[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 37 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1593-S1594]
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. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Mr. Jones):
       S. 592. A bill to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 
     1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of 
     cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Carper, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
             Rosen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 593. A bill to amend the Religious Freedom Restoration 
     Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent 
     meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 594. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers 
     under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Coons, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
             Murkowski, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 595. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent 
     and treat obesity, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 596. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants 
     under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by 
     such physician assistants; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
             Warren, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Bennet):
       S. 597. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act 
     to marihuana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 598. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase certain funeral benefits for veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 599. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     with respect to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Daines, Ms. 
             Smith, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Jones, 
             Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 600. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a working group to study regulatory and 
     legislative improvements for the livestock, insect, and 
     agricultural commodities transport industries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 601. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from 
     lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 602. A bill to address state-sponsored cyber activities 
     against the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tillis, and 
             Ms. Sinema):
       S. 603. A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 
     to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to 
     consider alternative approaches before determining that a 
     U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Ms. Collins, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, 
             Ms. Ernst, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Peters, 
             Mr. Risch, and Mr. Lee):
       S. 604. A bill to limit the authority of States to tax 
     certain income of employees for employment duties performed 
     in other States; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 605. A bill to assist States in carrying out projects to 
     expand the child care workforce and child care facilities in 
     the States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 606. A bill to improve oversight and evaluation of the 
     mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Gardner, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 607. A bill to amend the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act to address insufficient compensation of 
     employees and other personnel of the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, and 
             Mr. Markey):
       S. 608. A bill to provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the 
     United States Code, relating to the enforcement of 
     arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment 
     agreements made between students and certain institutions of 
     higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability 
     of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of 
     higher education; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 609. A bill to prohibit States from suspending, 
     revoking, or denying State-issued professional licenses or 
     issuing penalties due to student default; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Schatz, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Casey, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Reed, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 610. A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code 
     with respect to arbitration; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 611. A bill to provide adequate funding for water and 
     sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 612. A bill to require a joint resolution of approval 
     for the entry into effect of a civilian nuclear cooperation 
     agreement with Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH:
       S. 613. A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to 
     provide chronic wasting disease support for States and 
     coordinated response efforts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 614. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater 
     Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the 
     Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 615. A bill to free States to spend gas taxes on their 
     transportation priorities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 616. A bill to impose user fees on manufacturers and 
     importers of electronic nicotine delivery systems; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 617. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide disaster 
     tax relief, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Barrasso, 
             and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 618. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt 
     advance directives guiding the medical care they receive; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 619. A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to 
     provide investment authority to support rural infrastructure 
     development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Durbin,

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             Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 620. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, with 
     respect to arbitration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Cardin, 
             Ms. Smith, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 621. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act 
     of 1993 to require each State to implement a process under 
     which individuals who are 16 years of age may apply to 
     register to vote in elections for Federal office in the 
     State, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make 
     grants to States to increase the involvement of minors in 
     public election activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tester, Ms. Harris, Mr. Hoeven, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Risch, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 622. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
     under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and 
     indemnity compensation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 623. A bill to provide guidance and priorities for 
     Federal Government obligations in the event that the debt 
     limit is reached and to provide a limited and temporary 
     authority to exceed the debt limit for priority obligations; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Smith, Mr. Tester, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 624. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to require States to provide for same day registration; to 
     the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. King, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 625. A bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission 
     to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall 
     provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives 
     to provide voter registration information to secondary school 
     students in the 12th grade; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 626. A bill to repeal debt collection amendments made by 
     the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Warren, Ms. Harris, Mr. Brown, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 627. A bill to promote the economic security and safety 
     of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 628. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to include biomass heating appliances for tax credits 
     available for energy-efficient building property and energy 
     property; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 629. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to review the processes and requirements of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for scheduling appointments for health care 
     and conducting consultations under the laws administered by 
     the Secretary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 630. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection 
     Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Warner, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 631. A bill to provide for the admission of the State of 
     Washington, D.C. into the Union; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 632. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the inclusion of certain fringe benefit expenses 
     for which a deduction is disallowed in unrelated business 
     taxable income; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Ms. 
             Rosen, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 633. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     members of the Women's Army Corps who were assigned to the 
     6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the "Six 
     Triple Eight"; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. 
             Toomey):
       S. 634. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish tax credits to encourage individual and 
     corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for 
     students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations 
     and eligible workforce training organizations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Markey, Mr. Warner, Ms. Hirono, 
             and Mr. Coons):
       S. 635. A bill to restore statutory rights to the people of 
     the United States from forced arbitration; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Rubio, 
             Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 636. A bill to designate Venezuela under section 244 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of 
     Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under 
     such section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
             Harris, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 637. A bill to prohibit price gouging in the sale of 
     drugs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters, 
             Mr. Tillis, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Gardner, Mr. Reed, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Udall, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, and 
             Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 638. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability 
     Act of 1980, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Jones, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Reed, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Leahy, Ms. 
             Rosen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Peters, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Tester, Ms. Harris, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Warren, Mr. King, and Mr. 
             Udall):
       S.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution calling on the United 
     States and Congress to take immediate action to address the 
     challenge of climate change; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             and Ms. Murkowski):
       S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution relating to a national 
     emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S.J. Res. 11. A joint resolution to prohibit the 
     unauthorized use of United States Armed Forces in hostilities 
     with respect to Venezuela; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.

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