[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4440-S4441]
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. KING (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 2775. A bill to amend the American History and Civics 
     Education program under the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to require inclusion of programs that 
     educate students about the history and principles of the 
     Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of 
     Rights; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2776. A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted 
     of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence 
     for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, 
     from obtaining a firearm; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kaine, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Mr. Fetterman, Ms. 
             Smith, Mr. Reed, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Warnock, 
             and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2777. A bill to increase child care options for working 
     families and support child care providers; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 2778. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to submit to Congress a report on competition among 
     suppliers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 2779. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Commerce 
     to establish an Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 2780. A bill to require sponsors of drug applications 
     and holders of approved applications to provide certain 
     submissions and communications to the Food and Drug 
     Administration and the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Hickenlooper, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Lujan, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Lummis, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Thune, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cramer, Ms. 
             Rosen, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 2781. A bill to promote remediation of abandoned 
     hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2782. A bill to provide the Food and Drug Administration 
     with authority to conduct microbial sampling on concentrated 
     animal feeding operations as necessary to facilitate a 
     foodborne illness outbreak investigation, determine the root 
     cause of an outbreak of foodborne illness, or address other 
     public health needs; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 2783. A bill to amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act 
     to authorize the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area 
     and to carry out activities to protect structures within the 
     Osceola Camp from flooding, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Vance):
       S. 2784. A bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
     Preservation Act of 1992 to adjust the boundary of the Dayton 
     Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Romney, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Vance):
       S. 2785. A bill to gradually raise the Federal minimum 
     wage, to permanently establish the E-Verify employment 
     eligibility verification system, to mandate the use of E-
     Verify by all employers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TUBERVILLE:
       S. 2786. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to include the provision of tree nuts 
     under the seniors farmers' market nutrition program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2787. A bill to authorize the Federal Communications 
     Commission to process applications for spectrum licenses from 
     applicants who were successful bidders in an auction before 
     the authority of the Commission to conduct auctions expired 
     on March 9, 2023; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Lee, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
             Lummis, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2788. A bill to amend section 3661 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted 
     conduct at sentencing; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Warner, Mr. Booker, and 
             Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2789. A bill to direct the President to designate a 
     month as African Diaspora Heritage Month; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 2790. A bill to reform rural housing programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Sullivan, 
             and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 2791. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to 
     make appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event an 
     appropriations Act expires before the enactment of a new 
     appropriations Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
           By Mr. FETTERMAN:
       S. 2792. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
     1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to procure a 
     minimum amount of meat and poultry products from small meat 
     processors and to develop a digital livestock exchange 
     platform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Murphy, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2793. A bill to reauthorize Long Island Sound programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2794. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition unlawful, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2795. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend and modify certain

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     authorities and requirements relating to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. MULLIN:
       S. 2796. A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of 
     certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Vance, Mr. Tillis, and 
             Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
       S. 2797. A bill to ensure religious freedom and rights of 
     conscience for health care workers and other government 
     employees, and to protect health care workers and other 
     government employees from various forms of compelled speech; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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