[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 121 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5510-S5511]
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. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Braun, Mrs. 
             Britt, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Hawley, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 4770. A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from 
     contracting with companies engaged in a boycott of Israel, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 4771. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand eligibility for health savings accounts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 4772. A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance 
     Program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Booker, 
             Ms. Warren, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Welch, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 4773. A bill to improve the health of minority 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 4774. A bill to provide for the periodic issuance of up-
     to-date clinical guidance on addressing the health effects of 
     per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 4775. A bill to enhance the preservation, maintenance, 
     and management of national historic trails and national 
     scenic trails, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Casey, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Mullin, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 4776. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Markey):
       S. 4777. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to require hospitals to fulfill certain obligations 
     relating to discontinuation of services or closure; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 4778. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the exclusion for certain employer payments of 
     student loans under educational assistance programs 
     permanent; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
             Schmitt, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       S. 4779. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the 
     system of compensation of the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization and the Palestinian Authority that supports acts 
     of terrorism; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 4780. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     increase the number of days of paid leave provided for 
     certain military service by Federal employees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 4781. A bill to improve access to the Program of All-
     Inclusive Care for the Elderly, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 4782. A bill to promote the provision of exercise or 
     fitness equipment, and exercise or fitness classes and 
     instruction, that are accessible to individuals with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 4783. A bill to establish a program to recognize 
     elementary schools and secondary schools that have 
     implemented a policy to prohibit smartphone use by students 
     during instructional hours and a program to recognize local 
     educational agencies and State educational agencies that 
     serve such schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             Schatz, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Casey, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Reed, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 4784. A bill to eliminate asset limits employed by 
     certain federally funded means-tested public assistance 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 4785. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to restrict direct-to-consumer drug advertising; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 4786. A bill to cancel Federal oil and gas leases held 
     by persons that manipulate the market price of oil or gas in 
     violation of Federal law, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 4787. A bill to establish a flower ordering program for 
     gravesites under the purview of the American Battle Monuments 
     Commission; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 4788. A bill to restrict Federal funding for events 
     giving adversary foreign entities access to critical 
     transportation infrastructure or military facilities; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 4789. A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with 
     respect to the People's Republic of China if the People's 
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     Army initiates a military invasion of Taiwan; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HAWLEY:
       S. 4790. A bill to require the Director of National 
     Intelligence and other officials to declassify information 
     relating to the failed assassination attempt on Donald J. 
     Trump, and for other purposes; to the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Tuberville, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mrs. 
             Fischer):
       S. 4791. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the consideration of continuity of health care in 
     determining best medical interest under the Veterans 
     Community Care Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Warner, and 
             Mr. Tester):
       S. 4792. A bill to amend the Secure and Trusted 
     Communications Networks Act of 2019 to add communications 
     equipment and services produced or provided by Shenzhen Da-
     Jiang Innovations Sciences and Technologies Company Limited 
     and Autel Robotics to the list that the Federal 
     Communications Commission is required to maintain under that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 4793. A bill to improve defense cooperation between the 
     United States and the Republic of India; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Coons, Ms. Collins, 
             and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 4794. A bill to require the Social Security 
     Administration to make changes to the social security 
     terminology used in the rules, regulation, guidance, or other 
     materials of the Administration; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 4795. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and 
     for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. SCHATZ:
       S. 4796. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. COONS:
       S. 4797. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 4798. A bill to provide a combat status identifier 
     equivalent for remotely piloted aircraft crew who conduct 
     combat operations, and require a study to identify 
     opportunities to provide more support services to, and 
     greater recognition of, their combat accomplishments; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 4799. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to mandate 
     discount window testing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       S. 4800. A bill to designate certain communities as 
     resilient waterfront communities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 4801. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude discharge of coerced indebtedness from gross 
     income; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 4802. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 4803. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 31143 State Highway 65 in 
     Pengilly, Minnesota, as the ``First Lieutenant Richard Arne 
     Koski Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Merkley, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
             Smith, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 4804. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enforce 
     certain requirements with respect to for-profit corporations 
     that own health care systems, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Budd, and Mr. 
             Ricketts):
       S. 4805. A bill to require each agency to evaluate the 
     permitting system of the agency to consider whether a permit 
     by rule could replace that system, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 4806. A bill to exclude certain amounts relating to 
     compensating victims of the Texas Panhandle fires, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 4807. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act to address the economic and workforce impacts 
     of substance use disorder; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Lummis, and 
             Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 4808. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income de minimis gains or losses from 
     certain sales or exchanges of virtual currency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 4809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for equity investments 
     by angel investors; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 4810. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial 
     octopus aquaculture operations in the United States, the 
     exclusive economic zone, and the waters of the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. BUTLER (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 4811. A bill to require guidance to improve access to 
     mental health and substance use prevention services for 
     children, adolescents, and young adults; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. BUTLER (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 4812. A bill to establish a pilot program to address 
     behavioral health needs among children, adolescents, and 
     young adults, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 4813. A bill to establish a grant program within the 
     Department of Labor to support the creation, implementation, 
     and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in 
     cybersecurity; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 4814. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide assistance for cities hosting international sporting 
     events taking place in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Tillis, 
             and Mr. Scott of South Carolina):
       S. 4815. A bill to prohibit the mass cancellation of 
     student loans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. TUBERVILLE:
       S. 4816. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
             Merkley):
       S. 4817. A bill to amend title I of the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act to authorize the establishment of, 
     and provide support for, State-based universal health care 
     systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State 
     residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
             Schmitt, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 4818. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security from granting parole to certain dangerous aliens, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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