[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 17, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1703-S1705]
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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. VANCE (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hagerty, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 1632. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to promulgate regulations relating to the approval of foreign 
     manufacturers of cylinders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Tester, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 1633. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in 
     the United

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     States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper):
       S. 1634. A bill to provide for the designation of certain 
     wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and 
     conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 1635. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to take certain actions to improve the processing by 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for disability 
     compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             and Mr. Moran):
       S. 1636. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to protect access to telehealth services under the 
     Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
             Scott of Florida, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Hagerty):
       S. 1637. A bill to provide for nonpreemption of measures by 
     State and local governments to divest from entities that 
     engage in certain boycott, divestment, or sanctions 
     activities targeting Israel or persons doing business in 
     Israel or Israeli-controlled territories, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1638. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign 
     nationals in connection with ballot initiatives and 
     referenda; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 1639. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to increase funding for the purchase 
     of specialty crops, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. TUBERVILLE (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
             Cassidy):
       S. 1640. A bill to provide for enhanced Federal enforcement 
     of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the 
     immigration laws of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Braun, and Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith):
       S. 1641. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to submit reports to Congress on theft of mail 
     and United States Postal Service property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 1642. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936 to establish the ReConnect program under that Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Brown, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1643. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to carry 
     out a program to provide grants and loans to support and 
     expand the domestic solar component manufacturing supply 
     chain, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 1644. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide eligibility for TRICARE Select to veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hawley, and Mr. 
             Cruz):
       S. 1645. A bill to impose certain limitations on consent 
     decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require 
     the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
     terms thereof, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 1646. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     require the Attorney General to submit an annual report to 
     Congress on gang activity, reporting, investigation, and 
     prosecution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Braun, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Hoeven, 
             Mr. Moran, and Mr. Young):
       S. 1647. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign 
     support for terrorist organizations in Gaza and the West 
     Bank, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SCHMITT (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper):
       S. 1648. A bill to facilitate access to the electromagnetic 
     spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space 
     reentries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. Kelly):
       S. 1649. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements 
     for commercial driver's license testing and commercial 
     learner's permit holders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Ernst, Mr. 
             Hawley, and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 1650. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may not be 
     invested in securities that are listed on certain foreign 
     exchanges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 1651. A bill to encourage increased trade and investment 
     between the United States and the countries in the Western 
     Balkans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Marshall, 
             and Ms. Smith):
       S. 1652. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
     to preserve foreign markets for goods using common names, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 1653. A bill to amend the Public Health Safety Act to 
     establish a program to award grants to State, local, and 
     Tribal governments to purchase and distribute anti-blood loss 
     supplies for use in a medical emergency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mr. Rounds, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. Britt, Mr. 
             Cotton, and Mr. King):
       S. 1654. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     clarify Federal law with respect to reporting certain 
     positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting 
     agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Welch, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 1655. A bill to establish a Medicare-for-all national 
     health insurance program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 1656. A bill to protect the privacy of personal 
     reproductive or sexual health information, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. SINEMA:
       S. 1657. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Vance):
       S. 1658. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     include certain Federal positions within the definition of 
     law enforcement officer for retirement purposes, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. Hickenlooper):
       S. 1659. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to study and report on the extent and effects 
     of the commercial aviation pilot shortage on regional/
     commuter carriers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 1660. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     to modify the allocation of funding to States for the 
     nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program 
     under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Padilla, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 1661. A bill to establish the Strength in Diversity 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Ms. Lummis):
       S. 1662. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey to the Midvale Irrigation District the Pilot Butte 
     Power Plant in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 1663. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to limit 
     banker representation on boards of directors of Federal 
     Reserve banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Durbin,

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             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fetterman, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, 
             Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1664. A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time 
     so that they can address their own health needs and the 
     health needs of their families; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Merkley, 
             and Mr. Fetterman):
       S. 1665. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to 
     establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting 
     Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of 
     Higher Education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. 
             Ernst):
       S. 1666. A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act 
     to reauthorize animal disease prevention and management 
     programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. King, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 1667. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain 
     college graduates who entered the United States as children, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Young, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Warren, Mr. Moran, and 
             Mr. Booker):
       S. 1668. A bill to improve the Organ Procurement and 
     Transplantation Network, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. 
             Fischer, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Vance, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       S. 1669. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue a rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in 
     motor vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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