[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2070-S2071]
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. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cardin, and 
             Mr. Hagerty):
       S. 1931. A bill to direct the United States Government to 
     support extending the mandate of the Independent 
     International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela until a 
     resolution of the Venezuelan crisis is achieved; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1932. A bill to require that certain aspects of bridge 
     projects be carried out by certified contractors, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Ms. Lummis):
       S. 1933. A bill to enhance flight options for consumers 
     flying to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1934. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates 
     applicable to consumer credit transactions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Carper, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. 
             Padilla, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1935. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a program to provide grants to improve the 
     preparation and representation of certain students in 
     aviation-related fields; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 1936. A bill to promote competition in the area of 
     digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to 
     electric energy and natural gas information, allow for the 
     development and adoption of innovative products and services 
     to help consumers, organizations, and governments manage 
     their energy usage, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and 
     improve electric grid reliability, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Ricketts, and 
             Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 1937. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 1938. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the income cap with respect to the mortgage 
     insurance premium deduction, and to make such deduction 
     permanent; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Duckworth, 
             and Mr. Moran):
       S. 1939. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 1940. A bill to prohibit the use of M-44 devices, 
     commonly known as ``cyanide bombs'', on public land, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 1941. A bill to permanently authorize the Native 
     Community Development Financial Institutions lending program 
     of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 1942. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to terminate the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing 
     rate; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Hagerty, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Lee, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Braun):

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       S. 1943. A bill to establish the Council on Improving 
     Federal Civic Architecture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Daines, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 1944. A bill to exempt grants received under the 
     Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services 
     (CERTS) Act from Federal taxation; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Ossoff, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1945. A bill to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights 
     Fellowship to fund international internships and research 
     placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study 
     nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights 
     around the world; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       S. 1946. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     allow the owner or operator of a small hub airport that is 
     reclassified as a medium hub airport to elect to be treated 
     as a small hub airport, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Padilla, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 1947. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a measurement-
     based national methane research pilot study to quantify 
     methane emissions from certain oil and gas infrastructure, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
             Wyden, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1948. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to air 
     pollution control agencies to implement a cleaner air space 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 1949. A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service 
     from providing firearms and ammunition to its employees, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 1950. A bill to extend the temporary order for fentanyl-
     related substances; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       S. 1951. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand entitlement of veterans to care from the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs and to guarantee health care benefits for 
     veterans enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the 
     Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Mr. 
             Welch):
       S. 1952. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand eligibility for care from the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs to include members of the reserve components of the 
     Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hickenlooper, 
             Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1953. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income amounts received from State-
     based catastrophe loss mitigation programs; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
             Stabenow, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1954. A bill to improve the provision of health care 
     furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans 
     diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 1955. A bill to amend the Central Utah Project 
     Completion Act to authorize expenditures for the conduct of 
     certain water conservation measures in the Great Salt Lake 
     basin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Vance):
       S. 1956. A bill to improve the commercialization of Federal 
     research by domestic manufacturers, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Risch, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 1957. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the 
     school lunch program to serve whole milk, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Ernst, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1958. A bill to identify the standards required to meet 
     the definition of sustainable aviation fuel at the Federal 
     Aviation Administration; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Baldwin, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 1959. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a 
     Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
     identity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Markey, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 1960. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign 
     persons responsible for violations of the human rights of 
     lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 1961. A bill to require an interagency risk assessment 
     of the pharmaceutical supply chain to identify and mitigate 
     health and national security risks, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Ossoff, 
             and Mr. Brown):
       S. 1962. A bill to provide increased funding and 
     opportunities to achieve national, long-term production goals 
     for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. Fischer, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Daines, Mr. Vance, Mr. 
             Thune, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Lee, Mr. Moran, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Budd, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Ms. Ernst, and Mrs. Capito):
       S.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer 
     Financial Protection relating to ``Small Business Lending 
     Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)''; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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