[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 126 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5773-S5775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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. TESTER:
S. 4921. A bill making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and
for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations;
placed on the calendar.
By Mr. OSSOFF:
S. 4922. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
extend the authority for transportation of individuals to and
from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Young):
S. 4923. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security
Act to require States to provide information about available
benefits and services to kinship caregivers; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. BRAUN:
S. 4924. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to modify the depreciation of nonresidential real property
and residential rental property; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mrs.
Blackburn):
S. 4925. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
impose limitations on the provision of critical skill
incentives to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs
in Senior Executive Services positions, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. ROUNDS:
S. 4926. A bill to establish a new Guaranteed Student Loan
Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY:
S. 4927. A bill making appropriations for energy and water
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; from the
Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:
S. 4928. A bill making appropriations for financial
services and general government for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; from the
Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
By Mr. KING:
S. 4929. A bill to improve lethal means safety training and
education conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. HAWLEY:
S. 4930. A bill to address defaults with respect to awards
made under broadband programs carried out by the Federal
Communications Commission, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Ricketts):
S. 4931. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals
and investments in renewable chemical production facilities,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Daines):
S. 4932. A bill to amend the National Quantum Initiative
Act to provide for a research, development, and demonstration
program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Capito, Mr.
King, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Brown, and Mr.
Young):
S. 4933. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to clarify the tax-exempt controlled entity rules with
respect to certain stock of government-sponsored enterprises;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
S. 4934. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to create an above the line deduction for certain homeowners
insurance premiums; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Tillis, Mr.
King, Mr. Marshall, and Mrs. Shaheen):
S. 4935. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to update the budget neutrality threshold under the
Medicare physician fee schedule; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. RISCH:
S. 4936. A bill to require a study relating to the Minidoka
National Historic Site; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Lummis, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Wicker, and Mr. Rubio):
S. 4937. A bill to require Senate approval before the
United States assumes any obligation under a WHO pandemic
agreement and to suspend funding for the WHO until such
agreement is ratified by the Senate; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Smith):
S. 4938. A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 114 Center Street East in
Roseau, Minnesota, as the ``Floyd B. Olson Post Office''; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
S. 4939. A bill to provide that weighted sleep products for
infants shall be considered banned hazardous products under
section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Wyden,
Mr. Welch, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Hirono):
S. 4940. A bill to provide a civil remedy for an individual
whose rights have been violated by a person acting under
Federal authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Ms. BALDWIN:
S. 4941. A bill to promote meat product innovation,
including in specialty meats, and value-added meat product
development for the economic benefit of United States farmers
and their communities, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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By Ms. BALDWIN:
S. 4942. A bill making appropriations for the Departments
of Labor, Health and human Services, and Education, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2025, and for other purposes; from the Committee on
Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Ms. Warren):
S. 4943. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act
to treat fraudulently induced electronic fund transfers in
the same manner as unauthorized electronic fund transfers,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. OSSOFF:
S. 4944. A bill to require multifamily borrowers with
federally backed multifamily mortgage loans to submit
positive rental payments to certain consumer reporting
agencies; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. WELCH:
S. 4945. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
carry out research, technical studies, demonstrations, and
pilot programs to further the mission of the Rural Business-
Cooperative Service; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. McConnell):
S. 4946. A bill to address the plea agreements for certain
individuals detained at Guantanamo, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Markey):
S. 4947. A bill to improve passenger vessel security and
safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Graham):
S. 4948. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to
establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence
between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other
large cetacean species; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
S. 4949. A bill to improve end-of-life care; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LUJAN:
S. 4950. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act regarding Native American programs; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
S. 4951. A bill to provide for regulatory sandboxes that
permit certain persons to experiment with artificial
intelligence without expectation of enforcement actions; to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
S. 4952. A bill to establish a Center of Excellence for
Dark and Quiet Skies, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PADILLA:
S. 4953. A bill to establish the Wildlife Movement and
Movement Area Grant Program and the State and Tribal
Migration Research Program, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CASEY:
S. 4954. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation
to issue a final rule setting minimum structural standards
for railroad bridges, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Cassidy, and Mr. Brown):
S. 4955. A bill to strengthen the Department of Justice's
enforcement against trade-related crimes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Casey):
S. 4956. A bill to regulate electronic medical device use
in secure compartmented information facilities, to require
the Director of the National Intelligence oversee
transparency reporting and related initiatives, to encourage
investment in modernization efforts for sensitive
compartmented information facilities, and for other purposes;
to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr.
Lujan):
S. 4957. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide for a health care workforce innovation program; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Marshall,
Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Ricketts, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms.
Lummis, Mr. Young, and Mr. Barrasso):
S. 4958. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to
withdraw a final determination relating to energy efficiency
standards for housing, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Rounds):
S. 4959. A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from
implementing environmental justice standards when issuing
rules, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Fischer, and
Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
S. 4960. A bill to prohibit State excise taxes on firearms
and ammunition manufacturers and dealers; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Padilla, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Shaheen,
Mr. Kaine, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. King, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Welch, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Peters, Mrs.
Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hickenlooper,
Mr. Merkley, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez
Masto, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Lujan, Ms.
