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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Christopher Murphy and Richard Blumenthal was published in the Senate section on pages S992-S993 on March 1.
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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 Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Scott of
South Carolina):
S. 518. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support innovative, evidence-based approaches that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of postsecondary education for all students, to allow pay for success initiatives, to provide additional evaluation authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HAGERTY (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr.
Cramer):
S. 519. A bill to review the use of election security grants in the 2020 presidential election and to prohibit future election security grants to States with unconstitutional election procedures; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. RUBIO:
S. 520. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify a provision relating to acquisition of beach fill; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Markey,
Ms. Duckworth, and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 521. A bill to require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Johnson):
S. 522. A bill to require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Braun):
S. 523. A bill to repeal the Office of Financial Research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Braun, and
Ms. Lummis):
S. 524. A bill to abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lankford,
Mr. Cruz, Mr. Rounds, and Mrs. Capito):
S. 525. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Cramer):
S. 526. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Padilla, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr.
Carper, Mr. Casey, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mrs.
Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 527. A bill to protect victims of stalking from gun violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Kelly):
S. 528. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin,
Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Coons, Ms. Baldwin, Ms.
Smith, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Mr. Casey,
Mr. Warner, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, Ms.
Rosen, Mr. Carper, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cardin, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennet,
Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kelly, Mr.
Kaine, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Hassan, Mr.
Warnock, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ossoff, and Mr. Hickenlooper):
S. 529. A bill to require a background check for every firearm sale; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker,
Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Warren,
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Whitehouse, and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 530. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. SMITH:
S. 531. A bill to provide additional funds for Federal and State facility energy resiliency programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Bennet):
S. 532. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy tax credit to apply to qualified distributed wind energy property; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr.
Johnson):
S. 533. A bill to require a guidance clarity statement on certain agency guidance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 534. A bill to improve the effectiveness of tribal child support enforcement agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Braun, Mr.
Cramer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Boozman, and Mrs. Shaheen):
S. 535. A bill to authorize the location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HAWLEY:
S. 536. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for wages received by individuals that are less than the median wage; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
S. 537. A bill to provide a tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Braun):
S. 538. A bill to repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Boozman,
Mr. Braun, and Ms. Sinema):
S. 539. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of video cameras for patient safety and law enforcement at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. KAINE:
S. 540. A bill to require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report information related to allegations of misconduct of law enforcement officers to the Attorney General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Ms. Rosen):
S. 541. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
S. 542. A bill to promote international exchanges on best election practices, to cultivate more secure democratic institutions around the world, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Hyde-
Smith, and Mr. Braun):
S. 543. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish a cattle contract library, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Bennet, Ms.
Cantwell, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Capito,
Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Barrasso, and Ms.
Rosen):
S. 544. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as ``Buddy Check Week'' for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Fischer):
S. 545. A bill to permanently exempt payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
S. 546. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Casey, Mr.
Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Padilla, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz,
Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow,
Mr. Tester, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock,
Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 547. A bill to provide relief for multiemployer and single employer pension plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
S. 548. A bill to convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
S. 549. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
S. 550. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Braun):
S. 551. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Employee Retention Tax Credit to include certain startup businesses; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
S. 552. A bill to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to submit to Congress a report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global basic education programs; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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