[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2145]
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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. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       S. 2044. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish reference prices for prescription 
     drugs for purposes of Federal health programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 2045. A bill to improve air quality management and the 
     safety of communities using the best available monitoring 
     technology and data; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 2046. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     eliminate certain charges under the TRICARE dental program 
     for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. 
             Hirono):
       S. 2047. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     create a Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness 
     Council to enhance oversight and accountability for 
     deficiencies in military housing, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. 
             Padilla, Mr. Markey, Ms. Warren, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Welch, Mr. Booker, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 2048. A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce 
     in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and 
     admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 2049. A bill to prevent price gouging at the Department 
     of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. WARREN:
       S. 2050. A bill to promote ethics and prevent corruption in 
     Department of Defense contracting and other activities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2051. A bill to reauthorize the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Brown, and 
             Mr. Lankford):
       S. 2052. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to enforce any willing pharmacy requirements and 
     establish safeguards to ensure patient access to pharmacies 
     in Medicare part D, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Markey, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Smith, Mr. Carper, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Hickenlooper, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Fetterman, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 2053. A bill to protect freedom of travel and 
     reproductive rights; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Lee, Ms. Warren, Mr. Braun, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 2054. A bill to ensure that the Department of Defense 
     achieves a clean audit opinion on its financial statements; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Durbin, 
             and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 2055. A bill to provide urgent acquisition and 
     deployment authority for purposes of replenishing United 
     States stockpiles; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2056. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     strengthen and expand restrictions on retired members and 
     members of reserve components of the uniformed services 
     accepting employment and compensation from foreign 
     governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 2057. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     deliver on foreign military sales to Taiwan; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Warnock):
       S. 2058. A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to modify the areas of 
     focus for centers of excellence at 1890 Institutions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 2059. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to 
     pharmaceutical companies of the People's Republic of China 
     and certain cartels that traffic fentanyl into the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 2060. A bill to amend the Agricultural Foreign 
     Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to strengthen oversight 
     over foreign investment in the United States agricultural 
     industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Heinrich, 
             and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 2061. A bill to require the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to 
     establish a task force to develop and implement strategies to 
     deter, prevent, and combat the theft and trafficking of 
     catalytic converters and other automobile parts that contain 
     precious metals targeted by thieves; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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