[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5106-S5108]
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. UDALL:
       S. 2261. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hassan, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       S. 2262. A bill to provide for phased-in payment of Social 
     Security Disability Insurance

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     payments during the waiting period for individuals with a 
     terminal illness; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2263. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to enhance the requirements for secure geological storage of 
     carbon oxide for purposes of the carbon oxide sequestration 
     credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Cotton, and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 2264. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to 
     recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a 
     crime punishable by death; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 2265. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the work-study allowance program administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MANCHIN:
       S. 2266. A bill to extend group flood insurance policy 
     assistance for victims of the 2016 West Virginia floods, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
       S. 2267. A bill for the relief of Cesar Carlos Silva 
     Rodriguez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2268. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the denial of deduction for certain excessive 
     remuneration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 2269. A bill to establish a competitive bidding process 
     for the relocation of the headquarters of Executive agencies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RISCH:
       S. 2270. A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 
     to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under 
     geothermal leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 2271. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish a program to improve infrastructure development in 
     Appalachia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       S. 2272. A bill to provide for the implementation of a 
     system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and 
     for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McConnell, 
             and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2273. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize the Appalachian Regional Commission, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2274. A bill to establish a voluntary program that 
     strengthens the economy, public health, and environment of 
     the United States by reducing emissions from wood heaters, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 2275. A bill to improve the collection and distribution 
     of broadband availability data; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, 
             and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 2276. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to protect employees in the building and construction 
     industry who are participants in multiemployer plans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2277. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     make innovative technology loan guarantees available for 
     battery storage technologies; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       S. 2278. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety 
     equipment in school buses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 2279. A bill to make necessary reforms to improve 
     compliance with loss mitigation requirements by servicers of 
     mortgages for single family housing insured by the FHA, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 2280. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     establish an Appalachian regional energy hub initiative, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2281. A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 35, United 
     States Code, to require the voluntary collection of 
     demographic information for patent applications, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Udall, 
             and Mr. Tester):
       S. 2282. A bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act to enable Indian Tribes and tribally 
     designated housing entities to apply for, receive, and 
     administer grants and subgrants under the Continuum of Care 
     Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2283. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an investment tax credit for waste heat to power 
     technology; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2284. A bill to create a Climate Action Rebate Fund in 
     order to efficiently reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide 
     a monthly rebate to the American people, encourage innovation 
     of clean energy technologies and create new economic 
     opportunities, ensure the resiliency of our infrastructure, 
     assist with the transition to a clean energy economy, and 
     leave a healthier, more stable, and more prosperous nation 
     for future generations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BRAUN:
       S. 2285. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     authorize a pilot program within the nationally significant 
     freight and highway projects program to increase State 
     infrastructure investments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 2286. A bill to establish a Science Advisory Board at 
     the Department of Justice, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2287. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 and other statutes to clarify appropriate liability 
     standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. King, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2288. A bill to amend title VI of the Public Utility 
     Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal energy 
     efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas 
     suppliers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mr. Udall, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Bennet, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Rosen, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Coons, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 2289. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for an extension of the energy credit and the 
     credit for residential energy efficient property; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, 
             and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2290. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the credit for expenditures to provide access to 
     disabled individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       S. 2291. A bill to require all newly constructed, federally 
     assisted, single-family houses and town houses to meet 
     minimum standards of visitability for persons with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 2292. A bill to require asylum officers to conduct 
     credible fear screenings before admitting aliens seeking 
     asylum into the United States, to direct the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security to establish an alternatives to detention 
     pilot program, and to clarify that aliens transiting through 
     third countries on the way to the United States are 
     ineligible for asylum, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Tillis, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Graham, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Coons, Ms. Hassan, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2293. A bill to extend the authority of the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States and to modify the quorum 
     requirement of the Bank, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Ms. 
             Duckworth):
       S. 2294. A bill to establish the Office of Disability 
     Policy in the legislative branch; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Portman, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Brown,

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             Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Peters, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Casey, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr. Young):
       S. 2295. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration 
     Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2296. A bill to reauthorize the Pregnancy Assistance 
     Fund; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Cantwell, 
             and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2297. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast 
     Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       S. 2298. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the 
     corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 2299. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     enhance the safety and reliability of pipeline 
     transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mr. Braun, Mr. Booker, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2300. A bill to amend the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 to establish a program to incentivize 
     innovation and to enhance the industrial competitiveness of 
     the United States by developing technologies to reduce 
     emissions of nonpower industrial sectors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Young):
       S. 2301. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to provide disaster assistance to States, 
     insular areas, units of general local government, and Indian 
     tribes under a community development block grant disaster 
     recovery program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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