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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on June 24

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Volume 167, No. 110, covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022), was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Tim Scott was published in the Senate section on pages S4772-S4775 on June 24.

Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Senators' salaries are historically higher than the median US income.

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 Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. King,

Mr. Cramer, Ms. Smith, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.

Brown, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Peters):

S. 2203. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services, to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the provision of virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Sinema,

Mrs. Murray, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Cardin):

S. 2204. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement relating to social security account statements; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BURR:

S. 2205. A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 201 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, as the ``Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Schumer):

S. 2206. A bill to create Federal child savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. THUNE:

S. 2207. A bill to temporarily increase the availability of temporary nonimmigrant nonagricultural workers for the purposes of restoring American forests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Toomey,

Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Lankford):

S. 2208. A bill to require the United States International Trade Commission to investigate tariff policies relating to foreign-trade zones; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Bennet):

S. 2209. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of in vitro clinical tests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.

Murray, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hassan, Mrs.

Gillibrand, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Baldwin,

Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Warren, Mr. Reed,

Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Merkley,

Mr. Booker, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schatz, Ms.

Klobuchar, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Warnock, Mr.

Sanders, Mr. Peters, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms.

Hirono, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Rosen, Mr.

Cardin, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Menendez, and

Mr. King):

S. 2210. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to home and community-based services

(HCBS) under Medicaid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):

S. 2211. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study of rule 10b5-1 trading plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):

S. 2212. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):

S. 2213. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Rosen):

S. 2214. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the ability of Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank for the purpose of conducting employee background checks; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mrs.

Feinstein, Ms. Collins, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Risch, Ms.

Rosen, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Moran):

S. 2215. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):

S. 2216. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to develop a plan for the relocation and admission to the United States of certain citizens of Afghanistan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Durbin,

Mr. Brown, Mr. Padilla, and Ms. Rosen):

S. 2217. A bill to increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Peters):

S. 2218. A bill to expand the trade adjustment assistance for workers program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Lee):

S. 2219. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to repeal the forfeiture rule for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program, prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Booker):

S. 2220. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the obligations of licensees under section 331 of that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. CRUZ:

S. 2221. A bill to restrict executive agencies from acting in contravention of Executive Order 13950, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Cruz):

S. 2222. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to lower the standard for removing employees who disclose tax return information without authorization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mrs.

Shaheen, and Mr. Kelly):

S. 2223. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve assistance to community wood facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.

Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr.

Whitehouse, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Brown,

Mr. Durbin, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Rosen):

S. 2224. A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. RUBIO:

S. 2225. A bill to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to revise job classification and qualification standards for positions in the competitive service regarding educational requirements for those positions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tester, Mr.

Lujan, Ms. Warren, and Ms. Cortez Masto):

S. 2226. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize a special behavioral health program for Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Mrs.

Gillibrand):

S. 2227. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Braun):

S. 2228. A bill to amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to correct shortcomings in how that section addresses content moderation, content creation and development, and content distribution; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mr. Cruz):

S. 2229. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway formula modernization study, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Grassley,

Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Smith, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Coons, and

Mr. Hoeven):

S. 2230. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the carbon oxide sequestration credit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Young, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Rubio):

S. 2231. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the loan guaranty program, enhance the ability of small manufacturers to access affordable capital, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Padilla, and Mr.

Durbin):

S. 2232. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to fund projects to restore and modernize National Laboratories, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.

Warner, and Mr. Kaine):

S. 2233. A bill to establish a grant program for shuttered minor league baseball clubs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. MERKLEY:

S. 2234. A bill to make housing affordable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Ms. Collins):

S. 2235. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require physicians and other prescribers of controlled substances to complete training on treating and managing patients with opioid and other substance use disorders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BROWN:

S. 2236. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an option for first responders age 50 to 64 who are separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Brown):

S. 2237. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish and carry out two grant programs to make grants to eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide comprehensive support services and resources designed to increase graduation rates and transfer rates to 4-year institutions at community colleges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar):

S. 2238. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr.

Cotton, Mr. Risch, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Crapo, Mr.

