[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 24 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1131-S1133]
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 Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Booker, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Harris, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Leahy, 
             Ms. Smith, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Schatz, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Ms. Rosen, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 367. A bill to provide for the administration of certain 
     national monuments, to establish a National Monument 
     Enhancement Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas 
     in the States of New Mexico and Nevada; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Warner, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 368. A bill to prohibit the application of certain 
     restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign 
     nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision 
     of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 369. A bill to reauthorize the Blue Ridge National 
     Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lee, 
             and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 370. A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
     producing and exporting cartels illegal; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 371. A bill to provide regulatory relief to charitable 
     organizations that provide housing assistance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 372. A bill to appropriately limit the impact of the 
     presence of large Federal installations in the delineation of 
     core based statistical areas; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Reed):
       S. 373. A bill to provide for the retention and service of 
     transgender individuals in the Armed Forces; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.


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  On page S1131, February 7, 2019, in the third column, the 
following appears:S. 373. A bill to provide for the retention and 
service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces; to the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read:S. 373. A bill to 
provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals 
in the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.


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           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. King, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Klobuchar, and 
             Mrs. Murray):
       S. 374. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand health care and benefits from the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Peters, 
             and Mr. Braun):
       S. 375. A bill to improve efforts to identify and reduce 
     Governmentwide improper payments, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. 
             Lee):
       S. 376. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to clarify the definition of navigable waters, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 377. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under part D 
     of the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. 
             Hassan):
       S. 378. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs 
     which have been subject to a price spike, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 379. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized 
     postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as 
     qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 
     account; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 380. A bill to increase access to agency guidance 
     documents; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 381. A bill to direct the Administrator of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration to submit to Congress a 
     report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an 
     institute relating to space resources, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Jones, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Gardner, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
             Peters, Ms. Smith, Mr. Thune, Mr. Udall, Mr. Wicker, 
             and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 382. A bill to authorize a special resource study on the 
     spread vectors of chronic wasting disease in Cervidae, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
             Capito, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 383. A bill to support carbon dioxide utilization and 
     direct air capture research, to facilitate the permitting and 
     development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 
     projects and carbon dioxide pipelines, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 384. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting 
     through the Director of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite 
     technology in infrastructure in the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, 
             Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Udall):
       S. 385. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide increased labor law protections for 
     agricultural workers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Blunt, Ms. Collins, Mr. Moran, Mr. Carper, Mr. Wyden, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Bennet, and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 386. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for 
     employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country 
     numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Ernst, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Portman):
       S. 387. A bill to prohibit Federal agencies and Federal 
     contractors from requesting that an applicant for employment 
     disclose criminal history record information before the 
     applicant has received a conditional offer, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, 
             and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 388. A bill to reduce the ability of the U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in 
     inappropriate civil immigration enforcement actions that harm 
     unaccompanied alien children and to ensure the safety and 
     welfare of unaccompanied alien children; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 389. A bill to authorize the Society of the First 
     Infantry Division to make modifications to the First Division 
     Monument located on Federal land in Presidential Park in the 
     District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 390. A bill to clarify that funding for the Securities 
     Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the 
     sequester; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 391. A bill to clarify that funding for the Public 
     Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the 
     sequester; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 392. A bill to clarify that funding for the standard 
     setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the 
     Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 393. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the 
     courts of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Ms. 
             Hassan):
       S. 394. A bill to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 
     1963 to improve the orderly transfer of the executive power 
     during Presidential transitions; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Risch, 
             Mr. Peters, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Jones):
       S. 395. A bill to require each agency, in providing notice 
     of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain 
     language summary of the proposed rule; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 396. A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision 
     for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 397. A bill to prohibit the Department of Health and 
     Human Services from operating unlicensed temporary emergency 
     shelters for unaccompanied alien children; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Graham, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 398. A bill to support the peaceful resolution of the 
     civil war in Yemen, to address the resulting humanitarian 
     crisis, and to hold the perpetrators responsible for 
     murdering a Saudi dissident; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 399. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       S. 400. A bill to gather information about the illicit 
     production of illicit fentanyl in foreign countries and to 
     withhold bilateral assistance from countries that do not have 
     emergency scheduling procedures for new illicit drugs, cannot 
     prosecute criminals for the manufacture or distribution of 
     controlled substance analogues, or do not require the 
     registration of tableting machine and encapsulating machines; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 401. A bill to prohibit the research and development, 
     production, and deployment of the Trident D5 low-yield 
     nuclear warhead, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 402. A bill to plan, develop, and make recommendations 
     to increase access to sexual assault examinations for 
     survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the 
     providers that serve them; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Ms. 
             Collins, Ms. Smith, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 403. A bill to encourage the research and use of 
     innovative materials and associated techniques in the 
     construction and preservation of the domestic transportation 
     and water infrastructure system, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Udall):
       S. 404. A bill to require the Commissioner of the U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection to acquire and enhance 
     technology and assets in rural or remote areas near the 
     southern border and to establish an Agent Mobility 
     Demonstration Program; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Smith, 
             Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 405. A bill to require the publication of the annual 
     reports required under the Presidential Orders on Buy 
     American and Hire American and Strengthening Buy-American 
     Preferences for Infrastructure Projects; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Hassan, and 
             Mr. Johnson):
       S. 406. A bill to establish a Federal rotational cyber 
     workforce program for the Federal cyber workforce; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Tester, Mr. Graham, and 
             Mr. Daines):
       S. 407. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the qualifying advanced coal project credit, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 408. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for annual cost-of-

