[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2515-S2516]
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. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Grassley, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Hawley, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Gardner, Ms. Hirono, 
             and Mr. Toomey):
       S. 1231. A bill to reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest 
     Partnership Grant Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Brown, and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 1232. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide funds to States and Indian 
     Tribes for the purpose of promoting economic revitalization, 
     diversification, and development in economically distressed 
     communities through the reclamation and restoration of land 
     and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried 
     out before August 3, 1977, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROUNDS:
       S. 1233. A bill to provide relief to community banks, to 
     promote access to capital for community banks, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 1234. A bill to establish a new organization to manage 
     nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting 
     nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for 
     managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Collins, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. McSally, 
             Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 1235. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of ratification of the 19th 
     Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, giving 
     women in the United States the right to vote; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 1236. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to clarify the composition of the membership of the 
     Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1237. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
     Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly 
     identified as the location in which a member of the Armed 
     Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the 
     member may be contacted; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 1238. A bill to provide requirements for Executive 
     agency spending at the end of a fiscal year, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 1239. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish within the Enforcement Bureau of the 
     Commission a division that specifically addresses the issue 
     of robocalls, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 1240. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to count resident time spent in a critical access 
     hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for 
     purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate 
     medical education payments; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Klobuchar, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 1241. A bill to expand the private right of action under 
     the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for calls in violation 
     of the Do Not Call rules; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 1242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to ensure that bonds used to finance professional stadiums 
     are not treated as tax-exempt bonds; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 1243. A bill to provide standards for facilities at 
     which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland 
     Security are detained, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 1244. A bill to promote the provision of exercise or 
     fitness equipment, and exercise or fitness classes and 
     instruction, that are accessible to individuals with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 1245. A bill to improve energy performance in Federal 
     buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Ms. 
             Hassan, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Harris, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 1246. A bill to extend the protections of the Fair 
     Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis 
     of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 1247. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to require reporting to the Federal Election 
     Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation of offers 
     by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, 
     donations, expenditures, or disbursements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1248. A bill to exclude the discharge of certain Federal 
     student loans from the calculation of gross income; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Schatz, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 1249. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and 
     sustained national investment in basic science research; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 1250. A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and 
     sustained national investment in biomedical research; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 1251. A bill to improve coordinate interagency Federal 
     actions and provide assistance to States for responding to 
     public health challenges posed by emerging contaminants, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Udall, Mr. Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Murray, 
             Ms. Harris, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Schatz, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 1252. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to review 
     the termination characterization of former members of the 
     Department of State who were fired by reason of the sexual 
     orientation of the official, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Harris, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1253. A bill to apply requirements relating to delivery 
     sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine 
     delivery systems,

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     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 1254. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to review and report on certain laws, safety measures, and 
     technologies relating to the illegal passing of school buses, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SASSE (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Tester, Ms. Smith, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Moran, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Braun, Mr. Enzi, Ms. 
             Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 1255. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to modify provisions relating to hours of service 
     requirements with respect to transportation of livestock and 
     insects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1256. A bill to promote transparency by permitting the 
     Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to allow its 
     disciplinary proceedings to be open to the public, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1257. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
     accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income 
     plans for charitable purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Romney):
       S. 1258. A bill to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to 
     individuals under the age of 21; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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