[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 29 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1382-S1384]
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. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, and 
             Ms. Collins):
       S. 485. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate 
     standards for Federal employment discrimination and 
     retaliation claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 486. A bill to waive the penalty for withdrawals from 
     retirement plans for certain Federal employees and 
     contractors affected by a lapse in appropriations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 487. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a natural gas demand response pilot program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Reed, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Brown, Mr. King, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Coons, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Kaine, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Warner, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Wyden, Ms. 
             Hassan, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Rubio, Ms. Smith, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Bennet, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Portman, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 488. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     specify lynching as a deprivation of civil rights, and for 
     other purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Rosen, 
             Mr. Merkley, Ms. Harris, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Udall, Ms. Smith, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 489. A bill to establish a State public option through 
     Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-
     quality, low-cost health insurance plan; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 490. A bill to designate a mountain ridge in the State 
     of Montana as ``B-47 Ridge''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Udall, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
             Merkley, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 491. A bill to reaffirm the policy of the United States 
     with respect to management authority over public land, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 492. A bill to amend the FAST Act to improve contracting 
     opportunities for service-connected disabled veteran-owned 
     small business concerns, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. YOUNG:
       S. 493. A bill to require Federal agencies not performing 
     security functions to relocate throughout the United States 
     by the beginning of fiscal year 2030; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
             Warren, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 494. A bill to establish the American Fisheries Advisory 
     Committee to assist in the awarding of fisheries research and 
     development grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Scott of Florida, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 495. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize and expand the National Threat Assessment Center 
     of the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
             Cantwell, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 496. A bill to preserve United States fishing heritage 
     through a national program dedicated to training and 
     assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 497. A bill to improve diversity and inclusion in the 
     workforce of national security agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ROUNDS:
       S. 498. A bill to provide for an independent outside audit 
     of the Indian Health Service; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 499. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act to apply to territories of the United States, to 
     establish offshore wind lease sale requirements, to provide 
     dedicated funding for coral reef conservation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Collins, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mr. Gardner, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Casey, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 500. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a 
     National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the 
     maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 501. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the increase in unrelated business taxable income 
     by amount of certain fringe benefit expenses; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 502. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to require disclosure to States of the basis of 
     determinations under such Act, to ensure use of information 
     provided by State, Tribal, and county governments in 
     decision-making under such Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 503. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide the opportunity for responsible health savings to 
     all American families; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 504. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     authorize The American Legion to determine the requirements 
     for membership in The American Legion, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary .
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Harris, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
             Rosen, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Warren):

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       S. 505. A bill to ensure due process protections of 
     individuals in the United States against unlawful detention 
     based solely on a protected characteristic; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Sanders, Ms. Harris, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Casey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Booker, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
             Cardin, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 506. A bill to support State, Tribal, and local efforts 
     to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a 
     danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders for 
     this purpose; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Harris, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Jones, 
             and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 507. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act 
     of 1993 to clarify that a State may not use an individual's 
     failure to vote as the basis for initiating the procedures 
     provided under such Act for the removal of the individual 
     from the official list of registered voters in the State on 
     the grounds that the individual has changed residence, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 508. A bill to extend the authorization for the Cape Cod 
     National Seashore Advisory Commission; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 509. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the United States Coast Guard; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. 
             Smith):
       S. 510. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     provide for certain requirements relating to charges for 
     internet, television, and voice services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 511. A bill to promote and protect from discrimination 
     living organ donors; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 512. A bill to establish an advisory office within the 
     Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission 
     to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 513. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with 
     respect to civil forfeitures relating to certain seized 
     animals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Sinema, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Peters, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 514. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the benefits and services provided by the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Reed, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, 
             Mr. Carper, Ms. Smith, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Coons, Mr. King, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             Warren, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Hirono, 
             Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Peters, Mr. Jones, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Udall, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 515. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married 
     same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. King, 
             and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 516. A bill to require the use of prescription drug 
     monitoring programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 517. A bill to establish a tiered hiring preference for 
     members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Young, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wicker, 
             Ms. Harris, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Blunt, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Tillis, Mr. King, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Cotton, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Daines, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 518. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain lymphedema 
     compression treatment items as items of durable medical 
     equipment; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 519. A bill to amend certain appropriations Acts to 
     repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General 
     Services to sell Federal property and assets that support the 
     operations of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Plum 
     Island, New York; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 520. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, 
             and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 521. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall 
     elimination provisions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 522. A bill to establish the African Burial Ground 
     International Memorial Museum and Educational Center in New 
     York, New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 523. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to develop a national strategic action plan and 
     program to assist health professionals and systems in 
     preparing for and responding to the public health effects of 
     climate change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Udall, 
             and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 524. A bill to establish the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Gardner, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 525. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of 
     individual employees to form, join, or assist labor 
     organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Udall):
       S. 526. A bill to withdraw certain Bureau of Land 
     Management land from mineral development; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources .
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 527. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the earned income tax credit to account for the 
     amount by which economic growth has outpaced income growth, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Coons, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 528. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     provide a lactation room in public buildings, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Gardner, Mr. Wyden, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 529. A bill to establish a national program to identify 
     and reduce losses from landslide hazards, to establish a 
     national 3D Elevation Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 530. A bill to establish the Federal Labor-Management 
     Partnership Council; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 531. A bill to permit disabled law enforcement officers, 
     customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air 
     traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of 
     the Capitol Police, members of the

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     Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency performing intelligence activities abroad or having 
     specialized security requirements, and diplomatic security 
     special agents of the Department of State to receive 
     retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not 
     been disabled; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Jones):
       S. 532. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     provide that an individual may remain eligible to participate 
     in the teacher loan forgiveness program under title IV of 
     such Act if the individual's period of consecutive years of 
     employment as a full-time teacher is interrupted because the 
     individual is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who 
     is relocated during the school year pursuant to military 
     orders for a permanent change of duty station, or the 
     individual works in a school of the defense dependents' 
     education system under the Defense Dependents' Education Act 
     of 1978 due to such a relocation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 533. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     consider certain transactions related to precious metals for 
     purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money 
     laundering concern, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. 
             Harris):
       S. 534. A bill to prohibit certain funds from being 
     transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a 
     new physical barrier along the southwest border, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 535. A bill to enable Federal employees and contractors 
     to correct their credit reports to remove adverse items of 
     information reported as a result of a shutdown, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.

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