[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 159 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4826-S4827]
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. RICKETTS (for himself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2996. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to extend and enhance the Rural 
     Microentrepreneur Assistance Program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. TILLIS:
       S. 2997. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     increase the mileage of the Appalachian Development Highway 
     System to provide for improvements to and expansion of 
     Corridor K in North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Warnock):
       S. 2998. A bill to amend the Food and Agriculture Act of 
     1977 and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to modify 
     provisions relating to matching funds requirements for 
     research and extension activities at eligible institutions 
     and related reporting requirements; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Wicker, 
             and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 2999. A bill making continuing appropriations for 
     certain employees and contractors of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 
     the event of a Government shutdown; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 3000. A bill to repeal Freedom Support Act section 907 
     waiver authority with respect to assistance to Azerbaijan; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Sullivan):
       S. 3001. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the exemption from the excise tax on alternative 
     motorboat fuels sold as supplies for vessels or aircraft to 
     include certain vessels serving only one coast; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 3002. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the clean fuel production credit to provide a 
     special rate for sustainable vessel fuel; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Coons, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Schatz, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Booker, and Mr. Warner):
       S.J. Res. 46. A joint resolution commemorating the fifth 
     anniversary of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and calling for 
     accountability; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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