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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the in the Senate section section on pages S2028-S2029 on June 8.
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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. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Romney, and Mr.
Lankford):
S. 1871. A bill to create intergovernmental coordination between State, local, Tribal, and territorial jurisdictions, and the Federal Government to combat United States reliance on the People's Republic of China and other covered countries for critical minerals and rare earth metals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Braun, and Mr.
Vance):
S. 1872. A bill to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Warner):
S. 1873. A bill to establish the Office of Global Competition Analysis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Risch, Ms.
Lummis, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Barrasso):
S. 1874. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Boozman,
Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Cramer):
S. 1875. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Romney):
S. 1876. A bill to support research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Tillis):
S. 1877. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program under which the Secretary provides certain individuals with the opportunity to enroll in high technology programs of education that the Secretary determines provide training or skills sought by employers in a relevant field or industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines,
Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Risch):
S. 1878. A bill to increase the number of judgeships for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and certain district courts of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines,
Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Risch):
S. 1879. A bill to establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Schmitt):
S. 1880. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement of qualified licensure, certification, and business relocation costs incurred by military spouses; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
S. 1881. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act of 2018 and the Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. DURBIN:
S. 1882. A bill to amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide procedures for congressional disapproval of the issuance of additional debt; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Moran, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Thune, Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Fischer, Mr.
Warnock, and Mrs. Capito):
S. 1883. A bill to increase funding for aviation workforce development grant programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Whitehouse,
Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez
Masto, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Sanders):
S. 1884. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
S. 1885. A bill to eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Rosen, and
Mr. Peters):
S. 1886. A bill to establish a Federal Clearinghouse on Safety and Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations, Faith- based Organizations, and Houses of Worship within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
S. 1887. A bill to provide visa availability for the Government Employee Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 1888. A bill to provide for the safe and timely integration of advanced aviation technologies into the national airspace system by the Federal Aviation Administration and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
S. 1889. A bill to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
S. 1890. A bill to provide for the establishment of a grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Schmitt):
S. 1891. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit qualified professional asset managers from exercising voting rights associated with the ownership of securities by the Thrift Savings Fund; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
S. 1892. A bill to provide for the closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, Colorado; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker,
Mr. Brown, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr.
Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fetterman, Ms. Hirono,
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy,
Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Mr.
Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, and Mr.
Whitehouse):
S. 1893. A bill to establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOOKER:
S. 1894. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the coinsurance requirement for certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Lee, and
Mr. Barrasso):
S. 1895. A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. ERNST:
S. 1896. A bill to reauthorize the SCORE program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Lankford):
S. 1897. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance capabilities for outbound inspections at the southern land border, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
S. 1898. A bill to amend the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Graham):
S. 1899. A bill to encourage the use of hydrogen in the aviation sector, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Ms. Lummis):
S. 1900. A bill to require Federal financial regulators to create a publicly available database for certain bad actors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 1901. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules requiring enhanced disclosures for blank check companies during initial public offering and pre- merger stages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Graham):
S. 1902. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Secretary of Energy to exercise leadership in the creation of Federal and international policies relating to the safe and efficient use of hydrogen to increase aviation decarbonization and reduce air and noise pollution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
S. 1903. A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct an assessment of the threat posed to United States ports by cranes manufactured by countries of concern, and for other purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Grassley,
Mr. Thune, and Ms. Stabenow):
S. 1904. A bill to amend the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 to modify the description of interest for purposes of certain distributions of antidumping duties and countervailing duties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Rounds, and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 1905. A bill to expand the categories of forfeited property available to remediate harms to Ukraine from Russian aggression, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Wicker,
Mr. Cramer, and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 1906. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a time-limited provisional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cruz, Mr.
Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Cotton, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Ricketts, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Tuberville,
Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Braun,
Mr. Rubio, Mr. Hawley, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Budd):
S. 1907. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Sanders, Ms. Smith, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, and Mr.
Cardin):
S. 1908. A bill to establish judicial ethics; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Ms.
Cortez Masto):
S. 1909. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the illegal modification of firearms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Braun):
S. 1910. A bill to expand the VetSuccess on Campus program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Mr. Brown, and Ms. Baldwin):
S. 1911. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Braun, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Murphy):
S. 1912. A bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Boozman):
S. 1913. A bill to expand access to health care for veterans in the Freely Associated States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr.
Lujan):
S. 1914. A bill to amend the air traffic controller staffing report, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KELLY (for himself, Mr. Vance, and Mr. Cotton):
S. 1915. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for the establishment of a Critical Supply Chain Site Development grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kaine,
Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Sanders):
S. 1916. A bill to establish in the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mr. Booker, and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 1917. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the establishment of standards to limit the carbon intensity of the fuel used by certain vessels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Sullivan, and Ms. Baldwin):
S. 1918. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to facilitate the training and employment of veterans for certain conservation activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Britt, Mr.
Braun, Mr. Barrasso, and Ms. Ernst):
S. 1919. A bill to require the United States Governor of, and the United States Executive Director at, the International Monetary Fund to oppose an increase in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights basket of the Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Padilla, and Mr.
Welch):
S. 1920. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assess certain fees on shipping and other vessels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Ricketts,
Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cotton, Ms.
Lummis, Mr. Risch, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Young,
Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cruz, and
Mr. Schmitt):
S.J. Res. 31. 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 ``Federal `Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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