[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2484-S2485]
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. PAUL:
       S. 2760. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude 
     energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and 
     reliability projects from the definition of a modification; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 2761. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify when 
     a physical change in, or change in the method of operation 
     of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Jones, 
             and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2762. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to support opportunities for beginning 
     farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 2763. A bill to provide grants to State, local, 
     territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to purchase 
     chemical screening devices and train personnel to use 
     chemical screening devices in order to enhance law 
     enforcement efficiency and protect law enforcement officers; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2764. A bill to amend and enhance the High Seas Driftnet 
     Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to improve the conservation 
     of sharks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       S. 2765. A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 
     1940 to exempt investment advisers who solely advise certain 
     rural business investment companies, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 2766. A bill to require congressional notification 
     related to current and future planning and construction of 
     federally funded military construction projects located 
     within 100-year floodplains; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 2767. A bill to make improvements to certain wildfire 
     and disaster recovery programs of the Federal Government, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2768. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
             Isakson):
       S. 2769. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide for an action plan on 
     recommendations for changes under Medicare and Medicaid to 
     prevent opioids addictions and enhance access to medication-
     assisted treatment, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
             Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 2770. A bill to direct the Attorney General to submit to 
     Congress investigative materials in the event of certain 
     pardons granted by the President, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. 
             Jones):
       S. 2771. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to provide grants for the construction, 
     refurbishing, and servicing of individual household 
     decentralized wastewater systems to individuals with low or 
     moderate income; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. 
             Jones):
       S. 2772. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to modify provisions relating to the 
     household water well system grant program; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Capito, and Ms. 
             Harris):
       S. 2773. A bill to improve the management of driftnet 
     fishing; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2774. A bill to reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant 
     program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SMITH:
       S. 2775. A bill to award career pathways innovation grants 
     to local educational agencies and consortia of local 
     educational agencies, to provide technical assistance within 
     the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to 
     administer the grants and support the local educational 
     agencies with the

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     preparation of grant applications and management of grant 
     funds, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support 
     community college and industry partnerships, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Risch):
       S. 2776. A bill to modernize the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2777. A bill to exempt State and county payments under 
     the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 from 
     sequestration; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 2778. 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. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 2779. A bill to amend the Zimbabwe Democracy and 
     Economic Recovery Act of 2001; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2780. A bill to require a determination on designation 
     of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. 
             Tillis):
       S. 2781. A bill to limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to 
     Turkey; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2782. A bill to prohibit covenants not to compete and 
     require employers to notify employees of such prohibition, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. NELSON:
       S. 2783. A bill to improve the resilience of the built and 
     natural environment to natural disasters and climate change 
     using, among other measures, natural and nature-based 
     features, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Coons, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2784. A bill to reauthorize the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2785. A bill to designate foreign persons who improperly 
     interfere in United States elections as inadmissible aliens, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Young, Mr. Risch, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Booker, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       S. 2786. A bill to expand opportunities to available 
     employee-owned business concerns through Small Business 
     Administration loan programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 2787. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     clarify and expand food donation under the Bill Emerson Good 
     Samaritan Food Donation Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP:
       S. 2788. A bill to repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     confer jurisdiction on the State of North Dakota over 
     offenses committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake 
     Indian Reservation''; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2789. A bill to prevent substance abuse and reduce 
     demand for illicit narcotics; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2790. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002, to require the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to establish a community wood energy and wood 
     innovation program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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