[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6536]
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              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. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Nelson, and 
             Mrs. Capito):
       S. 1977. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the 7.5 percent threshold for the medical expense 
     deduction for individuals age 65 or older; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. 
             Donnelly):
       S. 1978. A bill to delay the annual fee on health insurance 
     providers until 2020 and to make such fee tax-deductible; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Franken, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Schumer, Ms. Warren, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Carper, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
             Hassan, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 1979. A bill to block the implementation of certain 
     presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain 
     countries from entering the United States; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, 
             Mr. Franken, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 1980. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals 
     and investments in renewable chemical production facilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 1981. A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite 
     approval of exports of small volumes of natural gas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PERDUE:
       S. 1982. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     establish a national security freeze standard, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1983. A bill to establish a process to review foreign 
     investment to determine the economic effect of the investment 
     on the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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