[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5062-S5063]
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. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2243. A bill to amend the Expedited Funds Availability 
     Act to require that funds deposited be available for 
     withdrawal in real-time, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 2244. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     allow community addiction treatment facilities and community 
     mental health facilities to register to dispense controlled 
     substances through the practice of telemedicine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. Young):
       S. 2245. A bill to cap noninterest Federal Spending as a 
     percentage of potential GDP to right-size the government, 
     grow the economy, and balance the budget; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       S. 2246. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to provide equal coverage of in vitro specific 
     IgE tests and percutaneous tests for allergies under the 
     Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Brown, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       S. 2247. A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts 
     provided by drug manufacturers, to establish requirements 
     relating to pharmacy-negotiated price concessions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina:
       S. 2248. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     redesignate and expand the Troops-to-Teachers Program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 2249. A bill to allow the Deputy Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration on the date of enactment of 
     this Act to continue to serve as such Deputy Administrator; 
     considered and passed.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 2250. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish State and Indian tribe grants for community 
     colleges and grants for Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-
     Serving Institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       S. 2251. A bill to permanently extend the exemption for the 
     aging process of distilled spirits from the production period 
     for purposes of capitalization of interest costs; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2252. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to expand the permitted uses of drug price information 
     disclosed to States under the Medicaid drug rebate program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 2253. A bill to amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United 
     States Code, to provide pay equity for amateur athletes and 
     other personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
             Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Peters, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 2254. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund, to establish a 
     Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department 
     of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined 
     benefit plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2255. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to expand the requirement for States to suspend, rather 
     than terminate, an individual's eligibility for medical 
     assistance under the State Medicaid plan while the individual 
     is an inmate of a public institution, to apply to inmates of 
     any age; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Casey, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Harris, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Reed, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Udall, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Menendez, and 
             Mr. Booker):
       S. 2256. A bill to protect children affected by immigration 
     enforcement actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coons, 
             Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Ms.

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             Hirono, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2257. A bill to reform the financing of Senate 
     elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Coons, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2258. A bill to provide anti-retaliation protections for 
     antitrust whistleblowers; read the first time.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2259. A bill to amend the Family Violence Prevention and 
     Services Act to make improvements; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 2260. A bill to provide for the improvement of domestic 
     infrastructure in order to prevent marine debris, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.

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