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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley was published in the Senate section on pages S1706-S1708 on March 23.
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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. KING:
S. 891. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable tax credit for the installation of energy efficient air source heat pumps; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN:
S. 892. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that kombucha is exempt from any excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Sullivan):
S. 893. A bill to support the use of technology in maternal health care; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
S. 894. A bill to identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation who are separating from the Armed Forces for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Carper, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Lankford,
Mr. Wicker, and Ms. Sinema):
S. 895. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from gross income for mandatory restitution or civil damages as recompense for trafficking in persons; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 896. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer under section 3(5) of such Act for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Tillis, and
Ms. Sinema):
S. 897. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation of the exclusion for dependent care assistance programs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Braun, Ms. Smith, and
Ms. Murkowski):
S. 898. A bill to require reporting regarding certain drug price increases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
S. 899. A bill to establish the Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund to ensure a safe, sustainable, convenient transportation option for the people of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Reed):
S. 900. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to establish a Southern New England Regional Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, Mr. Padilla, Mr.
Kaine, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 901. A bill to provide access to counsel for children and other vulnerable populations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Portman, and Mr.
Kaine):
S. 902. A bill to authorize a grant program for the development and implementation of housing supply and affordability plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Tillis, and Ms.
Ernst):
S. 903. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require a DNA test to determine the familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Daines, Mr.
Heinrich, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Kelly, and Mr. Barrasso):
S. 904. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Braun, Mrs.
Feinstein, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr.
Manchin):
S. 905. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain expenses associated with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 906. A bill to expand and enhance programs and activities of the Department of Defense for prevention of and response to domestic abuse and child abuse and neglect among military families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 907. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Padilla, Mr.
Reed, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Warren):
S. 908. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Padilla, and Ms. Warren):
S. 909. A bill to significantly lower prescription drug prices for patients in the United States by ending government-granted monopolies for manufacturers who charge drug prices that are higher than the median prices at which the drugs are available in other countries; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Menendez,
Ms. Sinema, Mr. Markey, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Smith, Mr. King,
Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Tester, Ms. Rosen,
Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms.
Warren, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Peters, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Schatz, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Cassidy, Ms. Lummis, and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 910. A bill to create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey):
S. 911. A bill to require the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing aircraft, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Mr.
Whitehouse, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina):
S. 912. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide information regarding vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and to ensure that the treatment of cost sharing for vaccines under Medicare part D is consistent with the treatment of vaccines under Medicare part B, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal,
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Reed, and Ms. Warren):
S. 913. A bill to conduct a study on the spread of COVID-19-related disinformation and misinformation on the internet and social media platforms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin,
Ms. Lummis, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Padilla):
S. 914. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs under those Acts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SANDERS:
S. 915. A bill to repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SANDERS:
S. 916. A bill to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Durbin, and
Mr. Grassley):
S. 917. A bill to allow for expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs in the case of marginally competitive drug markets and drug shortages; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Cotton):
S. 918. A bill to offer financial support to health care providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Bennet, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Smith, and Mr.
Manchin):
S. 919. A bill to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Heinrich, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Manchin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Reed, Mrs.
Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms.
Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 920. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Grassley,
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr.
Hawley):
S. 921. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to further protect officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
S. 922. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Peters,
Ms. Hassan, Mr. Young, Ms. Warren, and Ms. Collins):
S. 923. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a consumer recycling education and outreach grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Ms.
Murkowski, and Ms. Smith):
S. 924. A bill to establish a demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals who are eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Ernst):
S. 925. A bill to establish the Federal Agency Sunset Commission; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Van
Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms.
Cortez Masto, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Smith, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren,
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tester, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
S. 926. A bill to plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Moran, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Baldwin, and Mrs.
Capito):
S. 927. A bill to improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CRUZ:
S. 928. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRUZ:
S. 929. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates convicted of murder and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRUZ:
S. 930. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates convicted of rape and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRUZ:
S. 931. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates convicted of child sex abuse and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 932. A bill to establish the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel, to provide agency and higher level reviews of classification decisions, to provide expedited review of classification decisions for members of Congress, and to provide protections for those challenging classification decisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
S. 933. A bill to designate the Battleship IOWA Museum, located in Los Angeles, California, as the National Museum of the Surface Navy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
S. 934. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve rural health clinic payments; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Barrasso,
Ms. Ernst, and Mrs. Capito):
S. 935. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make technical corrections to rural health clinic payments; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Grassley,
Ms. Hirono, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Tillis):
S. 936. A bill to require online marketplaces to collect, verify, and disclose certain information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Durbin,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey,
Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen,
Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cortez
Masto, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, and
Mr. Sanders):
S. 937. A bill to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes; read the first time.
By Mr. SANDERS:
S. 938. A bill to require the President to declare a national emergency relating to climate change under the National Emergencies Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. MURRAY:
S.J. Res. 13. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to ``Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures'' ; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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