[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4230-S4231]
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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 Mr. CASSIDY:
S. 5062. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to require medicare administrative contractors, unified
program integrity contractors, and qualified independent
contractors to pay the legal fees for certain durable medical
equipment suppliers that were incorrectly denied payment; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Ricketts, and
Mr. Heinrich):
S. 5063. A bill to establish in the Department of State a
Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small
Modular Reactor Technology program, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. SCHIFF:
S. 5064. A bill to modify the procedure for an institution
of higher education to change the institution's primary
accrediting agency or association, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
S. 5065. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act to provide for better protections for children
raised in kinship families outside of the foster care system;
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Hirono,
and Mr. Warnock):
S. 5066. A bill to improve the health of minority
individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 5067. A bill to authorize the Director of the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish
an apprenticeship program and to establish a pilot program on
cybersecurity training for veterans and members of the Armed
Forces transitioning to civilian life, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
S. 5068. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to
provide for the nomination and appointment of cadets to the
Coast Guard Academy; to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, and
Mr. Tuberville):
S. 5069. A bill to establish a Secretary of the Coast
Guard; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. SCHIFF:
S. 5070. A bill to provide free post office boxes to
individuals who are unhoused or experiencing housing
instability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Sanders, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Schatz, Ms.
Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, Mr. Markey, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Welch, Mr.
Whitehouse, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Bennet):
S. 5071. A bill to provide protections for children in
immigration custody, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 5072. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to require the Internal Revenue Service to send quarterly
notices to taxpayers with unpaid balances; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 5073. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to
submit fraud prevention reports and annual analyses of
sources of tax law complexity; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WELCH:
S. 5074. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to authorize
the allocation of the costs of certain interstate electric
power transmission lines and electric power transmission
lines that are located offshore, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Welch,
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Kim, Ms. Slotkin,
Ms. Hassan, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Kelly):
S. 5075. 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
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other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Welch, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, and
Mr. Schiff):
S. 5076. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to
provide for the regularized appointment of justices of the
Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Ms. Blunt Rochester):
S. 5077. A bill to authorize workforce development
innovation grants for the implementation, expansion, and
evaluation of evidence-based workforce programs, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Lujan):
S. 5078. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to adjust the threshold for conducting Tax Court proceedings
relating to small disputes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCORMICK (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper):
S. 5079. A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize the Genome
to Phenome Initiative; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Ms. ALSOBROOKS (for herself and Mr. Cramer):
S. 5080. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to
clarify the assistance available for recipients of assistance
under chapter 53 of such title for acquisition of real
property interests, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. WYDEN:
S. 5081. A bill to reclaim the authority of Congress over
the imposition of duties and other trade actions, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. MURRAY:
S. 5082. A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to
provide for better monitoring and verification of the use of
defense articles and defense services by countries of
concern, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. COTTON:
S. 5083. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to require reporting by certain charitable organizations
relating to fiscal sponsorship arrangements, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 5084. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to apply inflation adjustments to the base amount and
adjusted base amount for purposes of determining taxable
social security benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 5085. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to apply inflation adjustments to the additional hospital
insurance tax on high income taxpayers; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. McCormick):
S. 5086. A bill to amend chapter 53 of title 49, United
States Code, to provide competitive grants to assist State
and local governmental authorities in addressing
accessibility needs of legacy rail fixed guideway public
transportation systems; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr.
Padilla, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. King, and Ms.
Collins):
S. 5087. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the
definition of renewable biomass for purposes of the renewable
fuel standard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. ALSOBROOKS:
S. 5088. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security
Act to prohibit lifetime or annual limits on dental coverage
under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and to require
wraparound coverage of dental services for certain children
under such program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. ALSOBROOKS (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr.
Merkley):
S. 5089. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to provide for coverage of dental services under the
Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KIM (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Schiff, and
Mr. Barrasso):
S. 5090. A bill to require operating system providers to
require users to indicate their age and developers of
applications, covered internet website operators, and browser
providers to request a signal from operating system providers
that indicates a user's age, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. ALSOBROOKS:
S. 5091. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security
Act to improve coverage of dental and oral health services
for adults under Medicaid, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Scott of Florida, Mr. Armstrong, and Mrs. Hyde-
Smith):
S. 5092. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to
eliminate corporate average fuel economy standards, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 5093. A bill to establish the Office of the Ombudsperson
for Immigrant Children in Immigration Custody, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, Mr.
Schiff, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Markey, and Mr.
Kim):
S. 5094. A bill to establish, under Article I of the
Constitution of the United States, a court of record, which
shall be known as the United States Immigration Courts; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
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