[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1339-S1340]
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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 Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 1256. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect 
     to maintenance, preventative maintenance, or alterations, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Young):
       S. 1257. A bill to authorize a new type of housing choice 
     voucher to help achieve the goals of ending homelessness 
     among families with children, increasing housing 
     opportunities, and improving life outcomes of poor children; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Scott of Florida, and Mr. Braun):
       S. 1258. A bill to require the Director of the Office of 
     management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report 
     on projects that are over budget and behind schedule, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 1259. A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal 
     assistance to transit and rail projects with significant cost 
     overruns and that are projected to lose money, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Romney):
       S. 1260. A bill to release the reversionary interest of the 
     United States in certain non-Federal land in Salt Lake City, 
     Utah, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mr. Rubio, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. 
             Budd):
       S. 1261. A bill to clarify the treatment of 2 or more 
     employers as joint employers under the National Labor 
     Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       S. 1262. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     require Federal employee

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     health benefit plans to include assisted reproductive 
     treatment benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
             Merkley, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 1263. A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino 
     World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on 
     immigrant visas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Welch, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Ms. Hassan, Mr. King, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Booker, Ms. Smith, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 1264. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to strengthen the drug pricing reforms in the Inflation 
     Reduction Act; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 1265. A bill to provide the United States District Court 
     for the District of Columbia with original and exclusive 
     jurisdiction over civil actions with a nationwide effect; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Cotton, Ms. 
             Warren, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1266. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United State 
     Code, to improve benefits and services for surviving spouses, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Padilla, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Welch, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Ms. Smith, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1267. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit 
     discrimination based on source of income, veteran status, or 
     military status; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Young):
       S. 1268. A bill to amend the Education Sciences Reform Act 
     of 2002 and the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 
     to strengthen research in adult education; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1269. A bill to reduce the price of insulin and provide 
     for patient protections with respect to the cost of insulin; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 1270. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act to provide funding, on a competitive basis, 
     for summer and year-round employment opportunities for youth 
     ages 14 through 24; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 1271. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to 
     trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by 
     transnational criminal organizations, including cartels, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kaine, 
             Mr. Welch, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       S. 1272. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for examination and disclosure with respect to 
     Presidential income tax returns, to amend the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 to require the disclosure of certain 
     tax returns by Presidents and certain candidates for the 
     office of the President, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 1273. A bill to require a study on Holocaust education 
     efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public 
     elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. 
             Brown):
       S. 1274. A bill to permanently exempt payments made from 
     the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from 
     sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Merkley, and Mr. Welch):
       S. 1275. A bill to impose limitations on attorney fees for 
     Federal causes of action relating to water at Camp Lejeune, 
     North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 1276. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the work opportunity credit for certain youth 
     employees; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S. 1277. A bill to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave 
     National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 1278. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 985 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Rosa 
     Parks Federal Building'', and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
             Scott of Florida, and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 1279. A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of 
     Justice Statistics to submit to Congress a report relating to 
     individuals granted bail and pretrial release in State 
     courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       S. 1280. A bill to require coordinated National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology science and research activities 
     regarding illicit drugs containing xylazine, novel synthetic 
     opioids, and other substances of concern, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, 
             Ms. Sinema, and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 1281. A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of 
     mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 1282. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to carry out a grant program to support efforts to provide 
     fare-free transit service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 1283. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to conform to the intent of the Internal Revenue Service 
     Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-206), as 
     set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee 
     of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-599, that 
     the National Taxpayer Advocate be able to hire and consult 
     counsel as appropriate; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Young, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 1284. A bill to improve forecasting and understanding of 
     tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 1285. A bill to direct the National Center for Education 
     Statistics to produce an annual report on indicators of 
     school crime and safety, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1286. A bill to amend the Siletz Reservation Act to 
     address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering 
     activities of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1287. A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to 
     address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering 
     activities of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 
     Community, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       S. 1288. A bill to ensure that contractors of the 
     Department of Agriculture comply with certain labor laws, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Budd, 
             Mr. Tillis, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Lummis, 
             Mr. Lankford, Mr. Braun, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mrs. 
             Fischer, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Hagerty, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Tuberville, 
             Mr. Hoeven, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Moran):
       S.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor 
     relating to ``Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the 
     Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range 
     Occupations in the United States''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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