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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. CRAMER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Daines, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Rounds, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 106. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide Medicare coverage for all physicians' services 
     furnished by doctors of chiropractic within the scope of 
     their license, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Budd):
       S. 107. A bill to amend the Lumbee Act of 1956; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHMITT:
       S. 108. A bill to make members of the Chinese Communist 
     Party and their family members ineligible for F or J visas, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Tuberville):
       S. 109. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct certain offshore lease sales under the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 110. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the 
     definition of a member business loan; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 111. A bill to provide that the Secretary of Commerce 
     shall not issue an interim or final rule or Secretarial 
     Amendment that includes an area or bottom closure in the 
     South Atlantic for species managed under the Fishery 
     Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South 
     Atlantic Region until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper 
     Count study is complete and the data related to that study is 
     integrated into the stock assessment; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Risch, 
             Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Moran, and Mr. 
             Tillis):
       S. 112. A bill to amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to require the implementation 
     of the Migrant Protection Protocols; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH:
       S. 113. A bill to require the appropriate Federal banking 
     agencies to establish a 3-year phase-in period for de novo 
     financial institutions to comply with Federal capital 
     standards, to provide relief for de novo rural community 
     banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN:
       S. 114. A bill to provide for enhanced Federal, State, and 
     local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, 
     to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act,

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     and to authorize appropriations to carry out the State 
     Criminal Alien Assistance Program; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Britt, 
             and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 115. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     establish a criminal penalty for unauthorized access to 
     Department of Defense facilities; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 116. A bill to rename the medical center of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the 
     ``Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center''; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Britt, 
             Mr. Budd, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Lee, Mr. Risch, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Sheehy, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 117. A bill to provide remedies to members of the Armed 
     Forces discharged or subject to adverse action under the 
     COVID-19 vaccine mandate; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 118. A bill to require additional disclosures relating 
     to donations to the Presidential Inaugural Committee, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 119. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     discontinue the collection by the Federal Government of 
     firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms 
     businesses, to require the destruction of such already 
     collected records, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Padilla):
       S. 120. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a pilot 
     program for the construction of temporary disaster assistance 
     housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. 
             Coons):
       S. 121. A bill to extend the statute of limitations for 
     violations relating to pandemic-era programs to be 10 years; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BANKS (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, Mr. Mullin, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 122. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to codify the 
     defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under 
     section 1979, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 123. A bill to authorize for a grant program for handgun 
     licensing programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mr. Banks, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Sheehy, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Graham):
       S. 124. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for disciplinary procedures for supervisors and 
     managers at the Department of Veterans Affairs and to modify 
     the procedures of personnel actions against employees of the 
     Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HAWLEY:
       S. 125. A bill to end the use of taxpayer funds for 
     entities that perform, provide referrals for, or provide 
     funding for, abortions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Heinrich, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 126. A bill to increase the rates of pay under the 
     statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 
     4.3 percent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. FETTERMAN (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Rounds, 
             and Ms. Smith):
       S. 127. A bill to establish a whole-home repairs program 
     for eligible homeowners and eligible landlords, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Tuberville, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Risch, and Mr. 
             Sullivan):
       S. 128. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act 
     of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to 
     register an individual to vote in elections for Federal 
     office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Daines, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Ricketts, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 129. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the application of the income tax on qualified 
     tips through a deduction allowed to all individual taxpayers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Markey, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Schatz, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 130. 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 Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 131. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to create a tax credit for nurse preceptors; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the rules for postponing certain deadlines by 
     reason of disaster; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. 
             Sheehy):
       S. 133. A bill to modify the fire management assistance 
     cost share, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. King, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Schatz, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Fetterman, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Warner, Mr. Padilla, and Ms. Alsobrooks):
       S. 134. A bill to place limitations on excepting positions 
     from the competitive service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sheehy, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 135. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for special base rates of pay for wildland 
     firefighters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 136. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. 
             Lummis, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
             Fischer, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Sheehy, Mr. Ricketts, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Lankford, Ms. 
             Ernst, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. 
             Tillis):
       S. 137. A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts 
     with an entity that discriminates against firearm or 
     ammunition industries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SHEEHY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cruz, 
             Mr. Warnock, Mr. Budd, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Welch, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Moreno, Ms. Rosen, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 138. A bill to require each enterprise to include on the 
     Uniform Residential Loan Application a disclaimer to increase 
     awareness of the direct and guaranteed home loan programs of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. King, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Moran, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Cantwell, and 
             Mr. Cramer):
       S. 139. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 
     Prevention and Services program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Daines, Ms. Lummis, 
             Mr. Sheehy, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 140. A bill to address the forest health crisis on the 
     National Forest System and public lands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Warnock, 
             and Mr. Young):
       S. 141. A bill to identify and address barriers to coverage 
     of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs 
     to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant 
     and postpartum women; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Risch, 
             Ms. Smith, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Bennet, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 142. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     wildland firefighters in recognition of their strength, 
     resiliency, sacrifice, and

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     service to protect the forests, grasslands, and communities 
     of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. 
             Tuberville, Mr. Budd, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. Britt, Mr. 
             Ricketts, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 143. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the 
     natural gas tax; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Ernst, 
             Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 144. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 with respect to the definition of 
     biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cotton, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Graham, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. 
             Scott of Florida, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Britt, and 
             Mr. Rounds):
       S. 145. A bill to require the redesignation of Ansarallah 
     as a foreign terrorist organization; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Hickenlooper, 
             Mr. Budd, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Young, Mr. 
             Curtis, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Heinrich, and 
             Mr. Peters):
       S. 146. A bill to require covered platforms to remove 
     nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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