[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 10 (Thursday, January 17, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S292-S293]
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

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and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 173. A bill to repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and 
     Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2015; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
             Collins, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 174. A bill to provide for the establishment of a pilot 
     program to identify security vulnerabilities of certain 
     entities in the energy sector; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Bennet, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Udall, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 175. A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, 
     benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Blunt, and 
             Ms. Ernst):
       S. 176. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the rate of tax on estates, gifts, and generation-
     skipping transfers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Tillis, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Moran, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Peters, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Tester, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 177. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of 
     employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gardner, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Daines, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Moran, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Warren, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Markey, and Mr. King):
       S. 178. A bill to condemn gross human rights violations of 
     ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to 
     arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these 
     communities inside and outside China; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 179. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to carry out a clinical trial of the effects of cannabis on 
     certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-
     traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 180. A bill to streamline the oil and gas permitting 
     process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and 
     gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 181. A bill to establish a national mercury monitoring 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
             Cramer):
       S. 182. A bill to prohibit discrimination against the 
     unborn on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Moran, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Roberts, Ms. 
             Ernst, and Mr. Daines):
       S. 183. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit governmental discrimination against providers of 
     health services that are not involved in abortion; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hassan, Ms. 
             Warren, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Udall, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Harris, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Warner, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Wyden, Ms. 
             Rosen, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 184. A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting 
     or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence 
     prevention; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, 
             and Mr. Reed):
       S. 185. A bill to require certain financial assistance 
     under the State energy program and the Weatherization 
     Assistance Program to be distributed without undue delay to 
     support State and local high-impact energy efficiency and 
     renewable energy initiatives; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. 
             Perdue):
       S. 186. A bill to ensure timely completion of the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget and regular 
     appropriations bills, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Boozman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Hoeven, and 
             Mr. Isakson):
       S. 187. A bill to require Senate confirmation of the 
     Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH:
       S. 188. A bill to make revenue from certain duties imposed 
     on goods imported from the People's Republic of China 
     available for border security, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 189. A bill to protect the privacy of users of social 
     media and other online platforms; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Rounds, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Ernst, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Hawley, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Risch, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Moran, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 190. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental 
     organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental 
     organizations that promote or perform abortions; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Peters, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 191. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     include in periodic health assessments, separation history 
     and physical examinations, and other assessments an 
     evaluation of whether a member of the Armed Forces has been 
     exposed to open burn pits or toxic airborne chemicals, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
             Collins, and Mr. Durbin):
       S.J. Res. 4. A joint resolution requiring the advice and 
     consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, 
     terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North 
     Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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