INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 20
(Senate - January 31, 2019)

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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 Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Sasse, 
             Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, Mr. Moran, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Perdue, and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 285. A bill to require U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been 
     charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in 
     the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 286. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family 
     therapist services and mental health counselor services under 
     part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Sasse, Ms. 
             Hassan, Mr. Moran, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 287. A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to 
     impose limitations on the authority of the President to 
     adjust imports that are determined to threaten to impair 
     national security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Udall):
       S. 288. A bill to amend the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 
     to extend the jurisdiction of tribal courts to cover crimes 
     involving sexual violence, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith):
       S. 289. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to support rural residency training funding that is 
     equitable for all States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms. 
             Smith):
       S. 290. A bill to protect Native children and promote 
     public safety in Indian country; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Rubio, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blunt, and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 291. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to carry out a housing choice voucher 
     mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving the 
     voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand 
     access to opportunity areas; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Wyden, Ms. Harris, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Carper, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Bennet, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Markey, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Udall, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Booker, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Warren, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Smith, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 292. A bill to limit the separation of families at or 
     near ports of entry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 293. A bill to enhance border security to reduce drug 
     trafficking and related money laundering; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Warren, 
             Ms. Cortez Masto, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 294. A bill to establish a business incubators program 
     within the Department of the Interior to promote economic 
     development

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     in Indian reservation communities; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 295. A bill to establish the Rural Export Center, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 296. A bill to amend XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
     ensure more timely access to home health services for 
     Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 297. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     modify the amount in controversy requirement and remove the 
     complete diversity requirement; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 298. A bill to establish the Springfield Race Riot 
     National Historic Monument in the State of Illinois, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 299. A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to reauthorize programs that support 
     interprofessional geriatric education and training to develop 
     a geriatric-capable workforce, improving health outcomes for 
     a growing and diverse aging American population and their 
     families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 300. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to carry 
     out a program relating to physical security and cybersecurity 
     for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 301. A bill to enforce work authorization requirements 
     for immigrants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Capito, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Daines, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
             Graham, Ms. Hassan, Mr. King, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 302. A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Tillis, 
             Ms. Harris, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 303. A bill to reform the GEAR UP program; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Manchin, and Ms. Harris):
       S. 304. A bill to reauthorize section 340H of the Public 
     Health Service Act to continue to encourage the expansion, 
     maintenance, and the establishment of approved graduate 
     medical residency programs at qualified teaching health 
     centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Udall, 
             and Mr. Moran):
       S. 305. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of 
     determining under the adoption credit whether a child has 
     special needs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. King, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 306. A bill to promote merger enforcement and protect 
     competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, 
     increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving the 
     information provided to antitrust enforcers; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 307. A bill to amend the Clayton Act to modify the 
     standard for an unlawful acquisition, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. Harris):
       S. 308. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain Federal lands in San Bernardino County, 
     California, to the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation 
     District, and to accept in return certain non-Federal lands, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 309. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Carper, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Udall, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 310. A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
     Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SASSE (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Enzi, 
             Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Romney, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young):
       S. 311. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise 
     the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives 
     and abortion or attempted abortion; read the first time.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Harris, Mr. Brown, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 312. A bill to prevent a nuclear arms race resulting 
     from weakened international restrictions on the proliferation 
     of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. King, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 313. A bill to amend the American History and Civics 
     Education program under the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to require inclusion of programs that 
     educate students about the history and principles of the 
     Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of 
     Rights; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 314. A bill to improve the processing and oversight by 
     the Federal Government of security clearances and background 
     investigations and for other purposes; to the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence.


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  On page S800, January 31, 2019, in the third column, the 
following appears: S. 314. A bill to improve the processing and 
oversight by the Federal Government of security clearances and 
background investigations and for other purposes; to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: S. 314. A bill to 
improve the processing and oversight by the Federal Government of 
security clearances and background investigations and for other 
purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.


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           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 315. A bill to authorize cyber hunt and incident 
     response teams at the Department of Homeland Security, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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