[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 142 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6018-S6019]
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. CASSIDY:
       S. 5029. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a research and development-intensive small 
     biotech manufacturer exception from the Medicare drug price 
     negotiation program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 5030. A bill to establish a National Critical Minerals 
     Council within the Executive Office of the President to 
     develop and coordinate the implementation of a national 
     critical mineral strategy for the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. BUTLER (for herself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 5031. A bill to promote a 21st century artificial 
     intelligence workforce and to authorize the Secretary of 
     Education to carry out a program to increase access to 
     prekindergarten through grade 12 emerging and advanced 
     technology education and upskill workers in the technology of 
     the future; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. WARREN:
       S. 5032. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     restrict the sale and procurement of certain weapons and 
     ammunition by the Department of Defense, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 5033. A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means 
     Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Warren, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 5034. A bill to provide additional benefits to American 
     workers whose employment has been impacted as a result of the 
     transition to a clean energy economy; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 5035. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish an external provider scheduling program to assist 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments 
     for care and services under the Veterans Community Care 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 5036. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of 
     Honor recipients, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Kaine, 
             Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 5037. A bill to strengthen the role of the United States 
     with respect to the Indian Ocean region, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Ricketts):
       S. 5038. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate a 
     waiver under that Act, to eliminate an authorization for 
     States to use new motor vehicle emission and new motor 
     vehicle engine emissions standards identical to standards 
     adopted in California, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HICKENLOOPER:
       S. 5039. A bill to establish a mineral and mining 
     innovation program within the Department of Energy to advance 
     domestic mineral resources, economic growth, and national 
     security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 5040. A bill to provide for the regulation of certain 
     communications regarding prescription drugs; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 5041. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to help public schools reduce class size in the 
     early elementary grades, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 5042. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit 
     the use of Federal funds for the exercise of eminent domain 
     for the construction or modification of electric transmission 
     facilities and to protect State control over the siting of 
     electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 5043. A bill to require coordination among Federal 
     agencies that administer sanctions lists with respect to the 
     inclusion of individuals and entities on such lists; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. 
             Butler):
       S. 5044. A bill to authorize grants to implement school-
     community partnerships for preventing substance use and 
     misuse among youth; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Budd, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Young, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 5045. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     modify a provision relating to criminal penalties for 
     damaging or destroying pipeline facilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Braun, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Lujan, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 5046. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and 
     Drugs, to publish a final rule relating to nonclinical 
     testing methods; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Welch, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Warren, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Schatz, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 5047. A bill to require carbon scoring by the 
     Congressional Budget Office; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. WELCH:
       S. 5048. A bill to establish the use of ranked choice 
     voting in elections for the offices of Senator and 
     Representative in Congress, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Ms. Smith, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 5049. A bill to modify the definition of disaster in the 
     Small Business Act to include low or no snowfall amounts, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 5050. A bill to prohibit the importation of certain 
     minerals from the Russian Federation; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. FETTERMAN (for himself, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. 
             Warner):
       S. 5051. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on 
     the feasibility of designating Washington's Trail--1753 as a 
     national historic trail, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 5052. A bill to prohibit the importation of critical 
     minerals from the Russian Federation; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Heinrich, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
       S. 5053. A bill to reauthorize the national service laws, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 5054. A bill to impose an assessment related to fossil 
     fuel emissions, to establish the Polluters Pay Climate Fund, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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