[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 100 (Thursday, June 8, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2028-S2029]
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 and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Romney, and Mr. 
             Lankford):
       S. 1871. A bill to create intergovernmental coordination 
     between State, local, Tribal, and territorial jurisdictions, 
     and the Federal Government to combat United States reliance 
     on the People's Republic of China and other covered countries 
     for critical minerals and rare earth metals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Braun, and Mr. 
             Vance):
       S. 1872. A bill to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of 
     Military Force; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1873. A bill to establish the Office of Global 
     Competition Analysis, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Risch, Ms. 
             Lummis, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 1874. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote 
     conservation and efficiency; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Daines, 
             and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 1875. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting 
     certain information to the Department of Justice for use by 
     the national instant criminal background check system; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Romney):
       S. 1876. A bill to support research about the impact of 
     digital communication platforms on society by providing 
     privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research 
     on data held by large internet companies; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 1877. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 
     program under which the Secretary provides certain 
     individuals with the opportunity to enroll in high technology 
     programs of education that the Secretary determines provide 
     training or skills sought by employers in a relevant field or 
     industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, 
             Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 1878. A bill to increase the number of judgeships for 
     the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and 
     certain district courts of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, 
             Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 1879. A bill to establish a Commission on Structural 
     Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Schmitt):
       S. 1880. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     expand eligibility for reimbursement of qualified licensure, 
     certification, and business relocation costs incurred by 
     military spouses; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 1881. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Nicaraguan 
     Investment Conditionality Act of 2018 and the Reinforcing 
     Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act 
     of 2021, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1882. A bill to amend chapter 31 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to provide procedures for congressional 
     disapproval of the issuance of additional debt; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Thune, Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Warnock, and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 1883. A bill to increase funding for aviation workforce 
     development grant programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 1884. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend projects relating to children and to 
     provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health 
     programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
       S. 1885. A bill to eliminate employment-based visa caps on 
     abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for 
     humanitarian status, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Rosen, and 
             Mr. Peters):
       S. 1886. A bill to establish a Federal Clearinghouse on 
     Safety and Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations, Faith-
     based Organizations, and Houses of Worship within the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 1887. A bill to provide visa availability for the 
     Government Employee Immigrant Visa program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 1888. A bill to provide for the safe and timely 
     integration of advanced aviation technologies into the 
     national airspace system by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 1889. A bill to provide for the recognition of certain 
     Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain 
     claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1890. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, 
     Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Schmitt):
       S. 1891. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     prohibit qualified professional asset managers from 
     exercising voting rights associated with the ownership of 
     securities by the Thrift Savings Fund; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 1892. A bill to provide for the closure and disposal of 
     the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, Colorado; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Brown, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fetterman, Ms. Hirono, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 1893. A bill to establish a Federal Advisory Council to 
     Support Victims of Gun Violence; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 1894. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the coinsurance requirement for certain 
     colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the 
     Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Lee, and 
             Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 1895. A bill to require the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule 
     removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and 
     threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 1896. A bill to reauthorize the SCORE program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 1897. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to enhance capabilities for outbound inspections at 
     the southern land border, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):

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       S. 1898. A bill to amend the Northwestern New Mexico Rural 
     Water Projects Act to make improvements to that Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 1899. A bill to encourage the use of hydrogen in the 
     aviation sector, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Ms. Lummis):
       S. 1900. A bill to require Federal financial regulators to 
     create a publicly available database for certain bad actors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 1901. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to issue rules requiring enhanced disclosures for 
     blank check companies during initial public offering and pre-
     merger stages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 1902. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration and the Secretary of Energy to 
     exercise leadership in the creation of Federal and 
     international policies relating to the safe and efficient use 
     of hydrogen to increase aviation decarbonization and reduce 
     air and noise pollution, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 1903. A bill to require the Director of National 
     Intelligence to conduct an assessment of the threat posed to 
     United States ports by cranes manufactured by countries of 
     concern, and for other purposes; to the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Thune, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1904. A bill to amend the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
     Enforcement Act of 2015 to modify the description of interest 
     for purposes of certain distributions of antidumping duties 
     and countervailing duties, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Rounds, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 1905. A bill to expand the categories of forfeited 
     property available to remediate harms to Ukraine from Russian 
     aggression, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Cramer, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 1906. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish a time-limited provisional approval 
     pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs 
     and biological products, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Cotton, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Ricketts, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Tuberville, 
             Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Braun, 
             Mr. Rubio, Mr. Hawley, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Budd):
       S. 1907. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from 
     a Federal firearms licensee; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Smith, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       S. 1908. A bill to establish judicial ethics; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Ms. 
             Cortez Masto):
       S. 1909. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the illegal modification of firearms, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 1910. A bill to expand the VetSuccess on Campus program 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Mr. Brown, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 1911. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve the accessibility of airline information and 
     entertainment programming provided by air carriers on 
     passenger flights, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 1912. A bill to provide for congressional approval of 
     national emergency declarations; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Hirono, 
             and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 1913. A bill to expand access to health care for 
     veterans in the Freely Associated States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. 
             Lujan):
       S. 1914. A bill to amend the air traffic controller 
     staffing report, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KELLY (for himself, Mr. Vance, and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 1915. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to provide for the establishment of a 
     Critical Supply Chain Site Development grant program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kaine, 
             Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 1916. A bill to establish in the Department of State the 
     Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Booker, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1917. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     the establishment of standards to limit the carbon intensity 
     of the fuel used by certain vessels, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Sullivan, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 1918. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     establish a grant program to facilitate the training and 
     employment of veterans for certain conservation activities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Britt, Mr. 
             Braun, Mr. Barrasso, and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 1919. A bill to require the United States Governor of, 
     and the United States Executive Director at, the 
     International Monetary Fund to oppose an increase in the 
     weight of the Chinese renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights 
     basket of the Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. 
             Welch):
       S. 1920. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to assess certain fees on 
     shipping and other vessels, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Ricketts, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cotton, Ms. 
             Lummis, Mr. Risch, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Young, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cruz, and 
             Mr. Schmitt):
       S.J. Res. 31. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency relating to ``Federal `Good Neighbor Plan' 
     for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards''; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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