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     living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year 
     in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-
     connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Peters, 
             Ms. Smith, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Warren, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Coons, and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 409. A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold 
     Medal in commemoration of Aretha Franklin; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Toomey):
       S. 410. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to carry out a study on how virtual currencies 
     and online marketplaces are used to buy, sell, or facilitate 
     the financing of goods or services associated with sex 
     trafficking or drug trafficking, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 411. A bill to establish a Counterterrorism Advisory 
     Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and GovernmentalAffairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Udall, and Ms. Harris):
       S. 412. A bill to provide a pay incentive for border patrol 
     agents to complete emergency medical technician and paramedic 
     training, to ensure that language interpretation services are 
     available at all U.S. Border Patrol stations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 413. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to promote behavioral health crisis 
     response training among law enforcement officers; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Udall):
       S. 414. A bill to facilitate lawful international trade by 
     increasing the daily commercial hours of operation at 
     designated ports of entry along the southern border, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Coons, and Ms. 
             Harris):
       S. 415. A bill to provide immigration status for certain 
     battered spouses and children; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 416. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     amend the process by which students with certain special 
     circumstances apply for Federal financial aid; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MANCHIN:
       S. 417. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to amend the mission statement of the Food and Drug 
     Administration; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. 
             King):
       S. 418. A bill to establish procedures regarding the 
     approval of opioid dugs by the Food and Drug Administration; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MANCHIN:
       S. 419. A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration 
     to revoke the approval of one opioid pain medication for each 
     new opioid pain medication approved; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 420. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the taxation and regulation of marijuana 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 421. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     reduce the gap between Federal and State marijuana policy, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bennet, and 
             Mrs. Murray):
       S. 422. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures in 
     connections with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with 
     State law; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MANCHIN:
       S. 423. A bill to provide for the sealing of records 
     relating to Federal nonviolent criminal offenses related to 
     substance use disorders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MANCHIN:
       S. 424. A bill to clarify the congressional intent behind 
     the requirements relating to immediate suspension orders and 
     corrective action plans under the Controlled Substances Act 
     that were added by the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective 
     Drug Enforcement Act of 2016; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. King, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Warren, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 425. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish a stewardship fee on the production and 
     importation of opioid pain relievers, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Harris, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 426. A bill to increase the rates of pay under the 
     General Schedule and other statutory pay systems and for 
     prevailing rate employees by 3.6 percent, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 427. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with 
     respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance 
     programs relating to autism, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 428. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 429. A bill to require the establishment of exchange 
     programs relating to cybersecurity positions between the 
     private sector and certain Federal agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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