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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Gary C. Peters and Debbie Stabenow was published in the Senate section on pages S2121-S2122 on April 21.
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The publication is reproduced in full below:
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. COTTON (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Ernst,
Mr. Hawley, and Mr. Tillis):
S. 1261. A bill to require the national instant criminal background check system to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the relevant State and local law enforcement agencies whenever information contained in the system indicates that an alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the United States attempted to receive a firearm; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Scott of South
Carolina, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, and
Mr. Crapo):
S. 1262. A bill to exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in logging operations from child labor laws; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Warren):
S. 1263. A bill to establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BARRASSO:
S. 1264. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing permits and leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Lee, Mr. Markey, Mr. Daines, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren,
Mr. Brown, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Booker, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Tester, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms.
Cantwell):
S. 1265. A bill to amend section 2702 of title 18, United States Code, to prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value, to address communications and records in the possession of intermediary internet service providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 1266. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the renewable electricity production credit to include electricity produced from hydrogen; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 1267. A bill to extend certain deadlines for the 2020 decennial census; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Markey):
S. 1268. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to finalize rules to protect consumers from the risks of motor vehicle rollaways and carbon monoxide poisoning from keyless ignition motor vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
S. 1269. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Baldwin, Ms.
Hirono, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr.
Wyden):
S. 1270. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the child and adult care food program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Smith,
Mr. Sanders,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Stabenow):
S. 1271. A bill to reauthorize the Clean School Bus Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Warner):
S. 1272. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote retirement savings on behalf of small business employees by making improvements to SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Bennet):
S. 1273. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to small employers for covering military spouses under retirement plans; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Brown):
S. 1274. A bill to limit the authority of States or other taxing jurisdictions to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States or taxing jurisdictions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 1275. A bill to amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to make improvements; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, and Ms. Hirono):
S. 1276. A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Sanders):
S. 1277. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the Lethal Means Safety and Suicide Prevention training course of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
S. 1278. A bill to require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review any purchase or lease of real estate near a military installation or military airspace in the United States by a foreign person connected to or subsidized by the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Ms. Duckworth,
Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mrs.
Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr.
Whitehouse):
S. 1279. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin,
Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Bennet, Mr. Coons, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Hassan, and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 1280. A bill to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Wicker):
S. 1281. A bill to update the blood donation public awareness campaign of the Department of Health and Human Services to include public awareness on plasma donation; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor , and Pensions.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Rubio):
S. 1282. A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to identify a consistent, Federal set of best available forward-looking meteorological information and to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene an effort to make such set available, with advice and technical assistance, to standards-developing organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
S. 1283. A bill to impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper):
S. 1284. A bill to establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 1285. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the debarment of certain registrants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 1286. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the modification, transfer, and termination of a registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Portman):
S. 1287. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain single-dose vial drugs payable under part B of the Medicare program to provide refunds with respect to amounts of such drugs discarded, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Padilla,
Mr. Murphy, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Blumenthal, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
S. 1288. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure College for All; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. CANTWELL:
S. 1289. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reauthorize and modify the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. King,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
S. 1290. A bill to assist communities affected by stranded nuclear waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Tester):
S. 1291. A bill to provide for a standard record of service on active duty for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Scott of South
Carolina):
S. 1292. A bill to develop a non-opioid pain management directive indicating to health care professionals and emergency medical services personnel that an individual with respect to whom a form has been executed must not be administered an opioid or offered a prescription for an opioid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mrs.
Blackburn):
S. 1293. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the offenses relating to fentanyl, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Sasse):
S. 1294. A bill to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Young, Ms.
Sinema, Mrs. Capito, Mr. King, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Cramer, and Ms.
Lummis):
S. 1295. A bill to save and strengthen critical social contract programs of the Federal Government; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 1296. A bill to require a pilot program on activities under the Transition Assistance Program for a reduction in suicide among veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr.
Kelly):
S. 1297. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a new national program to support mid-career workers, including workers from underrepresented populations, in reentering the STEM workforce, by providing funding to small- and medium-sized STEM businesses so the businesses can offer paid internships or other returnships that lead to positions above entry level; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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