[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2514-S2515]
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 (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 4009. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual 
     preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal 
     cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive 
     technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 4010. A bill to establish radiofrequency licensing 
     authority for certain operations involving certain earth 
     stations and gateway stations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Vance):
       S. 4011. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to end the tax-free treatment of certain corporate 
     reorganizations that involve large corporations; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Welch, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             and Mr. Booker):
       S. 4012. A bill to provide economic empowerment 
     opportunities in the United States through the modernization 
     of public housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 4013. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
       S. 4014. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that income received by a regulated investment 
     company from precious metals shall be treated as qualifying 
     income; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 4015. A bill to temporarily suspend duties on imports of 
     titanium sponge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
             Kelly, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Padilla, and Ms. Butler):
       S. 4016. A bill to amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in 
     the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Hirono, and Mr. Welch):
       S. 4017. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a tax on the net value of assets of a taxpayer, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 4018. A bill to amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
     2018 to reauthorize the Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs 
     for 2050, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 4019. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     provide regular updates to Livestock Indemnity Program 
     payment rates to reflect market prices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. FETTERMAN (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Casey, 
             Mr. Brown, and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 4020. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to prohibit the export or sale of petroleum products from 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 4021. A bill to place restrictions on the official 
     display of flags, seals, or emblems other than the United 
     States flag; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 4022. A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
     Conservation Act to make improvements to that Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 4023. A bill to further protect patients and improve the 
     accuracy of provider directory information by eliminating 
     ghost networks; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 4024. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to enable secure and trustworthy technology through other 
     transaction contracting authority; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 4025. A bill to include the identification of countries 
     that are significant sources of xylazine in the annual 
     International Narcotics Control Strategy Report; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Young):
       S. 4026. A bill to require a report on the state of 
     economic integration between the United States and the 
     People's Republic of China and the risks of that integration 
     to the national security of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HICKENLOOPER:
       S. 4027. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to authorize 
     the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue permits for 
     the construction and modification of national interest high-
     impact transmission facilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Butler, Mr. Brown, 
             and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 4028. A bill to increase the participation of 
     historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, 
     technology, engineering, and mathematics education and 
     industry; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       S. 4029. A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from 
     offering services through, or maintaining a business 
     relationship with, Tutor.com; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 4030. A bill to reauthorize the recovery housing 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 4031. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants 
     to expand or create health care provider pipeline programs; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Casey, Mr. Kaine, and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 4032. A bill to authorize magistrate judges to issue 
     arrest warrants for certain criminal aliens; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Scott of 
             Florida):
       S. 4033. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to 
     strengthen enforcement with respect to violations of that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Scott of Florida, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina):
       S. 4034. A bill to withhold certain United Nations funding 
     until the United Nations Human Rights Council mandates a body 
     to investigate human rights abuses in the People's Republic 
     of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 4035. A bill to require the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management to take certain actions with respect to 
     the health insurance program carried out under chapter 89 of 
     title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Romney):
       S. 4036. A bill to establish a Government Spending 
     Oversight Committee within the Council of the Inspectors 
     General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.

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           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 4037. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     modify delayed notice requirements, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUJAN:
       S. 4038. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 4039. A bill to establish the Federal Labor-Management 
     Partnership Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 4040. A bill to establish a new nonimmigrant visa for 
     mobile entertainment workers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Tester, and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 4041. A bill to support local educational agencies in 
     addressing the student mental health crisis; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 4042. A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to 
     reform the management of Federal records, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 4043. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make executive agency telework policies transparent, to track 
     executive agency use of telework, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 4044. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the consideration of the human rights records of 
     recipients of support of special operations to combat 
     terrorism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. VANCE (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Fetterman, 
             and Mr. Casey):
       S. 4045. A bill to require a study on public health impacts 
     as a consequence of the February 3, 2023, train derailment in 
     East Palestine, Ohio; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Warnock, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Ms. Butler, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 4046. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of 
     employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Sinema, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. King, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Rounds, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 4047. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2024, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Coons, 
             Mr. Tillis, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Boozman, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Tester, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 4048. A bill to reauthorize the North American Wetlands 
     Conservation Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Ms. 
             Lummis):
       S. 4049. A bill to appropriate more funds for the Federal 
     Communication Commission's ``rip and replace'' program, to 
     require a spectrum auction, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 4050. A bill to extend the deadline to commence 
     construction of certain hydroelectric projects on the Red 
     River; considered and passed.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S.J. Res. 66. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military 
     sale to the Government of Bahrain of certain defense articles 
     and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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