July 31, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 130 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 130
(Senate - July 31, 2019)
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[Pages S5247-S5249] 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. GARDNER: S. 2347. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude employer contributions to student loan repayment from income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Collins): S. 2348. A bill to restore administrative law judges to the competitive service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Blumenthal): S. 2349. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to eliminate the common carrier exemption for telecommunications companies; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Merkley): S. 2350. A bill to prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Graham): S. 2351. A bill to promote human rights and accountability in Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Portman): S. 2352. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify nondiscrimination rules to protect older, longer service participants in retirement plans; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Sullivan): S. 2353. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Gardner): S. 2354. A bill to direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support research on opioid addiction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Harris, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker, Mr. Udall, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Menendez): S. 2355. A bill to eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Ms. Ernst): S. 2356. A bill to provide a definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Hawley): S. 2357. A bill to establish a national goal and mechanism to achieve a trade-balancing exchange rate for the United States dollar, to impose market access charge on certain purchases of United States assets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Collins): S. 2358. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mr. KENNEDY: S. 2359. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require consideration of the assets of a household for broad-based categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth): S. 2360. A bill to establish an Office of Emerging Markets within the Small Business Administration that will strengthen the development of small business concerns in emerging markets, including those owned by women, minorities, veterans, and those located in rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. By Mr. CARDIN: S. 2361. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase lending to underserved borrowers through the largest loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE: S. 2362. A bill to establish a process for United States businesses to obtain exclusions from certain duties imposed under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Ms. Sinema): S. 2363. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a Telecommunications Workforce Development Advisory Council within the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Collins, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Murphy): S. 2364. A bill to enhance domestic marine debris response, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, Mr. Rounds, and Ms. Smith): S. 2365. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize urban Indian organizations to enter into arrangements for the sharing of medical services and facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Portman): S. 2366. A bill to streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility verification process for the premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Jones): S. 2367. A bill to support the preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children and youth in under-resourced and underserved communities in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. [[Page S5248]] By Mr. COONS (for himself and Ms. McSally): S. 2368. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to support licensing and relicensing of certain nuclear facilities and nuclear energy research, demonstration, and development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Romney): S. 2369. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of grant amounts awarded under the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program for construction of fully enclosed committal service shelters in certain State veterans' cemeteries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE: S. 2370. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand personal saving and retirement savings coverage by enabling employees not covered by qualifying retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic IRA arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Tillis): S. 2371. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the Honor and Remember Flag created by Honor and Remember Inc., as an official symbol to recognize and honor members of the Armed Forces who died in service to the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Collins, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Blumenthal): S. 2372. A bill to enhance global engagement to combat marine debris, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Jones, and Mrs. Capito): S. 2373. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve obstetric care in rural areas; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Paul): S. 2374. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to include a prohibition on the listing of a living nonnative species as a threatened species or an endangered species, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. MANCHIN: S. 2375. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to relocate the headquarters of the Appalachian Regional Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Durbin): S. 2376. A bill to increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. INHOFE: S. 2377. A bill to apply the Medicaid asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Lee): S. 2378. A bill to require reductions in the direct cost of Federal regulations that are proportional to the amount of increases in the debt ceiling; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Roberts): S. 2379. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of Medicaid patient abuse and neglect in any setting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. HIRONO: S. 2380. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program for the transformation of the electric grid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Cramer): S. 2381. A bill to require review by the Government Accountability Office of screening protocols of the Transportation Security Administration relating to breast milk and formula, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Harris): S. 2382. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish a program to provide loans to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO: S. 2383. A bill to establish minimum standards of disclosure by franchises whose franchisees use loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Harris, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Cardin): S. 2384. A bill to promote botanical research and botanical sciences capacity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. WYDEN: S. 2385. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal): S. 2386. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to surveillance in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida): S. 2387. A bill establish a process by which reasonable drug prices may be determined, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran): S. 2388. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the postponement of certain deadlines by reason of significant fires; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. SCHUMER (for Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Booker)): S. 2389. A bill to provide access to counsel for children and other vulnerable populations; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Booker, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Schatz): S. 2390. A bill to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. BROWN: S. 2391. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to impose requirements relating to the purchase of certain equity securities by issuers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Ms. Rosen): S. 2392. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the circumstances under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide reimbursement for emergency ambulance services; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Booker): S. 2393. A bill to promote a 21st century energy workforce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Young): S. 2394. A bill to require certain reports and briefings to Congress relating to the expiration of the New START Treaty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. MARKEY: S. 2395. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Booker, Ms. Harris, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wyden): S. 2396. A bill to protect United States citizens and residents from unlawful profiling, arrest, and detention and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Coons): S. 2397. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to State and Tribal courts in order to allow the electronic service of certain court orders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: S. 2398. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ensure privacy with respect to voter information; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. By Ms. MURKOWSKI: S. 2399. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve State loan eligibility for projects for innovative technology; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. DURBIN: S. 2400. A bill to promote cannabis research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. KENNEDY: S. 2401. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or transportation of child sex dolls, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. WYDEN: S. 2402. A bill to enhance the safety of Class 3 flammable liquid transportation by rail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Smith, Ms. Harris, Mr. Booker, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. Murray): S. 2403. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to provide loans for the acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. [[Page S5249]] By Mr. SCHUMER (for Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms. Klobuchar)): S. 2404. A bill to establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise the quality of life in every community, to launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and to invest in high quality American jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Gillibrand): S. 2405. A bill to establish additional protections and disclosures for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Jones, and Ms. Murkowski): S. 2406. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. DAINES: S. 2407. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for individuals acting as agents or attorneys for the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs without being recognized by the Secretary for such purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Cramer): S. 2408. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a national telehealth program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Manchin): S. 2409. A bill to authorize the President to take certain actions relating to reciprocal trade, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself and Mr. Wicker): S. 2410. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify the requirements for permits for dredged or fill material, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Ms. Murkowski): S. 2411. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a rural health center innovation awards program and a rural health department enhancement program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Udall, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Casey, Ms. Smith, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Carper, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Coons, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Markey, Mr. Peters, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. King, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Warren, Mr. Jones, Mr. Manchin, and Ms. Sinema): S.J. Res. 52. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to ``State Relief and Empowerment Waivers''; to the Committee on Finance. ____________________
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