[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4589-S4590]
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. CASEY:
       S. 2836. A bill to amend subpart 1 of part B of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act to support the mental health and 
     well-being of children and youth in, and formerly in, foster 
     care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 2837. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former 
     foster youth; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Welch, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 2838. A bill to amend the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help 
     communities respond to climate change and transition to a 
     clean economy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 2839. A bill to clarify the maximum hiring target for 
     new air traffic controllers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 2840. A bill to improve access to and the quality of 
     primary health care, expand the health workforce, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Padilla, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2841. A bill to improve voter access to the ballot box 
     through automatic voter registration, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. King, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Casey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Menendez, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2842. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to clarify that a State may not use an 
     individual's failure to vote as the basis for initiating the 
     procedures provided under such Act for the removal of the 
     individual from the official list of registered voters in the 
     State on the grounds that the individual has changed 
     residence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. King, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Kaine, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Smith, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Bennet, Mr. Markey, Mr. Casey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Brown, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2843. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to require States to provide for same day voter registration; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2844. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish an excise tax on plastics; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 2845. A bill to prohibit recipients of disaster recovery 
     relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development from penalizing applicants that declined 
     assistance from the Small Business Administration; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 2846. A bill to improve Federal efforts with respect to 
     the prevention of maternal mortality, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 2847. A bill to prohibit the importation of agricultural 
     products, raw materials, and food from the Russian Federation 
     if the Russian Federation prohibits the importation of such 
     products, materials, and food from the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Scott 
             of Florida):
       S. 2848. A bill to block the property of Russian state-
     owned entities; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Lujan, Ms. Klobuchar, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 2849. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide formula grants to States to improve higher 
     education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Markey, Mr. Casey, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Welch, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 2850. A bill to extend protections to part-time workers 
     in the areas of family and medical leave and to ensure 
     equitable treatment in the workplace; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Booker, Mr. Welch, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 2851. A bill to permit employees to request changes to 
     their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to 
     ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require 
     employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules 
     for employees in certain occupations with evidence of 
     unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that 
     negatively affect employees, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 2852. A bill to establish a grace period for nonpayment 
     of premiums for flood insurance coverage under the national 
     flood insurance program until the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency implements the option for 
     monthly payment of such premiums, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. Braun, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2853. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study 
     and issue

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     a report on grant programs to support the nursing workforce; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2854. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to enter into an agreement with the city of Fargo, 
     North Dakota, for the conveyance of certain land of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs at Fargo National Cemetery, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

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