March 12, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 48 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 48
(Senate - March 12, 2020)
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[Pages S1740-S1741] 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, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Collins, and Mr. King): S. 3451. A bill to improve the health and safety of Americans living with food allergies and related disorders, including potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. MERKLEY: S. 3452. A bill to make housing affordable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Cruz): S. 3453. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require program participation agreements between institutions of higher education and Hanban if a Confucius Institute operates on the campus of the institution; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Wicker): S. 3454. A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to allow participants in specified service positions to transfer national service educational awards to family members; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Cotton): S. 3455. A bill to prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the United States or a government corporation; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. MORAN: S. 3456. A bill to protect the privacy of consumers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina): S. 3457. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify congressional intent and preserve patient access to home infusion therapy under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mrs. SHAHEEN: S. 3458. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan to address certain high risk areas identified by the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 2019 High-Risk List of the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. TILLIS: S. 3459. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to Members of Congress convicted of a felony; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. KENNEDY: S. 3460. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to disqualify certain convicted felons from eligibility in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cruz): S. 3461. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the ``Audie Murphy Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cruz): S. 3462. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the ``Ralph Hall Post Office'' ; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. MARKEY: S. 3463. A bill to authorize appropriations for highway- rail grade crossing improvement projects; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mrs. SHAHEEN: S. 3464. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto): S. 3465. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land to Lander County, Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Ms. McSALLY (for herself and Mr. Jones): S. 3466. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing for biosimilar biological products furnished under part B of the Medicare program during the first 5 years such products are marketed; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. KENNEDY: S. 3467. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to share with State, local, and regional fusion centers release information from a Federal correctional facility, including name, charging date, and expected place and date of release, of certain individuals who may pose a terrorist threat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself and Mr. Casey): S. 3468. A bill to require the manufacturers of certain essential medical devices to notify the Food and Drug Administration when such manufacturers become aware of a circumstance that could lead to a shortage of such devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Scott of Florida): S. 3469. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign telecommunications companies engaged in economic or industrial espionage against United States persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Hirono): S. 3470. A bill to establish the National Office of New Americans, to reduce obstacles to United States citizenship, to support the integration of immigrants into the social, cultural, economic, and civic life of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Romney, Mr. Young, Mr. Daines, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Warren): S. 3471. A bill to ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow): S. 3472. A bill to increase the authorization of appropriations for the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Brown, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Blumenthal): S. 3473. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Braun, and Ms. McSally): S. 3474. A bill to authorize the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Brown, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Reed, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Warren): S. 3475. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees in the health care sectors and [[Page S1741]] other employees at elevated risk from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Romney, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Young): S. 3476. A bill to provide for unemployment benefits to workers affected by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Romney): S. 3477. A bill to establish a matched savings program for low-income students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Romney, Mr. Jones, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Smith, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Reed, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Blumenthal): S. 3478. A bill to require a report to assess, evaluate, and address the dependence of the United States on critical drugs and devices sourced or manufactured outside of the United States; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Stabenow): S. 3479. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to encourage the planting of cover crops following prevented planting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Carper, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Reed, Mr. Peters, Mr. Markey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, Ms. Harris, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Coons, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Sanders): S. 3480. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize additional assistance to address pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalklyl substances and other emerging contaminants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Casey): S. 3481. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. BOOKER: S. 3482. A bill to provide full Federal funding for regular unemployment compensation for the first week of otherwise compensable unemployment in areas; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand): S. 3483. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to establish the Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (``SUMIC'') Program; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. By Mrs. GILLIBRAND: S. 3484. A bill to authorize the establishment of HOPE Account Pilot Projects, HOPE Action Plans Pilot Projects, and competitive grants for pilot projects; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. King): S. 3485. A bill to expand the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expand revenue sharing for offshore wind, to reauthorize the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. UDALL: S. 3486. A bill to improve State, local, and tribal public health security; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Blumenthal): S. 3487. A bill to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide for the compensation of elderly victims of property damage, to provide increased funding for the crime victim compensation fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Sanders): S. 3488. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal a provision relating to the suspension, waiver, or reduction of rents or royalties by the Secretary of the Interior to promote development or operation, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the authority of the Secretary to reduce or eliminate certain royalties and net profit shares, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Schumer): S. 3489. A bill to support children and students in responding to safety and health risks presented by qualifying emergencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan): S. 3490. A bill for the relief of Rebecca Trimble; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Casey, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Klobuchar): S. 3491. A bill to prohibit adverse employment actions against quarantined or isolated individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Ms. Rosen): S. 3492. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Graham, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thune, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. Cotton): S. 3493. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall have the same rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station of the member; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Sanders): S. 3494. A bill to provide for temporary financing of short-time compensation programs; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. RUBIO: S. 3495. A bill to reduce the excessive appreciation of United States residential real estate due to foreign purchases; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Sanders): S. 3496. A bill to provide for Federal financing of short- time compensation programs during public health emergencies; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Blumenthal): S. 3497. A bill to provide unemployment assistance to individuals affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S1741, March 12, 2020, in the third column, the following appears: By Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, and Mrs. Shaheen): S. 3497. The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Blumenthal): S. 3497. ========================= END NOTE ========================= By Mr. SCOTT of Florida: S. 3498. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse States for the cost of operating drive-through sites for COVID-19 testing; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Casey, Mr. Jones, Mr. Brown, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Tester, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Reed, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr. King, Mr. Coons, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Harris, Mr. Udall, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Carper, Mr. Warner, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Menendez): S. 3499. A bill to amend coverage requirements to ensure that no person incurs cost-sharing when receiving a test to confirm a COVID-19 infection; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Carper, Mr. Booker, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Coons): S. 3500. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and permanently extend the Medicare hospital wage index imputed rural floor; to the Committee on Finance. ____________________
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