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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the in the Senate section section on pages S1623-S1624 on May 11.
The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.
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. SCHATZ:
S. 1550. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include fees paid by airline passengers for goods and services offered during the course of a flight as amounts paid for taxable transportation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Lujan, Mr.
Fetterman, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 1551. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Office of Consumer Protection in the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms. Collins):
S. 1552. A bill to establish the Coastal Management Fellowship and the Digital Coast Fellowship, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Risch):
S. 1553. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing permits and leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Fischer, Ms.
Lummis, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Scott of Florida, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Sullivan, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Daines, Mr. Braun, Mr. Lujan, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Warren, Ms.
Smith, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Feinstein,
Ms. Rosen, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Hickenlooper,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King,
Mr. Ossoff, and Mr. Mullin):
S. 1554. A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Booker):
S. 1555. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to support solar projects under the Rural Energy for America Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 1556. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the payment of a basic allowance for housing for certain members of the uniformed services assigned to naval vessels undergoing maintenance, and to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase in the number of Navy deployed resiliency counselors available to such members; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Young, Mr. Wyden, and
Mrs. Blackburn):
S. 1557. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Daines, Ms. Warren,
Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Braun):
S. 1558. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the brave women who served in World War II as members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lankford,
Mr. Young, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Risch, Mr. Braun, and Ms. Lummis):
S. 1559. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the corporate alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself and Mr. Peters):
S. 1560. A bill to require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Ms.
Cantwell):
S. 1561. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MULLIN (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
S. 1562. A bill to ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cruz,
Mr. Budd, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Marshall,
Mr. Daines, and Mr. Cassidy):
S. 1563. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on pecuniary factors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Braun):
S. 1564. A bill to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish, or otherwise ensure the provision of, a training program on artificial intelligence for Federal management officials and supervisors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Hagerty, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Daines):
S. 1565. A bill to require Executive agencies to submit to Congress a study of the impacts of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and a plan for the agency's future use of telework and remote work, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. RUBIO:
S. 1566. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to identify certain aircraft shelters for aviation assets in the Indo-Pacific region and submit a plan to make improvements to such shelters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms.
Smith):
S. 1567. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to address the teacher and school leader shortage in early childhood, elementary, and secondary education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Welch, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Warnock, Mr.
Fetterman, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Smith, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr.
Markey):
S. 1568. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Cruz, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Boozman, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Britt, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Risch, Mr. Ricketts, Mr.
Daines, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Hyde-Smith,
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Thune, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.
Budd, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr.
Hagerty, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Ernst, Mr.
Tuberville, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Young, Mr. Schmitt, Ms.
Lummis, and Mr. Wicker):
S. 1569. A bill to protect law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Daines, and Ms.
Hirono):
S. 1570. A bill to amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act to require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
S. 1571. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HAGERTY:
S. 1572. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to address transaction account guarantees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
S. 1573. A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Young, and Mr.
Cramer):
S. 1574. A bill to establish the Mental Health Excellence in Schools Program to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper):
S. 1575. A bill to authorize additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cassidy,
Mr. King, and Mr. Coons):
S. 1576. A bill to provide for advancements in carbon removal research, quantification, and commercialization, including by harnessing natural processes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BENNET:
S. 1577. A bill to require the appointment or designation of emerging technology leads in certain Federal agencies; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
S. 1578. A bill to require reports on the adoption of cryptocurrency as legal tender in El Salvador; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Daines):
S. 1579. A bill to improve the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Transportation to certain counties in which the majority of land is owned or managed by the Federal Government and to other units of local government and Tribal governments in those counties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Daines, Mr.
Crapo, and Mr. Risch):
S. 1580. A bill to improve the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Agriculture to certain counties in which the majority of land is owned or managed by the Federal Government and to other units of local government and Tribal governments in those counties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Padilla, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Murphy):
S. 1581. A bill to remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Casey, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. King, Mr.
Padilla, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Smith, Mr.
Murphy, and Mr. Lujan):
S. 1582. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the national organic certification cost-share program into a comprehensive organic program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Braun,
Mr. Budd, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cruz, Mr.
Daines, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Scott of
Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Risch, and
Mr. Rubio):
S. 1583. A bill to require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress classified dissent cables relating to the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Heinrich,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 1584. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for certain teachers as a supplement to State efforts to provide teachers with a livable wage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
S. 1585. A bill to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Casey, and Ms.
Hassan):
S. 1586. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a national graduate nurse education program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Marshall, Mr.
Braun, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Thune, Mr. Scott of Florida,
Mr. Romney, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Young, Mr. Cassidy, and Ms.
Collins):
S. 1587. A bill to provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Warren):
S. 1588. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the forgiveness or offset of an overpayment of retired pay paid to a joint account for a period after the death of the retired member of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. Daines, and Mrs. Blackburn):
S. 1589. A bill to provide for transparency of funds appropriated for purposes of implementing part E of title XI of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Whitehouse, and Mr. Rounds):
S. 1590. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. VANCE (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Rubio):
S.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BUDD:
S.J. Res. 27. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor relating to ``Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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