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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the in the Senate section section on page S2189 on April 27.
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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. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 4091. A bill to amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
S. 4092. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from maximum hours requirements; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. TUBERVILLE (for himself and Mr. Shelby):
S. 4093. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Braun, Mr.
Cassidy, and Mr. Marshall):
S. 4094. A bill to amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and
Mr. Braun):
S. 4095. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to require reporting of sourcing and due diligence activities of companies involving supply chains of products that are imported into the United States that are directly linked to products utilizing forced labor from Xinjiang, China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Mrs.
Feinstein):
S. 4096. A bill to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to perform an initial health screening on all detainees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Menendez, and Mr. Warner):
S. 4097. A bill to improve access for diverse-owned asset management firms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Marshall):
S. 4098. A bill to prohibit nationals of the Russian Federation and Belarus from working in Department of Energy National Laboratories; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hagerty, Ms.
Ernst, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Cruz):
S. 4099. A bill to prohibit securities investments that finance certain companies of the People's Republic of China and to expand the Non-Specially Designated Nationals Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Mr.
Padilla, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr.
Blumenthal):
S. 4100. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for services provided by doulas and midwives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Lummis):
S. 4101. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide training and guidance relating to human rights abuses, including such abuses perpetrated against the Uyghur population by the Government of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Braun, Mr.
Lee, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Thune,
Mr. Rubio, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cotton, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Rounds):
S.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to ``Definition of
`Frame or Receiver' and Identification of Firearms''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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