[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1325-S1326]
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. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 466. A bill to provide that certain guidance related to 
     waivers for State innovation under the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act shall have no force or effect; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Udall, 
             Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Smith, Mr. King, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Merkley, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 467. A bill to amend section 520E of the Public Health 
     Service Act to require States and their designees receiving 
     grants for development and implementation of statewide 
     suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to 
     collaborate with each Federally recognized Indian tribe, 
     tribal organization, urban Indian organization, and Native 
     Hawaiian health care system in the State; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 468. A bill to amend title II of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to provide for teacher, principal, and other 
     school leader quality enhancement; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Wyden, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Casey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Kaine, and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 469. A bill to allow penalty-free distributions from 
     retirement accounts in the case of certain Federal 
     contractors impacted by Federal Government shutdowns; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Harris, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 470. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an option for any citizen or permanent 
     resident of the United States age 50 to 64 to buy into 
     Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cornyn, 
             and Mr. Sasse):
       S. 471. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation 
     funding in certain actions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 472. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation 
     security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation 
     security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion 
     of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
     in the general fund of the Treasury; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 473. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     include certain Federal positions within the definition of 
     law enforcement officer for retirement purposes, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Coons, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, 
             Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 474. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act 
     to require drug manufacturers to publicly justify unnecessary 
     price increases; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 475. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on 
     prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Carper, and 
             Mr. Tester):
       S. 476. A bill to amend title XI and XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts 
     provided by drug manufacturers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Harris, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Hirono, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 477. A bill to authorize the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to establish a Climate Change 
     Education Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Booker, and Ms. Harris):
       S. 478. A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and 
     ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 479. A bill to revise section 48 of title 18, United 
     States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
             Gardner, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 480. A bill to require an unclassified interagency 
     report on the political influence operations of the 
     Government of China and the Communist Party of China with 
     respect to the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 481. A bill to encourage States to require the 
     installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in 
     homes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gardner, 
             Mr. Cardin, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 482. A bill to strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, to combat international cybercrime, and to 
     impose additional sanctions with respect to the Russian 
     Federation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
             Udall):
       S. 483. A bill to enact into law a bill by reference; read 
     the first time.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Udall):
       S. 484. A bill to require additional disclosures relating 
     to donations to the Presidential Inaugural Committee, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S.J. Res. 8. A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the 
     Federal Government to create a Green New Deal; read the first 
     time.

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