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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Richard Blumenthal was published in the Senate section on pages S1980-S1982 on April 15.
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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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Padilla):
S. 1131. A bill to regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 1132. A bill to establish a cap on out-of-pocket costs for insulin; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
S. 1133. A bill to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to establish a program to support or conduct research on valvular heart disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Rubio,
Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Rounds):
S. 1134. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Master Sergeant Rodrick ``Roddie'' Edmonds in recognition of his heroic actions during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Leahy,
Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Smith, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mr. Reed, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Casey, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Murray, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Coons, Mrs.
Feinstein, and Mr. Merkley):
S. 1135. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Young, Mr. Wyden, and
Mr. Portman):
S. 1136. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Blumenthal,
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Sanders,
Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Booker, Mr. Menendez, Mr.
King, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Padilla):
S. 1137. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gay and trans panic defenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Rubio, and
Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 1138. A bill to revoke or deny visas to Chinese officials involved in the formulation or execution of a policy that prevents innocent United States citizens from leaving China; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Paul):
S. 1139. A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service Act; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. Collins):
S. 1140. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to alter the maximum amount of a second draw loan under Paycheck Protection Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. MARKEY:
S. 1141. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for twelve associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Durbin, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Casey):
S. 1142. A bill to require a determination as to whether crimes committed against the Rohingya in Burma amount to genocide; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Scott of
Florida, and Mr. Rubio):
S. 1143. A bill to prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the United States or a government corporation; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Thune,
Mr. Daines, Mr. Romney, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Tillis, Mrs.
Fischer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Braun, Mr. Paul, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hoeven,
Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hawley, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Lee, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Wicker):
S. 1144. A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren):
S. 1145. A bill to prohibit the placement in service or continued operation of certain natural gas compressor stations as part of a project that would lead to or facilitate natural gas exports; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
S. 1146. A bill to counter Saudi Arabia's possible pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Sanders, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Ms.
Rosen, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Van
Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 1147. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Warren,
Mr. Murphy, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith,
Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Leahy):
S. 1148. A bill to restrict the first-use strike of nuclear weapons; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Blunt, and
Ms. Lummis):
S. 1149. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MARKEY:
S. 1150. A bill to authorize appropriations for the maritime environmental and technical assistance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mrs.
Feinstein):
S. 1151. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of service connected disability for certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Scott of
Florida, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 1152. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English Language Acquisition grants; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Tuberville):
S. 1153. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to authorize block grants to States for prekindergarten education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
S. 1154. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced excise tax rate for portable, electronically-aerated bait containers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Warner):
S. 1155. A bill to reform Federal firearms laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Boozman, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Hawley, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Inhofe, Ms.
Rosen, Mr. Risch, Ms. Warren, Mr. Rounds, Mr.
Merkley, and Mr. Lankford):
S. 1156. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Brown, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bennet,
Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Warren, Ms.
Smith, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Merkley, Mrs.
Gillibrand, and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 1157. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Menendez, and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 1158. A bill to provide paid family and medical leave to Federal employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. GRASSLEY:
S. 1159. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to share information with respect to merchandise suspected of violating intellectual property rights with rights holders and other interested parties; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Portman):
S. 1160. A bill to prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
S. 1161. A bill to promote focused research and innovation in quantum communications and quantum network infrastructure to bolster internet security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CASEY:
S. 1162. A bill to improve access to the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PAUL:
S. 1163. A bill to withdraw all United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Young, and
Mr. Scott of Florida):
S. 1164. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons who engage in the hostage-taking or wrongful detention of United States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Blunt, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Booker,
Ms. Collins, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Baldwin,
Mr. Graham, Mr. King, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kelly, Mr.
Cassidy, and Mr. Durbin):
S. 1165. A bill to amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt,
Mr. Braun, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lankford, Mr.
Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott of South
Carolina, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Young, and Mr. Thune):
S. 1166. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey,
Mr. Booker, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Warren):
S. 1167. A bill to eliminate subsidies for fossil-fuel production; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Braun, Ms.
Smith, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Cramer):
S. 1168. A bill to provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Risch):
S. 1169. A bill to address issues involving the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Smith, Mr.
Booker, Mr. King, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Tester, Mr. Casey,
Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms.
Rosen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Padilla, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Menendez, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Sanders):
S. 1170. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Warren,
Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 1171. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MARKEY:
S. 1172. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a grant program to support efforts to provide fare-free transit service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Romney):
S. 1173. A bill to establish a matched savings program for low-income students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Rounds, and Mr. Johnson):
S. 1174. A bill to establish a national commission on fiscal responsibility and reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. BURR (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 1175. A bill to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Cassidy):
S. 1176. A bill to establish a grant program to support the manufacture and stockpiling of essential generic antibiotic drugs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
S. 1177. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the eligibility criteria for E visas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Durbin,
Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms.
Rosen):
S. 1178. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for employers of reservists; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
S. 1179. A bill to provide financial assistance for projects to address certain subsidence impacts in the State of California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Baldwin,
Ms. Smith, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Reed):
S. 1180. A bill to provide for the establishment of Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 1181. A bill to authorize the establishment of HOPE Account Pilot Projects, HOPE Action Plans Pilot Projects, and competitive grants for pilot projects; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 1182. A bill to ensure that sales, exports, or transfers of F-35 aircraft do not compromise the qualitative military edge of the United States or Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Rosen):
S. 1183. A bill to allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss the use of medical marijuana with a physician of the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized by a State or Indian Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEE:
S. 1184. A bill to improve the program providing for private screening companies to conduct security screening at airports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Brown):
S. 1185. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, or adult child, or another related individual, who has a serious health condition, and to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement and family wellness leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities or meet family care needs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Warren, and
Mr. Sanders):
S. 1186. A bill to provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman):
S. 1187. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to improve the administration of antidumping and countervailing duty laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman):
S. 1188. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress regularly of reported cases of burn pit exposure by veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Braun, and
Mr. Schatz):
S. 1189. A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish a competitive grant program under which the Secretary of Agriculture provides grants to land-grant colleges and universities to support agricultural producers in adopting conservation and innovative climate practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. KING:
S. 1190. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KING (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hassan, and
Mrs. Shaheen):
S. 1191. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include biomass heating appliances in the energy credit and to extend the credit for residential energy efficient property; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KING:
S. 1192. A bill to amend subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act to authorize direct support worker career advancement demonstration projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Young):
S. 1193. A bill to establish a grant program at the Department of Homeland Security to promote cooperative research and development between the United States and Israel on cybersecurity; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Toomey):
S. 1194. A bill to include Portugal in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Portugal and to otherwise modify the eligibility criteria for E visas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Schatz,
Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Smith, Mr. Reed, Ms. Warren,
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Menendez, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Peters,
Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. King, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey,
Mr. Bennet, Mr. Casey, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Lujan, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Coons, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Rosen):
S. 1195. A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. KING:
S. 1196. A bill to amend subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act to fund additional projects that focus on competency-based training for personal or home care aides, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Thune):
S. 1197. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to apply public-private talent exchange programs in the Department of Defense to quantum information sciences and technology research, to increase coordination across agencies and emphasize opportunities in the Department for quantum information sciences and technology research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr.
Cassidy):
S. 1198. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Hagerty):
S. 1199. A bill to release a Federal reversionary interest in Chester County, Tennessee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal,
Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Graham, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr.
Warner):
S.J. Res. 17. A joint resolution requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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