September 26, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 156 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 156
(Senate - September 26, 2019)
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[Pages S5747-S5748] 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 Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, and Ms. Harris): S. 2550. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. COTTON: S. 2551. A bill to establish the Tariff Rebate Program to disburse revenues from tariffs back to the American people; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. BROWN: S. 2552. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an option for first responders age 50 to 64 who are separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Collins, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Lankford): S. 2553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strike the provision of the American Opportunity Tax Credit that denies the credit to students with felony drug convictions; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. ISAKSON: S. 2554. A bill to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct research on mass violence; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. Manchin): S. 2555. A bill to designate the New River Gorge National River in the State of West Virginia as the ``New River Gorge National Park and Preserve'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Risch, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. King): S. 2556. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide energy cybersecurity investment incentives, to establish a grant and technical assistance program for cybersecurity investments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. ALEXANDER: S. 2557. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Cramer): S. 2558. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. SCOTT of Florida: S. 2559. A bill to establish certain requirements for institutions that participate in the Federal Direct loan program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Portman): S. 2560. A bill to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, to require the budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, and Ms. Harris): S. 2561. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, and Ms. Harris): S. 2562. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Jones, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Moran): S. 2563. A bill to improve laws relating to money laundering, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen): S. 2564. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to benefits for survivors of deceased graduates of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. MARKEY: S. 2565. A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate- displaced persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Lee): S. 2566. A bill to amend section 3661 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted conduct at sentencing; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Smith): S. 2567. A bill to provide rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multifamily rural housing projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Casey, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Coons, Mr. Portman, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Markey): S. 2568. A bill to reform the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Tillis): S. 2569. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Alexander): S. 2570. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Greg LeMond in recognition of his service to the United States as an athlete, activist, role model, and community leader; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Smith): S. 2571. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a business credit [[Page S5748]] for gain from the sale of real property for use as a manufactured home community, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mrs. SHAHEEN: S. 2572. A bill to limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for single family housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Ms. Hassan): S. 2573. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the knowing possession of a pill press mold with intent to manufacture in violation of such Act a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, and other form intended for distribution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. GARDNER: S. 2574. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the ability of Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank for the purpose of conducting employee background checks; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Cruz): S. 2575. A bill to prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the Small Business Administration; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. PAUL: S. 2576. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish a discretionary spending limit for infrastructure spending; to the Committee on the Budget. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Smith): S. 2577. A bill to require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure the accuracy of collected personal information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, and Ms. Rosen): S. 2578. A bill to increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Rosen): S. 2579. A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Ms. MURKOWSKI: S. 2580. An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar. By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH: S. 2581. An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar. By Mrs. CAPITO: S. 2582. An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar. By Mr. GRAHAM: S. 2583. An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar. By Mr. MORAN: S. 2584. An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar. By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Daines, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Braun, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Sasse, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina): S. 2585. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. McSALLY (for herself and Mr. Jones): S. 2586. A bill to improve maternal health care; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Rounds, and Ms. Hassan): S. 2587. A bill to amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend State court funding for child welfare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. Collins): S. 2588. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and update the credit for nonbusiness energy property; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. ISAKSON: S. 2589. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the limitation on downward attribution of stock ownership in applying the constructive ownership rules to controlled foreign corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Daines, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hawley, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Cruz): S. 2590. A bill to protect the dignity of fetal remains, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Warner, Mr. Coons, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Casey): S. 2591. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine): S. 2592. A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of the families of victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on May 31, 2019; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. PORTMAN: S. 2593. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions; read the first time. By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Peters): S. 2594. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain requirements with respect to service and retirement for the purposes of veterans' preference for Federal hiring; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Jones, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Smith, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Kaine): S.J. Res. 56. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to ``Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. ____________________
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