Baldwin, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Carper, and Ms. Smith):
S. 4961. A bill to transfer and limit Executive Branch
authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of
aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Reed, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Warner, and Ms. Ernst):
S. 4962. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965
and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual assault,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Smith, and
Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 4963. A bill to support Federal, State, and Tribal
coordination and management efforts relating to wildlife
disease and zoonotic disease surveillance and ongoing and
potential wildlife disease and zoonotic disease outbreaks,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Kaine,
Mr. Markey, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Welch):
S. 4964. A bill to provide for a comprehensive Federal
response to Long COVID, including research, education, and
support for affected individuals, to direct the National
Institutes of Health to establish a Long COVID research
program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 4965. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to make the credit for small employer pension plan startup
costs and the retirement auto-enrollment credit available to
tax-exempt eligible small employers; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mrs.
Shaheen):
S. 4966. A bill to authorize public housing agencies to use
assistance from the Capital Fund for energy performance
contracts; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Young):
S. 4967. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize and update the Act,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH:
S. 4968. A bill to improve the Institutional Development
Award program of the National Institutes of Health; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HEINRICH:
S. 4969. A bill to require the Government Accountability
Office to conduct a study regarding insurance coverage for
damages from wildfires, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 4970. A bill to improve the effectiveness of body armor
issued to female law enforcement agents and officers of the
Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WELCH:
S. 4971. A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to permit
the assumption of loans under the Doug Bereuter Section 502
Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Program; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, and Mrs.
Hyde-Smith):
S. 4972. A bill to revise various laws that interfere with
the lawful use of firearms and to promote America's firearms
heritage; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz,
Mr. Lujan, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Carper, Mr.
Welch, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Mrs.
Shaheen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cardin, Mr.
Durbin, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Markey, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Butler, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Wyden, Mr. King, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Padilla, Mr. Peters, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Smith, Mr.
Kelly, and Ms. Cantwell):
S. 4973. A bill to reassert the constitutional authority of
Congress to determine the general applicability of the
criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes;
read the first time.
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By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, and Ms.
Hirono):
S. 4974. A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize
the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. Padilla, and Mr.
Heinrich):
S. 4975. A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere to carry out pilot projects
relating to improved subseasonal to seasonal forecasting in
agriculture and water management, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and
Mr. Barrasso):
S. 4976. A bill to require the Office of Information and
Communication Technology Services and other Federal agencies
to develop a list of artificial intelligence products and
services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley,
Mr. Lujan, Mr. Bennet, and Ms. Hirono):
S. 4977. A bill to hold accountable operators of social
media platforms that intentionally or knowingly host false
election administration information; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cotton,
and Mr. Crapo):
S. 4978. A bill to prohibit certain businesses and persons
from purchasing real estate adjacent to covered Federal land
in the United States, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 4979. A bill to establish an independent expert review
panel to review and make findings and recommendations to
inform the Federal Aviation Administration's implementation
of a comprehensive and integrated Safety Management System
for all lines of business within the Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. ROSEN:
S. 4980. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act to expand the capacity of junior or community
colleges and area career and technical education schools to
conduct training services, education, and outreach activities
for careers in the residential construction industry; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. ROSEN:
S. 4981. A bill to provide eligible institutions with grant
funds to support programs of study for in-demand industry
sectors or occupations; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. OSSOFF:
S. 4982. A bill to amend the Specialty Crops
Competitiveness Act of 2004 to require the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish a pilot program to provide recovery
payments to producers of seasonal and perishable crops that
experience low prices caused by imports, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. MARKEY:
S. 4983. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to
require the establishment of an Office of Public Engagement
in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Moran, Ms.
Klobuchar, and Ms. Cantwell):
S. 4984. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to
require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and
encapsulating machines by serial number; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Ms.
Lummis):
S. 4985. A bill to reform the process for listing a species
as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LANKFORD:
S. 4986. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to improve permitting of energy transport
facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WYDEN:
S. 4987. A bill to codify Chevron deference; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Hoeven,
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Smith, Ms.
Stabenow, and Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 4988. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal,
collectively, to the individuals who fought for or with the
United States against the armed forces of Imperial Japan in
the Pacific theater and the impacted Saskinax people on Attu,
whose lives, culture, and community were irrevocably changed
from December 8, 1941, to August 15, 1945; to the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr.
Wyden):
S. 4989. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to
permit the use of certain electric vehicle charging stations
at rest areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Schatz, and Mrs.
Gillibrand):
S. 4990. A bill to comprehensively combat child marriage in
the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Warnock,
Mr. Padilla, Mr. Markey, Ms. Butler, Ms. Duckworth,
and Ms. Hirono):
S. 4991. A bill to hold law enforcement accountable for
misconduct in court, improve transparency through data
collection, and reform police training and policies; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRAHAM:
S.J. Res. 107. A joint resolution to authorize the use of
military force against the Islamic Republic of Iran if the
President determines that the Islamic Republic of Iran is
planning or conducts an attack against any former, current,
or incoming United States Government official or senior
military personnel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Butler,
Mr. Carper, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Coons, Mr. Welch, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. King, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schatz,
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Peters, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Casey, Mr.
Markey, Ms. Warren, Ms. Smith, Ms. Duckworth, Ms.
Cortez Masto, Ms. Rosen, and Ms. Cantwell):
S.J. Res. 108. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States to reaffirm the
principle that no person is above the law; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
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