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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Richard Blumenthal was published in the Senate section on pages S2451-S2452 on May 11.
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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. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Portman):
S. 1544. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin,
Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Smith):
S. 1545. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1934 to require country-by-country reporting; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
S. 1546. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide for reform in the operations of the Office of Government Ethics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. COTTON:
S. 1547. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply a 1 percent excise tax on large endowments of certain private colleges and universities, to require that such institutions distribute at least 5 percent of large endowments in each taxable year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
S. 1548. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the diversity of participants in research on Alzheimer's disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PETERS:
S. 1549. A bill to require a review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration preference for domestic suppliers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Coons, and Mr. Young):
S. 1550. A bill to support Foreign Service families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr.
Markey):
S. 1551. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to finalize a rule to protect consumers from the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning from keyless ignition motor vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PETERS:
S. 1552. A bill to require a report on defense and aerospace manufacturing supply chains; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 1553. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress an annual report on peaker plants in the United States and to provide financial incentives for replacing peaker plants with technology that receives, stores, and delivers energy generated by renewable energy resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. Hoeven):
S. 1554. A bill to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Scott of South
Carolina, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Daines, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr.
Braun, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 1555. A bill to shorten the extension, and the amount, of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation in order to get Americans back to work; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PETERS:
S. 1556. A bill to require a report on the feasibility and benefits of establishing a supply chain center of excellence; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SASSE:
S. 1557. A bill to support both workers and recovery by converting expanded Federal unemployment payments into signing bonuses; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Markey,
Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Reed, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Padilla, and Mr. Booker):
S. 1558. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Peters):
S. 1559. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain qualified over-the-counter securities to be treated as readily traded on an established securities market for the purpose of diversification requirements for employee stock ownership plans; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 1560. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the work opportunity credit for certain youth employees; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Brown, and
Mr. Murphy):
S. 1561. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the number of local wage areas allowable within a General Schedule pay locality; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 1562. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide funding, on a competitive basis, for summer and year-round employment opportunities for youth ages 14 through 24; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper):
S. 1563. A bill to establish an open network architecture testbed at the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to develop and demonstrate network architectures and applications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
S. 1564. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mrs. Capito):
S. 1565. A bill to provide for hands-on learning opportunities in STEM education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Merkley, Ms.
Hirono, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 1566. A bill to provide grants to enable nonprofit disability organizations to develop training programs that support safe interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities and older individuals; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Baldwin,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Warren):
S. 1567. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Menendez,
Mr. Portman, and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 1568. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a waiver of the cap on annual payments for nursing and allied health education payments; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Padilla,
Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Durbin, and Mr. Markey):
S. 1569. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, establish college student food insecurity demonstration programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Hirono, Ms.
Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Baldwin):
S. 1570. A bill to facilitate nationwide accessibility and coordination of 211 services and 988 services in order to provide information and referral to all residents and visitors in the United States for mental health emergencies, homelessness needs, other social and human services needs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, and
Mrs. Gillibrand):
S. 1571. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand parental leave for members of the Armed Forces, to reduce the service commitment required for participation in the career intermission program of a military department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Van
Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Bennet):
S. 1572. A bill to expand child care opportunities for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, and Mr.
Merkley):
S. 1573. A bill to require Federal law enforcement and prison officials to obtain or provide immediate medical attention to individuals in custody who display medical distress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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