[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 29, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S742]
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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. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Brown, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 249. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop 
     a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World 
     Health Organization, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Markey, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Carper, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 250. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a 
     Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
     identity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. 
             Hassan):
       S. 251. A bill to establish the Interdiction for the 
     Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human 
     Trafficking Program to train law enforcement officers to 
     identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human 
     trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 252. A bill to authorize the honorary appointment of 
     Robert J. Dole to the grade of colonel in the regular Army; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Portman, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 253. A bill to coordinate the provision of energy 
     retrofitting assistance to schools; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 254. A bill to rescind the authority of the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security to waive Federal law to facilitate the 
     construction of border barriers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Hassan, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 255. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to include individuals receiving Social Security Disability 
     Insurance benefits under the work opportunity credit, 
     increase the work opportunity credit for vocational 
     rehabilitation referrals, qualified SSI recipients, and 
     qualified SSDI recipients, expand the disabled access credit, 
     and enhance the deduction for expenditures to remove 
     architectural and transportation barriers in the handicapped 
     and elderly; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Schatz, 
             Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Warren, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. 
             Smith, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 256. A bill to amend the Native American Programs Act of 
     1974 to provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure the 
     survival and continuing vitality of Native American 
     languages; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Udall, and 
             Mr. Isakson):
       S. 257. A bill to provide for rental assistance for 
     homeless or at-risk Indian veterans, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
       S. 258. A bill to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the 
     National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains Ranger 
     District located in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 
     Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cardin, 
             and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 259. A bill to impose criminal sanctions on certain 
     persons involved in international doping fraud conspiracies, 
     to provide restitution for victims of such conspiracies, and 
     to require sharing of information with the United States 
     Anti-Doping Agency to assist its fight against doping, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 260. A bill to assist employers providing employment 
     under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the 
     Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to transform their business 
     and program models, to support individuals with disabilities 
     to transition to competitive integrated employment, to phase 
     out the use of such special certificates, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Jones, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Udall, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Coons, and Mr. 
             Tester):
       S. 261. A bill to extend the authorization of 
     appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands 
     conservation projects under the North American Wetlands 
     Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Kaine, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 262. A bill to provide for a pay increase in 2019 for 
     certain civilian employees of the Federal Government, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Udall):
       S. 263. A bill to ensure the receipt of required 
     compensation before physical possession by the Federal 
     Government of any land subject to the use of eminent domain 
     for the construction of United States border infrastructure 
     and to provide for a consultation process prior to acquiring 
     land for border infrastructure; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Udall):
       S. 264. A bill to prohibit the construction of certain 
     elements of a physical barrier along the southern border of 
     the United States in Federal wildlife and wilderness areas 
     and on State land; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 265. A bill to develop a national strategy to prevent 
     targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and 
     management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Merkley, 
             Ms. Harris, Ms. Warren, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Hirono, 
             Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Rosen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             and Mr. Jones):
       S. 266. A bill to provide for the long-term improvement of 
     public school facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. 
             McSally, and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 267. A bill to provide for a general capital increase 
     for the North American Development Bank, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 268. A bill to reauthorize the Partners for Fish and 
     Wildlife Program and certain wildlife conservation funds, to 
     establish prize competitions relating to the prevention of 
     wildlife poaching and trafficking, wildlife conservation, the 
     management of invasive species, and the protection of 
     endangered species, to amend the Marine Turtle Conservation 
     Act of 2004 to modify the protections provided by that Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.

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