[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 147 (Thursday, September 17, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4797-S4798]
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. 5420. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to increase the qualified elementary and secondary education
scholarships credit limit for married taxpayers filing a
joint return; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASSIDY:
S. 5421. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to eliminate the State opt-in requirement for the qualified
elementary and secondary education scholarship credit; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COTTON:
S. 5422. A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as
a component of the National Heritage Area System the Arkansas
Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Arkansas, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 5423. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary
and secondary school teachers and to allow an equivalent
deduction for home educators; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER:
S. 5424. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social
Security Act to increase access to community health workers
under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Scott of South
Carolina):
S. 5425. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to establish a centralized application for
substance use disorder grant programs, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mrs. MOODY:
S. 5426. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to
establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the
Department of Justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
S. 5427. A bill to require annual reports on the
implementation of the strategic plan to counter illicit
cross-border tunnel operations; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Duckworth,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Warren, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono,
Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Markey):
S. 5428. A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social
Security Act to eliminate the disability insurance benefits
waiting period for individuals with disabilities, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHIFF:
S. 5429. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
to allow benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance
program to be used to purchase on-campus meals; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BOOKER:
S. 5430. A bill to provide for research and improvement of
cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the
United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Padilla,
Mr. Kaine, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley,
Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 5431. A bill to remove college cost as a barrier to
every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse
educator workforce, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Welch):
S. 5432. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
make grants to certain institutions of higher education to
provide free meals to low-income students, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Merkley,
and Mr. Sheehy):
S. 5433. A bill to authorize the Federal Wildland
Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program, a comprehensive
initiative to improve the health of Federal wildland
firefighters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 5434. A bill to amend title VI of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal
renewable electricity standard for retail electricity
suppliers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURPHY:
S. 5435. A bill to prohibit immigration enforcement actions
at school bus stops for children; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. MURPHY:
S. 5436. A bill to prohibit immigration enforcement actions
at child care facilities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MURPHY:
S. 5437. A bill to prohibit immigration enforcement actions
at children's playgrounds; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SULLIVAN:
S. 5438. A bill to ratify and approve all authorizations,
permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions,
incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders
issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the
establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and
gas leasing program, and for other purposes; read the first
time.
By Mr. SCHIFF:
S. 5439. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
improve safety standards for wildland firefighters; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 5440. A bill to transfer certain Federal land into trust
for the benefit of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Indian Affairs.
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By Mr. CRAPO:
S. 5441. An original bill to improve services provided to
taxpayers by the Internal Revenue Service; from the Committee
on Finance; placed on the calendar.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
S. 5442. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 to provide that any estimate prepared by the
Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on
Taxation shall include costs relating to servicing the public
debt, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 5443. A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social
Security Act to strengthen, increase oversight of, and
compliance with, security standards for health information,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr.
Tillis):
S. 5444. A bill to amend the Education Sciences Reform Act
of 2002 to establish a National Center for Advanced
Development in Education at the Institute for Education
Sciences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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