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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar was published in the Senate section on pages S4589-S4590 on June 16.
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. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Warnock, and
Mr. Kennedy):
S. 2072. A bill to increase consumer protection with respect to negative option offers in all media, including on the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville,
Mr. Daines, and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 2073. A bill to maintain the ability of the United States Armed Forces to deny a fait accompli by the People's Republic of China against Taiwan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. ERNST:
S. 2074. A bill to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Cassidy):
S. 2075. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Young):
S. 2076. A bill to establish a program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting the most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SCHATZ:
S. 2077. A bill to establish a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People to tell the story about the making of the American People, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Tuberville, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Braun):
S. 2078. A bill to prohibit the issuance of F or J visas to researchers affiliated with the Chinese People's Liberation Army; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TUBERVILLE:
S. 2079. A bill to limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
S. 2080. A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the treatment of core seasonal industries affected by antidumping or countervailing duty investigations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Durbin,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Padilla, Ms.
Smith, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Brown, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Blumenthal, and
Ms. Duckworth):
S. 2081. A bill to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Ms.
Rosen):
S. 2082. A bill to mitigate drug shortages and provide incentives for maintaining, expanding, and relocating the manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, medical diagnostic devices, pharmaceuticals, and personal protective equipment in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Padilla):
S. 2083. A bill to waive the requirement to undergo a medical exam for aliens who are otherwise eligible for special immigrant status under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
S. 2084. A bill to terminate the order requiring persons to wear masks while on conveyances and at transportation hubs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr.
Heinrich, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Reed):
S. 2085. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas and criteria air pollutant emission fees, provide rebates to low and middle income Americans, invest in fossil fuel communities and workers, invest in environmental justice communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Duckworth, and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 2086. A bill to improve the identification and support of children and families who experience trauma; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester,
Mr. Kaine, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Smith, Ms. Cortez
Masto, and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 2087. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. KELLY (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Durbin):
S. 2088. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which a member of the Armed Forces may be referred for a mental health evaluation; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Cramer):
S. 2089. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that grants provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for State veterans' cemeteries do not restrict States from authorizing the interment of certain deceased members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in such cemeteries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal,
Ms. Hirono, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Booker, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Markey, Mr. Padilla, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Menendez, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Rosen):
S. 2090. A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Van Hollen,
Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Stabenow,
Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Heinrich):
S. 2091. A bill to amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to increase appropriations to Restaurant Revitalization Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Thune, Mr.
Tester, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz):
S. 2092. A bill to permanently authorize the Native Community Development Financial Institutions lending program of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr.
Schumer):
S. 2093. A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes; read the first time.
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