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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning John Thune was published in the Senate section on pages S4042-S4044 on June 10.
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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. KING (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.
Cramer, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Braun):
S. 2001. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. MARKEY:
S. 2002. A bill to provide that any termination of a director of a national research institute or national center of the National Institutes of Health be on the basis of malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity only; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Collins,
Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Young, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Portman):
S. 2003. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 to provide assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras through bilateral compacts to increase protection of women and children in their homes and communities and reduce female homicides, domestic violence, and sexual assault; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mrs.
Feinstein, and Mr. Markey):
S. 2004. A bill to provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell,
Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Brown, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs.
Hyde-Smith, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Moran, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Thune):
S. 2005. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require alternative options for summer food service program delivery; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
S. 2006. A bill to amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to establish an exception to jurisdictional immunity for a foreign state that discharges a biological weapon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
S. 2007. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on the use of crash test dummies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Van Hollen,
Ms. Cortez Masto, and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 2008. A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
S. 2009. A bill to promote transparency by permitting the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to allow its disciplinary proceedings to be open to the public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr.
Cardin):
S. 2010. A bill to require an accounting of certain property forfeited to the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
S. 2011. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. Rosen):
S. 2012. A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Grassley, and
Ms. Rosen):
S. 2013. A bill to provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorder under Federal health programs and private health insurance, to ensure State and Federal protection for existing coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Cantwell,
Mr. Carper, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Smith,
Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Cortez
Masto, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown, Ms.
Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Casey, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Schatz,
Mr. Leahy, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Padilla, Mr.
Warnock, and Mr. Tester):
S. 2014. A bill to permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr.
Blunt):
S. 2015. A bill to amend the FAST Act to requirement an update to the national travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Wicker):
S. 2016. A bill to authorize elements of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCHATZ:
S. 2017. A bill to increase the period of time during which an individual who has submitted a claim for benefits under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, may supply supporting documentation to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs of the Department of Labor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Portman, and Mr.
King):
S. 2018. A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
S. 2019. A bill to reduce and eliminate threats posed by nuclear weapons to the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. RUBIO:
S. 2020. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan deferment for victims of terrorist attacks; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. RUBIO:
S. 2021. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a methodology for determining State allotments for Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments that is based on State poverty levels, to require States to prioritize disproportionate share hospital payments on the basis of Medicaid inpatient utilization and low-income utilization rates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Kelly, and Mr.
Menendez):
S. 2022. A bill to enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 2023. A bill to provide loan forgiveness for certain borrowers of Department of Agriculture direct farm loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Moran,
Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Schatz):
S. 2024. A bill to require that internet platforms give users the option to engage with a platform without being manipulated by algorithms driven by user-specific data; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Hyde-
Smith, and Mr. Carper):
S. 2025. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to innovative new medical devices furnished to individuals with end state renal disease under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a new device add-on payment adjustment under such part; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Murphy):
S. 2026. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Global Engagement Center of the Department of State; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Van
Hollen, and Mr. Murphy):
S. 2027. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms.
Klobuchar, and Mr. Merkley):
S. 2028. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a surtax on high income individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr.
Brown):
S. 2029. A bill to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso,
Mr. Cruz, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cotton, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Lee, Ms.
Lummis, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Young, Mr. Boozman, and
Mr. Marshall):
S. 2030. A bill to declare that any agreement reached by the President relating to the nuclear program of Iran is deemed a treaty that is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WICKER:
S. 2031. A bill to preserve access to lawful content and prevent discrimination and unfair methods of competition on the internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Durbin):
S. 2032. A bill to extend and modify the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, to postpone the medical exam for aliens who are otherwise eligible for such program, to provide special immigrant status for certain surviving spouses and children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Murphy):
S. 2033. A bill to extend the authority of, and provide hiring authority for, the Global Engagement Center; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Kennedy, and
Mr. Warnock):
S. 2034. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require that consumer reporting agencies and other credit reporting companies provide certain protections to small businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Boozman, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, and
Mr. McConnell):
S. 2035. A bill to prohibit Federal funds from being made available to teach the 1619 Project curriculum in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr.
Rounds):
S. 2036. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Sanders):
S. 2037. A bill to amend title XVIII to strengthen ambulance services furnished under part B of the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ:
S. 2038. A bill to increase accessible transportation for individuals with disabilities; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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