[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4342-S4343]
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 Ms. SMITH:
       S. 4650. A bill to establish a rental assistance program 
     for low-income veteran families, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 4651. A bill to require agencies to use information and 
     communications technology products obtained from original 
     equipment manufacturers or authorized resellers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Risch, Mr. Budd, Mr. Scott 
             of Florida, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Daines, Mr. Crapo, Ms. 
             Lummis, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Scott 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Barrasso, and Mrs. 
             Blackburn):
       S. 4652. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to update certain

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     procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove 
     certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms 
     transactions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mrs. Britt):
       S. 4653. A bill to repeal portions of a regulation issued 
     by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of 
     Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a 
     certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an 
     institution of higher education; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 4654. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow Indian tribal 
     governments to directly request fire management assistance 
     declarations and grants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Padilla, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, 
             and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 4655. A bill to provide protections for employees of, 
     former employees of, and applicants for employment with 
     Federal agencies, contractors, and grantees whose right to 
     petition or furnish information to Congress is interfered 
     with or denied; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 4656. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, 
     concerning restrictions on the participation of certain 
     Federal employees in partisan political activity, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mr. Budd):
       S. 4657. A bill to establish a grant program for education 
     related to semiconductor manufacturing and related 
     industries; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. SCHMITT:
       S. 4658. A bill to provide for the ongoing presence of 
     certain structures at the Table Rock Lake project; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 4659. A bill to require that the President's annual 
     budget submission to Congress and any concurrent resolution 
     on the budget include the ratio of the public debt to the 
     estimated gross domestic product of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. BRAUN:
       S. 4660. A bill to clarify that the baseline is based on 
     current laws and the assumption of continuation of current 
     levels of discretionary appropriations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Marshall, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Scott of 
             Florida):
       S. 4661. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     include information on improper payments under Federal 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 4662. A bill to strengthen congressional oversight of 
     the Administrative Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Brown, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Young, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. 
             Tillis):
       S. 4663. A bill to improve administration of the 
     unemployment insurance program by expanding program integrity 
     and anti-fraud activities and improving access to benefits, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 4664. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a program to promote the use of artificial 
     intelligence to support the missions of the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Scott 
             of Florida):
       S. 4665. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for a joint meeting of Congress to receive a 
     presentation from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States regarding the audited financial statement of the 
     executive branch, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 4666. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by 
     foreign nationals under such Act to foreign-controlled, 
     foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic business 
     entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 4667. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     establish the Life Sciences Research Security Board, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 4668. A bill to amend section 1078 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 to increase 
     the effectiveness of the Technology Modernization Fund, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 4669. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     require the submission of reports on certain information 
     technology services funds to Congress before expenditures may 
     be made, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       S.J. Res. 101. A joint resolution disapproving the rule 
     submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services 
     relating to ``Designated Placement Requirements for LGBTQI 
     plus Children; to the Committee on Finance.

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