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Volume 167, No. 129, covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022), was published by the Congressional Record.

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 Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan was published in the Senate section on pages S5049-S5051 on July 22.

Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Senators' salaries are historically higher than the median US income.

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. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kennedy,

Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Wicker):

S. 2428. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to modify False Claims Act procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Ms.

Hassan):

S. 2429. A bill to amend chapter 38 of title 31, United States Code, relating to civil remedies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Padilla):

S. 2430. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for certain conservation subsidies to include subsidies for water conservation or efficiency measures and storm water management measures; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Boozman):

S. 2431. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive training developed by the Inspector General of the Department on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to requests from, and cooperating with the Office of Inspector General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Tillis):

S. 2432. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):

S. 2433. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to develop and maintain a cadastre of Federal real property; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Kelly, and Mr.

Wyden):

S. 2434. A bill to provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Cardin):

S. 2435. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Crapo):

S. 2436. A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed management areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. THUNE:

S. 2437. A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite hazardous fuel or insect and disease risk reduction projects on certain National Forest System land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. CASSIDY:

S. 2438. A bill to modify the boundary of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Rubio, and

Mr. Warner):

S. 2439. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Wicker):

S. 2440. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convene a blue ribbon panel to review the forest inventory and analysis program of the Forest Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Scott of South

Carolina):

S. 2441. A bill to establish in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina the Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Booker):

S. 2442. A bill to amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Manchin):

S. 2443. A bill to expand the definition of H-2A nonimmigrant for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens engaged in seafood processing, horticultural commodities, or the care of horses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mrs. Capito):

S. 2444. A bill to provide for research and education with respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.

Durbin, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Romney):

S. 2445. A bill to apply user fees with respect to tobacco products deemed subject to the requirements of chapter IX of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms.

Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Smith, Ms.

Warren, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sanders, Ms.

Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Cortez Masto,

Mr. Kaine, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Brown, Mrs.

Gillibrand, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Merkley,

Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Booker):

S. 2446. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Lujan,

Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal,

Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.

Casey, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Booker, Mr. Reed, Mr. Durbin,

Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Murphy):

S. 2447. A bill to amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide additional funding for E-rate support for emergency educational connections and devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Lujan):

S. 2448. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that, under certain circumstances, an interactive computer service provider that allows for the proliferation of health misinformation through that service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of that misinformation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Tillis, Mr.

Hawley, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mrs.

Blackburn, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Cassidy,

Mrs. Capito, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cotton, Mr.

Grassley, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Boozman,

Mr. Daines, and Ms. Murkowski):

S. 2449. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Hickenlooper):

S. 2450. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a rural health center innovation awards program and a rural health department enhancement program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr.

Risch):

S. 2451. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount that certain banks and savings associations may invest in small business investment companies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal banking agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Casey, Mr.

Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, and Mrs.

Murray):

S. 2452. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. King):

S. 2453. A bill to promote the launch of aviation's next era; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr.

Ossoff):

S. 2454. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the pilot program for alternative water source projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Bennet,

Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, and Ms. Smith):

S. 2455. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Menendez):

S. 2456. A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN:

S. 2457. A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by establishing appropriate limits on the federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as part of engaging in journalism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. King):

S. 2458. A bill to clarify that individuals engaged in aircraft flight instruction or testing, including phased testing of experimental aircraft, are not operating an aircraft carrying persons or property for compensation or hire; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. INHOFE:

S. 2459. A bill to provide for improvements to aircraft hangars, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. King):

S. 2460. A bill to establish a panel of constitutional experts to recommend to Congress an appropriate process for providing for the case of the death of a candidate in a contingent presidential or vice-presidential election; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Thune):

S. 2461. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Coe of 1986 to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and to permit renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Cotton):

S. 2462. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to extend the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to include the oversight of markets that set or report reference prices for aluminum premiums, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Crapo, and Mr.

Braun):

S. 2463. A bill to require agencies submit zero-based budgets; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, and Ms. Rosen):

S. 2464. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, to establish a RECOMPETE grant program to provide flexible, 10-year block grants for purposes of creating quality jobs, providing resources to help local residents access opportunities and attain and retain employment, increasing local per capita income and employment rates, and supporting long-term, sustained economic growth and opportunity in persistently distressed areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wyden, and

Mr. Padilla):

S. 2465. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the American Opportunity Tax Credit fully refundable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 129