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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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. COTTON (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 2494. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to
provide travel to Dover Air Force Base for family members of
members of the Armed Forces who die outside of the United
States but not in a theater of combat operations so the
family may receive the remains of the deceased, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
S. 2495. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to establish an exception to the penalty on early
distributions from qualified plans for individuals diagnosed
with certain terminal illnesses; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Leahy, and
Mr. Sanders):
S. 2496. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security
Act to eliminate the Medicare and disability insurance
benefits waiting periods for disabled individuals; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Brown, and Ms.
Rosen):
S. 2497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to exclude certain dependent income when calculating modified
adjusted gross income for the purposes of eligibility for
premium tax credits; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Hirono, and
Mr. Brown):
S. 2498. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965
to clarify the Federal Pell Grant duration limits of
borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that
closes or commits fraud or other misconduct, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Jones, Mr.
King, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 2499. A bill to effectively staff the public elementary
schools and secondary schools of the United States with
school-based mental health services providers; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Mr. Gardner):
S. 2500. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
authorize a loan repayment program for mental health
professionals to relieve workforce shortages, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Merkley,
Mr. Menendez, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Murphy):
S. 2501. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act to improve the child and adult care food
program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr.
Hawley, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 2502. A bill to ban the Federal procurement of certain
drones and other unmanned aircraft systems, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Coons):
S. 2503. A bill to reauthorize the United States Commission
on International Religious Freedom, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
S. 2504. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish
hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain
injury or post-traumatic stress disorder; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Booker,
Mr. Udall, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Cortez Masto,
Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Heinrich, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms.
Harris, Ms. Warren, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Leahy):
S. 2505. A bill to provide that Executive Order 13783 and
certain rules shall have no force or effect, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey):
S. 2506. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate
arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the
health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
S. 2507. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to authorize admission of Canadian retirees as long-term
visitors for pleasure described in section 101(a)(15)(B) of
such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. McSally):
S. 2508. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to
establish a council to conduct a survey and analysis of the
employment figures and demographics in the energy, energy
efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the United States,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
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