[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2883-S2884]
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. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 1471. A bill to require digital engineering as a core 
     competency of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Merkley, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Harris, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Bennet):
       S. 1472. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to require paper ballots and risk limiting audits in all 
     Federal elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 1473. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to set maximum contaminant levels for certain 
     chemicals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Gardner, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 1474. A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act 
     of 2009 to make 4,000 visas available for the Afghan Special 
     Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1475. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     extend and modify certain charitable tax provisions; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 1476. A bill to waive the 24-month waiting period for 
     Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's 
     disease; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Hassan, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1477. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to establish 
     an Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 1478. A bill to repeal the Office of Financial Research, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 1479. A bill to further development of Next Generation 
     9-1-1 to enhance and upgrade the 9-1-1 systems of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Perdue, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. 
             Daines):
       S. 1480. A bill to protect law enforcement officers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

[[Page S2884]]

  

           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Markey, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tester, Ms. Hassan, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Harris, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             King, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 1481. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for 
     pregnant women, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Carper, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1482. A bill to establish an integrated national 
     approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of 
     extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, 
     and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United 
     States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce 
     costs, in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal 
     governments and other entities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1483. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education to have an 
     independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and 
     response; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 1484. A bill to provide disaster relief assistance to 
     individuals for the purpose of clearing fallen debris, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 1485. A bill to improve the collection and aggregation 
     of fixed and mobile broadband internet access coverage data, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MANCHIN:
       S. 1486. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     include certain pension as administrative expenses in 
     bankruptcy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 1487. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to create a 
     national zero-emission vehicle standard, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1488. A bill to improve the integrity and safety of 
     interstate horseracing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 1489. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 1490. A bill to amend the General Education Provisions 
     Act to allow the release of education records to facilitate 
     the award of a recognized postsecondary credential; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. 
             Warren):
       S. 1491. A bill to prohibit forced arbitration in work 
     disputes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Harris, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1492. A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of 
     higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JONES:
       S. 1493. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     develop workforce development investment incentives and to 
     consider a qualified training program of an offeror as part 
     of the past performance rating of such offeror, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 1494. A bill to amend the William Wilberforce 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to 
     protect alien minors and to amend the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act to end abuse of the asylum system and 
     establish refugee application and processing centers outside 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Blunt, Ms. 
             Ernst, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 1495. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     enhance the prevention of sexual assault and related offenses 
     in the Armed Forces, to enhance protections of victims of 
     such offenses, to improve the investigation and prosecution 
     of such offenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Kaine, and 
             Mr. Scott of South Carolina):
       S. 1496. A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1497. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve cost and quality transparency under the 
     Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 1498. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     enhance the readiness of the Department of Defense to 
     challenges relating to climate change and to improve the 
     energy and resource efficiency of the Department, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

                          ____________________