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 the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S6376 on Oct. 21, 2020.
The Department is one of the oldest in the US, focused primarily on law enforcement and the federal prison system. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, detailed wasteful expenses such as $16 muffins at conferences and board meetings.
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. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Ernst, and
Mr. Jones):
S. 4824. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the capacity of the suicide prevention lifeline and mental health crisis centers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
S. 4825. A bill to provide clarification with respect to the effective date of Medicare coverage of COVID-19 vaccines without any cost-sharing; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. McSALLY:
S. 4826. A bill to waive an advance notice requirement with respect to the Four Forest Restoration Initiative Phase 2 Stewardship contract; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WICKER:
S. 4827. A bill to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Space Commerce to provide space situational awareness data, information, and services to non-United States Government entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. LOEFFLER:
S. 4828. A bill to amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (commonly referred to as the ``Communications Decency Act'') to stop censorship, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
S. 4829. A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to provide for legal reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 4830. A bill to provide protections to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries relating to extra payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Casey, and Ms. Baldwin):
S. 4831. A bill to provide resources for States, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, educators, school leaders, and others to measure and address instructional loss in students in kindergarten through grade 12; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MARKEY:
S. 4832. A bill to prohibit the use of United States embassies or consulates in raising funds for foreign political parties or candidates; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 4833. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize cybersecurity operations and missions to protect critical infrastructure by members of the National Guard in connection with training or other duty; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. MERKLEY:
S. 4834. A bill to require the use of the voice and vote of the United States in international financial intuitions to advance the cause of transitioning the global economy to a clean energy economy and to prohibit United States Government assistance to countries or entities to support fossil fuel activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. MERKLEY:
S. 4835. A bill to prohibit bank holding companies from facilitating fossil fuel production from new sources or new or expanded fossil infrastructure that would drive such production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wyden,
Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Merkley):
S. 4836. A bill to prevent efforts of the Department of Justice to advocate courts that an individual exercising the authority of the head of an agency for more than a year, regardless of their title, is not in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Booker):
S. 4837. A bill to repeal the Alien Enemies Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Ernst, and
Mr. Cardin):
S. 4838. 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 Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr.
Warner):
S. 4839. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr.
Scott of South Carolina, and Mr. Casey):
S. 4840. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:
S. 4841. A bill to remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
S. 4842. A bill to prohibit the suspension or limitation of the admission to the United States of au pairs for military families during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
____________________
