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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar was published in the Senate section on pages S2224-S2225 on April 27.
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. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Scott of
Florida, and Mr. Braun):
S. 1372. A bill to amend and enhance the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to improve the conservation of sharks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr.
Daines, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Braun, Mr. Crapo, and Mr.
Risch):
S. 1373. A bill to reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age at which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms license; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Cornyn, and
Ms. Hassan):
S. 1374. A bill to direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support STEM education and workforce development research focused on rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Markey, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Wyden, and Mr.
Van Hollen):
S. 1375. A bill to grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Baldwin,
Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Carper):
S. 1376. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of municipal solid waste; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Ms. Collins):
S. 1377. A bill to extend the effective date for the limitation on colocation and administration of veterans educational assistance State approving agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Peters, and Mrs.
Shaheen):
S. 1378. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow for the retirement of certain animals used in Federal research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Reed,
Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Hirono, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Markey, Ms.
Rosen, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Padilla):
S. 1379. A bill to provide for research to better understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment affecting individuals in the scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics workforce and to examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Ernst):
S. 1380. A bill to require automatic sealing of certain criminal records, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 1381. A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make amendments to the E-rate program of the Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Fischer, Mr.
Hagerty, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Lankford, Ms. Lummis, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Scott of Florida, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, and Mr.
Wicker):
S. 1382. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to prohibit abortion providers from receiving a covered loan under the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. King):
S. 1383. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop best practices for the establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HAGERTY:
S. 1384. A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 and ensure reasonable, non-discriminatory access to online communications platforms; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Shaheen,
Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Warren, Mr. Leahy, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Casey, Mr. Reed, Ms. Smith, Mr.
Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Merkley):
S. 1385. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to establish additional requirements for dealers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 1386. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for efforts relating to Move Over laws, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require crash avoidance technology on motor vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Hoeven):
S. 1387. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Ernst, and Mr.
Tillis):
S. 1388. A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr.
Tuberville):
S. 1389. A bill to provide relief to workers impacted by COVID-19 and support for reopening businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 1390. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve mental health services for students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 1391. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide best practices on student suicide awareness and prevention training and condition State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and tribal educational agencies receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BRAUN:
S. 1392. A bill to establish the Federal Rainy Day Fund to control emergency spending; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
S. 1393. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out training for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to exposure of veterans to toxic substances; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Romney, and
Ms. Hassan):
S. 1394. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include teacher preparation for computer science in elementary and secondary education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 1395. A bill to promote scientific research and development opportunities for connected technologies that advance precision agriculture capabilities; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Van
Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Cardin, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr.
Durbin):
S. 1396. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish State and Indian Tribe grants for community colleges and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Tester,
Mr. Daines, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Cramer):
S. 1397. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the collection and availability of health data with respect to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Sanders, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 1398. A bill to establish universal child care and early learning programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Rubio, and
Mr. Carper):
S. 1399. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses; to the Committee on Finance.
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