[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 18, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S6144]
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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 Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Marshall):
       S. 5077. A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to improve Government service delivery, and 
     build related capacity for the Federal Government, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 5078. A bill to establish an independent entity within 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire 
     and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities 
     and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. 
             Tillis):
       S. 5079. A bill to provide for special enforcement 
     provisions with respect to COVID-related employee retention 
     credit claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. OSSOFF:
       S. 5080. A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code 
     to require the Postmaster General to be appointed by the 
     President, subject to Senate confirmation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 5081. A bill to amend the Arctic Research Policy Act of 
     1984 to improve the Act; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation .
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Daines, and 
             Mr. Schmitt):
       S. 5082. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive 
     branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
     resolution of approval is enacted into law; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 5083. A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
     Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to extend the 
     Every Kid Outdoors program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 5084. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to ban foods with contaminants above safe 
     levels in or on final products served in school meals, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. HELMY:
       S. 5085. A bill to condemn convicted felon, Joanne 
     Chesimard, who is also known as Assata Shakur, and those 
     celebrating her violent actions against New Jersey law 
     enforcement members, to call for her immediate extradition or 
     return to the United States from Cuba, where Ms. Chesimard is 
     receiving safe haven to the United States to escape 
     prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in 
     the United States, and to officially honor and commemorate 
     the New Jersey law enforcement members killed and affected by 
     her violent acts; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       S. 5086. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to have an 
     independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and 
     response; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. FETTERMAN (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. 
             Smith):
       S. 5087. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to promote the establishment of tenant organizations and 
     provide additional amounts for tenant organizations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Ms. Lummis):
       S. 5088. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to submit to Congress a report on the 
     entrepreneurial challenges facing entrepreneurs with a 
     disability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 5089. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the 
     maritime militia of the People's Republic of China; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:
       S. 5090. A bill to make the Union Station Redevelopment 
     Corporation eligible to receive certain grants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 5091. A bill to provide for the basic needs of students 
     at institutions of higher education; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Cramer, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 5092. A bill to amend the Northern Border Security 
     Review Act to require updates to the northern border threat 
     analysis and northern border strategy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 5093. A bill to sunset the Advisory Committee on the 
     Records of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 5094. A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act 
     of 1983 to provide additional agricultural products for 
     distribution by emergency feeding organizations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 5095. A bill to counter efforts to recognize or 
     normalize relations with any Government of Syria that is led 
     by Bashar al-Assad, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 5096. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     instruct the United States Executive Directors at the 
     international financial institutions to advocate opposition 
     to projects that make use of forced labor; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 5097. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a demonstration project to improve 
     outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell 
     disease; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 5098. A bill to require certain agencies to develop 
     plans for internal control in the event of an emergency or 
     crisis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Murphy, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 5099. A bill to prescribe requirements relating to the 
     management of the Federal property commonly known as Plum 
     Island, New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 5100. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     prohibit political election or contest agreements, contracts, 
     transactions, and swaps; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 5101. A bill to amend the Soil and Water Resources 
     Conservation Act of 1977 with respect to assessments of 
     conservation programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 5102. A bill to require annual reports on counter 
     illicit cross-border tunnel operations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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