[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S714-S715]
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              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. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 694. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 695. A bill to repeal the provisions of the 
     Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that impose new 
     information reporting requirements with respect to digital 
     asset transfers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TUBERVILLE (for himself, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Vance, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Lee):
       S. 696. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to suspend the entry of aliens in order to achieve 
     operational control of the border, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RISCH:
       S. 697. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to 
     modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts 
     and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good 
     neighbor agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 698. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to 
     designate certain Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist 
     organizations, and to submit a report to Congress justifying 
     such designations in accordance with section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Young):
       S. 699. A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act 
     to expand foster parent training and authorize new 
     appropriations to support the obtainment of a driver's 
     license; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Welch, Mr. Brown, 
             and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 700. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal 
     elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 
     1993 to provide for automatic voter registration; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Warren, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fetterman, 
             Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Lujan, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Ossoff, 
             Mr. Padilla, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. 
             Smith, Mr. Tester, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Warnock, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 701. A bill to protect a person's ability to determine 
     whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a 
     health care provider's ability to provide abortion services; 
     read the first time.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Kelly):
       S. 702. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain the 
     Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 703. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to make improvements to the redistribution of residency 
     slots under the Medicare program after a hospital closes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 704. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for 
     borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or 
     residency program; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 705. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty 
     medicine physicians to serve in rural communities 
     experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 706. A bill to withdraw the National Forest System land 
     in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe 
     National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge System land 
     in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine 
     Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing 
     laws; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Warren, 
             Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Rosen, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. King, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Carper, and Mr. 
             Merkley):
       S. 707. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow for 
     the retirement of certain animals used in Federal research, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 708. A bill to improve outcomes for Medicaid 
     beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental 
     health conditions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 709. A bill to improve performance and accountability in 
     the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Padilla, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 710. A bill to prohibit an employer from terminating the 
     coverage of an employee under a group health plan while the 
     employer is engaged in a lock-out or while the employee is 
     engaged in a lawful strike, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Tillis, and 
             Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 711. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the invaluable service that 
     working dogs provide to society; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Young, Mr. 
             Carper, Mr. Thune, and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 712. A bill to identify and address barriers to coverage 
     of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs 
     to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant 
     and postpartum women; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       S. 713. A bill to amend section 3624 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to require carjackers to serve their prison 
     sentences; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRASSO:
       S. 714. A bill to require that any debt limit increase or 
     suspension be balanced by equal spending cuts over the next 
     decade; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 715. A bill to require the Executive Office of the 
     President to provide an inflation

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     estimate with respect to Executive orders with a significant 
     effect on the annual gross budget, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. 
             Budd, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 716. A bill to extend title 42 expulsion authority, to 
     resume border wall system construction, to preserve the 
     exclusive authority of immigration judges over asylum claims, 
     and to codify the Migrant Protection Protocols; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 717. A bill to improve plain writing and public 
     experience, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BRAUN:
       S. 718. A bill to establish the Federal Rainy Day Fund to 
     control emergency spending; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 719. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
     Act of 2008 to establish a precision agriculture loan 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 720. A bill to leverage incentives for the adoption of 
     precision agriculture equipment and technology, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Kennedy, 
             and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 721. A bill to permit policyholders under the National 
     Flood Insurance Program to elect to have previous premium 
     rates remain in effect until the Administrator of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency satisfies certain conditions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Braun, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Manchin, 
             and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 722. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit certain expenses associated with obtaining or 
     maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials to be 
     treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes 
     of 529 accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Booker, 
             and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 723. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of prescription digital 
     therapeutics under such titles, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Young, 
             and Mr. Warnock):
       S. 724. A bill to protect children against sexual abuse and 
     exploitation, and for other purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Warnock):
       S. 725. A bill to amend the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax 
     Fairness Act of 2016 to apply to members of the Coast Guard 
     when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the 
     Department of the Navy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hawley, Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith, Mr. Lee, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S.J. Res. 18. A joint resolution disapproving of the rule 
     submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to 
     ``Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility''; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

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