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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Tim Scott was published in the Senate section on pages S2573-S2574 on May 18.
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The publication is reproduced in full below:
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. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Rounds):
S. 1664. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions to improve the processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. TUBERVILLE:
S. 1665. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit sums in the Thrift Savings Fund from being invested in any security of an entity based in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PAUL:
S. 1666. A bill to clarify the authority for regulating laboratory-developed testing procedures; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Manchin, and Mr. Burr):
S. 1667. A bill to protect the privacy of users of social media and other online platforms; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 1668. A bill to establish a competitive grant program to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of successful educator and school leader professional development programs on family engagement that will increase the capacity of educators and school leaders to work with families to develop and support the social-emotional learning of children; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Cramer,
Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Menendez):
S. 1669. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the forgiveness or offset of an overpayment of retired pay paid to a joint account for a period after the death of the retired member of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Capito, and
Ms. Warren):
S. 1670. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Capito,
Mr. Cardin, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Hoeven, and
Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
S. 1671. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for new markets tax credit investments in the Rural Jobs Zone; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mr. Portman):
S. 1672. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a working group to conduct a study on access to certain resources for infrastructure projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
S. 1673. A bill to preserve access to Federal land, control fires, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Padilla, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Merkley):
S. 1674. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize use of amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used for activities under the Housing Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Smith, Mr.
Marshall, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Cassidy):
S. 1675. A bill to improve maternal health; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mrs. Capito):
S. 1676. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-exempt private activity bonds to be used for qualified broadband projects, to provide for tax credit payments to issuers of tax-exempt bonds used to finance broadband infrastructure projects, and to provide an investment credit for qualified broadband projects; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren,
Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, and Mr.
Blumenthal):
S. 1677. A bill to establish a process by which participants of employee welfare plans select guidelines to be used by the plan fiduciary for voting proxies on securities held in investment portfolios under the plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor , and Pensions.
By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr.
Manchin):
S. 1678. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to maintain certain service standards for first-class mail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 1679. A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in the professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Brown, and Mr.
Casey):
S. 1680. 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. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, and Ms.
Cortez Masto):
S. 1681. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MORAN:
S. 1682. A bill to prohibit certain provisions of an Executive Order relating to land conservation from taking effect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Toomey, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Burr):
S. 1683. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to support a measure at the World Trade Organization waiving intellectual property rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Sanders):
S. 1684. A bill to strengthen the ability of the Federal Home Loan Bank system to provide critical financing to address the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 and to meet the short- and long-term housing and community economic development needs of low-income communities, including Tribal communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. King, and
Mr. Cramer):
S. 1685. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. LEE:
S. 1686. A bill to amend the Wilderness Act to allow local Federal officials to determine the manner in which nonmotorized uses may be permitted in wilderness areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Hassan,
Mr. Risch, and Mr. Cassidy):
S. 1687. A bill to amend section 21 of the Small Business Act to require cyber certification for small business development center counselors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Schatz, and Mr.
Booker):
S. 1688. A bill to establish a Federal standard in order to improve the Nation's resilience to current and future flood risk; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Menendez, Ms. Warren, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Blumenthal, Ms. Smith, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr.
Merkley):
S. 1689. A bill to provide for the overall health and well-being of young people, including the promotion and attainment of lifelong sexual health and healthy relationships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. ROSEN:
S. 1690. A bill to provide direct appropriations for processing applications for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Cassidy):
S. 1691. A bill to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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