[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 51 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1939]
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. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 853. A bill to amend the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. 
     Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems 
     and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 to 
     eliminate the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mr. Markey):


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following appears: By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. 
WYDEN)
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mr. CARDIN (for 
himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. MARKEY)


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       S. 854. A bill to require human rights certifications for 
     arms sales, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Ms. 
             Ernst):
       S. 855. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make it a criminal offense for individuals to engage in 
     sexual acts while acting under color of law or with 
     individuals in their custody, to encourage States to adopt 
     similar laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 856. A bill to allow State manufacturing extension 
     partnerships to award grants to small- and medium-sized 
     manufacturers for the purpose of training new workers to 
     replace departing experienced workers; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 857. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor 
     recipients, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 858. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of 
     Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       S. 859. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and 
     hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       S. 860. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management 
     Act of 2009 to modify the terms of the Jackson Gulch 
     rehabilitation project in Colorado, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Reed, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Harris, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 861. A bill to establish in the Bureau of Democracy, 
     Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special 
     Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Mr. 
             Rubio):
       S. 862. A bill to repeal the sunset for collateral 
     requirements for Small Business Administration disaster 
     loans; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 863. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; considered and passed.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 864. A bill to provide for further comprehensive 
     research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders 
     and Stroke on unruptured intracranial aneurysms; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       S. 865. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
     establish an oil spill response and prevention grant program 
     and provide for advances from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
     Fund, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
     and modify the application of the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
     Fund financing rate, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Young, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Hoeven, 
             Mr. Lee, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Romney, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. 
             Capito, and Mr. Daines):
       S.J. Res. 14. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to require that the 
     Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more 
     than 9 justices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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