February 28, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 37 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 37
(Senate - February 28, 2019)
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[Pages S1593-S1594] 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. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Jones): S. 592. A bill to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wyden): S. 593. A bill to amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Durbin): S. 594. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms. Klobuchar): S. 595. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Carper): S. 596. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Warren, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Bennet): S. 597. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marihuana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Rubio): S. 598. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase certain funeral benefits for veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Tillis): S. 599. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Daines, Ms. Smith, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Jones, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Tester): S. 600. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements for the livestock, insect, and agricultural commodities transport industries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida): S. 601. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Coons): S. 602. A bill to address state-sponsored cyber activities against the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Sinema): S. 603. A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Collins, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Isakson, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Peters, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Lee): S. 604. A bill to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Sullivan): S. 605. A bill to assist States in carrying out projects to expand the child care workforce and child care facilities in the States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Brown): S. 606. A bill to improve oversight and evaluation of the mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Gardner, and Ms. Murkowski): S. 607. A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to address insufficient compensation of employees and other personnel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Warren, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Markey): S. 608. A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Warren): S. 609. A bill to prohibit States from suspending, revoking, or denying State-issued professional licenses or issuing penalties due to student default; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Smith, Ms. Harris, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Casey, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, Mr. Reed, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Peters): S. 610. A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Merkley): S. 611. A bill to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio): S. 612. A bill to require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH: S. 613. A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to provide chronic wasting disease support for States and coordinated response efforts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mr. ENZI: S. 614. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. PORTMAN: S. 615. A bill to free States to spend gas taxes on their transportation priorities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mrs. SHAHEEN: S. 616. A bill to impose user fees on manufacturers and importers of electronic nicotine delivery systems; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden): S. 617. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide disaster tax relief, and for other purposes; read the first time. By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Bennet): S. 618. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran): S. 619. A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to provide investment authority to support rural infrastructure development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, [[Page S1594]] Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Markey): S. 620. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Murphy): S. 621. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to implement a process under which individuals who are 16 years of age may apply to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to increase the involvement of minors in public election activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. By Mr. JONES (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Casey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tester, Ms. Harris, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Manchin): S. 622. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. PAUL: S. 623. A bill to provide guidance and priorities for Federal Government obligations in the event that the debt limit is reached and to provide a limited and temporary authority to exceed the debt limit for priority obligations; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Smith, Mr. Tester, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Wyden): S. 624. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Wyden): S. 625. A bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Lee): S. 626. A bill to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren, Ms. Harris, Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Feinstein): S. 627. A bill to promote the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. Collins): S. 628. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Brown): S. 629. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the processes and requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs for scheduling appointments for health care and conducting consultations under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. BROWN: S. 630. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, and Ms. Warren): S. 631. A bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Coons): S. 632. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion of certain fringe benefit expenses for which a deduction is disallowed in unrelated business taxable income; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Tillis): S. 633. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Women's Army Corps who were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the "Six Triple Eight"; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Toomey): S. 634. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations and eligible workforce training organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Markey, Mr. Warner, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Coons): S. 635. A bill to restore statutory rights to the people of the United States from forced arbitration; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Booker): S. 636. A bill to designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Harris, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Sanders): S. 637. A bill to prohibit price gouging in the sale of drugs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Reed, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Burr, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Udall, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Baldwin): S. 638. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Jones, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Reed, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Casey, Mr. Peters, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Tester, Ms. Harris, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Warren, Mr. King, and Mr. Udall): S.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Murkowski): S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. MERKLEY: S.J. Res. 11. A joint resolution to prohibit the unauthorized use of United States Armed Forces in hostilities with respect to Venezuela; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. ____________________
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