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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Jon Tester was published in the Senate section on pages S1613-S1614 on March 17.
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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. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet,
Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Murphy, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Peters, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Ms. Smith, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. King, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Kaine, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coons, Mr. Heinrich,
Mr. Schatz, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Rosen,
Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tester, Ms. Sinema, Mr.
Hickenlooper, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Warnock, Mr.
Padilla, and Mr. Ossoff):
S. 1. A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Booker):
S. 784. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a new employment, training, and supportive services program for unemployed and underemployed individuals, including individuals with barriers to employment and those who are unemployed or underemployed as a result of COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and
Mr. Inhofe):
S. 785. A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the People's Republic of China, and to expand the eligibility requirements for products of the People's Republic of China to receive normal trade relations treatment in the future, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Peters):
S. 786. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to review laws relating to the illegal passing of school buses and to execute a public safety messaging campaign relating to illegal passing of school buses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
S. 787. A bill to amend the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the local coordinating entity for the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area under that Act; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr.
Hawley):
S. 788. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a nonrefundable tax credit for the purchase of gun safes and gun safety courses; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Lankford, and Ms. Sinema):
S. 789. A bill to repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
S. 790. A bill to amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency of Federal advisory committees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BOOKER:
S. 791. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatalities resulting from collisions with certain public buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Wicker, and Ms. Smith):
S. 792. A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to modify certain agricultural exemptions for hours of service requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Braun, Mr.
Cassidy, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hawley, Mr.
Hagerty, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Scott of Florida):
S. 793. A bill to require the Congressional Budget Office to make publicly available the fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van
Hollen, and Mr. Markey):
S. 794. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a corporate tax rate increase on companies whose ratio of compensation of the CEO or other highest paid employee to median worker compensation is more than 50 to 1, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Booker,
Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
S. 795. A bill to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Ms. Collins):
S. 796. A bill to codify maternity care coordination programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Thune):
S. 797. A bill to require transparency, accountability, and protections for consumers online; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
S. 798. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 Recovery Rebates are not provided to prisoners; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Smith, Mr.
Hoeven, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Duckworth,
Mr. Braun, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr.
Manchin):
S. 799. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish programs for carbon dioxide capture, transport, utilization, and storage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
S. 800. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Carper,
Mr. Young, and Ms. Rosen):
S. 801. A bill to identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Crapo,
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kennedy, and
Ms. Murkowski):
S. 802. A bill to modify the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr.
Braun, and Mr. Hawley):
S. 803. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. COLLINS:
S. 804. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the amount individuals filing jointly can deduct for certain State and local taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina,
Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Cruz):
S. 805. A bill to repeal the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 806. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to provide grants to carry out activities to benefit pollinators on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including the planting and seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Blumenthal, and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 807. A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Cramer, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 808. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mr. Booker, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Padilla):
S. 809. A bill to encourage and facilitate efforts by States and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain the western population of monarch butterflies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Durbin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer,
Mr. Casey, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Coons, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Hirono,
Ms. Smith, and Mr. Booker):
S. 810. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam to include hypertension, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Hagerty, and Mrs. Shaheen):
S. 811. A bill to establish the Taiwan Fellowship Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Inhofe):
S. 812. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Braun):
S. 813. A bill to promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to students with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing or deaf-blind through instructional methodologies meeting their unique learning needs, to enhance accountability for the provision of such services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Portman,
Mr. Murphy, Mr. Barrasso, and Mrs. Shaheen):
S. 814. A bill to promote security partnership with Ukraine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Braun, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Lankford, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Scott of
South Carolina, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Hawley):
S. 815. A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the covered period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. RISCH:
S. 816. A bill to amend the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 to provide for improved serious security incident investigations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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