[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 76 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3316-S3317]
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. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Daines, Ms. Ernst, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
             Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Thune, and Mr. 
             Rubio):
       S. 4237. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the credit for new clean vehicles, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 4238. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health 
     Resources and Services Administration, to award grants to 
     eligible entities to carry out construction or modernization 
     projects designed to strengthen and increase capacity within 
     the specialized pediatric health care infrastructure, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. HAGERTY:
       S. 4239. A bill to require the head of each agency to 
     submit to Congress and make publicly available information 
     relating to the implementation of Executive Order 14019; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Romney, Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Tillis, 
             Mr. Daines, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Graham, 
             Mrs. Britt, Mr. Vance, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Marshall, and 
             Mr. Cruz):
       S. 4240. A bill to establish that an individual who is 
     convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law 
     related to the individual's conduct at and during the course 
     of a protest that occurs at an institution of higher 
     education shall be ineligible for forgiveness, cancellation, 
     waiver, or modification of certain Federal student loans; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             Scott of Florida, Ms. Duckworth, and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 4241. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     appropriately consider Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial 
     base cooperation activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 4242. A bill to extend the authorization of the 
     Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. BUTLER (for herself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Booker, 
             Ms. Smith, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Warren, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Collins, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 4243. A bill to award posthumously the Congressional 
     Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. BUTLER:
       S. 4244. A bill to amend the Community Development Banking 
     and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to include in 
     technical assistance provided by the Community Development 
     Financial Institutions Fund resources for non-English 
     speaking individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 4245. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management 
     Act of 2009 to reauthorize certain United States Geological 
     Survey water data enhancement programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Collins, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Capito, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 4246. A bill to improve menopause care and mid-life 
     women's health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 4247. A bill to establish Federal research award 
     reimbursement limits for indirect costs for institutions of 
     higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. BUTLER:
       S. 4248. A bill to require the Financial Literacy and 
     Education Commission to carry out a study on the impact of 
     language barriers to financial health, to require the website 
     and toll-free telephone number of the Commission to be 
     provided in the most commonly spoken languages in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 4249. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct a study on access to operational energy by the Armed 
     Forces in the Indo-Pacific region; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 4250. A bill to provide for a permanent extension and 
     expansion of the pilot program for streamlining awards for 
     innovative technology projects; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. King):
       S. 4251. A bill to establish a payment program for 
     unexpected loss of markets and revenues to timber harvesting 
     and timber hauling businesses due to major disasters, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 4252. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to 
     establish additional payments for unborn livestock under the 
     livestock indemnity payment program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 4253. A bill to ensure that United States diplomats and 
     officials of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary 
     and Water Commission are able to advance efforts seeking 
     compliance by the United Mexican States with the 1944 Treaty 
     on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers 
     and of the Rio Grande; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 4254. A bill to limit the closure or consolidation of 
     any United States Postal Service processing and distribution 
     center in States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Hagerty):
       S. 4255. A bill to modernize Federal firearms laws to 
     account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal 
     weapons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 4256. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to direct the Secretary of Education to award institutions of 
     higher education grants for teaching English learners; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mr. Daines, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 4257. A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service 
     from allowing IRS personnel to use a personal device, 
     including a mobile device, to access, process, transmit, or 
     store taxpayer information; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Cruz, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Daines, Mr. Cramer, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Manchin, and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 4258. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     punish criminal offenses targeting law enforcement officers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 4259. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating certain land as the Lahaina National Heritage 
     Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Casey, Ms. Smith, and 
             Mr. Brown):

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       S. 4260. A bill to establish protections for warehouse 
     workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH:
       S. 4261. A bill to direct the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to award grants to provide financial 
     assistance to certain educators to make down payments on 
     certain homes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. 
             Murkowski, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 4262. A bill to require the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget to approve or deny spend plans within a 
     certain amount of time, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Ms. Sinema, and Mrs. 
             Capito):
       S. 4263. A bill to require agencies to publish an advance 
     notice of proposed rulemaking for major rules; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Manchin, 
             and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 4264. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     improve the effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing 
     their regulatory objectives by promoting retrospective 
     review, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Lee, and 
             Mr. Johnson):
       S.J. Res. 76. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor 
     relating to ``Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and 
     Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage''; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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