[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2359-S2360]
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. KENNEDY (for himself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2252. A bill to require the Federal banking regulators 
     to jointly conduct a study and develop a strategic plan to 
     address challenges faced by proposed depository institutions 
     seeking de novo depository institution charters, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Brown, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2253. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide increased labor law protections for 
     agricultural workers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Wyden, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2254. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish pharmacy benefit manager reporting 
     requirements with respect to prescription drug plans and MA-
     PD plans under Medicare part D; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VANCE (for himself and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 2255. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to clarify the meaning of the term ``aggregate value'' for 
     purposes of the Presidential drawdown authority; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2256. A bill to authorize the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish 
     an apprenticeship program and to establish a pilot program on 
     cybersecurity training for veterans and members of the Armed 
     Forces transitioning to civilian life, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Warnock, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2257. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to add 
     additional demographic reporting requirements, to modify the 
     goals of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Hickenlooper, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2258. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     to permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits 
     to be used to purchase additional types of food items; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2259. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish community 
     integration network infrastructure for services for veterans, 
     to require the collection from veterans of information 
     related to social determinants of health, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. 
             Peters):
       S. 2260. A bill to require transparency in notices of 
     funding opportunity, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2261. A bill to ensure that significantly more students 
     graduate college with the international knowledge and 
     experience essential for success in today's global economy

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     through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study 
     Abroad Program in the Department of State; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Kelly):
       S. 2262. A bill to designate the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni 
     Grand Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       S. 2263. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to reimburse the cost of transportation by ambulance 
     for highly rural veterans seeking care under the laws 
     administered by the Secretary, regardless of whether such 
     veteran qualifies for payments or allowances for beneficiary 
     travel; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. OSSOFF:
       S. 2264. A bill to allow for civil and criminal actions 
     against certain providers of interactive computer services, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       S. 2265. A bill to streamline and expedite the foreign 
     military sales process, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 2266. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide greater access to higher education for America's 
     students, to eliminate educational barriers for participation 
     in a public service career, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
             Welch):
       S. 2267. A bill to amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
     2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation 
     initiatives; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 2268. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of 
     Defense Joint Executive Committee, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 2269. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on 
     National Forest System land without conducting a timber sale, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Padilla, 
             and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 2270. A bill to establish and maintain a database within 
     each agency for executive branch ethics records of noncareer 
     appointees; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 2271. A bill to require community engagement and 
     reporting relating to activities of the Department of Defense 
     with respect to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Manchin, 
             Mr. Daines, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 2272. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for special base rates of pay for wildland 
     firefighters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


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  On page S2360, July 12, 2023, in the first column, the following 
appears: S. 2272. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
provide for special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters, 
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Heath, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: S. 2272. A bill to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for special base 
rates of pay for wildland firefighters, and for other purposes; to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


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           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2273. A bill to amend the Indian Child Protection and 
     Family Violence Prevention Act; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. 
             Carper):
       S. 2274. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 112 Wyoming Street in 
     Shoshoni, Wyoming, as the ``Dessie A. Bebout Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 2275. A bill to include certain persons of the People's 
     Republic of China on entity lists maintained by the 
     Department of the Treasury; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2276. A bill to provide for opt-out sharing of 
     information on members retiring or separating from the Armed 
     Forces with community-based organizations and related 
     entities; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Young, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. 
             Vance, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2277. A bill to increase the benefits guaranteed in 
     connection with certain pension plans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Kelly):
       S. 2278. A bill to establish Image Adjudicator and 
     Supervisory Image Adjudicator positions in the U.S. Customs 
     and Border Protection Office of Field Operations; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Wyden, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Smith, and 
             Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2279. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit panic defenses based on sexual orientation or gender 
     identity or expression; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Padilla, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Lujan):
       S. 2280. A bill to protect our Social Security system and 
     improve benefits for current and future generations; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 2281. A bill to provide for consumer protection and 
     responsible financial innovation, to bring crypto assets 
     within the regulatory perimeter, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Risch, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Scott of 
             Florida):
       S. 2282. A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 
     1940 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
     to specify requirements concerning the consideration of 
     pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Moran):
       S. 2283. A bill to prohibit the procurement of certain 
     items containing perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or 
     perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and prioritize the procurement 
     of products not containing PFAS; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Ossoff, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Lee, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Braun):
       S. 2284. A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of 
     Prisons to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of 
     the Senate; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2285. A bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2286. A bill to improve the effectiveness and 
     performance of certain Federal financial assistance programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Moran, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Cardin, Mr. King, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Warner, and 
             Mrs. Shaheen):
       S.J. Res. 37. A joint resolution requiring the advice and 
     consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, 
     terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North 
     Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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