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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Benjamin L. Cardin was published in the Senate section on pages S890-S892 on Feb. 25.
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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. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr.
Bennet, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Warner, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Rosen, Ms.
Smith, Mr. Peters, Mr. Booker, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Ms.
Warren, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. King, Ms. Hassan, and Mr.
Carper):
S. 439. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase Federal support to State Medicaid programs during economic downturns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Peters, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms.
Duckworth, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, and Mrs.
Shaheen):
S. 440. A bill to provide continued funding for services under the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Blumenthal, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren,
Mr. Markey, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Durbin, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Coons):
S. 441. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
S. 442. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schumer,
Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, Mr. Carper, Ms.
Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Tester, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Schatz, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Heinrich, Mr. King, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Peters, Ms. Duckworth, Ms.
Hassan, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Smith, Ms. Rosen, Mr.
Lujan, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Ossoff, and
Mr. Warnock):
S. 443. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Boozman,
Mr. Blunt, and Ms. Hassan):
S. 444. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 445. A bill to amend section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)) to eliminate the separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V, such as buprenorphine, for maintenance or detoxification treatment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cramer, Mrs.
Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Marshall):
S. 446. A bill to amend title 18, United State Code, to criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without the informed consent of the person on whom such procedure is performed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RUBIO:
S. 447. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
S. 448. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit lifetime or annual limits on dental coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and to require wraparound coverage of dental services for certain children under such program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
S. 449. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Casey, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hawley,
Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley,
Mr. Murphy, Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr.
Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr.
Tillis, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Wicker, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 450. A bill to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. Peters):
S. 451. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Scott of South
Carolina):
S. 452. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 453. A bill to increase support for State Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown,
Mr. Menendez, and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 454. A bill to provide health care and benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. MURRAY:
S. 455. A bill to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Portman, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Scott of South
Carolina):
S. 456. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Murphy, and
Ms. Collins):
S. 457. A bill to establish a grant program for innovative partnerships among teacher preparation programs, local educational agencies, and community-based organizations to expand access to high-quality tutoring in hard-to-staff schools and high-need schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Hirono,
Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Markey, Mr. King, Mr. Reed, Ms.
Warren, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Sinema, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Rounds, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Brown, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Peters, Ms. Baldwin, and
Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 458. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide the representative of record of a claimant for compensation or benefits administered by the Secretary an opportunity to review a proposed determination regarding that claim; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith,
Mr. Barrasso, and Ms. Lummis):
S. 459. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote integrity in voter registration, the casting of ballots, and the tabulation of ballots in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Warner):
S. 460. A bill to extend the authority for Federal contractors to reimburse employees unable to perform work due to the COVID-19 pandemic from March 31, 2021, to September 30, 2021; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Hyde-Smith,
Mr. Marshall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Cassidy,
Mr. Lee, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Cotton, Mr.
Daines, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr.
Inhofe):
S. 461. A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States; read the first time.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Markey, Ms.
Rosen, Mr.
Kaine, Mr. Brown, Mr. Manchin, and Ms. Smith):
S. 462. A bill to provide emergency funding for caseworkers and child protective services; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 463. A bill to require congressional approval of national emergency declarations and to repeal the emergency powers and authorities most susceptible to abuse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Cassidy,
Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms.
Sinema, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Tillis, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Merkley, and Mr.
Blumenthal):
S. 464. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Rosen, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Peters, Mr. Warner,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Booker,
Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. Smith):
S. 465. A bill to establish and support public awareness campaigns to address COVID-19-related health disparities and promote vaccination; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mrs.
Fischer):
S. 466. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of a covered service to provide location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user of such service to an investigative or law enforcement officer or an employee or other agent of a public safety answering point in an emergency situation involving risk of death or serious physical harm or in order to respond to the user's call for emergency services; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. King):
S. 467. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in hospital emergency departments who are at risk of suicide, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
S. 468. A bill to expedite transportation project delivery, facilitate infrastructure improvement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Tester):
S. 469. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish an advisory board focused on creating opportunities for women in the trucking industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Warner):
S. 470. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
S. 471. A bill to allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
S. 472. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the termination of certain retirement benefits for Members of Congress, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
S. 473. A bill to amend the CARES Act to extend the subset for the definition of a small business debtor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
S. 474. A bill to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financing to persons with seriously delinquent tax debt; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Smith, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Burr, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Ernst,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Hawley, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Sanders, Mrs.
Fischer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Cortez
Masto, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Warren, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Young, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Casey, Ms. Collins,
Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Warner, Ms.
Duckworth, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. King, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Shaheen,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Lujan, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Murphy, and Mr. Padilla):
S. 475. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Kaine):
S. 476. A bill to provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Compensation Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Cramer):
S. 477. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a refundable tax credit for travel expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Romney, Ms. Collins,
Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Portman):
S. 478. A bill to gradually raise the Federal minimum wage, to permanently establish the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system, to mandate the use of E-Verify by all employers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Barrasso,
Mr. Bennet, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Capito, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Boozman, and Ms.
Rosen):
S. 479. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Scott of
South Carolina, and Mr. Portman):
S. 480. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Booker, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms.
Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Smith, Ms.
Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Duckworth, and
Mr. Bennet):
S. 481. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Braun):
S. 482. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other Federal officials to compile into a searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development related to COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Kaine, and
Mr. Cramer):
S. 483. A bill to prohibit certain noncompete agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Smith, Mrs.
Shaheen, and Mr. Sanders):
S. 484. A bill to establish grant programs for maternal mental health equity and to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health care workforce; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mrs. Capito):
S. 485. A bill to establish a grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker,
Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Casey):
S. 486. A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, and
Mr. Heinrich):
S. 487. A bill to make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HAGERTY (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cotton, Mr.
Tillis, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cornyn, Ms.
Lummis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms.
Ernst, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Johnson, Mr. Young, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Lankford, Mr.
Hawley, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Capito, and
Mr. Wicker):
S. 488. A bill to provide for congressional review of actions to terminate or waive sanctions imposed with respect to Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Ms. Ernst):
S. 489. A bill to require an annual report of Federal employees and retirees with delinquent tax debt; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Hyde-Smith,
Mr. Marshall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Cassidy,
Mr. Lee, Mr. Portman, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Cotton, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Daines, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Tillis):
S.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices; read the first time.
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