Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1344-S1346]
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. KELLY (for himself and Mr. Gallego):
S. 700. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to
convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative
Site to Gila County, Arizona; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Blumenthal, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker,
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Welch):
S. 701. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
to establish the Veteran Family Resource Program, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Tillis, Mr.
Fetterman, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Peters, and
Ms. Collins):
S. 702. A bill to require a study on the quality of care
difference between mental health

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and addiction therapy care provided by health care providers
of the Department of Veterans Affairs compared to non-
Department providers, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Lankford,
Mr. Justice, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Lujan, Mr.
Moreno, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Capito, and Mrs. Blackburn):
S. 703. A bill to establish a pilot program to assess the
use of technology to speed up and enhance the cargo
inspection process at land ports of entry along the border;
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr.
Marshall):
S. 704. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to
reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive
program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
S. 705. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric
cancer investigations, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cramer,
Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Schiff):
S. 706. A bill to amend the Justice for United States
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to clarify and
supplement the funding sources for United States victims of
state-sponsored terrorism to ensure consistent and meaningful
distributions from the United States Victims of State
Sponsored Terrorism Fund, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Schmitt, Mr.
Daines, Mr. Lee, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Banks,
and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
S. 707. A bill to provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that
provide benefits to aliens who are present in the United
States without lawful status under the immigration laws are
ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit such aliens;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Cotton):
S. 708. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to
establish a rebuttable presumption that a permanent
injunction should be granted in certain circumstances, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Rosen,
and Mr. Tillis):
S. 709. A bill to provide incentives to physicians to
practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed,
and Mr. Welch):
S. 710. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to
prevent fraudulent transactions at virtual currency kiosks,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MORENO (for himself, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Banks, and
Mr. Justice):
S. 711. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to establish an enhanced deduction for wages paid to
automobile manufacturing workers, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Lankford, and
Mr. Johnson):
S. 712. A bill to require agencies to repeal ten existing
regulations before issuing a new regulation, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Barrasso,
Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Wicker,
and Mr. Young):
S. 713. A bill to apply the Freedom of Information Act to
actions and decisions of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce
for Communications and Information in carrying out the
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Ossoff, Mr.
Cassidy, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Risch):
S. 714. A bill to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include
critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo,
Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Sheehy):
S. 715. 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. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Schatz):
S. 716. A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also
known as Chai Chaowasaree); to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 717. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to expand and expedite access to cardiac rehabilitation
programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under the
Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Ricketts):
S. 718. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to
recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a
crime punishable by death; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Heinrich):
S. 719. A bill to amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of
2004 to improve that Act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Van Hollen,
Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sanders,
and Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 720. A bill to establish an Office of Environmental
Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Scott of South
Carolina):
S. 721. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security
Act to establish a demonstration project to improve
outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell
disease; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cramer,
and Mr. Daines):
S. 722. A bill to streamline the oil and gas permitting
process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and
gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Rounds):
S. 723. A bill to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to
process and complete all mortgage packages associated with
residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain
deadlines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mr. BOOKER:
S. 724. A bill to extend the temporary scheduling order for
fentanyl-related substances for 6 months; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Heinrich, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Capito, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Budd, Mr. King, Mr. Thune, and Mr.
Kelly):
S. 725. A bill to direct the Federal Communications
Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster
Information Reporting System and to make improvements to
network outage reporting, to categorize public safety
telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under
the Standard Occupational Classification system, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Schiff,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Lujan,
Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Coons, Ms.
Rosen, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Hickenlooper,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Warren, Mr. King, Mr.
Fetterman, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Kaine, Mr.
Welch, and Ms. Baldwin):
S. 726. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United
States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Hawley):
S. 727. A bill to correct the inequitable denial of
enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Officers; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 728. A bill to establish the African Burial Ground
International Memorial Museum and Educational Center in New
York, New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 729. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
enhance compliance with hospital price transparency
requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 730. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of
establishing the African Burial Ground International Memorial
Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground
National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Scott
of Florida):
S. 731. A bill to prohibit conflicts of interest among
consulting firms that simultaneously contract with China or
other covered foreign entities and the United States
Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Barrasso, and Mr. Young):
S. 732. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950
with respect to foreign investments in United States
agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Schatz):

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S. 733. A bill to improve the cooperation between the
United States and the authorities of Taiwan with respect to
travel and tourism; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Hickenlooper, and Mr. King):
S. 734. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to
Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African America astronaut
candidate in the United States; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs.
Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Sheehy):
S.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution providing for
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United
States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental
Protection Agency relating to ``National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing'' ;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SANDERS:
S.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution providing for
congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military
sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. SANDERS:
S.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution providing for
congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military
sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. SANDERS:
S.J. Res. 27. A joint resolution providing for
congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military
sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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