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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the in the Senate section section on pages S8961-S8962 on Dec. 7.
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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 Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Smith):
S. 3319. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 Main Avenue West in Winsted, Minnesota, as the ``James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Smith):
S. 3320. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in Perham, Minnesota, as the ``Charles P. Nord Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Smith):
S. 3321. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the ``W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CRUZ:
S. 3322. A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Nord Stream 2 AG; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 3323. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements to the Veterans Justice Outreach Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
S. 3324. A bill to establish requirements for quality and discard dates that are, at the option of food labelers, included in food packaging, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr.
Hagerty, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Warnock):
S. 3325. A bill to make companies that support venues and events eligible for grants under the shuttered venue operators grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. HAWLEY:
S. 3326. A bill to modify Department of Defense printed circuit board acquisition restrictions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Brown, and
Mr. Durbin):
S. 3327. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require the Attorney General to make procurement quotas for opioid analgesics publicly available, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Lujan):
S. 3328. A bill to amend the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to extend the jurisdiction of tribal courts to cover crimes involving sexual violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms.
Sinema):
S. 3329. A bill to reauthorize the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Donations Acceptance Program and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, Ms.
Klobuchar, and Mr. Thune):
S. 3330. A bill to prohibit the use of exploitative and deceptive practices by large online operators and to promote consumer welfare in the use of behavioral research by such providers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mrs.
Blackburn, and Mr. Kelly):
S. 3331. A bill to amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to improve the semiconductor incentive program of the Department of Commerce; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Romney,
Mr. Young, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Hagerty):
S. 3332. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to allow States to promote Medicaid objectives through work or community engagement requirements; to the Committee on Finance.
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