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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Jon Tester was published in the Senate section on pages S4622-S4623 on June 17.
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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. BARRASSO (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 2094. A bill to provide for a new building period with respect to the cap on full-time equivalent residents for purposes of payment for graduate medical education costs under the Medicare program for certain hospitals that have established a shortage specialty program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHATZ:
S. 2095. A bill to expand compassionate release authority and elderly home confinement access for offenders with heightened coronavirus risk; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
S. 2096. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize admission of Canadian retirees as long-term visitors for pleasure described in section 101(a)(15)(B) of such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 2097. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the permissible first-dollar coverage of telehealth services for purposes of health savings accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SASSE:
S. 2098. A bill to prevent States from using or distributing resources during the COVID-19 national emergency in accordance with a State policy that discriminates on the basis of disability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SASSE:
S. 2099. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals who are not enrolled in a high deductible health plan to have access to health savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
S. 2100. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
S. 2101. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for contributions to the Alzheimer's Research and Caregiving Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 2102. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. PADILLA:
S. 2103. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ:
S. 2104. A bill to support global labor rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. CASEY:
S. 2105. A bill to enhance mental health and psychological support within United States foreign assistance programs; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
S. 2106. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize a national network of Statewide senior legal hotlines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Cornyn, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Daines):
S. 2107. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the semiconductor manufacturing investment credit; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Brown, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, and
Mr. Casey):
S. 2108. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate work disincentives for childhood disability beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 2109. A bill to prohibit allocations of Special Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund for perpetrators of genocide and state sponsors of terrorism without congressional authorization; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 2110. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a virtual health pilot program to facilitate utilization of remote patient monitoring technology to maintain or expand access to health care services for individuals in rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 2111. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the waiver of certain telehealth requirements to permit reimbursement for audio-only telehealth services under the Medicare program during emergency declarations; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 2112. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for Medicare and Medicaid mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SASSE:
S. 2113. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand permissible distributions from an employee's health flexible spending account or health reimbursement arrangement to their health savings account; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. Collins):
S. 2114. A bill to expand the definition of qualified persons for purposes of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to include health professional students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Markey, and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 2115. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Ms. Collins):
S. 2116. A bill to prevent mail, telemarketing, and internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and internet fraud have on seniors, to educate the public, seniors, their families, and their caregivers about how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
S. 2117. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Menendez,
Mr. Carper, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 2118. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for increased investment in clean energy, and for other purposes; read the first time.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
S. 2119. A bill to provide for nonpreemption of measures by State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in certain boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel or persons doing business in Israel or Israeli-controlled territories, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Rosen, and
Mrs. Blackburn):
S. 2120. A bill to establish the United States-Israel Artificial Intelligence Center to improve artificial intelligence research and development cooperation; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 2121. A bill to develop best practice guidelines for the use of dogs in Federal courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Daines):
S. 2122. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the use of cell-site simulators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
S. 2123. A bill to establish the Federal Clearinghouse on Safety and Security Best Practices for Faith-Based Organizations and Houses of Worship, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Duckworth,
Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Sanders):
S. 2124. A bill to prohibit the award of Federal Government contracts to inverted domestic corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Ms. Smith, and
Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 2125. A bill to divert Federal funding away from supporting the presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma informed services that address the needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 2126. A bill to designate the Federal Office Building located at 308 W. 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as the
``Louisa Swain Federal Office Building'' ; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr.
Casey):
S. 2127. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the President's budget, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Reed, Mr. Coons, Ms. Warren, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Leahy,
Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Cortez
Masto, and Mr. Padilla):
S. 2128. A bill to ensure the humane treatment of pregnant women by reinstating the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detainees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Coons):
S. 2129. A bill to promote freedom of information and counter censorship and surveillance in North Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Coons,
Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Schatz,
Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Wicker):
S. 2130. A bill to modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Ms. Lummis):
S. 2131. A bill to require a review of the effects of FHA mortgage insurance policies, practices, and products on small-dollar mortgage lending, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Cruz, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Inhofe):
S. 2132. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the use of taxpayer funded union time for employees of the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr.
Menendez):
S. 2133. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for studies and reports relating to the impact of legislation on spending on children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Brown):
S. 2134. A bill to establish the Data Protection Agency; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Braun):
S. 2135. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Chief Operating Officer of each agency to compile a list of unnecessary programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Ms. Smith):
S. 2136. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, parents, and school and youth development personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Braun):
S. 2137. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Office of Rural Investment, to ensure that rural communities and regions are equitably represented in Federal decision-making for transportation policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
S. 2138. A bill to respond to international trafficking of Cuban medical professionals by the Government of Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Durbin):
S.J. Res. 21. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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