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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Richard J. Durbin was published in the Senate section on pages S1766-S1767 on March 24.
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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. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Ms. Collins):
S. 939. A bill to encourage the research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic transportation and water infrastructure system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
S. 940. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
S. 941. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (TIFIA) program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Casey,
Mr. Merkley, Mr. Brown, Mr. Warner, Mr. Murphy, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kaine, Mrs.
Murray, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
King, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Reed, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Carper, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Warren, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Peters):
S. 942. A bill to provide that the rule entitled ``Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance'' shall have no force or effect; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Scott of South
Carolina):
S. 943. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign the Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Scott of South
Carolina):
S. 944. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Smith,
Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Padilla, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 945. A bill to provide temporary impact aid construction grants to eligible local educational agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Peters):
S. 946. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. RUBIO:
S. 947. A bill to provide standards for physical condition and management of housing receiving assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
S. 948. A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Hoeven,
Ms. Smith, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Rounds, Mr.
Booker, and Mr. Daines):
S. 949. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Scott of
Florida, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Capito, Ms.
Ernst, Ms. Hassan, and Ms. Sinema):
S. 950. A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez
Masto, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Rosen,
Mr. Rubio, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 951. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Rubio):
S. 952. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to toxins, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
S. 953. A bill to provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Warnock):
S. 954. A bill to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
S. 955. A bill to require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Highway Administration to provide recommendations for reducing the number of very rural highway-rail grade crossing collisions, to authorize a public outreach and educational program to reduce such collisions, and to authorize grants to improve grade crossing safety; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 956. A bill to require adequate reporting of ethics, personal finance, and disclosure reports for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Braun):
S. 957. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
S. 958. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Tillis, and Mr.
Barrasso):
S. 959. A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to protect alien minors and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end abuse of the asylum system and establish refugee application and processing centers outside the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr.
Hawley, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cotton,
Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Rubio):
S. 960. A bill to provide for proper treatment of Taiwan government representatives; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown,
Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Baldwin):
S. 961. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blumenthal, and
Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 962. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Ms.
Duckworth):
S. 963. A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism, and for other purposes; read the first time.
By Mr. DURBIN:
S. 964. A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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