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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security was published in the in the Senate section section on pages S3377-S3378 on July 19.
The Department was built out of more than 20 agencies in 2002. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lower taxes and boosting federal efficiency, argued the Department is burdened with "unneeded bureaucracy" which could be handled by other departments or standalone operations.
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. CRUZ:
S. 4547. A bill to require a report on efforts by Venezuelan state actors and transnational criminal organizations to capture and detain United States citizens as hostages; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Kelly):
S. 4548. A bill to provide for the assumption of full ownership and control of the International Outfall Interceptor in Nogales, Arizona, by the International Boundary and Water Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Grassley,
Mr. Coons, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Ossoff, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Kennedy):
S. 4549. A bill to provide for a system for reviewing the case files of cold case murders at the instance of certain persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. King, Ms. Stabenow,
Mr. Lujan, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Padilla, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Kaine, Mr.
Menendez, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Murphy, Mr.
Kelly, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Warnock, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Brown, Mr. Booker, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Ms.
Sinema):
S. 4550. A bill to provide enhanced funding for family planning services; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Rubio, and
Mr. Coons):
S. 4551. A bill to provide a consumer protection framework necessary to support the growth of accessible, affordable, and accountable financing options for postsecondary education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Portman):
S. 4552. A bill to extend the program for authority to acquire innovative commercial items using general solicitation procedures; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Portman):
S. 4553. A bill to extend other transaction authority for the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
S. 4554. A bill to establish a task force to monitor the nuclear weapons and missile capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BARRASSO:
S. 4555. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service the Japanese American World War II History Network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms.
Collins):
S. 4556. A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Duckworth,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren,
Mr. Murphy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Carper, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Shaheen,
Mr. Reed, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Booker, Mr. Lujan, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Padilla, Mr. Warner, Ms. Rosen, and Mr.
Hickenlooper):
S. 4557. A bill to protect a person's ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Van
Hollen, Ms. Warren, and Mr. King):
S. 4558. A bill to amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish an initiative to conduct research, development, and demonstration on technologies capable of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CASEY:
S. 4559. A bill to strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of American manufacturing through the research and development of advanced technologies to reduce steelmaking emissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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