[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 6, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4227-S4228]
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. CASSIDY:
       S. 2727. A bill to preclude the Department of Labor from 
     allowing the Deputy Secretary to serve as the Secretary of 
     Labor indefinitely; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2728. A bill to encourage reduction of disposable 
     plastic products in units of the National Park System, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.

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           By Mr. KAINE:
       S. 2729. A bill to provide for a period of continuing 
     appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations 
     under the normal appropriations process, and to prohibit 
     consideration of other matters in the Senate if 
     appropriations are not enacted; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Merkley, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 2730. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish a national usury rate for consumer credit 
     transactions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Padilla, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. King):
       S. 2731. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary 
     and secondary school teachers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 2732. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the sale or other disposition of any firearm or 
     ammunition to any person who has been convicted of a violent 
     misdemeanor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 2733. A bill to address the behavioral health workforce 
     shortages through support for peer support specialists, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2734. A bill to amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
     2018 to reauthorize the emergency and transitional pet 
     shelter and housing assistance grant program; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 2735. A bill to clarify that section 8526(7) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 does not apply 
     with respect to the use of funds for activities carried out 
     under programs authorized by the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 that are otherwise permissible under 
     such programs and that provide students with educational 
     enrichment activities and instruction, such as archery, 
     hunter safety education, or culinary arts; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution directing the removal of 
     United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic 
     of Niger that have not been authorized by Congress; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

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