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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning John Thune was published in the Senate section on pages S4544-S4545 on June 15.
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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. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mrs. Capito):
S. 2048. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Durbin):
S. 2049. A bill to require a study and report on the housing and service needs of survivors of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Moran, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Marshall, Mr.
Boozman, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Cotton, Mr.
Braun, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Inhofe, and
Mr. Tillis):
S. 2050. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Brown, and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 2051. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders,
Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 2052. A bill to prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Cruz):
S. 2053. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain Federally financed airport development projects; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. Collins):
S. 2054. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen Federal-State partnerships in postsecondary education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 2055. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and reform rules relating to investigations and whistleblowers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. ERNST:
S. 2056. A bill to require agencies to notify the Director of the Office of Management and Budget when the agency suspends or terminates a Federal award, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Kelly):
S. 2057. A bill to appropriately limit the size of the population required for urban areas of metropolitan statistical areas; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Ernst, and
Mr. Lankford):
S. 2058. A bill to improve the safety and security of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. FISCHER:
S. 2059. A bill to extend the pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs on acceptance by the Department of donated facilities and related improvements; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. COTTON:
S. 2060. A bill to amend disclosure requirements of foreign gifts and contracts under the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Cardin, and
Mr. Thune):
S. 2061. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure coverage of mental health services furnished through telehealth; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Baldwin):
S. 2062. A bill to increase the security of United States rail infrastructure along the North American Interchange Service to the direct and indirect supply of U.S. military and related institutions, to facilitate cross-border trade among the United States, Mexico, or Canada, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Blunt):
S. 2063. A bill to award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY:
S. 2064. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Padilla, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Booker, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Casey, and Ms. Smith):
S. 2065. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 2066. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency revolving loan fund capitalization grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Young):
S. 2067. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide procedures for national security exclusion from the United States of articles or components of articles that contain, were produced using, benefits from, or use trade secrets misappropriated or acquired through improper means by a foreign agent or foreign instrumentality, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Scott of South
Carolina, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Wicker):
S. 2068. A bill to require the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce to promote and administer programs in the public and private sectors to assist the development of minority business enterprises, to ensure that such Agency has the necessary supporting resources, particularly during economic downturns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Daines, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Smith, and
Mr. Tester):
S. 2069. A bill to expand the Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinic demonstration program and to authorize funding for additional grants to certified community behavioral health clinics; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr.
Cruz):
S. 2070. A bill to clarify that noncommercial species found entirely within the borders of a single State are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or any other provision of law enacted as an exercise of the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. King, and Mr. Portman):
S. 2071. A bill to provide grants to States, territories, Puerto Rico , the District of Columbia, and eligible Tribal entities to promote access to affordable, high-speed broadband and digital equity; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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