[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 55 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S954]
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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. MARSHALL (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 974. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     require the Secretary of Agriculture to make publicly 
     available information on infant formula procurement under the 
     special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, 
     and children; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Hickenlooper, and Mr. Moran):
       S. 975. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to reform the contribution system of the Universal 
     Service Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 976. A bill to establish and expand child care programs 
     for parents who work nontraditional hours, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Reed, 
             and Mr. Tester):
       S. 977. A bill to provide grants for fire station 
     construction through the Administrator of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. King, Ms. Smith, and 
             Ms. Sinema):
       S. 978. A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order 
     to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price 
     information; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 979. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs 
     for aliens working temporarily in the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 980. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
     1946 to exempt industrial hemp from certain requirements 
     under the hemp production program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Welch):
       S. 981. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 982. A bill to establish an FBI hotline to receive tips 
     about persons trying to engage in certain activities in the 
     United States on behalf of the Government of China or the 
     Chinese Communist Party, and to criminalize the performance 
     of the functions of a law enforcement agency in the United 
     States on behalf of the Government of China or the Chinese 
     Communist Party; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       S. 983. A bill to permit the Attorney General to award 
     grants for accurate date on opioid-related overdoses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 984. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     permit video or telephone certifications under the special 
     supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
     children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cruz, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Ernst, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 985. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     ensure campus access at public institutions of higher 
     education for religious groups; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 986. A bill to increase the criminal penalty for mail 
     fraud involving misrepresentation of the country of origin, 
     to terminate the authority to exclude countries from the 
     requirement to transmit advance electronic information for 
     100 percent of mail shipments under the STOP Act of 2018, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
             Mr. Peters, and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 987. A bill to expand the HERO Child-Rescue Corps 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 988. A bill to provide for coordination by the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission of the process for reviewing 
     certain natural gas projects under the jurisdiction of the 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Sullivan, 
             and Mr. Budd):
       S. 989. A bill to establish a more uniform, transparent, 
     and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, 
     operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing 
     facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas 
     and the transmission of electricity; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 990. A bill to require the Commander of the North 
     American Aerospace Defense Command to conduct a gap analysis 
     of the capabilities of the North American Aerospace Defense 
     Command; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Budd, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Daines, Ms. Ernst, 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. 
             McConnell, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Romney, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
             Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, 
             Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Young, and Mrs. 
             Britt):
       S.J. Res. 22. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
     Education relating to ``Waivers and Modifications of Federal 
     Student Loans''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.

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