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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Rand Paul was published in the Senate section on pages S5140-S5141 on July 28.
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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. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
S. 2493. A bill to extend the deadline for eligible health care providers to use certain funds received from the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
S. 2494. A bill to counter malign influence, require transparency, and promote accountability within the United Nations system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cruz,
Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Braun):
S. 2495. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of all drugs marketed in the United States, to ban the use of Federal funds for the purchase of drugs manufactured in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Casey):
S. 2496. A bill to direct the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration to implement certain recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board relating to pedestrian safety, bicyclist safety, and speeding-related crashes involving passenger vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr.
Blumenthal):
S. 2497. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit nonconsensual release of a nondebtor entity's liability to an entity other than the debtor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOOKER:
S. 2498. A bill to protect minors from premature waiver of their constitutional rights during a custodial interrogation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
S. 2499. A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr.
Hagerty, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Johnson):
S. 2500. A bill to require providers of interactive computer services to publicly disclose information relating to requests or recommendations made by government entities to moderate content, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 2501. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an offshore wind career training grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, and
Mr. Tillis):
S. 2502. A bill to provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession offenders an opportunity to expunge that conviction after successful completion of court-imposed probation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOOKER:
S. 2503. A bill to provide definitions of terms and services related to community-based gang intervention to ensure that funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and that community-based agencies are held accountable for providing holistic, integrated intervention services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Casey, Mrs.
Feinstein, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 2504. A bill to promote the provision of exercise or fitness equipment, and exercise or fitness classes and instruction, that are accessible to individuals with disabilities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. FISCHER:
S. 2505. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6223 Maple Street in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ``Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Marshall,
Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Sullivan):
S. 2506. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to take actions to mitigate tree spiking devices on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BOOKER:
S. 2507. A bill to establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Van Hollen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 2508. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
S. 2509. A bill to authorize the New Partnerships Initiative to expand and diversify the partner base of the United States Agency for International Development and to provide more entry points for organizations to work with USAID; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Padilla, and Mr.
Booker):
S. 2510. A bill to reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Peters):
S. 2511. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment credit for the conversion of office buildings into other uses; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Durbin, Ms.
Cortez Masto, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Casey, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Sanders):
S. 2512. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Boozman):
S. 2513. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the application and review process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for clothing allowance claims submitted by veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Romney):
S. 2514. A bill to rename the Provo Veterans Center in Orem, Utah, as the ``Col. Gail S. Halvorsen `Candy Bomber' Veterans Center''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms.
Smith, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Sanders):
S. 2515. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work for the purpose of determining eligibility to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cruz, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Lankford, and Ms.
Lummis):
S. 2516. A bill to prohibit the United States International Development Finance Corporation from imposing restrictions on the source of energy used by power-generation projects intended to provide affordable electricity in IDA-eligible countries or IDA-blend countries and to require the Corporation to promote a technology- and fuel-neutral, all-of-the-above energy development strategy for such countries; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Cruz):
S. 2517. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Rounds):
S. 2518. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to disclose testing and results of testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances and to provide additional requirements for testing for such substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Toomey,
Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe,
Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Paul):
S. 2519. A bill to repeal the multi-State plan program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PETERS:
S. 2520. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for engagements with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Risch):
S. 2521. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an SBIC Working Group, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
S. 2522. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain tribal benefits and Alaska Permanent Fund dividends as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
S. 2523. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules for tribal economic development bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
S. 2524. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility or certain programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Peters):
S. 2525. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require research and development to identify and evaluate the extent to which critical domain risks within the United States supply chain pose a substantial threat to homeland security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SULLIVAN:
S. 2526. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements for the planning, design, and construction of facilities to be operated as shared medical facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HAGERTY (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johnson,
Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Rounds):
S. 2527. A bill to require officers and employees of the legislative and executive branches to make certain disclosures related to communications with information content providers and interactive computer services regarding restricting speech; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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