June 5, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 94 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 94
(Senate - June 05, 2019)
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[Pages S3250-S3252] 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. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Sinema): S. 1717. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make certain multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements eligible for purchase with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Young): S. 1718. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Ms. Collins): S. 1719. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities and Exchange Commission for senior investors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Thune, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Barrasso): S. 1720. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow the interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Harris, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Smith): S. 1721. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gay and trans panic defenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. King, Mr. Rounds, and Ms. Smith): S. 1722. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to authorize State-licensed appraisers to conduct appraisals in connection with mortgages insured by the FHA and to ensure compliance with the existing appraiser education and competency requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Wyden): S. 1723. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Sasse, and Mrs. Blackburn): [[Page S3251]] S. 1724. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the offenses relating to fentanyl, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Young): S. 1725. A bill to permit occupational therapists to conduct the initial assessment visit and complete the comprehensive assessment under a Medicare home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Hirono): S. 1726. A bill to ensure high-income earners pay a fair share of Federal taxes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Gardner): S. 1727. A bill to establish the Partnership Fund for Peace to promote joint economic development and finance ventures between Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies and those in the United States and Israel to improve economic cooperation and people-to-people peacebuilding programs, and to further shared community building, peaceful coexistence, dialogue, and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Van Hollen): S. 1728. A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Daines): S. 1729. A bill to enhance consumer rights relating to consumer report disputes by requiring provision of documentation provided by consumers; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. Feinstein): S. 1730. A bill to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities by supporting ecosystem functions and habitats with the use of natural materials and systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cotton, and Mrs. Gillibrand): S. 1731. A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to require the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to maintain a list of certain foreign issuers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. WYDEN: S. 1732. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide rules for the disallowance and recapture of certain charitable contributions to colleges and universities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. Klobuchar): S. 1733. A bill to limit the separation of children from their parents or legal guardians, to limit the detention of families and children, to provide unaccompanied alien children with access to counsel, to increase the number of immigration judges and support staff, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CARPER: S. 1734. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Booker, Ms. Harris, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Peters, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Blumenthal): S. 1735. A bill to provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Daines, and Ms. Baldwin): S. 1736. A bill to prohibit the transfer of operations and closure of Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Cassidy): S. 1737. A bill to strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. PETERS: S. 1738. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to take initiatives to measure the impact of automation on the workforce in order to inform workforce development strategies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Crapo): S. 1739. A bill to enable projects that will aid in the development and delivery of related instruction associated with apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs that are focused on serving the skilled technical workforce at the National Laboratories and certain facilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. WYDEN: S. 1740. A bill to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of the electric grid, to increase the competitiveness of the United States economy, to protect consumers, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Coons): S. 1741. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to advance energy storage deployment by reducing the cost of energy storage through research, development, and demonstration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. WYDEN: S. 1742. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish certain demonstration grant programs relating to the demonstration of advanced distribution systems, smart water heaters, vehicle-to-grid integration, and granular retail electricity pricing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Carper, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Markey, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Booker, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Brown, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Udall, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. King, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Warner, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tester, Mr. Jones, and Ms. Cantwell): S. 1743. A bill to direct the President to develop a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Harris, and Ms. Klobuchar): S. 1744. A bill to provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced STEM degree holders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Smith, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Markey, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. Cortez Masto): S. 1745. A bill to establish a cost of greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Reed): S. 1746. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the provision of technical assistance under the Preserve America Program and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships with communities adjacent to units of the National Park System to leverage local cultural heritage tourism assets; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mrs. Gillibrand): S. 1747. A bill to require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include enforceable standards requiring paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. BLUMENTHAL: S. 1748. A bill to decrease the frequency of sports blackouts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Tillis): S. 1749. A bill to clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes; considered and passed. By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Cortez Masto): S. 1750. A bill to establish the Clean School Bus Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Ms. CANTWELL: S. 1751. A bill to amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs; to [[Page S3252]] the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Lee, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and Mrs. Blackburn): S. 1752. A bill to allow a State to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Hawley): S. 1753. A bill to promote accountability and effective administration in the execution of laws by restoring the original understanding of the President's constitutional power to remove subordinates from office; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 27. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Australia certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 28. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 29. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 30. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 31. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 33. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 34. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 35. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 36. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Italian Republic of certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 37. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Republic of France of certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 38. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 39. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom of certain defense articles, including technical data and defense services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 40. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to India, Israel, Republic of Korea, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles, including technical data and defense services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 41. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the Government of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of technical data and defense services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 42. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of certain defense articles, including technical data and defense services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 43. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed retransfer of certain defense articles from the United Arab Emirates to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 46. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the United Arab Emirates certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 47. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed): S.J. Res. 48. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the United Arab Emirates certain defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. ____________________
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