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[Page S1939]
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. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Rounds):
S. 853. A bill to amend the John S. McCain III, Daniel K.
Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems
and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 to
eliminate the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission of
the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, and
Mr. Markey):
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following appears: By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr.
WYDEN)
The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mr. CARDIN (for
himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. MARKEY)
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S. 854. A bill to require human rights certifications for
arms sales, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Ms.
Ernst):
S. 855. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
make it a criminal offense for individuals to engage in
sexual acts while acting under color of law or with
individuals in their custody, to encourage States to adopt
similar laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Inhofe):
S. 856. A bill to allow State manufacturing extension
partnerships to award grants to small- and medium-sized
manufacturers for the purpose of training new workers to
replace departing experienced workers; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Graham):
S. 857. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor
recipients, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 858. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to
provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of
Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. GARDNER:
S. 859. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to
reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and
hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. GARDNER:
S. 860. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management
Act of 2009 to modify the terms of the Jackson Gulch
rehabilitation project in Colorado, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Ms.
Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Merkley, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Reed, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Harris, and Mr. Murphy):
S. 861. A bill to establish in the Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special
Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Mr.
Rubio):
S. 862. A bill to repeal the sunset for collateral
requirements for Small Business Administration disaster
loans; to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Tester):
S. 863. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
clarify the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of
Veterans Affairs; considered and passed.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
S. 864. A bill to provide for further comprehensive
research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke on unruptured intracranial aneurysms; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SULLIVAN:
S. 865. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to
establish an oil spill response and prevention grant program
and provide for advances from the Oil Spill Liability Trust
Fund, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
and modify the application of the Oil Spill Liability Trust
Fund financing rate, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Cramer, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mr. Young, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Hoeven,
Mr. Lee, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Romney, Mr. Crapo, Mrs.
Capito, and Mr. Daines):
S.J. Res. 14. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States to require that the
Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more
than 9 justices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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