[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4720-S4721]
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. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 2935. A bill to prohibit any official action to 
     recognize or normalize relations with any Government of Syria 
     that is led by Bashar al-Assad; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. King, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             and Mr. Welch):
       S. 2936. A bill to establish as a permanent program the 
     organic market development grant program of the Department of 
     Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Tuberville):
       S. 2937. A bill to increase the rate of duty applicable to 
     certain ferrosilicon produced in the Russian Federation or 
     the Republic of Belarus and to require a domestic production 
     assessment before increasing rates of duty applicable to 
     products of the Russian Federation and the Republic of 
     Belarus under the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with 
     Russia and Belarus Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Lujan, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Padilla, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 2938. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to include child development and early learning as community 
     services under the Federal work-study program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2939. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to require reporting on enforcement and oversight of 
     pharmacy access requirements under Medicare part D; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Vance, and Mr. 
             Marshall):
       S. 2940. A bill to require a comprehensive report that 
     contains a strategy for United States involvement in Ukraine; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2941. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide coverage of preventative home visits under 
     Medicare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KING:
       S. 2942. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the annual wellness visit under the Medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FETTERMAN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Booker, 
             and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2943. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to require schools to provide fluid milk 
     substitutes upon request of a student or the parent or 
     guardian of such student, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 2944. A bill to enable the people of the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico to determine the political status of the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Warren, 
             and Mr. Braun):
       S. 2945. A bill to promote and ensure delivery of high-
     quality special education and related services to children 
     and youth who are blind or visually impaired, deaf, hard of 
     hearing, deafdisabled, or deafblind through instructional 
     methodologies meeting their unique language and learning 
     needs, to enhance accountability for the provision of such 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 2946. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide funding for trained school personnel to administer 
     drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known or 
     suspected opioid overdose, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Warnock):
       S. 2947. A bill to expand the transactions for which 
     declarations may be required by the Committee on Foreign 
     Investment in the United States to include investments in 
     United States businesses that maintain or collect sensitive 
     personal data; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 2948. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to issue 
     guidance and regulations regarding opioid overdose reversal 
     medication and employee training; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2949. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of 
     Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or 
     former active-duty military service members or civilian 
     employees and are otherwise eligible for assistance under the 
     public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of 
     employment automatically certified and counted towards the 
     public service loan forgiveness program; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. KAINE:
       S. 2950. A bill to align the fiscal year with the calendar 
     year; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 2951. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to 
     assist new and expanded meat processors and renderers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2952. A bill to extend the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Hawley, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Schmitt):
       S. 2953. A bill to consolidate or repeal unnecessary agency 
     major rules, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. 
             Lummis, Mr. Braun, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
             Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 2954. A bill to apply the Medicaid asset verification 
     program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical 
     assistance in all States and territories, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 2955. A bill to designate July 11 as National Day of 
     Remembrance for the Victims of the Srebrenica Genocide; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Lankford, 
             and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2956. A bill to support the work of the United States 
     Security Coordinator to Israel and the Palestinian Authority 
     in furthering coordination between Israelis and Palestinians, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       S. 2957. A bill to protect consumers from unfair and 
     deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and 
     secondary ticket sales, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CARPER:
       S. 2958. An original bill to amend the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Environment and Public Works; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. CARPER:
       S. 2959. An original bill to amend the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 to reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding, and 
     for other purposes; from the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works; placed on the calendar.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Lujan, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2960. A bill to modify certain notice requirements, to 
     study certain election requirements, to clarify certain 
     election requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, 
             and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2961. A bill to ensure greater equity in Federal 
     disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an 
     equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to 
     measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and 
     requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies

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     and programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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