[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 5, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3250-S3252]
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. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. 
             Sinema):
       S. 1717. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     to make certain multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements 
     eligible for purchase with supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Young):
       S. 1718. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans 
     unauthorized fees, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1719. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission for senior investors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 1720. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow the 
     interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Harris, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Kaine, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Merkley, and 
             Ms. Smith):
       S. 1721. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit gay and trans panic defenses; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Rounds, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 1722. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     authorize State-licensed appraisers to conduct appraisals in 
     connection with mortgages insured by the FHA and to ensure 
     compliance with the existing appraiser education and 
     competency requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Ms. Hassan, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1723. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
     Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a 
     Ski Area Fee Retention Account; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Sasse, and 
             Mrs. Blackburn):

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       S. 1724. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and 
     the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the 
     offenses relating to fentanyl, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Young):
       S. 1725. A bill to permit occupational therapists to 
     conduct the initial assessment visit and complete the 
     comprehensive assessment under a Medicare home health plan of 
     care for certain rehabilitation cases; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1726. A bill to ensure high-income earners pay a fair 
     share of Federal taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kaine, and 
             Mr. Gardner):
       S. 1727. A bill to establish the Partnership Fund for Peace 
     to promote joint economic development and finance ventures 
     between Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies and those in 
     the United States and Israel to improve economic cooperation 
     and people-to-people peacebuilding programs, and to further 
     shared community building, peaceful coexistence, dialogue, 
     and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Collins, 
             and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 1728. A bill to require the United States Postal Service 
     to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional 
     years; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 1729. A bill to enhance consumer rights relating to 
     consumer report disputes by requiring provision of 
     documentation provided by consumers; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1730. A bill to direct the Administrator of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make grants to 
     State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations 
     for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living 
     shoreline projects that protect coastal communities by 
     supporting ecosystem functions and habitats with the use of 
     natural materials and systems, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cotton, 
             and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1731. A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to 
     require the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to 
     maintain a list of certain foreign issuers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1732. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide rules for the disallowance and recapture of 
     certain charitable contributions to colleges and 
     universities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hirono, 
             and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 1733. A bill to limit the separation of children from 
     their parents or legal guardians, to limit the detention of 
     families and children, to provide unaccompanied alien 
     children with access to counsel, to increase the number of 
     immigration judges and support staff, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARPER:
       S. 1734. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
     1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal 
     funding under such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Booker, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Peters, Ms. Rosen, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1735. A bill to provide women with increased access to 
     preventive and life-saving cancer screening; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Warner, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Daines, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 1736. A bill to prohibit the transfer of operations and 
     closure of Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation 
     Centers; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 1737. A bill to strengthen parity in mental health and 
     substance use disorder benefits; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       S. 1738. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to take 
     initiatives to measure the impact of automation on the 
     workforce in order to inform workforce development 
     strategies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1739. A bill to enable projects that will aid in the 
     development and delivery of related instruction associated 
     with apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs that are 
     focused on serving the skilled technical workforce at the 
     National Laboratories and certain facilities of the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1740. A bill to move the United States toward greater 
     energy independence and security, to increase the 
     flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of the electric 
     grid, to increase the competitiveness of the United States 
     economy, to protect consumers, and to improve the energy 
     performance of the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Reed, 
             and Mr. Coons):
       S. 1741. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a program to advance energy storage deployment by 
     reducing the cost of energy storage through research, 
     development, and demonstration, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1742. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish certain demonstration grant programs relating to 
     the demonstration of advanced distribution systems, smart 
     water heaters, vehicle-to-grid integration, and granular 
     retail electricity pricing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Carper, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Booker, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Schatz, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Udall, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Casey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Warner, Ms. 
             Sinema, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Tester, Mr. Jones, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 1743. A bill to direct the President to develop a plan 
     for the United States to meet its nationally determined 
     contribution under the Paris Agreement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Harris, 
             and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 1744. A bill to provide lawful permanent resident status 
     for certain advanced STEM degree holders, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Smith, Mr. Carper, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schatz, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 1745. A bill to establish a cost of greenhouse gases for 
     carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by 
     Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 1746. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     authorize the provision of technical assistance under the 
     Preserve America Program and to direct the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into partnerships with communities adjacent 
     to units of the National Park System to leverage local 
     cultural heritage tourism assets; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 1747. A bill to require that any trade agreement 
     eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include 
     enforceable standards requiring paying adequate wages and 
     maintaining sustainable production methods, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 1748. A bill to decrease the frequency of sports 
     blackouts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 1749. A bill to clarify seasoning requirements for 
     certain refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes; 
     considered and passed.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, 
             Ms. Smith, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 1750. A bill to establish the Clean School Bus Grant 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 1751. A bill to amend the Reclamation Project Act of 
     1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development 
     utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs; to

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     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Scott 
             of South Carolina, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 1752. A bill to allow a State to submit a declaration of 
     intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds 
     to improve the academic achievement of students; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 1753. A bill to promote accountability and effective 
     administration in the execution of laws by restoring the 
     original understanding of the President's constitutional 
     power to remove subordinates from office; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 27. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the 
     United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Australia certain 
     defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 28. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military 
     sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles 
     and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 29. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military 
     sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles 
     and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 30. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military 
     sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles 
     and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 31. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military 
     sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles 
     and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military 
     sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles 
     and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 33. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military 
     sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles 
     and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 34. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military 
     sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles 
     and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 35. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military 
     sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles 
     and services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 36. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the 
     Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
     and Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Italian 
     Republic of certain defense articles and services; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 37. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the 
     United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
     Northern Ireland, and the Republic of France of certain 
     defense articles and services; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 38. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the 
     Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom of Great 
     Britain and Northern Ireland of certain defense articles and 
     services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 39. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the 
     United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom of certain defense 
     articles, including technical data and defense services; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 40. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed export to India, 
     Israel, Republic of Korea, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of 
     certain defense articles, including technical data and 
     defense services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 41. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the 
     Government of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and 
     the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of 
     technical data and defense services; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 42. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the 
     United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
     and Northern Ireland of certain defense articles, including 
     technical data and defense services; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 43. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the 
     Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and 
     services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed retransfer of 
     certain defense articles from the United Arab Emirates to the 
     Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the 
     Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and 
     services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 46. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the 
     United Arab Emirates certain defense articles and services; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 47. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the 
     Kingdom of Saudi Arabia certain defense articles and 
     services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed):
       S.J. Res. 48. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the 
     United Arab Emirates certain defense articles and services; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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