Hawley, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Daines, Mr. Johnson, Mr.

Lankford, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Wicker,

Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. Lummis):

S. 2239. A bill to consolidate or repeal unnecessary agency major rules, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Reed):

S. 2240. A bill to establish a national and community service pay for results program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):

S. 2241. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require States to consider measures to promote greater electrification of the transportation sector, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Baldwin,

Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell,

Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms.

Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs.

Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Ms.

Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr.

Murphy, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr.

Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms.

Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, and

Mr. Wyden):

S. 2242. A bill to prohibit commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Lujan):

S. 2243. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve the Rural Energy for America Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Ms. Collins):

S. 2244. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and to enhance institutional aid; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr.

Booker):

S. 2245. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Credit Risk Management, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules relating to environmental obligations of certified development companies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. HAWLEY:

S. 2246. A bill to provide grants to support the hiring of law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HAWLEY:

S. 2247. A bill to protect Federal judges, Federal prosecutors, and Federal law enforcement officers from violence and doxing; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HAWLEY:

S. 2248. A bill to increase the penalties for making personal information about a Federal law enforcement officer or other Federal officer available to the public; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HAWLEY:

S. 2249. A bill to increase the penalties for damage to Federal courthouses and unauthorized access to areas where Federal judges work, reside, or visit; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HAWLEY:

S. 2250. A bill to extend concealed carry rights to Federal judges and prosecutors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HAWLEY:

S. 2251. A bill to expand support for law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HAWLEY:

S. 2252. A bill to increase the penalties for ambushing a law enforcement officer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HAWLEY:

S. 2253. A bill to establish a separate criminal offense for targeting an individual based on their status as law enforcement officer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. TESTER:

S. 2254. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain streams in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem and Smith River system in the State of Montana as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BROWN:

S. 2255. A bill to extend the trade adjustment assistance program for one month; considered and passed.

By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Grassley):

S. 2256. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the charitable deduction for certain qualified conservation contributions; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. ROSEN:

S. 2257. A bill to provide Federal support for nonprofit generic and essential medicine and device manufacturers to increase the availability of drugs and devices in order to reduce drug or device shortages and drug and device costs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Ms.

Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Van Hollen):

S. 2258. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Parks, Jobs, and Equity Program to support job creation, economic revitalization and park development for communities impacted by COVD-19; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. MARKEY:

S. 2259. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to establish a Climate Change Resilience Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HAWLEY:

S. 2260. A bill to increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 percent; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr.

Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Hirono):

S. 2261. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow certain alien veterans to be paroled into the United States to receive health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Thune):

S. 2262. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an income tax credit for the sale or blending of certain fuels containing ethanol; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Warnock, and Mrs. Murray):

S. 2263. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Hoeven,

Mr. Tester, Ms. Smith, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Rounds):

S. 2264. A bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr.

Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Booker):

S. 2265. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Cantwell, and Ms. Collins):

S. 2266. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the historic rehabilitation tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Ernst):

S. 2267. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for the production of flexible fuel vehicles, and to amend title 49, United States Code, to restore certain flexible fuel vehicle credits; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr.

Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Wyden, and Ms.

Hirono):

S. 2268. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify each alien who is serving, or has served, in the Armed Forces of the United States on the application of any such alien for an immigration benefit or the placement of any such alien in an immigration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr.

Marshall, and Mr. Cotton):

S. 2269. A bill to secure the bulk-power system in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Lankford, Mr.

Braun, Mr. Daines, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Ernst,

Mr. Rounds, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Inhofe,

Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and Mr. Scott of

Florida):

S. 2270. A bill to prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Ernst):

S. 2271. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to provide grants for eligible entities for activities designed to expand the sales and use of biofuels derived from agricultural feedstocks produced in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Durbin,

Mr. Booker, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms.

