[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 86 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2923-S2924]
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. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 2945. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to carry out a housing choice voucher 
     mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving the 
     voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand 
     access to opportunity areas; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Rubio, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Tillis, 
             Mr. Coons, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2946. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     clarify the meaning of the terms ``act of war'' and ``blocked 
     asset'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 2947. A bill to establish the Caddo Lake National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. 
             Carper):
       S. 2948. A bill to improve efforts to identify and reduce 
     Governmentwide improper payments, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PERDUE:
       S. 2949. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry 
     out certain activities to ensure the readiness of the 
     Department of Defense with respect to joint electromagnetic 
     spectrum operations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 2950. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow credits for the establishment of franchises by 
     veterans; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2951. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a grant program for projects to strengthen and 
     protect vulnerable infrastructure used during mass 
     evacuations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Enzi, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Ernst, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Brown, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Carper, Mr. Heller, Ms. 
             Smith, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Casey, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Nelson, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Booker, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2952. A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 to establish protections against congressional 
     sexual harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Heller, Ms. Heitkamp, 
             and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2953. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to expand access for rural-area small businesses, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 2954. A bill to provide for the award of medals or other 
     commendations to handlers of military working dogs and 
     military working dogs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2955. A bill to reform the Mobility Fund Phase II 
     challenge process conducted by the Federal Communications 
     Commission; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Blunt, and 
             Mr. Lankford):
       S. 2956. A bill to intensify stem cell research showing 
     evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Toomey, 
             Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2957. A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to 
     designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen 
     penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of 
     Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 2958. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school 
     buses eligible

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     for E-rate support; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 2959. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish the Office of Rural Broadband, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 2960. A bill to require health insurance for the 
     treatment of infertility; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Young, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2961. A bill to reauthorize subtitle A of the Victims of 
     Child Abuse Act of 1990; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2962. A bill to advocate for Taiwan's inclusion in 
     certain international organizations, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 2963. A bill to repeal the prohibition on the transfer 
     of articles on the United States Munitions List to the 
     Republic of Cyprus; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       S. 2964. A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and 
     Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of 
     Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant 
     cultivar research, development, and commercialization, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2965. A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy 
     Protection Act of 1998 to give Americans the option to delete 
     personal information collected by internet operators as a 
     result of the person's internet activity prior to age 13; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 2966. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to require donor disclosure for certain organizations 
     accepting donations from foreign nationals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2967. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a penalty for assault against journalists, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 2968. A bill to amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 
     1974 to clarify whistleblower rights and protections, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       S. 2969. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to improve water or waste disposal grants or 
     direct or guaranteed loans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2970. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936 to provide requirements on the use of assistance for 
     broadband deployment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2971. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit 
     animal fighting in the United States territories; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 2972. A bill to prioritize the allocation of H-2B visas 
     for States with low unemployment rates; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Blunt, and 
             Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 2973. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     require providers of a covered service to provide location 
     information concerning the telecommunications device of a 
     user of such service to an investigative or law enforcement 
     officer or an employee or other agent of a public safety 
     answering point in an emergency situation involving risk of 
     death or serious physical harm or in order to respond to the 
     user's call for emergency services; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Nelson):
       S. 2974. A bill to amend section 923 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to require an electronic, searchable database of 
     the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or 
     other disposition of firearms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       S. 2975. An original bill making appropriations for energy 
     and water development and related agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; from 
     the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HOEVEN:
       S. 2976. An original bill making appropriations for 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2977. A bill to secure the technological edge of the 
     United States in civil and military aviation; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       S. 2978. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     modify the conservation reserve enhancement program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. 
             Ernst, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Flake, 
             and Mr. Sasse):
       S. 2979. A bill to rescind certain budget authority 
     proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to 
     the Congress by the President on May 8, 2018, in accordance 
     with title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act 1974; to the Committee on Appropriations and the 
     Committee on the Budget, concurrently, pursuant to the order 
     of January 30, 1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 
     1986, with instructions that the Budget Committee be 
     authorized to report its views to the Appropriations 
     Committee, and that the latter alone be authorized to report 
     the bill.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Peters, 
             Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 2980. A bill to improve the missile defense capabilities 
     of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 2981. A bill to provide certain protections from civil 
     liability with respect to the emergency administration of 
     opioid overdose drugs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself, Mr. Peters, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 2982. A bill to make trade adjustment assistance 
     available to workers whose jobs are eliminated through 
     automation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2983. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve the essential air service program; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 2984. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide greater access to higher education for America's 
     students, to eliminate educational barriers for participation 
     in a public service career, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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