[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 121 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4947-S4948]
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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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. 
             Roberts):
       S. 2156. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 2157. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to expand the use of global payments to hospitals in 
     rural areas; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 2158. A bill to improve certain programs of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services with respect to 
     heritable disorders; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2159. A bill to repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     confer jurisdiction on the State of North Dakota over 
     offenses committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake 
     Indian Reservation''; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 2160. A bill to require carbon monoxide alarms in 
     certain Federally assisted housing, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Lee):
       S. 2161. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for reciprocal marketing approval of 
     certain drugs, biological products, and devices that are 
     authorized to be lawfully marketed abroad, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 2162. A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
     and Border Protection to annually hire at least 600 new 
     Border Patrol agents, to report quarterly to Congress on the 
     status of the Border Patrol workforce, and to conduct a 
     comprehensive staffing analysis; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. Harris, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2163. A bill to establish the Commission on the Social 
     Status of Black Men and Boys, to study and make 
     recommendations to address social problems affecting Black 
     men and boys, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 2164. A bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act 
     of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require applied water 
     supply research regarding the water resources research and 
     technology institutes established under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Daines, Mr. Schatz, Ms. McSally, Mr. 
             Udall, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 2165. A bill to enhance protections of Native American 
     tangible cultural heritage, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. 
             Collins, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 2166. A bill to designate Regional Ocean Partnerships of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 2167. A bill to require a certain percentage of natural 
     gas and crude oil exports be

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     transported on United States-built and United States-flag 
     vessels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Udall):
       S. 2168. A bill to establish a student loan forgiveness 
     plan for certain borrowers who are employed at a qualified 
     farm or ranch; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Peters, and Ms. 
             Sinema):
       S. 2169. A bill to amend section 3116 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to clarify the applicability of the appointment 
     limitations for students appointed under the expedited hiring 
     authority for post-secondary students; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 2170. A bill to amend the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance 
     Reform Act of 2012 to make reforms to flood mapping programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 2171. A bill to amend the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer 
     Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 to require insurance 
     agents who sell flood insurance policies under the National 
     Flood Insurance Program to take certain continuing education 
     courses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 2172. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to provide relief from surcharges to small businesses 
     and nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Ms. Sinema, and 
             Mr. Young):
       S. 2173. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to 
     enhance the land-based unmanned aircraft system program of 
     the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Tillis, and 
             Mr. Udall):
       S. 2174. A bill to expand the grants authorized under 
     Jennifer's Law and Kristen's Act to include processing of 
     unidentified remains, resolving missing persons cases, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Paul):
       S. 2175. A bill to address recommendations made to Congress 
     by the Government Accountability Office and detailed in the 
     annual duplication report, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 2176. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Sinema, 
             Ms. Ernst, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Cornyn, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 2177. A bill to provide taxpayers with an improved 
     understanding of Government programs through the disclosure 
     of cost, performance, and areas of duplication among them, 
     leverage existing data to achieve a functional Federal 
     program inventory, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2178. A bill to impose requirements in certain actions 
     for patent infringement, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 2179. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     provide social service agencies with the resources to provide 
     services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to 
     age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of 
     life; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2180. A bill to provide oversight of the border zone in 
     which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and 
     stops and enter private land without a warrant, and to make 
     technical corrections; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2181. A bill to require the disclosure of information 
     relating to cyberattacks on aircraft systems and maintenance 
     and ground support systems for aircraft, to identify and 
     address cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the United States 
     commercial aviation system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2182. A bill to protect consumers from security and 
     privacy threats to their motor vehicles, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. 
             Lankford):
       S. 2183. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to analyze certain legislation in order to 
     prevent duplication of and overlap with existing Federal 
     programs, offices, and initiatives; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2184. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain creditors to 
     obtain certifications from institutions of higher education, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker, Ms. Harris, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. 
             Bennet):
       S. 2185. A bill to provide labor standards for certain 
     energy jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 2186. A bill to require entities to provide consumers 
     with the opportunity to prohibit the entity from collecting 
     or using certain data concerning the consumer and to request 
     deletion of such data; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Van 
             Hollen):
       S. 2187. A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 2188. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1958 to improve the license application process for small 
     business investment companies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 2189. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to waive 
     the guarantee fee for veterans and spouses of veterans for 
     the Export Working Capital, International Trade, and Export 
     Express programs; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 2190. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to ensure 
     that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is 
     eligible for certain Small Business Administration programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business 
     and Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 2191. A bill to establish the Native American Outreach 
     Program of the Small Business Administration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 2192. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to States 
     to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to 
     reduce flood risks, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       S. 2193. A bill to require the Administrator of General 
     Services to issue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies 
     may pay by charge card for the charging of Federal electric 
     motor vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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