, 
     Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Casey, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 246. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, 
     and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to 
     securing their firearms inventory, business records, and 
     business premises; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Markey, Ms. Warren, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Padilla, Ms. Smith, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 247. A bill to support State, Tribal, and local efforts 
     to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a 
     danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders for 
     this purpose; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             Casey, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 248. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule 
     Act to repeal the authority of the President to assume 
     emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Moran, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 249. A bill to promote registered apprenticeships, 
     including registered apprenticeships within in-demand 
     industry sectors, through the support of workforce 
     intermediaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Warner, and Mr. 
             Booker):

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       S. 250. A bill to extend to the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia the same authority over the National Guard of the 
     District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States 
     exercise over the National Guard of those States with respect 
     to administration of the National Guard and its use to 
     respond to natural disasters and other civil disturbances, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Blackburn, and 
             Mr. Lee):
       S. 251. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of 
     confidential information by officers or employees of the 
     Supreme Court, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Murphy, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Casey, 
             and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 252. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     prescribe rules prohibiting the marketing of firearms to 
     minors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Tillis, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 253. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the 
     use of sound recordings, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wyden, 
             Ms. Lummis, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kelly, 
             Mr. Daines, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Ms. Hassan, and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 254. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
     Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a 
     Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. King):
       S. 255. A bill to authorize certain aliens seeking asylum 
     to be employed in the United States while their applications 
     are being adjudicated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Daines, 
             and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 256. A bill to terminate certain waivers of sanctions 
     with respect to Iran issued in connection with the Joint 
     Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Rubio, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 257. A bill to prohibit contracting with persons that 
     have business operations with the Maduro regime, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Braun, Ms. Smith, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Moran, and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 258. A bill to provide clarification regarding the 
     common or usual name for bison and compliance with section 
     403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 259. A bill to ensure transparent and competitive 
     transportation fuel markets in order to protect consumers 
     from unwarranted price increases; read the first time.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 260. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to 
     satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare 
     program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with 
     diabetes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 261. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts for 
     providing training and resources for first responders on the 
     use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to 
     fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and 
     purchasing such containment devices for use by first 
     responders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
             Fetterman, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 262. A bill to prohibit, or require disclosure of, the 
     surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker 
     data by employers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Tuberville):
       S. 263. 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. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 264. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
     to require certain disclosures by registrants regarding 
     exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, 
     as amended; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 265. A bill to reauthorize the rural emergency medical 
     service training and equipment assistance program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Braun, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       S. 266. A bill to expand opportunity through greater choice 
     in education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 267. A bill to designate the mountain at the Devils 
     Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. King, 
             Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 268. A bill to assist States in carrying out projects to 
     expand the child care workforce and child care facilities in 
     the States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 269. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
     and Rodenticide Act to fully protect the safety of children 
     and the environment, to remove dangerous pesticides from use, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 270. A bill to improve protections for meatpacking 
     workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       S. 271. A bill to place a moratorium on large concentrated 
     animal feeding operations, to strengthen the Packers and 
     Stockyards Act, 1921, to require country of origin labeling 
     on beef, pork, and dairy products, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 272. A bill to establish the Office of High-Risk AFO 
     Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement in the Department of 
     Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Tuberville, Mr. Vance, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young):
       S.J. Res. 7. A joint resolution providing for congressional 
     disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, 
     of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of 
     Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental 
     Protection Agency relating to ``Revised Definition of 'Waters 
     of the United States'''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.

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