[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3458-S3460]
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. VANCE:
       S. 2403. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     to provide for the insurance of transaction accounts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2404. A bill to improve the operation of the Organ 
     Procurement and Transplantation Network; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Barrasso, and 
             Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 2405. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to assure pharmacy access and choice for Medicare 
     beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2406. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve oversight of formulary development and 
     management under Medicare part D; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 2407. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent 
     and treat obesity, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Warner):
       S. 2408. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for patient-focused listening sessions to 
     improve prescription drug plan transparency, access, and 
     choice; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 2409. A bill to limit purchases of the Federal reserve 
     banks, to require Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 
     standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 2410. A bill to limit the total assets of Federal 
     reserve banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 2411. A bill to place further congressional oversight on 
     any quantitative easing or tightening programs or any 
     emergency lending programs of the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, to require reports to Congress 
     relating to those programs, to require congressional approval 
     of the extension of those programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
             Cramer, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 2412. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     allow emergency haying under the conservation reserve program 
     during the primary nesting season under certain conditions; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Risch, Ms. Rosen, Ms. 
             Ernst, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 2413. A bill to expand and strengthen the Abraham 
     Accords and the Negev Forum, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 2414. A bill to require agencies with working dog 
     programs to implement the recommendations of the Government 
     Accountability Office relating to the health and welfare of 
     working dogs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2415. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their 
     work to save and sustain the health of mothers during 
     pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to 
     eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for 
     pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to 
     identify solutions to improve health care quality and health 
     outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Fetterman, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2416. A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to 
     ease the benefits process for survivors of miners whose 
     deaths were due to pneumoconiosis; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SMITH:
       S. 2417. A bill to support the preparation and retention of 
     outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future 
     for children and youth in under-resourced and underserved 
     communities in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Ms. Lummis):
       S. 2418. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to increase access to services provided by 
     advanced practice registered nurses under the Medicare and 
     Medicaid programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Fetterman, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 2419. A bill to prohibit certain uses of automated 
     decision systems by employers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kaine, 
             Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2420. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule 
     Act to provide for the automatic appointment of judges to the 
     District of Columbia courts without the advice and consent of 
     the Senate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. 
             Welch):
       S. 2421. A bill to require the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation to revise the terms of the Standard Reinsurance 
     Agreement and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2422. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish the Acquisition Review Board of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs and to establish the Director of Cost 
     Assessment and Program Evaluation in the Department, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 2423. A bill to require covered digital advertising 
     platforms to report their public service advertisements; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Mullin):
       S. 2424. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination Act 
     and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to provide advance 
     appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the 
     Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of 
     the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Vance, Mr. 
             Tuberville, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Braun):
       S. 2425. A bill to prohibit Federal employees and 
     contractors from directing online platforms to censor any 
     speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2426. A bill to establish a national motor carrier 
     safety selection standard for entities that contract with 
     certain motor carriers to transport goods, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. FETTERMAN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Ms.

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             Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 2427. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to require group health plans and health 
     insurance issuers offering group or individual health 
     insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day 
     supply of contraceptives; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Murphy, and 
             Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2428. A bill to establish a grant program for innovative 
     partnerships among teacher preparation programs, local 
     educational agencies, and community-based organizations to 
     expand access to high-quality tutoring in hard-to-staff 
     schools and high-need schools, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 2429. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the ability of Medicare and Medicaid 
     providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank for 
     the purpose of conducting employee background checks; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. 
             Marshall, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Daines, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Moran, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
             Mr. Rounds, Mr. Budd, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Thune, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. Tuberville):
       S. 2430. A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and 
     Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to exclude certain air 
     emissions from emergency notification requirements, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Hickenlooper, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 2431. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to carry 
     out a grant program to assist certain members or former 
     members of the Armed Forces in transitioning to civilian 
     life, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Fetterman, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Welch):
       S. 2432. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     to expand the medical expense deduction, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 2433. A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the 
     Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid 
     Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself and Mr. Lujan):
       S. 2434. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     continue the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating 
     Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Padilla, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Fetterman, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       S. 2435. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     to repeal the particular work requirement that disqualifies 
     able-bodied adults for eligibility to participate in the 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 2436. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to assure pharmacy access and choice for Medicare 
     beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHATZ:
       S. 2437. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. COONS:
       S. 2438. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Padilla, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Welch, and 
             Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 2439. A bill to establish a grant program to fund 
     reproductive health patient navigators for individuals 
     seeking abortion services; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Fetterman, 
             and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2440. A bill to establish an interagency task force on 
     employer surveillance and workplace technologies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Fetterman, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2441. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to 
     institutions of higher education to provide free meals to 
     low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 2442. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-
     term workforce programs; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2443. An original bill making appropriations for energy 
     and water development and related agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; from 
     the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2444. A bill to establish an interactive online 
     dashboard to improve public access to information about grant 
     funding related to mental health and substance use disorder 
     programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 2445. A bill to provide definitions of terms and 
     services related to community-based gang intervention to 
     ensure that funding for such intervention is utilized in a 
     cost-effective manner and that community-based agencies are 
     held accountable for providing holistic, integrated 
     intervention services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 2446. A bill to protect minors from premature waiver of 
     their constitutional rights during a custodial interrogation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Ms. Lummis):
       S. 2447. A bill to reauthorize the distance learning and 
     telemedicine grant program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 2448. A bill to establish a grant to provide mental and 
     behavioral health services and diversion programs to at-risk 
     youth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       S. 2449. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     to make permanent the moratorium on benefit transaction fees, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 2450. A bill to improve coordination between the 
     Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation on 
     activities carried out under the National Quantum Initiative 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2451. A bill to allow for hemp-derived cannabidiol and 
     hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances in dietary 
     supplements and food; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Stabenow, 
             and Mr. Ricketts):
       S. 2452. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to improve the biobased markets 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 2453. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct a study on the impact of military construction 
     projects and facilities sustainment, restoration, and 
     modernization projects on members of the Armed Forces and 
     their dependents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. LANKFORD:
       S. 2454. A bill to require reports on and investments in 
     pharmaceutical supply chain resiliency to reduce reliance on 
     the People's Republic of China for finished pharmaceutical 
     products and active pharmaceutical ingredients; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2455. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     submit to Congress annual reports on the unfunded priorities 
     of the Department of Defense-wide research, development, 
     test, and evaluation activities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2456. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to limit beneficiary cost-sharing to the net price of 
     covered part D drugs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SMITH:
       S. 2457. A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture 
     Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Office of Self-
     Governance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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