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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S3487 on June 14, 2017.
The Federal Reserve is the US's central bank, expanding many times during great financial uncertainty and panic. It has faced numerous criticisms since its creation in 1913, such as making the Great Depression worse and for lacking transparency and audits.
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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 Mrs. ERNST (for herself and Ms. Warren):
S. 1349. A bill to provide that the rate of military basic pay for the Senior Enlisted Advisors to the commanders of the combatant commands shall be equivalent to the rate of military basic pay for the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Isakson,
Mr. Flake, Mr. Scott, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Lankford, Mr.
Thune, Mr. Young, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Enzi):
S. 1350. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the timing of elections and pre-election hearings and the identification of pre-election issues, and to require that lists of employees eligible to vote in organizing elections be provided to the National Labor Relations Board; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Schatz):
S. 1351. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Ms.
Klobuchar):
S. 1352. A bill to establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr.
Durbin):
S. 1353. A bill to require States to automatically register eligible voters to vote in elections for Federal offices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Shaheen,
Mr. Nelson, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Cardin):
S. 1354. A bill to establish an Individual Market Reinsurance fund to provide funding for State individual market stabilization reinsurance programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Hassan):
S. 1355. A bill to combat the heroin epidemic and drug sample backlogs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 1356. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to pursue independent study programs at certain educational institutions that are not institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Portman, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Blunt):
S. 1357. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a standard definition of therapeutic family care services in Medicaid; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Ms. Cantwell):
S. 1358. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain direct primary care service arrangements and periodic provider fees; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Cardin):
S. 1359. A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Tester):
S. 1360. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish an Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Heller, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Isakson, and Mr. Rubio):
S.J. Res. 46. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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