[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2471-S2472]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Booker, Mr. Wyden, Ms.
Butler, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. King, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Smith,
Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Fetterman, and Mr. Welch):
S. 3982. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to
establish the Expanding Access to Local Foods Program, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mr. REED. Madam President, today I am introducing the Expanding
Access to EAT Local Foods Act with Senators Brown, Booker, Wyden,
Butler, Whitehouse, King, Blumenthal, Smith, Shaheen, Warren,
Fetterman, and Welch. This bill would create a permanent grant program
for State and Tribal governments to procure local foods for
distribution to nearby hunger relief programs.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted national supply chains and
highlighted the importance of resilient, local food systems. In
response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created the Local Food
Purchase Cooperative Agreement, LFPA, Program, using nearly $900
million in one-time funds. Through LFPA, USDA has awarded grants to
State and Tribal governments to buy local foods for distribution to
nearby feeding programs. LFPA provides as access to food for those in
need, creates economic opportunity for local and underserved producers,
farmers, and fishermen, and strengthens our food supply chains.
This program is making a positive impact in communities across the
country. In my home State of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department
of Environmental Management has worked with the nonprofit Farm Fresh
Rhode Island to purchase food from 95 local producers, distributing
that nutritious, local food to over 65,000 Rhode Islanders.
However, unless codified in law, this program will end when the one-
time LFPA dollars are fully expended. And without sustained investment,
we will lose the resilient local food systems that the LFPA program has
been able to create.
The EAT Local Foods Act prevents us from losing ground by creating a
permanent program for States and Tribes to purchase food from producers
within their State's geographic bounds or within 400 miles of the final
delivery destination for distribution through the hunger relief system.
This is a win-win-win. First, the bill supports local economic
development by providing local producers with access to the hunger
relief market. By establishing a new, reliable stream of orders for
small, beginning, and underserved farmers, ranchers, and fishers, the
bill will give these businesses the financial security to invest and
further expand. Second, the bill would strengthen our domestic
agriculture supply chain. By investing in local food distribution, the
bill would help build local businesses that support durable and
resilient local food systems. Third, the EAT Local Foods Act would help
combat food insecurity by providing fresh, nutritious, local food to
underserved communities, feeding more families and helping ease the
strain on the hunger relief system.
I am pleased that the bill is supported by farmers, food hubs,
coalitions, and business networks from across the country, including
the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, the National Center for
Frontier Communities, and the Wallace Center at Winrock International.
In Rhode Island, the bill is supported by the Rhode Island Community
Food Bank, Farm Fresh Rhode Island, the Commercial Fisheries Center of
Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Food Policy Council, and Southside
Community Land Trust. I hope that my colleagues will join me in
supporting this legislation and in working to include it in the farm
bill.
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By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. King, Ms. Smith, Mr.
Welch, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 3991. A bill to expand the scope of the Do Not Call rules under
the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to include all telephone
subscribers, and to expand the private right of action for calls in
violation of those rules; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of
the bill be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be
printed in the Record, as follows:
S. 3991
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American
Consumers from Robocalls Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING SCOPE OF DO NOT CALL RULES AND PRIVATE
RIGHT OF ACTION.
(a) In General.--Section 227(c) of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``residential'';
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``residential''; and
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``residential''; and
(3) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``more than one telephone call within any 12-month period by
or on behalf of the same entity'' and inserting ``a telephone
call by or on behalf of an entity''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``up to''.
(b) Revised Regulations.--Not later than 270 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications
Commission shall revise the regulations prescribed under
section 227(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
227(c)) as necessary to implement the amendments made by
subsection (a) of this section.
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By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Duckworth, Mr.
Padilla, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Welch):
S. 3997. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained
national investment in basic science research; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of
the bill be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
S. 3997
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Innovation Act''.
SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR INNOVATION.
