[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3058-S3060]
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. Cassidy, Ms. Hassan, and 
             Mr. Young):
       S. 1585. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide students with disabilities and their families with 
     access to critical information needed to select the right 
     college and succeed once enrolled; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. 
             Inhofe):
       S. 1586. A bill to abolish the Federal Insurance Office of 
     the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1587. A bill to impose a tax on certain trading 
     transactions to invest in our families and communities, 
     improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen 
     our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market 
     volatility; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch):
       S. 1588. A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Federal 
     Switchblade Act to allow domestic manufacturers to ship and 
     sell their products to buyers located in other States, to 
     permit the importation of certain knife parts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BURR:
       S. 1589. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 for intelligence and 
     intelligence-related activities of the United States 
     Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for 
     other purposes; from the Select Committee on Intelligence; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1590. A bill to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting 
     wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 1591. A bill to nullify the effect of the Executive 
     order that makes the vast majority of unauthorized 
     individuals priorities for removal and aims to withhold 
     critical Federal funding to sanctuary cities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       S. 1592. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that 
     maintain a customer account or customer transaction at the 
     request of a Federal or State law enforcement agency, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Gardner, and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 1593. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish an energy storage research program, a demonstration 
     program, and a technical assistance and grant program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1594. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for unlimited eligibility for health care for mental 
     illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain 
     periods of hostilities and war; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 1595. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to limit 
     overdraft fees and establish fair and transparent practices 
     related to the

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     marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at 
     depository institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 1596. A bill to impose a moratorium on large 
     agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery 
     retail mergers, and to establish a commission to review large 
     agriculture, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery 
     retail mergers, concentration, and market power; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 1597. A bill to designate certain Bureau of Land 
     Management land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to 
     authorize certain land exchanges in the State of Oregon, and 
     to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State 
     of Oregon to the city of Mitchell, Oregon, and Wheeler 
     County, Oregon, for economic and community development 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Schatz, 
             Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
             Rosen, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Brown, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Kaine, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 1598. A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino 
     World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on 
     immigrant visas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       S. 1599. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to create a refundable tax credit for foster families, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Merkley, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Kaine, Mr. Brown, Mr. Markey, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Casey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, 
             and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1600. A bill to support States in their work to end 
     preventable morbidity and mortality in maternity care by 
     using evidence-based quality improvement to protect the 
     health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the 
     postpartum period and to reduce neonatal and infant 
     mortality, to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health 
     outcomes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. 
             Cantwell):
       S. 1601. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue a rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles to 
     be equipped with a child safety alert system, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Smith, 
             Mr. Gardner, Mr. Coons, Ms. McSally, and Mr. King):
       S. 1602. A bill to amend the United States Energy Storage 
     Competitiveness Act of 2007 to establish a research, 
     development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy 
     storage systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 1603. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the standard charitable mileage rate for delivery 
     of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk 
     individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 1604. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to 
     nonpoint source management, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, 
             Ms. Harris, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Casey, 
             Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1605. A bill to make available necessary disaster 
     assistance for families affected by major disasters, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Markey, and 
             Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1606. A bill to ensure the digital contents of 
     electronic equipment and online accounts belonging to or in 
     the possession of United States persons entering or exiting 
     the United States are adequately protected at the border, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 1607. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide protections for patients scheduling non-
     emergency procedures at in-network hospitals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Sinema, and 
             Mrs. Capito):
       S. 1608. A bill to provide for the publication by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity 
     recommendations for Americans; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
             Duckworth, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 1609. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1934 to 
     require country-by-country reporting; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. 
             Duckworth):
       S. 1610. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the global intangible low-taxed income by repealing 
     the tax-free deemed return on investments and determining net 
     CFC tested income on a per-country basis; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Gardner, 
             and Mr. Booker):
       S. 1611. A bill to ensure appropriate prioritization, 
     spectrum planning, and interagency coordination to support 
     the Internet of Things; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 1612. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to support community college and industry partnerships, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Carper, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Harris, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Booker, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1613. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     update and modernize the reporting requirements for 
     contaminants, including lead, in drinking water, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1614. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the 
     definition of ``renewable biomass'' under the renewable fuel 
     program; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Murray, and 
             Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 1615. A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States 
     Code, to provide compensation and credit for retired pay 
     purposes for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve 
     components, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 1616. A bill to amend title VII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the Social Security Administration's 
     procedures to close or reduce access to field offices, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 1617. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the listing of patents in the 
     Orange Book; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Kaine, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 1618. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     expand the capacity to improve health outcomes and increase 
     access to specialized care; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Ms. 
             Duckworth):
       S. 1619. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a national campaign to raise awareness of the 
     importance of, and combat misinformation about, vaccines in 
     order to increase vaccination rates; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 1620. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to 
     exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the 
     preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter 
     facility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 1621. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in awarding a 
     contract for the procurement of good or services, to give a 
     preference to offerors that employ veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 1622. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled 
     substances; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Ms. Warren, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 1623. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow for distributions from 529 accounts for expenses 
     associated with registered apprenticeship programs; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina):
       S. 1624. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to improve services for survivors of 
     domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
     stalking and their families; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Warner, and 
             Mr. Markey):

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       S. 1625. A bill to promote the deployment of commercial 
     fifth-generation mobile networks and the sharing of 
     information with communications providers in the United 
     States regarding security risks to the networks of those 
     providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 1626. A bill to require the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration to estimate the value of 
     electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to 
     Federal entities; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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