[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3521-S3522]
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 Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kaine, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Warnock, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, 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. Kelly, Mr. Lujan, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. 
             Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1. A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box 
     and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.


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following appears: S. 1. A bill to expand Americans' access to the 
ballet box . . .
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: S. 1. A bill to 
expand Americans' access to the ballot box . . .


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           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 2458. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
     promote crop insurance support for beginning farmers and 
     ranchers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 2459. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure appropriate supervision requirements for 
     outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational 
     therapy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 2460. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     clarify the availability and appropriateness of training for 
     local food service personnel, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 2461. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require reporting of certain accidents resulting in 
     serious physical injuries or death at institutions of higher 
     education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Young):
       S. 2462. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the 7-year recovery period for motorsports 
     entertainment complexes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 2463. A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and the STOCK Act to require certain senior 
     officials to report payments received from the Federal 
     Government, to improve the filing and disclosure of financial 
     disclosures, to ban stock ownership for certain senior 
     Government officials, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mrs. Britt):
       S. 2464. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health 
     insurance issuers offering group or individual health 
     insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements 
     with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast 
     examinations; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2465. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish doula 
     services to veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Durbin, 
             and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2466. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     modify False Claims Act procedures, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 2467. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide that children who have 
     relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered 
     for purposes of State allotments under the English Language 
     Acquisition grants; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Braun):
       S. 2468. A bill to amend title III of division H of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to prohibit the 
     expenditure of funds on divisive concepts under the 
     priorities noticed in the proposed rule submitted by the 
     Department of Education relating to Proposed Priorities-
     American History and Civics Education; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2469. A bill to authorize the Department of Education, 
     in coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, to 
     include a longitudinal component on the impact of the COVID-
     19 pandemic on student outcomes and well-being on an existing 
     longitudinal educational study; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HAGERTY (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rubio, 
             and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 2470. A bill to increase transparency regarding the 
     activities, and reduce the malign influence of, the People's 
     Republic of China in the Inter-American Development Bank, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. OSSOFF:
       S. 2471. A bill to increase access to Federal grants for 
     individuals with limited English proficiency; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       S. 2472. A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to improve 
     interagency coordination in the pesticide registration 
     process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 2473. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     modify the Contested Logistics Working Group of the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Tillis, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 2474. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure appropriate cost-sharing for chronic care drugs 
     under Medicare part D; to the Committee on Finance.

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           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 2475. A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to 
     clarify the definition of competitive integrated employment; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2476. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a behavioral and mental health outreach and 
     education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental 
     health among the Hispanic and Latino population, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2477. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2478. A bill to designate the National Museum of the 
     Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, Georgia, as the official 
     National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Heinrich):
       S. 2479. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish an alternative manure management program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Carper, and 
             Mr. Welch):
       S. 2480. A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to regional 
     and interregional transmission planning, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 2481. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to encourage appropriate prescribing under Medicaid for 
     victims of opioid overdose; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 2482. An original bill to amend the Small Business Act 
     to authorize the Community Advantage Loan Program of the 
     Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; from 
     the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship; placed 
     on the calendar.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 2483. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide additional transparency and consumer protections 
     relating to medical debt collection practices; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Welch, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Ossoff, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Padilla, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2484. A bill to ensure that States do not prohibit an 
     individual from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using 
     life-saving drug testing technologies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2485. A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold 
     Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal 
     cells which have made invaluable contributions to global 
     health, scientific research, our quality of life, and 
     patients' rights; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2486. A bill to limit the availability of funds for the 
     destruction of landmines; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       S. 2487. A bill to provide for an enhanced domestic content 
     requirement for Navy shipbuilding programs; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Cardin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, and 
             Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2488. A bill to provide for increases in the Federal 
     minimum wage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 2489. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with 
     Tribal organizations to carry out the food distribution 
     program on Indian reservations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2490. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the head of a department or organization within the 
     Department of Defense to place an order with any other such 
     department or organization for certain construction projects 
     on a reimbursable basis; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Fetterman):
       S. 2491. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a tax on certain trading transactions; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 2492. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to improve coordination between the Do Not Pay working 
     system and Federal and State agencies authorized to use the 
     system; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Thune, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2493. A bill to require the Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission (MedPAC) submit to Congress two reports on 
     arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers with respect to 
     prescription drug plans MA-PD plans; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, and Mr. Fetterman):
       S. 2494. A bill to update the 21st Century Communications 
     and Video Accessibility Act of 2010; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Tuberville):
       S. 2495. A bill to protect student athletes, ensure fair 
     competition and compensation, and preserve intercollegiate 
     athletics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 2496. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     include information regarding VA home loans in the Informed 
     Consumer Choice Disclosure required to be provided to 
     prospective FHA borrowers; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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