[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1733-S1734]
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. Blumenthal, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 691. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to enhance prescription drug affordability by expanding 
     access to assistance with out-of-pocket costs under Medicare 
     part D for low-income seniors and individuals with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, Mr. Crapo, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Jones, Ms. McSally, Mr. Portman, Ms. 
             Rosen, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Young, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 692. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the excise tax on medical devices; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Thune, and 
             Ms. Sinema):
       S. 693. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that 
     the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal 
     property; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 694. A bill to repeal the Jones Act restrictions on 
     coastwise trade, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SASSE (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina):
       S. 695. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow parents of eligible military 
     dependent children to establish Military Education Savings 
     Accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 696. A bill to designate the same individual serving as 
     the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the 
     National Nurse for Public Health; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 697. A bill to reform sentencing, prisons, re-entry of 
     prisoners, and law enforcement practices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 698. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico 
     with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax 
     credit and to provide the same treatment to families in 
     Puerto Rico with one child or two children that is currently 
     provided to island families with three or more children; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 699. A bill to establish an interagency committee on the 
     development of green alert systems that would be activated 
     when a veteran goes missing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 700. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a safe harbor for determinations of worker 
     classification, to require increased reporting, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 701. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schatz, Ms. 
             Warren, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 702. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     establish an initiative, carried out by the Assistant 
     Secretary for Aging, to coordinate Federal efforts and 
     programs for home modifications enabling older individuals 
     and individuals with disabilities to live independently and 
     safely in a home environment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kaine, 
             Ms. Harris, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 703. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     address health, safety, and environmental hazards at private 
     military housing units, to prohibit the payment by members of 
     the Armed Forces of deposits or other fees relating to such 
     housing units, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 704. A bill to prioritize the efforts of and enhance 
     coordination among United States agencies to encourage 
     countries in Central and Eastern Europe to diversify their 
     energy sources and supply routes, increase Europe's energy 
     security, and help the United States reach its global energy 
     security goals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Sanders, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, and Ms. 
             Harris):
       S. 705. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to take any 
     action that would constitute a violation of the Intermediate-
     Range Nuclear Forces Treaty for the duration of the six-month 
     withdrawal period from the INF Treaty, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Casey):
       S. 706. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing 
     incidents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Merkley, Ms. Smith, Mr. Brown, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Harris, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Murphy, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 707. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to include in the Annual Country Reports on Human Rights 
     Practices a section on reproductive rights, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 708. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to limit 
     experimentation on cats; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Collins):

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       S. 709. A bill to establish an interactive dashboard to 
     allow the public to review information on the price and 
     utilization of prescription drugs purchased by Federal 
     programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       S. 710. A bill to exempt firefighters and police officers 
     from the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination 
     Provisions under the Social Security Act; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
             Tillis, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 711. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand eligibility for mental health services from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Leahy, and 
             Mr. Coons):
       S. 712. A bill to provide assistance for United States 
     citizens and nationals taken hostage or unlawfully or 
     wrongfully detained abroad, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 713. A bill to improve highway-rail grade crossing 
     safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Udall):
       S. 714. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain 
     hardrock mines; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 715. A bill to improve the productivity and energy 
     efficiency of the manufacturing sector by directing the 
     Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the National 
     Academies and other appropriate Federal agencies, to develop 
     a national smart manufacturing plan and to provide assistance 
     to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing 
     smart manufacturing programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 716. A bill to impose sanctions under the Global 
     Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to combat 
     corruption, money laundering, and impunity in Guatemala, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Tester, Mr. Booker, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 717. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to 
     prohibit the manufacture, processing, and distribution in 
     commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and 
     articles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. 
             Boozman):
       S. 718. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     make college affordable and accessible; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 719. A bill to reform the use of solitary confinement 
     and other forms of restrictive housing in the Bureau of 
     Prisons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Brown, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Harris, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 720. A bill to require the student loan ombudsman of the 
     Department of Education to provide student loan data to the 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 721. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from 
     taking any action relating to the licensing, planning, 
     development, or construction of a nuclear waste repository 
     until the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     submits to Congress a study on the economic viability and 
     job-creating benefits of alternative uses of the Yucca 
     Mountain site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Daines, and Ms. McSally):
       S. 722. A bill to increase the number of judgeships for the 
     United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and 
     certain district courts of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Daines):
       S. 723. A bill to establish a Commission on Structural 
     Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 724. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     establish additional registration requirements for 
     prescribers of opioids, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 725. A bill to change the address of the postal facility 
     designated in honor of Captain Humayun Khan; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 726. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Rubio, and Mr. Young):
       S. 727. A bill to combat international extremism by 
     addressing global fragility and violence and stabilizing 
     conflict-affected areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Warren, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 728. A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library 
     to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the 
     United States Capitol; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Markey, Mr. Schatz, 
             Ms. Smith, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Booker, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Merkley, 
             and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 729. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to Federal 
     agencies to establish a panel, task force, advisory 
     committee, or other effort to challenge the scientific 
     consensus on climate change, and for other purposes; read the 
     first time.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 730. A bill to prevent gun trafficking; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. McSALLY:
       S. 731. A bill to amend the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 
     2010 to authorize certain polygraph waiver authority, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 732. A bill to amend the PROTECT Act to expand the 
     national AMBER Alert system to territories of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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