[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 195 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7431]
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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. CASSIDY:
       S. 3737. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to carry out the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program using 
     multiple prime vendors, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 3738. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prevent 
     the inter partes review process for challenging patents from 
     diminishing competition in the pharmaceutical industry and 
     with respect to drug innovation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 3739. A bill to amend the Arctic Research and Policy Act 
     of 1984 to modify the membership of the Arctic Research 
     Commission, to establish an Arctic Executive Steering 
     Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 3740. A bill to establish a congressionally chartered 
     seaway development corporation in the Arctic, consistent with 
     customary international law, with the intention of uniting 
     Arctic nations in a cooperative Arctic shipping union, where 
     voluntary collective maritime shipping fees will help fund 
     the infrastructural and environmental demands of safe and 
     reliable shipping in the region; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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