[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4904-S4905]
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. HUSTED (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2529. A bill to increase the clarity and predictability 
     of the process for developing applications for Rx-to-
     nonprescription switches; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Warnock):
       S. 2530. A bill to amend the Internatl Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the ability to expense certain qualified 
     productions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. ALSOBROOKS (for herself and Ms. Lummis):
       S. 2531. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to award grants to increase early detection of 
     and intervention for uterine fibroids, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Ms. Hassan, and Mrs. 
             Capito):
       S. 2532. A bill to reauthorize the program of first 
     responder training; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. 
             Warren):
       S. 2533. A bill to require performance and security audits 
     of certain agency computer systems, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Rosen, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. King, Ms. 
             Smith, Mr. Welch, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Gallego, and Ms. Cortez 
             Masto):
       S. 2534. A bill to improve the reproductive assistance 
     provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to certain members of the Armed Forces, 
     veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 2535. A bill to enable passenger vessels that were not 
     built in the United States to receive coastwise endorsement, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 2536. A bill to exempt large cruise ships from certain 
     requirements applicable to passenger vessels, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 2537. A bill to adjust certain ownership and other 
     requirements for passenger vessels, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 2538. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit for hazard mitigation projects in 
     connection with certain working waterfront property; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 2539. A bill to redesignate the Department of Defense 
     Africa Center for Strategic Studies as the James M. Inhofe 
     Africa Center for Strategic Studies; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2540. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Comprehensive Opioid 
     Abuse Grant Program of the Department of Justice; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Scott of 
             Florida):
       S. 2541. A bill to establish requirements for quality and 
     discard date phrases that are voluntarily declared on the 
     food label to display calendar dates; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Lankford, and Ms. 
             Ernst):
       S. 2542. A bill to direct the Director of the Federal 
     Protective Service to establish guidance relating to 
     emergency protocols for buildings, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 2543. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     submit a report on New World screwworm readiness and 
     response; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mrs. BRITT (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. 
             Scott of Florida):
       S. 2544. A bill to permit State, local, and Tribal law 
     enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible 
     Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating elder 
     financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, 
     and to clarify that Federal law enforcement agencies may 
     assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in 
     the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related 
     technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2545. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     provide for certain ways in which credit unions may be Agent 
     members of the National Credit Union Administration Central 
     Liquidity Facility; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Warren, and Ms. Lummis):
       S. 2546. A bill to provide for an extension of the 
     legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical 
     Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative 
     work in the District of Columbia and its environs; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Justice, and 
             Mr. Ricketts):
       S. 2547. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter 
     and reenter the United States after being removed, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2548. A bill to designate the Camp Hutchins Wilderness 
     and establish Special Management Areas in the Shawnee 
     National Forest in the State of Illinois, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Blunt 
             Rochester, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Gallego, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Padilla, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2549. A bill to provide employees with a minimum of 2 
     consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Curtis):
       S. 2550. A bill to provide for international cooperation to 
     secure critical mineral supply chains, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 2551. A bill to provide the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security with the authority to temporarily extend the 
     duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCORMICK (for himself and Mr. Fetterman):
       S. 2552. A bill to amend the securities laws to prohibit 
     brokers and dealers with certain connections to the People's 
     Republic of China from being members of a national securities 
     association, to prohibit investment advisers with certain 
     connections to the People's Republic of China from 
     registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HAGERTY (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Budd, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Cotton, and Mrs. 
             Fischer):
       S. 2553. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to classify aliens who have been convicted of, or who 
     have committed, an offense for driving while intoxicated or 
     impaired as inadmissible and deportable; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 2554. A bill to provide for the recognition of certain 
     Alaska Native communities

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     and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native 
     Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TUBERVILLE:
       S. 2555. A bill to improve student and exchange visitor 
     visa programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Welch, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. King, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Peters, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Warner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Schiff, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Alsobrooks, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Warnock, Ms. Smith, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
             Slotkin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Kim, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Ossoff, Ms. Hassan, and 
             Mr. Murphy):
       S. 2556. A bill to repeal the changes made by the health 
     subtitle of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Hickenlooper, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Gallego, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. 
             Welch, Mr. Warner, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Coons, 
             Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Duckworth, 
             and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 2557. A bill to direct the Attorney General to make 
     publicly available documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 2558. A bill to require the Subcommittee on the Economic 
     and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science to 
     assess possible migration by Federal agencies to post-quantum 
     cryptography, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KIM:
       S. 2559. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to eliminate certain requirements under the 
     summer food service program for children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2560. A bill to expand the imposition of sanctions under 
     the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 with respect to 
     human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 
     of the People's Republic of China and to counter the 
     genocidal policies of the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.

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