(a) In General.--There are hereby authorized to be
appropriated, and appropriated, out of any monies in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following:
(1) National science foundation.--For the National Science
Foundation--
(A) for fiscal year 2025, $9,741,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2026, $10,460,00,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2027, $11,213,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2028, $12,019,000,000;
(E) for fiscal year 2029, $12,886,000,000;
(F) for fiscal year 2030, $13,817,000,000;
(G) for fiscal year 2031, $14,817,000,000;
(H) for fiscal year 2032, $15,891,000,000;
(I) for fiscal year 2033, $17,043,000,000;
(J) for fiscal year 2034, $18,280,000,000; and
(K) for fiscal year 2035 and each fiscal year thereafter,
the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous
fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any),
during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index
for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
(2) Department of energy, office of science.--For the
Office of Science at the Department of Energy--
(A) for fiscal year 2025, $8,859,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2026, $9,513,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2027, $10,199,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2028, $10,931,000,000;
(E) for fiscal year 2029, $11,720,000,000;
(F) for fiscal year 2030, $12,566,000,000;
(G) for fiscal year 2031, $13,476,000,000;
(H) for fiscal year 2032, $14,452,000,000;
(I) for fiscal year 2033, $15,501,000,000;
(J) for fiscal year 2034, $16,625,000,000; and
(K) for fiscal year 2035 and each fiscal year thereafter,
the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous
fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any),
during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index
for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
(3) Department of defense science and technology
programs.--For the Department of Defense science and
technology programs--
(A) for fiscal year 2025, $21,897,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2026, $23,512,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2027, $25,207,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2028, $27,018,000,000;
(E) for fiscal year 2029, $28,966,000,000;
(F) for fiscal year 2030, $31,059,000,000;
(G) for fiscal year 2031, $33,307,000,000;
(H) for fiscal year 2032, $35,721,000,000;
(I) for fiscal year 2033, $38,312,000,000;
(J) for fiscal year 2034, $41,091,000,000; and
(K) for fiscal year 2035 and each fiscal year thereafter,
the amount appropriated under
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this paragraph for the previous fiscal year, increased by the
percentage increase (if any), during the previous fiscal
year, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(4) National institute of standards and technology
scientific and technical research and services.--For the
scientific and technical research and services of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology at the
Department of Commerce--
(A) for fiscal year 2025, $1,161,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2026, $1,247,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2027, $1,337,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2028, $1,433,000,000;
(E) for fiscal year 2029, $1,536,000,000;
(F) for fiscal year 2030, $1,647,000,000;
(G) for fiscal year 2031, $1,766,000,000;
(H) for fiscal year 2032, $1,894,000,000;
(I) for fiscal year 2033, $2,032,000,000;
(J) for fiscal year 2034, $2,179,000,000; and
(K) for fiscal year 2035 and each fiscal year thereafter,
the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous
fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any),
during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index
for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
(5) National aeronautics and space administration science
mission directorate.--For the Science Mission Directorate at
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration--
(A) for fiscal year 2025, $7,885,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2026, $8,467,000,000;
(C) for fiscal year 2027, $9,077,000,000;
(D) for fiscal year 2028, $9,729,000,000;
(E) for fiscal year 2029, $10,431,000,000;
(F) for fiscal year 2030, $11,185,000,000;
(G) for fiscal year 2031, $11,994,000,000;
(H) for fiscal year 2032, $12,863,000,000;
(I) for fiscal year 2033, $13,796,000,000;
(J) for fiscal year 2034, $14,797,000,000; and
(K) for fiscal year 2035 and each fiscal year thereafter,
the amount appropriated under this paragraph for the previous
fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase (if any),
during the previous fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index
for all urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
(b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection
(a) shall remain available until expended.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Department of defense science and technology
programs.--The term ``Department of Defense science and
technology programs'' means the appropriations accounts that
support the various institutes, offices, and centers that
make up the Department of Defense science and technology
programs.
(2) National science foundation.--The term ``National
Science Foundation'' means the appropriations accounts that
support the various institutes, offices, and centers that
make up the National Science Foundation.
(3) Office of science at the department of energy.--The
term ``Office of Science at the Department of Energy'' means
the appropriations accounts that support the various
institutes, offices, and centers that make up the Department
of Energy Office of Science.
(4) Science mission directorate at the national aeronautics
and space administration.--The term ``Science Mission
Directorate at the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration'' means the appropriations accounts that
support the various institutes, offices, and centers that
make up the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Science Mission Directorate.
(5) Scientific and technical research and services of the
national institute of standards and technology.--The term
``scientific and technical research and services of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology'' means the
appropriations accounts that support the various institutes,
offices, and centers that make up the National Institute of
Standards and Technology scientific and technical research
and services.
(d) Exemption of Certain Appropriations From
Sequestration.--
(1) In general.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (2 U.S.C.
905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``Advances to the
Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds (16-0327-0-1-600).''
the following:
``Appropriations under the American Innovation Act.''.
(2) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section
shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2
U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(e) Budgetary Effects.--
(1) Statutory paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of
this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard
maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay As-
You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)).
(2) Senate paygo scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this
section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard
maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71
(115th Congress).
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By Mr. PADILLA:
S. 4000. A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian
Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr. PADILLA. Madam President, I rise to introduce legislation to
reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the
Lytton Rancheria of California.
This legislation would provide clarity that the Lytton Rancheria of
California is able to place land into trust via the Department of the
Interior's standard land-to-trust process, 25 CFR part 151.
The Lytton Rancheria would like to place additional land into trust
in order to build a proper homeland and provide housing for their
members. The bill is needed to clarify that Lytton Rancheria is subject
to the Indian Reorganization Act and, just like other Tribal
governments, is able to put land into trust through the administrative
process.
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