[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5195-S5196]
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. MERKLEY:
       S. 2312. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a surtax on corporations with significant 
     disparities in employee wages; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 2313. A bill to authorize 2 additional district 
     judgeships for the district of Colorado; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAWLEY:
       S. 2314. A bill to prohibit social media companies from 
     using practices that exploit human psychology or brain 
     physiology to substantially impede freedom of choice, to 
     require social media companies to take measures to mitigate 
     the risks of internet addiction and psychological 
     exploitation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2315. A bill to amend section 4712 of title 41, United 
     States Code, to clarify the inclusion of subcontractors and 
     subgrantees for whistleblower protection; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2316. A bill to require a plan for strengthening the 
     supply chain intelligence function, to establish a National 
     Supply Chain Intelligence Center, and for other purposes; to 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 2317. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent 
     relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such 
     service, and to support State medical training programs for 
     caregivers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2318. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 
     a continuous diagnostics and mitigation program in the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 2319. A bill to allow the Coast Guard to consider the 
     impacts of Hurricane Michael for the purpose of modifying 
     contracts for offshore patrol cutters; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 2320. A bill to make improvements to the conduct of 
     United States foreign policy through a change in the 
     supervision of the Peace Corps and transferring it from the 
     status of ``independent agency'' to a subordinate agency 
     within the Department of State, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 2321. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint a coin in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 
     establishment of Negro Leagues baseball; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Peters, Ms. McSally, 
             and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 2322. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow 
     for the retirement of certain animals used in Federal 
     research; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 2323. A bill to require the screening of 100 percent of 
     international mail and express cargo inbound into the United 
     States from high-risk countries to detect and prevent the 
     importation of illicit fentanyl and other illicit synthetic 
     opioids, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 2324. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretaries of the military departments to encourage women 
     members of the Armed Forces who separate or retire from the 
     Armed Forces during fiscal year 2020 to participate in the 
     Women's Health Transition Training Program of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2325. A bill to establish a task force to review 
     policies and measures to promote, and to develop best 
     practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 2326. A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for expedited coding and coverage of 
     novel medical products, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Tester):
       S. 2327. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     modify the eligibility requirements for transfer of unused 
     entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       S. 2328. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs authority to enter into agreements for the 
     planning, design, and construction, or leasing, of facilities 
     to be operated as shared medical facilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 2329. A bill to provide for the acquisition of non-
     Federal land for inclusion in the Fort Monroe National 
     Monument in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2330. A bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and 
     Amateur Sports Act to provide for congressional oversight of 
     the board of directors of the United States Olympic and 
     Paralympic Committee and to protect amateur athletes from 
     emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 2331. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     clarify the availability and appropriateness of training for 
     local food service personnel, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. 
             Hirono):
       S. 2332. A bill to provide for the modernization of the 
     electric grid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 2333. A bill to provide for enhanced energy grid 
     security; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 2334. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board, 
     and for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2335. A bill to accelerate smart building development, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 2336. A bill to improve the management of information 
     technology projects and investments of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 2337. A bill to establish requirements for quality and 
     discard dates that are, at the option of food labelers, 
     included in food packaging, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Moran, 
             and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2338. A bill to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States from financing the export of nuclear 
     technology, equipment, fuel, materials, or other goods or 
     services to Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 2339. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for accreditation reform, to require institutions 
     of higher education to publish information regarding student 
     success, to provide for fiscal accountability, and to provide 
     for school accountability for student loans; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2340. A bill to establish the Cahokia Mounds 
     Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in the States 
     of Illinois and Missouri, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2341. A bill to establish protections for passengers in 
     air transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. McSally):
       S. 2342. A bill to provide for requirements for data 
     brokers with respect to the acquisition, use, and protection 
     of brokered personal information and to require that data 
     brokers annually register with the Federal Trade Commission; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 2343. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate 
     endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to 
     amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of 
     certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       S. 2344. A bill to establish a broadband infrastructure 
     finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan 
     guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and 
     deployment of broadband infrastructure, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 2345. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to pay 
     for preparatory courses for professional licenses and 
     certifications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 2346. A bill to improve the Fishery Resource Disaster 
     Relief program of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Schumer, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Manchin, and Ms. Sinema):
       S.J. Res. 51. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to 
     contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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