[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2184-S2186]
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. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Lujan, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, and 
             Mr. Wyden):
       S. 5. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of 
     sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 2062. A bill to prohibit United States contributions to 
     international organizations that advocate for sexual activity 
     by persons who are younger than the domestically prescribed 
     minimum age of consent; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cassidy, and 
             Mr. Cruz):
       S. 2063. A bill to authorize the payment of a travel or 
     transportation allowance for a member of the uniformed 
     services to travel to obtain professional development 
     training only if such training relates to the military 
     occupational specialty of the member and not to the sex, 
     sexual orientation, race, or religion of the member; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 2064. A bill to ensure that Foreign Service officers are 
     evaluated and given opportunities for advancement based on 
     their conformance to merit system principles, to require the 
     review of Performance Improvement Plans during tenure and 
     promotion appraisals of Foreign Service officers, and to 
     eliminate the requirement for the inclusion of a public 
     member on selection boards; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       S. 2065. A bill to authorize a study on educator workforce 
     data to advance teaching and learning and a program to 
     support increasing access to well-prepared and diverse

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     educators; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Risch):
       S. 2066. A bill to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards under the 
     Department of State's rewards program relating to information 
     regarding individuals or entities engaged in activities in 
     contravention of United States or United Nations sanctions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cramer, 
             and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 2067. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist 
     such organizations in carrying out programs to provide 
     service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2068. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to allow for the registration of venture exchanges, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2069. A bill to require the review by the Committee on 
     Foreign Investment in the United States of greenfield 
     investments by the People's Republic of China; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 2070. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs from replacing physician anesthesiologists with 
     certified registered nurse anesthetists under the health care 
     system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 2071. A bill to amend section 11101 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to ensure that rail carriers provide 
     transportation or service in a manner that fulfills the 
     shipper's reasonable service requirements; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PADILLA:
       S. 2072. A bill to establish a pilot program to provide 
     mental health check-ups for students at schools operated by 
     the Department of Defense Education Activity, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 2073. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     require agencies to include a list of outdated or duplicative 
     reporting requirements in annual budget justifications, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2074. A bill to maintain the free flow of information to 
     the public by establishing appropriate limits on the 
     federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as 
     part of engaging in journalism, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FETTERMAN:
       S. 2075. A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and 
     Jobs Act to modify the Safe Streets and Roads for All 
     program; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2076. A bill to adjust the definition of service in the 
     uniformed services with respect to readmission requirements 
     for servicemembers under the Higher Education Act of 1965; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2077. A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to ensure that producers 
     who rely on acequia systems have access to drought 
     protections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 2078. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals 
     may update the burn pit registry with the cause of death of a 
     registered individual, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 2079. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require the label of a drug intended for 
     human use to identify each ingredient in such drug that is, 
     or is derived directly or indirectly from, a major food 
     allergen or a gluten-containing grain, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2080. A bill to reauthorize and improve the pilot 
     program to support State medical stockpiles, to ensure that 
     State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health 
     departments or officials are consulted by the Public Health 
     Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 2081. A bill to amend section 485 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 to require venue-specific heat illness 
     emergency action plans for any institution of higher 
     education that is a member of an athletic association or 
     athletic conference, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lee, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Booker, Mr. Tillis, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Scott of Florida, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2082. A bill to make technical corrections relating to 
     the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 2083. A bill to direct the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Sustainment to submit to Congress a 
     report on incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal 
     alternatives to burn pits; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2084. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish an outreach program to inform members of the Armed 
     Forces assigned to work near burn pits of the risks of toxic 
     exposure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2085. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early 
     detection screening tests; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 2086. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Hickenlooper, and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 2087. A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 2088. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in 
     restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne 
     River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Scott 
             of Florida, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Hawley, and Mrs. Britt):
       S. 2089. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the Administrator of General Services from 
     constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into 
     leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. MULLIN (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Ricketts, 
             Mr. Cruz, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Wicker, and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 2090. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the 
     elimination of the sale of motor vehicles with internal 
     combustion engines; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 2091. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally 
     reenter the United States after being removed, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Hawley, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Budd):
       S. 2092. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms with respect 
     to their unborn children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2093. A bill to establish a program at BARDA for 
     developing medical countermeasures for viral threats with 
     pandemic potential; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       S. 2094. A bill to reauthorize the Interagency Committee on 
     Women's Business Enterprise, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Feinstein, and 
             Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2095. A bill to authorize the Federal Communications 
     Commission to enforce its own forfeiture penalties with 
     respect to violations of restrictions on the use of telephone 
     equipment; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2096. A bill to enhance the eligibility of India for 
     Foreign Military Sales and exports

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     under the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 2097. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to 
     improve a program that provides livestock disaster 
     assistance, and for other programs; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 2098. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a military training program with the Government of 
     Mexico in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2099. A bill to establish an Office of Community 
     Financial Institutions within the Small Business 
     Administration that will strengthen the ability of Community 
     Financial Institutions to support the development of small 
     business concerns in underserved communities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 2100. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1958 to modify fees and funding for certain small business 
     refinancing loans and loans to qualified State or local 
     development companies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Lee, and Mr. 
             Braun):
       S. 2101. A bill to provide for an earlier effective date 
     for the requirement of Senate confirmation of the Director of 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2102. A bill to provide for drought preparedness and 
     improved water supply reliability; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KAINE:
       S.J. Res. 35. A joint resolution redesignating the Robert 
     E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery as the 
     ``Arlington House National Historic Site''; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.

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