[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 46 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2400-S2401]
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              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. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 3934. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a demonstration project to 
     increase access to biosimilar biological products under the 
     Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith):
       S. 3935. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing 
     the proposed rule, entitled ``Safe and Appropriate Foster 
     Care Placement Requirements for Titles IV-E and IV-B''; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHMITT (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 3936. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to seek to engage the authorities of Taiwan 
     with respect to expanding cooperation on civilian space 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH:
       S. 3937. A bill to require the appropriate Federal banking 
     agencies to establish a 3-year phase-in period for de novo 
     financial institutions to comply with Federal capital 
     standards, to provide relief for de novo rural community 
     banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 3938. A bill to designate the community-based outpatient 
     clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lynchburg, 
     Virginia, as the ``Private First Class Desmond T. Doss VA 
     Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 3939. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the 
     Medicare shared savings program by also basing such 
     assignment on primary care services furnished by nurse 
     practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse 
     specialists; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Welch, Ms. Smith, Mr. Reed, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. 
             Rosen):
       S. 3940. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a first-time homebuyer credit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. 
             Scott of Florida):
       S. 3941. A bill to repeal the wage requirements of the 
     Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. King, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 3942. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to include maple syrup under the 
     seniors farmers' market nutrition program; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 3943. A bill to require a plan to improve the 
     cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic 
     Research Fleet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. VANCE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. 
             Hawley, and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 3944. A bill to establish the William S. Knudsen 
     Commission for American Defense-Industrial Mobilization, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. VANCE:
       S. 3945. A bill to restrict the Chinese Government from 
     accessing United States capital markets and exchanges if it 
     fails to comply with international laws relating to finance, 
     trade, and commerce; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 3946. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, 
     Texas, as the ``Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Ms. Butler):
       S. 3947. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week 
     to 32 hours per week, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 3948. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 
     to better address certain transactions by foreign entities of 
     concern, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. BUTLER (for herself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr.

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             Welch, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       S. 3949. A bill to amend title V of the Public Health 
     Service Act to ensure protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
     and transgender youth and their families; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Mr. Warner, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 3950. A bill to provide States with support to establish 
     integrated care programs for individuals who are dually 
     eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 3951. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for adjustments to the Medicare part D cost-
     sharing reductions for low-income individuals; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Young):
       S. 3952. A bill to increase rates of college completion and 
     reduce college costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning 
     secondary and postsecondary education, and improving 
     postsecondary credit transfer; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Merkley, and 
             Mr. Peters):
       S. 3953. A bill to make demonstration grants to eligible 
     local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local 
     educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the 
     numbers of school nurses in public elementary schools and 
     secondary schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, and 
             Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 3954. A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 
     to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
     geothermal leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 3955. A bill to require the heads of Federal agencies to 
     submit to Congress an annual report regarding official time 
     authorized under title 5, United States Code, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 3956. A bill to include phosphate and potash on the 
     final list of critical minerals of the Department of the 
     Interior; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Hickenlooper, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 3957. A bill to require the Director of National 
     Intelligence to develop a strategy to improve the sharing of 
     information and intelligence on foreign adversary tactics and 
     illicit activities affecting the ability of United States 
     persons to compete in foreign jurisdictions on projects 
     relating to energy generation and storage, and for other 
     purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 3958. A bill to require the Interagency Working Group on 
     Toxic Exposure to conduct research on the diagnosis and 
     treatment of health conditions of descendants of individuals 
     exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the 
     Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Fischer, and 
             Mr. Tester):
       S. 3959. A bill to require the Transportation Security 
     Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for 
     individuals applying for a Transportation Security 
     Administration security threat assessment for certain 
     programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification 
     Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat 
     Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 3960. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide a good faith exception to the imposition of fines for 
     false assertions and certifications, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Lee, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Lummis, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Sanders, and Mr. Welch):
       S. 3961. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 to reform certain authorities and to 
     provide greater transparency and oversight; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VANCE:
       S. 3962. A bill to provide for greater accountability in 
     enhanced end-use monitoring, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 3963. A bill to clarify that noncommercial species found 
     entirely within the borders of a single State are not in 
     interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 or any other provision of law 
     enacted as an exercise of the power of Congress to regulate 
     interstate commerce; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Van 
             Hollen):
       S. 3964. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with 
     respect to the highway safety improvement program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. OSSOFF:
       S. 3965. A bill to appropriate funds to U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection for the deployment of nonintrusive 
     inspection technology at the southern land border of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. 
             Budd, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Risch, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Moran, and 
             Ms. Lummis):
       S.J. Res. 64. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal 
     Communications Commission relating to ``The Infrastructure 
     Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of 
     Digital Discrimination''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, 
             Mrs. Britt, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, 
             Mr. Daines, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
             Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Ms. 
             Lummis, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Romney, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Wicker, 
             and Mr. Young):
       S.J. Res. 65. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency relating to ``Reconsideration of the 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate 
     Matter''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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