[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 16, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S273-S274]
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, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 137. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace 
     child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to 
     encourage greater use of quality child care services, to 
     provide incentives for students to earn child care-related 
     degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase 
     the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
     assistance; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 138. A bill to modify the boundary of the Shiloh 
     National Military Park located in the States of Tennessee and 
     Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as 
     an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 139. A bill to designate the bridge located in Blount 
     County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known 
     as ``Bridge 2'' ) as the ``Dean Stone Bridge''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 140. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
     President James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, as a 
     unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Sasse, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
             Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Moran, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mr. Romney, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Paul, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 141. A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned 
     Parenthood Federation of America; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 142. A bill to impose privacy requirements on providers 
     of internet services similar to the requirements imposed on 
     Federal agencies under the Privacy Act of 1974; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Gardner, Mr. King, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 143. A bill to authorize the Department of Energy to 
     conduct collaborative research with the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs in order to improve healthcare services for 
     veterans in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 144. A bill to designate the mountain at the Devils 
     Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sasse, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
             Braun):
       S. 145. A bill to expand opportunity through greater choice 
     in education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 146. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 147. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for automatic continuing resolutions; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Portman, and 
             Mr. Young):
       S. 148. A bill to require a full audit of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal 
     reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 149. A bill to establish a Senior Scams Prevention 
     Advisory Council; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 150. A bill to provide for increases in the Federal 
     minimum wage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       S. 151. A bill to deter criminal robocall violations and 
     improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 152. A bill to direct the President to impose penalties 
     pursuant to denial orders with respect to certain Chinese 
     telecommunications companies that are in violation of the 
     export control or sanctions laws of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 153. A bill to promote veteran involvement in STEM 
     education, computer science, and scientific research, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Bennet, and Ms. 
             Sinema):
       S. 154. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve oversight of contracts for services and financial 
     processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 155. A bill to improve the financial literacy of 
     secondary school students; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       S. 156. A bill to prevent conflicts of interest that stem 
     from executive branch employees receiving bonuses or other 
     compensation arrangements from non-Government sources, from 
     the revolving door that raises concerns about the 
     independence of executive branch employees, and from the 
     revolving door that casts aspersions over the awarding of 
     Government contracts and other financial benefits; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Sasse, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Lankford, and Mr. Lee):
       S. 157. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses 
     to be paid from a 529 account; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 158. A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned 
     Parenthood Federation of America; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Rounds, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Thune, and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 159. A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th 
     Amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the 
     right to life of each born and preborn human person; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Ms. Ernst, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
             Perdue, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Young, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Romney, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Daines, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 160. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       S. 161. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to conduct a study and submit a report on 
     filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund 
     programs; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Warner, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Jones, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Udall, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             King, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
             Tester, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 162. A bill to provide back pay to low-wage contractor 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 163. A bill to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown 
     of remote diesel power engines due to emission control 
     devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Crapo, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Tester, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Moran, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hoeven, and Ms. 
             Rosen):
       S. 164. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     remove the prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve 
     Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed 
     Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan 
     under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Harris, and Mr. 
             Murphy):
       S. 165. A bill to amend chapter 85 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to clarify that Federal employees excepted from 
     a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 166. A bill to provide provisional protected presence 
     status for certain aliens and to provide mandatory 
     appropriations relating to border security; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG:
       S. 167. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 168. A bill to retitle Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore 
     as Indiana Dunes National Park, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Carper, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 169. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exemption from gross income for civil damages 
     as recompense for trafficking in persons; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 170. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to limit the amount of certain qualified conservation 
     contributions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 171. A bill to authorize the Office on Violence Against 
     Women to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by 
     incorporating a trauma-informed approach into the initial 
     response to and investigation of such crimes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Jones, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and 
             Ms. Sinema):
       S. 172. A bill to delay the reimposition of the annual fee 
     on health insurance providers until after 2021; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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