[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4565-S4566]
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              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. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. King, Ms. 
             Smith, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 1974. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity 
     standard, and for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Young, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina):
       S. 1975. A bill to require the Small Business 
     Administration to issue licenses under the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 within particular time frames, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 1976. A bill to amend the FAST Act to improve the 
     Federal permitting process, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       S. 1977. A bill to approve the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights 
     Settlement Agreement, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 1978. A bill to ensure that persons who form 
     corporations or limited liability companies in the United 
     States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations 
     or limited liability companies, in order to prevent 
     wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and 
     limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law 
     enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing 
     terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving 
     United States corporations and limited liability companies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. King, Ms. Smith, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Brown, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1979. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for the minimum size of crews of freight trains, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Carper, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. 
             Murray, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Wyden, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Harris, Mr. Booker, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. 
             Brown):
       S. 1980. A bill to improve Federal population surveys by 
     requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed 
     information on sexual orientation and gender identity in 
     certain surveys, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 1981. A bill to modify the unconditional ownership 
     requirement for women-owned and minority-owned small business 
     concerns for purposes of procurement contracts with the Small 
     Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Portman, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mr. Carper, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1982. A bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Booker, 
             and Ms. Warren):
       S. 1983. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make 
     grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, States 
     and units of local government to develop, implement, or 
     expand 1 or more programs to provide medication-assisted 
     treatment to individuals who have opioid use disorder and are 
     incarcerated within the jurisdictions of the States or units 
     of local government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1984. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to provide fisheries disaster 
     relief for commercial fishery failures that are due to 
     certain duties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 1985. A bill to assist communities affected by stranded 
     nuclear waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KAINE:
       S. 1986. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit 
     discrimination based on source of income, veteran status, or 
     military status; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 1987. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish reference prices for prescription 
     drugs for purposes of Federal health programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Coons, Mr. King, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Schatz, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       S. 1988. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the energy credit for offshore wind facilities; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       S. 1989. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for transparency of Medicare secondary payer 
     reporting information, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 1990. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide additional authority to the Office of Special 
     Counsel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Murphy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Udall, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 1991. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     review the discharge characterization of former members of 
     the Armed Forces who were discharged by reason of the sexual 
     orientation of the member, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Capito, 
             and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1992. A bill to amend the FAST Act to repeal a 
     rescission of funds; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Mr. Daines, and Mrs. 
             Blackburn):
       S. 1993. A bill to restrict Federal funding for health care 
     entities that do not respect all human life and patient 
     rights; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. 
             Risch):
       S. 1994. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1958 to increase the amount that certain banks and savings 
     associations may invest in small business investment 
     companies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1995. A bill to establish the Food Safety Administration 
     to protect the public health by preventing foodborne illness, 
     ensuring the safety of food, improving research on 
     contaminants leading to foodborne illness and the chronic 
     health outcomes associated with foodborne illnesses, 
     improving the surveillance of foodborne pathogens (including 
     foodborne pathogens identified as antibiotic resistant), and 
     improving security of food from intentional contamination, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 1996. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the application of the net operating loss 
     deduction; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1997. A bill to authorize transitional sheltering 
     assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy 
     air quality caused by wildfires, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 1998. A bill to improve the programs for veterans of the 
     Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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