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[Page S103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Daines):
S. 60. A bill to withdraw certain National Forest System
land in the Emigrant Crevice area located in the Custer
Gallatin National Forest, Park County, Montana, from the
mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 61. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act to allow for the personal importation of safe and
affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell,
Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Manchin,
Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mr. Warner, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Peters):
S. 62. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
negotiate fair prescription drug prices under part D of the
Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
S. 63. A bill to implement the recommendations of the Joint
Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform;
to the Committee on the Budget.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
S. 64. A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from
compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a
generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological
product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and
interchangeable companies to delay the entry of biosimilar
biological products and interchangeable biological products;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Ms. Warren, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Booker, and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 65. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to require
Federal Reserve banks to interview at least one individual
reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective
of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal Reserve
bank presidents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Murphy, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Carper, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Schatz, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Harris,
Mr. Casey, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Ms.
Hassan, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Merkley):
S. 66. A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that
the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. Harris):
S. 67. A bill to provide for conservation, enhanced
recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy
in the California Desert Conservation Area, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Ms.
Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 68. A bill to require the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and
Access Commission to publish an annual report on the
estimated impact in each State of the Medicaid expansion
added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
including the estimated impact that adopting such expansion
would have in States that have not expanded their Medicaid
coverage; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Thune, Mr.
Barrasso, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Capito, Mr.
Cassidy, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines,
Mr. Enzi, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Moran, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Shelby, Mr.
Sullivan, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Isakson):
S. 69. A bill to allow reciprocity for the carrying of
certain concealed firearms; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mrs. Hyde-
Smith):
S. 70. A bill to establish the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home
National Monument in the State of Mississippi, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Tillis, and
Mr. Booker):
S. 71. A bill to ensure independent investigations and
judicial review of the removal of a special counsel, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen,
Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Booker, Mr. Murphy, Ms.
Baldwin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Brown, Mr. Warner, and Ms.
Cortez Masto):
S. 72. A bill to suspend the enforcement of certain civil
liabilities of Federal employees and contractors during a
lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
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