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[Page S2485]
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. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Cassidy, and
Mr. Kaine):
S. 1221. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965
to create an innovation zone initiative, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. SCHATZ:
S. 1222. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide hospital care
and medical services to veterans in the Freely Associated
States of the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia and to
conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of
establishing regional offices, suboffices, contact units, or
other subordinate offices of the Department of Veterans
Affairs in the Freely Associated States to provide such care
and services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
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On page S2485, April 29, 2019, in the second column, the
following appears: S. 1222. A bill to require the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide hospital
care and medical services to veterans in the Freely Associated
States of the Republican of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia . . .
The online Record has been corrected to read: S. 1222. A bill to
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot
program to provide hospital care and medical services to veterans
in the Freely Associated States of the Republic of Palau, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of
Micronesia . . .
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By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Portman):
S. 1223. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare
competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative
wheelchairs and accessories; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
S. 1224. A bill to enable the Federal Trade Commission to
deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to
interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or
biosimilar, to foster competition and facilitate the
efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to raise
legitimate public health concerns, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CASEY:
S. 1225. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to
establish the Office of Older LGBT Policy and a rural
outreach grant program carried out by such Office, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 1226. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide an exclusion from gross income for interest on
certain small business loans; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Daines,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Lankford, and Ms. Ernst):
S. 1227. 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. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Peters):
S. 1228. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
provide for enhanced penalties for pirate radio, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Brown, Ms. Duckworth,
and Mrs. Murray):
S. 1229. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
improve the provision of military housing to members of the
Armed Forces and their families through private entities, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Blumenthal, and Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 1230. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to
establish a national usury rate for consumer credit
transactions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
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