[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 200 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5749-S5750]
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. MORAN:
       S. 3394. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to expand the eligibility for designation as a rural 
     emergency hospital under the Medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
             Durbin):

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       S. 3395. A bill to reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 
     2004; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. VANCE (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
             Schmitt, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 3396. A bill to establish the Office of the Special 
     Inspector General for Unlawful Discrimination in Higher 
     Education within the Department of Education; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Vance, and Mr. Schmitt):
       S. 3397. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish requirements for the clean vehicle credit and 
     the qualifying advanced energy project credit to prevent 
     offshoring by manufacturers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 3398. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Drug Manufacturing; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Braun, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 3399. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to guarantee investments that will open new markets for 
     forest owners in rural areas of the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 3400. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to permit disabled individuals to elect to receive 
     disability insurance benefits during the disability insurance 
     benefit waiting period, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren, and 
             Mr. Markey):
       S. 3401. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
     authorize the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to carry out 
     research and development on a single index insurance policy, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 3402. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose an excise tax on the failure of certain hedge funds 
     owning excess single-family residences to dispose of such 
     residences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 3403. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and 
     eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, 
     for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while 
     allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare 
     benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Reed, 
             Ms. Smith, Mr. Welch, Ms. Duckworth, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 3404. A bill to require certain protections for student 
     loan borrowers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. 
             Britt, Mr. Young, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 3405. A bill to require reciprocity from certain 
     countries with respect to the reporting of official meetings 
     with State and local officials, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 3406. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management 
     Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo 
     Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the 
     Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections 
     to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt 
     Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Markey, and 
             Ms. Hirono):
       S. 3407. A bill to end the epidemic of gun violence and 
     build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms 
     laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and 
     prevention initiatives; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 3408. A bill to amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to allow 
     States the flexibility to use staffing arrangements that best 
     suit their needs, for employment service offices; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, 
             and Mr. Welch):
       S. 3409. A bill to end the use of solitary confinement and 
     other forms of restrictive housing in all Federal agencies 
     and entities with which Federal agencies contract; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mr. Lankford, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Wicker, 
             Ms. Collins, and Mr. King):
       S. 3410. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services from finalizing a proposed rule regarding 
     minimum staffing for nursing facilities, and to establish an 
     advisory panel on the nursing home workforce; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       S. 3411. A bill to prohibit contracting with certain 
     biotechnology providers; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.

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