[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 153 (Thursday, September 21, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4653-S4655]
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. HAWLEY:
       S. 2875. A bill to require the prompt reconstruction of and 
     restoration of suspended operation of rural post offices, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. FETTERMAN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Welch):
       S. 2876. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     cancel existing school meal debt; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Romney):
       S. 2877. A bill to establish a matched savings program for 
     low-income students; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 2878. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Smith, 
             Mr. Casey, and Mr. Kelly):
       S. 2879. A bill to provide targeted funding for States and 
     other eligible entities through the Social Services Block 
     Grant program to address the increased burden that 
     maintaining the health and hygiene of infants and toddlers, 
     medically complex children, and low-income adults or adults 
     with disabilities who rely on adult incontinence materials 
     and supplies place on families in need, the resultant adverse 
     health effects on children and families, and the limited 
     child care options available for infants and toddlers who 
     lack sufficient diapers and diapering supplies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Ms. Smith, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2880. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment 
     for telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Heinrich, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. 
             Fetterman):
       S. 2881. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to provide notice 
     to students participating in a State or federally financed 
     work-study program about potential eligibility for 
     participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Cornyn, 
             and Ms. Lummis):
       S. 2882. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish a tax on the sale of electric vehicles and 
     batteries; to the Committee on Finance.

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           By Mr. KAINE:
       S. 2883. A bill to require Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement agencies to report information related to 
     allegations of misconduct of law enforcement officers to the 
     Attorney General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Hoeven, 
             Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 2884. A bill to delay the implementation of a rule 
     relating to the importation of sheep and goats and products 
     derived from sheep and goats, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Fetterman):
       S. 2885. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     to permit States to record in writing that applicants for 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits have 
     signed an application through a recorded verbal assent over 
     the telephone; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 2886. A bill to permit manufacturers of generic drugs to 
     provide additional warnings with respect to such drugs in the 
     same manner that the Food and Drug Administration allows 
     brand names to do so; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Mr. Risch, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Cramer, and 
             Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2887. A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation 
     Enhancement Act to require the acceptance of cash payments 
     for entrance fees at units of the National Park System; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rounds, and 
             Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 2888. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize representatives of veterans service organizations 
     to participate in presentations to promote certain benefits 
     available to veterans during preseparation counseling under 
     the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of 
     Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2889. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 2890. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to modify limitations on amounts of farm 
     ownership loans and operating loans, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Budd, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 2891. A bill to reauthorize the program of grants for 
     innovative programs to address dental workforce needs; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Heinrich, 
             Mr. Peters, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Hirono, and 
             Ms. Warren):
       S. 2892. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     require impact assessments of automated decision systems and 
     augmented critical decision processes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 2893. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. RICKETTS (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Mr. Young, Mrs. Britt, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Daines, Ms. 
             Lummis, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Budd, 
             and Mr. Romney):
       S. 2894. A bill to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to require certain congressional 
     notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending a 
     science and technology agreement with the People's Republic 
     of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
             Capito, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fetterman, 
             Mr. Hawley, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Kelly, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2895. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 2896. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to define 
     the term ``State'' for the purposes of the microloan program 
     carried out under that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 2897. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric 
     cancer investigations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PADILLA:
       S. 2898. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
     Act of 2008 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     authorize the use of certain grants to deliver peer-to-peer 
     mental health support to individuals who are engaged in 
     farming, ranching, farm work, and other occupations relating 
     to agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. PADILLA:
       S. 2899. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     include Middle Easterners and North Africans in the statutory 
     definition of a ``racial and ethnic minority group'', and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, 
             and Mr. Peters):
       S. 2900. A bill to protect and provide humanitarian 
     assistance to Armenians in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh 
     impacted by actions taken by the Government of Azerbaijan, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 2901. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to disclose 
     hazing incidents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Casey, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fetterman, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2902. A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of 
     higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Schatz, 
             and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2903. A bill to amend the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to 
     extend education grant programs for Alaska Native serving 
     institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Fetterman, 
             and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2904. A bill to support national training, technical 
     assistance, and resource centers, to ensure that all 
     individuals with significant expressive communication 
     disabilities have access to the augmentative and alternative 
     communication the individuals need to interact with others, 
     in order to learn, work, socialize, and take advantage of all 
     aspects of life in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Hagerty, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
             Braun, and Mr. Ricketts):
       S. 2905. A bill to deny asylum to members of a Communist or 
     other totalitarian party, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2906. A bill to reduce child poverty in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2907. A bill to improve medical device recall 
     notifications by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish an electronic format for device 
     recall notifications, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Mullin):
       S. 2908. A bill to assist Tribal governments in the 
     management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the 
     reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land; to the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 2909. A bill to provide for congressional review of 
     rules rescheduling marijuana; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       S. 2910. A bill to amend section 508 of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973 to require each Federal department or agency to 
     have a compliance officer to ensure the department or agency 
     is meeting the requirements of such section; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Lummis, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.

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             Daines, Mr. Budd, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
             Mr. Cotton, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Mullin, and Mr. Vance):
       S. 2911. A bill to prohibit the President and the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services from declaring certain 
     emergencies or disasters for the purpose of imposing gun 
     control; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 2912. 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 
     Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out 
     supplemental nutrition assistance programs; to the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs.

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