November 7, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 178 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 178
(Senate - November 07, 2019)
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[Pages S6474-S6475] 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. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin): S. 2807. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of care furnished by hospice programs under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Udall, Mr. Jones, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. Cortez Masto): S. 2808. A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Brown): S. 2809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a surtax on high [[Page S6475]] income individuals; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Menendez): S. 2810. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Ms. Warren): S. 2811. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Ms. Murkowski): S. 2812. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Hoeven): S. 2813. A bill to establish a CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Council to develop ideas and initiatives to improve U.S. Customs and Border Protection hiring and retention efforts and capabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Grassley): S. 2814. A bill to allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, and Ms. Duckworth): S. 2815. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mrs. Capito): S. 2816. A bill to ensure that fixed broadband internet access service assisted by any Federal broadband support program meets a minimum speed threshold; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Durbin): S. 2817. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. MARKEY: S. 2818. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to ban the venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. ROBERTS: S. 2819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income-based limitations for the Lifetime Learning Credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Alexander): S. 2820. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to revise section 91.145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, such that the term ``sporting'' does not limit the types of major events described in such section; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Ms. Warren): S. 2821. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Ms. DUCKWORTH: S. 2822. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and maintain a suicide risk management and prevention and lethal means training course for certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich): S. 2823. A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the ``Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Leahy): S. 2824. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. DUCKWORTH: S. 2825. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Coons): S. 2826. A bill to require a global economic security strategy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Alexander): S. 2827. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National Park Service the U.S. African- American Burial Grounds Network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Merkley)): S. 2828. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement allowing for adaptive management of certain Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mrs. FISCHER: S. 2829. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to enhance the ability of direct broadcast satellite providers to offer additional local broadcast services to consumers under limited circumstances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ____________________
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