[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1539-S1540]
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. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 573. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to carry out a study of 10b5-1 trading plans, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 574. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the tax treatment of amounts related to employment 
     discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including 
     sexual harassment, sexual assault, and harassment based on 
     protected categories; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 575. A bill to deter, prevent, reduce, and respond to 
     harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment, 
     sexual assault, and harassment based on protected categories; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blunt, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. King, Ms. 
             Baldwin, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 576. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain 
     veterans who served in Korea, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 577. A bill to require the establishment of a process 
     for excluding articles imported from the People's Republic of 
     China from certain duties imposed under section 301 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.

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           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Tillis, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blunt, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Coons, Mr. Rubio, 
             Ms. Harris, Ms. McSally, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Tester, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Warren, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Merkley, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 578. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to eliminate the five month waiting period for disability 
     insurance benefits under such title for individuals with 
     amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. 
             Warren):
       S. 579. A bill to provide grants to eligible local 
     educational agencies to help public schools reduce class size 
     in the early elementary grades, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Enzi, and 
             Ms. Sinema):
       S. 580. A bill to amend the Act of August 25, 1958, 
     commonly known as the ``Former Presidents Act of 1958'', with 
     respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former 
     President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 581. A bill to provide regulatory relief to alternative 
     fuel producers and consumers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. 
             Sinema, and Mr. Moran):
       S. 582. A bill to ensure that the Financial Crimes 
     Enforcement Network works with Tribal law enforcement 
     agencies, protects against all forms of terrorism, and 
     focuses on virtual currencies; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
       S. 583. A bill to provide for digital accountability and 
     transparency; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 584. A bill to extend the commitment of the United 
     States to the International Space Station, to develop 
     advanced space suits, and to enable human space settlement, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kaine, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Coons, Mr. King, Mr. Peters, 
             and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 585. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance 
     for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to 
     newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion 
     takes place; to the Committee on Finance .
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Bennet, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Inhofe, 
             and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 586. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement 
     for inpatient critical access hospital services; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 587. A bill to promote economic partnership and 
     cooperation between the United States and Mexico; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 588. A bill to require State agencies to use Federal tax 
     return information to verify income eligibility for Medicaid, 
     the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, and the 
     Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 589. A bill to provide for a period of continuing 
     appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations 
     under the normal appropriations process, and establish 
     procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to 
     complete regular appropriations; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Harris, 
             Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Burr, Mr. Portman, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Capito, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. King, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Booker, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Jones, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mr. Tester, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Bennet, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Kaine, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Udall, and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 590. A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to 
     Katherine Johnson and Dr. Christine Darden, to posthumously 
     award Congressional Gold Medals to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary 
     Jackson, and to award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor all 
     of the women who contributed to the success of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration during the Space Race; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 591. A bill to assist States in improving guardianship 
     oversight and data collection; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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