Warren, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Markey):

S. 2272. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to increase funding for lead reduction projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Carper):

S. 2273. A bill to authorize Inspectors General to continue operations during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):

S. 2274. 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. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Casey,

Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Murphy, Mr.

Durbin, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Duckworth,

Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Markey):

S. 2275. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):

S. 2276. A bill to support empowerment, economic security, and educational opportunities for adolescent girls around the world, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wyden,

Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Portman,

Mr. Murphy, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Murkowski):

S. 2277. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for violations of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. PORTMAN:

S. 2278. A bill to improve agency rulemaking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Johnson, and Ms. Ernst):

S. 2279. A bill to affirm the authority of the President to require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Portman, and Ms. Hassan):

S. 2280. A bill to provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. LANKFORD:

S. 2281. A bill to require all Federal contractors and grantees to enroll in, and maintain compliance with, the E-Verify Program; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Young):

S. 2282. A bill to establish in the Executive Office of the President a Council on Military, National, and Public Service to promote and expand opportunities for military service, national service, and public service for all people of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran):

S. 2283. A bill to improve the Veterans Crisis Line of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Mr.

Casey):

S. 2284. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Appalachian development highway system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):

S. 2285. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain the Urban Water Federal Partnership Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. TESTER:

S. 2286. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cortez

Masto, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Smith, Mr.

Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kaine, and Ms. Rosen):

S. 2287. A bill to improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Ms.

Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.

Wyden, and Ms. Baldwin):

S. 2288. A bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Booker):

S. 2289. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for direct-pay credit bonds in the case of certain bonds the proceeds of which are used for the replacement of lead drinking water service lines; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. Lummis, and Mrs.

Capito):

S. 2290. A bill to provide for requirements for data brokers with respect to the acquisition, use, and protection of brokered personal information and to require that data brokers annually register with the Federal Trade Commission; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Carper,

Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Booker):

S. 2291. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for production of electricity using nuclear power; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):

S. 2292. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to study the potential consequences and benefits of amending the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to allow private companies to take proportional actions in response to an unlawful network breach; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Portman):

S. 2293. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. King):

S. 2294. A bill to require an independent assessment with respect to the Arctic region and establishment of Arctic Security Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Warner, Ms. Collins, Ms.

Baldwin, Mr. Daines, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Moran, Mr.

Blumenthal, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms.

Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr.

Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin,

Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Mr.

Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar,

Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr.

Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Peters, Mr.

Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr.

Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms.

Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren,

Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):

S. 2295. A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine):

S. 2296. A bill establish the Northern Neck National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Menendez):

S. 2297. A bill to improve global health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Mr.

Wyden):

S. 2298. A bill to amend section 1977 of the Revised Statutes to protect equal rights under law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Cruz, Ms.

Baldwin, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Markey):

S. 2299. A bill to modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program of the State maritime academies; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. PETERS:

S. 2300. A bill to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to help revitalize certain localities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms.

Klobuchar):

S. 2301. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide capacity-building assistance to institutions of higher education to examine and address inequities in college student access and success, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BARRASSO:

S. 2302. A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to assign certain functions to the Assistant Secretaries of Energy relating to energy emergencies and energy security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. SASSE:

S. 2303. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lai Chee ying (``Jimmy Lai''), Law Wai kwong (``Ryan Law''), Cheung Kim hung, Chow Tat kuen (``Royston Chow''), Chan Pui man, Cheung Chi wai, Yeung Ching kee (``Li Ping''), and all the men and women who worked for Apple Daily in recognition of their commitment to freedom and democracy in Hong Kong in the face of the tyranny of the Chinese Communist Party; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr.

King):

S. 2304. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require that direct-to-consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products include an appropriate disclosure of pricing information; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. OSSOFF:

S. 2305. A bill to enhance cybersecurity education; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):

S. 2306. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to support upgrades at existing hydroelectric dams and the removal of obsolete river obstructions to improve the health of the Nation's rivers and associated wildlife habitat and increase clean energy production, public safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 110

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