[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2120]
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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. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2653. A bill to create a poverty relief benefit under 
     title II of the Social Security Act for eligible individuals; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SMITH:
       S. 2654. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936 to establish the Community Connect Grant Program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 2655. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to promote 
     hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 2656. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to report biennially on actions taken to address 
     areas of concerns that led to the inclusion of veterans 
     health care in the High Risk List of the Government 
     Accountability Office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 2657. A bill to amend title V of the Public Health 
     Service Act to establish a grant program to create peer 
     support recovery networks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 2658. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for systematic data collection, analysis, and 
     epidemiological research regarding neonatal abstinence 
     syndrome; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Capito, 
             Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2659. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     authorize employees of hospice programs to handle controlled 
     substances in the residences of certain hospice patients to 
     assist in disposal of those controlled substances; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG:
       S. 2660. A bill to require Federal agencies not performing 
     security functions to relocate throughout the United States 
     by the beginning of fiscal year 2030; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Hassan, and 
             Ms. Collins):
       S. 2661. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     allow hospice providers to dispose of leftover prescription 
     medications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. 
             Murphy):
       S. 2662. A bill to provide for a grant program for handgun 
     licensing programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Cotton, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 2663. A bill to modify and improve provisions relating 
     to environmental requirements for agriculture and 
     agricultural producers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Tillis, 
             and Ms. Harris):
       S. 2664. A bill to reform the GEAR UP program; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Donnelly):
       S. 2665. A bill to require guidance on how the Food and 
     Drug Administration will consider claims of opioid sparing 
     and on the conditions under which the Food and Drug 
     Administration will consider misuse and abuse of drugs in 
     making certain determinations of safety; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 2666. A bill to improve assistance provided by the 
     Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to small 
     manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on 
     matters relating to cybersecurity, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, 
             and Mr. Paul):
       S. 2667. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
     1946 to provide for State and Tribal regulation of hemp 
     production, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson, and 
             Mr. Rubio):
       S. 2668. A bill to require a pilot program on the earning 
     by special operations forces medics of credits towards a 
     physician assistant degree; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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