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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Mazie K. Hirono was published in the Senate section on pages S6279-S6280 on Aug. 10.
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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. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr.
Manchin):
S. 2687. A bill to provide the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms.
Duckworth, and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 2688. A bill to require consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 2689. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that children in foster care who are placed in a qualified residential treatment program are eligible for Medicaid; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Mr.
Hickenlooper):
S. 2690. A bill to require the Small Business Administration to license new lending institutions to make loans under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
S. 2691. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate access to vaccines under the Medicaid program and the Vaccines for Children program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown, and Ms. Hirono):
S. 2692. A bill to amend title 38, United States, to modify the limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts owed to a third party or for which the veteran is responsible under a health-plan contract; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 2693. A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize additional projects related to the Salton Sea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Bennet, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Brown):
S. 2694. A bill to improve care furnished and to support the workforce in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and in nursing facilities under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
S. 2695. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRAMER:
S. 2696. A bill to require States and local jurisdictions that institute vaccine passports to require voter identification in Federal elections; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, and Mr.
Markey):
S. 2697. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. LUMMIS:
S. 2698. A bill to establish a categorical exclusion to improve or restore National Forest System land or public land or reduce the risk of wildfire, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Thune):
S. 2699. A bill to establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mrs. Fischer):
S. 2700. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve the detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 2701. A bill to provide for the establishment of the Office for Access to Justice in the Department of Justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Sanders,
Ms. Smith, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Warren,
Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Merkley, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Padilla, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs.
Feinstein):
S. 2702. A bill to protect the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Mrs.
Hyde-Smith):
S. 2703. A bill to amend the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 to require insurance agents who sell flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program to take certain continuing education courses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
S. 2704. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide relief from surcharges to small businesses and nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Booker):
S. 2705. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish Tribal Wildlife Corridors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Scott of South
Carolina):
S. 2706. A bill to improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for COVID-19 and future public health threats to address social determinants of health; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Tester):
S. 2707. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to improve a program that provides livestock disaster assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. LUJAN:
S. 2708. A bill to provide for greater consultation between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico, to provide for a process for recognition of the historic-traditional uses of land grant-mercedes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 2709. A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to increase the fiscal year 2021 commitments to guarantee certain business loans of the Small Business Administration; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Ms.
Klobuchar):
S. 2710. A bill to promote competition and reduce gatekeeper power in the app economy, increase choice, improve quality, and reduce costs for consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
S. 2711. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide rules of construction that nothing in those Acts requires the use, teaching, promotion, or recommendation of any academic discipline, program, or activity that holds that the United States is a Nation founded on white supremacy and oppression, or that these forces are at the root of American society; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
S. 2712. A bill to authorize appropriations for planning for United States participation in the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. TOOMEY:
S.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to ``Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions in Communities with Substantial or High Transmission of COVID-19 To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Toomey, and Mr.
Burr):
S.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to ``Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions in Communities with Substantial or High Transmission of COVID-19 To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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