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              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. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 1259. A bill to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act 
     of 1998 to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and 
     Watertrails Network; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 1260. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for grants to enable States to carry out activities 
     to reduce administrative costs and burdens in health care; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Harris, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, Ms. Smith, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 1261. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1262. A bill to designate certain land administered by 
     the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the 
     State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, 
     to withdraw certain land located in Curry County and 
     Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, 
     appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, 
     location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and 
     operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
     laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 1263. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish an interagency task force on the use of 
     public lands to provide medical treatment and therapy to 
     veterans through outdoor recreation; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 1264. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of 
     child sex abuse; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 1265. A bill to amend the Oil Region National Heritage 
     Area Act to reauthorize the Oil Region National Heritage 
     Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 1266. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to protect patients from surprise 
     medical bills; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Rubio, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Portman, Mr. Booker, and Ms. McSally):
       S. 1267. A bill to establish within the Smithsonian 
     Institution the National Museum of the American Latino, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Brown, and 
             Mr. Scott of South Carolina):
       S. 1268. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure that hospitals receive adequate payment for the 
     acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells under the Medicare 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 1269. A bill to address the threat to national security 
     from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and 
     associated illegal activity, to prevent the illegal trade of 
     seafood and seafood products, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Young):
       S. 1270. A bill to provide standards for physical condition 
     and management of housing receiving assistance payments under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ROUNDS:
       S. 1271. A bill to provide for pilot programs to streamline 
     decision-making process for weapon systems; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 1272. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central 
     Falls, Rhode Island, as the ``Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Tillis, 
             and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1273. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     establish an alternative dispute resolution program for 
     copyright small claims, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1274. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     to provide for public financing for Federal elections through 
     vouchers directed by eligible voters to the candidates of 
     their choice; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 1275. A bill to require the collection of voluntary 
     feedback on services provided by agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Ms. 
             Duckworth):
       S. 1276. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to carry out a pilot program to 
     enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property 
     damage and the availability of that mapped data to 
     homeowners, businesses, and localities to help understand and 
     mitigate the risk of such flooding, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 1277. A bill to approve the settlement of water rights 
     claims of the Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in the 
     State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water 
     project

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     relating to those water rights claims, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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