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Feb. 4 sees Congressional Record publish “INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” in the Senate section

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Volume 167, No. 21, covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022), was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Jerry Moran was published in the Senate section on pages S470-S472 on Feb. 4.

Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Senators' salaries are historically higher than the median US income.

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. THUNE (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):

S. 218. A bill to approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:

S. 219. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of certain payments during the emergency period resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Ms.

Collins, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Schatz, Ms.

Hassan, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kelly, and Mr.

Sullivan):

S. 220. A bill to provide emergency relief to youth, children, and families experiencing homelessness, in light of the health and economic consequences of COVID-19; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Ernst, and

Mr. Cardin):

S. 221. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant program to increase cooperation on post-traumatic stress disorder research between the United States and Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Schumer,

Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey,

Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Schatz,

Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, and Ms.

Klobuchar):

S. 222. A bill to establish American opportunity accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, and

Mrs. Gillibrand):

S. 223. A bill to establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mrs. Fischer):

S. 224. A bill to support research on privacy enhancing technologies and promote responsible data use, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.

Booker, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Schatz):

S. 225. A bill to reform the antitrust laws to better protect competition in the American economy, to amend the Clayton Act to modify the standard for an unlawful acquisition, to deter anticompetitive exclusionary conduct that harms competition and consumers, to enhance the ability of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the antitrust laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Leahy):

S. 226. A bill to protect journalists and other members of the press from gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Ernst):

S. 227. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to provide grants for deployment of renewable fuel infrastructure, to finalize proposed rules relating to requirements for E15 fuel dispenser labeling and underground storage tank compatibility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Grassley):

S. 228. A bill to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cramer,

Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Cruz):

S. 229. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to permit the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to terminate the insured status of a depository institution that refuses to provide services to certain Federal contractors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MENENDEZ:

S. 230. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to codify certain infection control and emergency preparedness regulations, to prohibit a reduction in the frequency of surveys of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, and to prohibit the waiver of certain reporting requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Hassan,

Mr. Tillis, Mr. Carper, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms.

Collins):

S. 231. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PAUL:

S. 232. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish a discretionary spending limit for infrastructure spending; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Cruz, and

Mr. Tester):

S. 233. A bill to designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the ``Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms.

Smith):

S. 234. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for eldercare expenses; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Cassidy):

S. 235. A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to establish an online service platform for volunteers in the National Senior Service Corps; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Feinstein,

Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Mr. Peters, and Ms.

Klobuchar):

S. 236. A bill to improve activities for the gathering of data on, and the tracking of, new variants of COVID-19; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Duckworth,

Mr. Casey, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Collins, and Mrs.

Gillibrand):

S. 237. A bill to provide funds through the Social Services Block Grant program for diaper assistance; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MURPHY:

S. 238. A bill to establish name, image, likeness, and athletic reputation rights for college athletes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Young, Mr.

Cruz, and Mr. Paul):

S. 239. A bill to permanently enact certain appropriations Act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Van

Hollen):

S. 240. A bill to support children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Toomey, Mr.

Johnson, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Tillis, and Mr.

Wicker):

S. 241. A bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. REED:

S. 242. A bill to provide for an extension of temporary financing of short-time compensation programs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Daines,

Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Cornyn):

S. 243. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income plans for charitable purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:

S. 244. A bill to amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to include the use of chokeholds and carotid holds as a deprivation of rights and as a punishment, pain, or penalty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Kaine, Mr.

Carper, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Casey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.

Peters, Mr. Coons, Mr. King, and Mr. Ossoff):

S. 245. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MERKLEY:

S. 246. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to support schools of nursing in program enhancement and infrastructure modernization, increasing the number of nursing faculty and students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina,

Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Romney, Mr. Cramer, Mrs.

Capito, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Grassley, Mr.

Crapo, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Lankford):

S. 247. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr.

Padilla, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Leahy, Mr.

Booker, Mr. Reed, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. King, Ms.

Hassan, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr.

Menendez, Mr. Brown, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Bennet, Ms.

Baldwin, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein,

Mr. Murphy, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, Ms.

Hirono, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs.

Murray, Mr. Casey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.

Merkley, and Mr. Heinrich):

S. 248. A bill to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin, and

Mr. Leahy):

S. 249. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mrs.

Shaheen):

S. 250. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to limitations on exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Cotton, Mrs.

Blackburn, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hawley, Mr.

Cruz, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tuberville, Mrs. Hyde-Smith,

Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Paul):

S. 251. A bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

=========================== NOTE ===========================

On page S471, February 4, 2021, in the third column, the following appears: By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Tuberville): S. 251. A bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX. . .

The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tuberville, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Ernst Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Paul): S. 251. A bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX. . .

========================= END NOTE =========================

By Mr. REED:

S. 252. A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to provide additional funding for States, Tribal governments, and local communities due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019

(COVID-19) public health emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr.

Schatz, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tillis, Mr.

Kaine, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Tester, and Ms. Murkowski):

S. 253. A bill to expand research on the cannabidiol and marihuana; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Leahy, Mr.

Menendez, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez

Masto, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wyden, Mr.

Durbin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Casey, Ms.

Klobuchar, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Merkley, Mrs.

Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kaine,

Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Booker, Mr. Tester,

Mr. Ossoff, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Hirono, Mr.

Schatz, and Mr. Warner):

S. 254. A bill to establish a Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Ms. Sinema):

S. 255. A bill to establish a $120,000,000,000 Restaurant Revitalization Fund to provide structured relief to food service or drinking establishments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr.

Lujan):

S. 256. A bill to provide funding for humanitarian relief at the southern border of the United States; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN:

S. 257. A bill to establish a Governor's Emergency STEM Promotion Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. PETERS:

S. 258. A bill to help small businesses access capital and create jobs by reauthorizing the successful State Small Business Credit Initiative; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Ms.

Baldwin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hassan, Mr.

King, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr.

Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):

S. 259. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Coons, Mr.

Blumenthal, and Ms. Hirono):

S. 260. A bill to provide immigration status for certain battered spouses and children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Van Hollen,

Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms.

Warren, Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Leahy):

S. 261. A bill to allow 2020 recovery rebates with respect to qualifying children over the age of 16 and other dependents; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr.

Blumenthal):

S. 262. A bill to allow tax credits to State and local governments for paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs.

Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Duckworth, Mr.

Blumenthal, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown, Ms.

Rosen, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Klobuchar):

S. 263. A bill to preserve health benefits for workers; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Graham):

S. 264. A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar):

S. 265. A bill to establish a grant program to provide amounts to public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Rounds):

S. 266. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prioritize contracts necessary to promote pandemic preparedness and response, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Rounds, and Ms.

Baldwin):

S. 267. A bill to increase the Federal share of operating costs for certain projects that receive grants under the Formula Grants to Rural Areas Program of the Federal Transit Administration; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Markey,

Ms. Smith, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Mr.

Wyden, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Ms.

Baldwin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr.

Whitehouse):

S. 268. A bill to protect certain whistleblowers seeking to ensure accountability and oversight of the Nation's COVID-19 pandemic response, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 21

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