[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S141-S143]
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 Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. King, Ms. 
             Hassan, Mr.

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             Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Reed, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Schatz, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Manchin, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 73. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses 
     for prescription drugs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 74. A bill to prohibit paying Members of Congress during 
     periods during which a Government shutdown is in effect, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 75. A bill to prohibit certain business concerns from 
     receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business 
     and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 76. A bill to redesignate the Saint-Gaudens National 
     Historic Site as the ``Saint-Gaudens National Historical 
     Park'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 77. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to ensure 
     small businesses affected by the onset of transmissible 
     diseases are eligible for disaster relief; to the Committee 
     on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 78. A bill to ensure a complete analysis of the 
     potential impacts of rules on small entities; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 79. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for 
     commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Gardner, and Ms. 
             Sinema):
       S. 80. A bill to repeal the annual fee on health insurance 
     providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable 
     Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 81. A bill to adjust the eastern boundary of the 
     Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area in the 
     State of Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 82. A bill to designate the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild 
     Steelhead Special Management Area in the State of Oregon; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 83. A bill to amend section 203 of Public Law 94-305 to 
     ensure proper authority for the Office of Advocacy of the 
     Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Coons, and 
             Mr. Jones):
       S. 84. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require 
     that consumer reporting agencies and other credit reporting 
     companies provide certain protections to small businesses, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business 
     and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. 
             Capito, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 85. A bill to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention 
     and Services Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 86. A bill to designate certain land administered by the 
     Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State 
     of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas and to 
     make additional wild and scenic river designations in the 
     State of Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Perdue):
       S. 87. A bill to adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw 
     Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis 
     House and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Perdue):
       S. 88. A bill to redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in 
     the State of Georgia and revise its boundary, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 89. A bill to expand the boundary of Fort Frederica 
     National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Romney):
       S. 90. A bill to limit the establishment or extension of 
     national monuments in the State of Utah; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 91. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service 
     programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents 
     of homeless veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Young, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Cotton, Mr. Risch, Mr. Daines, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Braun, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Perdue, Mr. Portman, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
             Enzi, Ms. McSally, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
             Lee, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 92. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch 
     shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of 
     approval is enacted into law; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. Harris):
       S. 93. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain land and facilities of the Central Valley 
     Project; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Crapo, Ms. Ernst, Mr. King, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 94. A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional 
     or expanded public target ranges in certain States; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 95. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     designate certain medical facilities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Peters, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 96. A bill to revise the authorized route of the North 
     Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and 
     to extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the 
     Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. King, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
             Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Warren, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 97. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs 
     by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. 
             Cornyn):
       S. 98. A bill to authorize the President to award the Medal 
     of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, 
     Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of 
     valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in 
     World War II; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
             Smith, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 99. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D 
     drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the 
     establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 100. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     transfer certain National Forest System land to Custer 
     County, South Dakota; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 101. A bill to clarify the boundary of Acadia National 
     Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, and Ms. 
             Warren):
       S. 102. A bill to significantly lower prescription drug 
     prices for patients in the United States by ending 
     government-granted monopolies for manufacturers who charge 
     drug prices that are higher than the median prices at which 
     the drugs are available in other countries; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch):

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       S. 103. A bill to authorize an additional district 
     judgeship for the district of Idaho; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Lee, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Isakson, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 104. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for automatic continuing resolutions; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Risch, 
             Mr. Sasse, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Daines, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Paul, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Lee, Mr. Romney, 
             Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 105. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being 
     awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Mr. Manchin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             King, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Jones):
       S. 106. A bill to reauthorize and extend funding for 
     community health centers and the National Health Service 
     Corps; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 107. A bill to provide any State with a child welfare 
     demonstration project that is scheduled to terminate at the 
     end of fiscal year 2019 the option to extend the project for 
     up to 2 additional years; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 108. A bill to provide deferred action for certain 
     individuals brought to the United States and to establish a 
     border security trust fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 109. A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions; read 
     the first time.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 110. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a permanent extension of the lower income 
     threshold for the medical expense deduction; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. McSALLY:
       S. 111. A bill to make continuing appropriations for 
     certain employees of the Department of Homeland Security and 
     the Department of Justice in the event of a shutdown of the 
     Federal Government; to the Committee on Appropriations.

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