[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 53 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S932-S933]
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

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and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
       S. 952. A bill to establish an alternative use of certain 
     Federal education funds when in-person instruction is not 
     available; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Hickenlooper):
       S. 953. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a rural health center innovation awards program and 
     a rural health department enhancement program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 954. A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for 
     insulin products covered under private health plans, and to 
     establish a program to support health care providers and 
     pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to 
     uninsured individuals; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 955. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
     to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission for senior investors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KELLY (for himself, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, 
             and Ms. Warren):
       S. 956. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve dependent coverage under the TRICARE Young Adult 
     Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 957. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to restrict 
     conflicts of interest on the boards of directors of Federal 
     reserve banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 958. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify the 
     requirements for the annual report on the trade agreements 
     program and the national trade policy agenda to include an 
     assessment of impacts on the national defense strategy and 
     the national security strategy of the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 959. A bill to amend the Justice for Victims of 
     Trafficking Act of 2015 to require abortion providers to 
     notify the National Human Trafficking Hotline of victims of 
     trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Braun, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 960. A bill to replace the National Institute of Allergy 
     and Infectious Diseases with 3 separate national research 
     institutes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 961. A bill to redesignate the Salem Maritime National 
     Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, as the ``Salem 
     Maritime National Historic Park'', and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Coons, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 962. A bill to protect individuals who face reprisals 
     for defending human rights and democracy by enhancing the 
     capacity of the United States Government to prevent, 
     mitigate, and respond in such cases; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 963. A bill to provide enhanced student loan relief to 
     educators; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 964. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve maternal health and promote safe motherhood; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Cornyn, 
             and Ms. Smith):
       S. 965. A bill to establish a rural postsecondary and 
     economic development grant program; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 966. A bill to provide for operations of the Federal 
     Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation 
     plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 967. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to limit 
     the ability of Federal Reserve banks to issue central bank 
     digital currency; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
             Rubio, and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 968. A bill to prohibit the procurement of solar panels 
     manufactured or assembled in the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Warnock):
       S. 969. A bill to amend the National Quantum Initiative Act 
     to make certain additions relating to quantum modeling and 
     simulation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 970. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     establish within the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the 
     Department of Commerce a China Economic Data Coordination 
     Center; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey, 
             and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 971. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in 
     custody pending disposition of charges, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 972. A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations 
     for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law 
     enforcement officers for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2023, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
             Hagerty, and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 973. A bill to prohibit Federal contractors from 
     imposing racial hiring quotas, benchmarks, or goals; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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