[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 15, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3710-S3711]
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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. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Ernst, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Scott 
             of Florida, Mr. Budd, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Cruz, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 4337. A bill to provide for the expeditious delivery of 
     defense articles and defense services for Israel, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 4338. A bill to provide for the establishment of hybrid 
     primary care payments under the Medicare program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Hagerty):
       S. 4339. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program for law 
     enforcement agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 4340. A bill to provide for accurate energy appraisals 
     in connection with residential mortgage loans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 4341. A bill to require plain language and the inclusion 
     of key words in covered notices that are clear, concise, and 
     accessible to small business concerns, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 4342. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to reauthorize and expand the Rural 
     Innovation Stronger Economy grant program; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Schatz, and 
             Mr. Padilla):
       S. 4343. A bill to establish and maintain a coordinated 
     program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration that improves wildfire, fire weather, fire 
     risk, and smoke related forecasting, detection, modeling, 
     observations, and service delivery, and to address growing 
     needs in the wildland-urban interface, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Mullin, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Fischer, 
             Ms. Lummis, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 4344. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 4345. A bill to amend the Cooperative Forestry 
     Assistance Act of 1978 to reauthorize and expand State-wide 
     assessments and strategies for forest resources; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 4346. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     provide assistance in support of nurseries and seed orchards, 
     to establish a grant program in support of nurseries and seed 
     orchards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. 
             Marshall, and Mr. Moran):
       S. 4347. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     Federal land at Swanson Reservoir and Hugh Butler Reservoir 
     in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HAWLEY:
       S. 4348. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit 
     the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from issuing permits 
     for the construction or modification of electric transmission 
     facilities in a State over the objection of the State, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 4349. A bill to require private health plans to provide 
     for secure electronic transmission of prior authorization 
     requests for prescription drugs; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 4350. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to extend acute hospital care at home waiver 
     flexibilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Lujan, 
             and Mr. Romney):
       S. 4351. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize certain poison control programs; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 4352. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the 
     feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a 
     national scenic trail; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Braun, 
             Mr. Daines, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Britt, and Mrs. Capito):
       S.J. Res. 79. 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 ``Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an 
     Investment Advice Fiduciary''; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Ricketts, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Daines, Mr. Lee, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Hoeven):
       S.J. Res. 80. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8

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     of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to 
     ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations 
     Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Ricketts, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Daines, Mr. Lee, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Hoeven):
       S.J. Res. 81. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency 
     Cooperation''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S.J. Res. 82. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Food and Drug 
     Administration relating to ``Medical Devices; Laboratory 
     Developed Tests''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. McConnell, 
             Mr. Marshall, Mr. Budd, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Risch, 
             Ms. Lummis, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Hawley, Ms. Ernst, 
             Mr. Romney, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tuberville, 
             Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Vance, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Graham, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Young):
       S.J. Res. 83. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to ``Definition of 
     `Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RICKETTS (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Daines, Mr. Lee, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Hoeven):
       S.J. Res. 84. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened 
     Species and Designating Critical Habitat''; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. RICKETTS (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Daines, Mr. Lee, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Hoeven):
       S.J. Res. 85. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened 
     Species and Designating Critical Habitat''; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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