[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 31, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5247-S5249]
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. GARDNER:
       S. 2347. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude employer contributions to student loan repayment 
     from income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2348. A bill to restore administrative law judges to the 
     competitive service, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 2349. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     to eliminate the common carrier exemption for 
     telecommunications companies; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hassan, 
             and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2350. A bill to prohibit States from retroactively 
     imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2351. A bill to promote human rights and accountability 
     in Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 2352. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify nondiscrimination rules to protect older, longer 
     service participants in retirement plans; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Ms. Hassan, 
             and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 2353. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for 
     firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best 
     practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit 
     and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 2354. A bill to direct the Director of the National 
     Science Foundation to support research on opioid addiction, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Harris, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Udall, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2355. A bill to eliminate racial, religious, and other 
     discriminatory profiling by law enforcement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 2356. A bill to provide a definition of navigable 
     waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Hawley):
       S. 2357. A bill to establish a national goal and mechanism 
     to achieve a trade-balancing exchange rate for the United 
     States dollar, to impose market access charge on certain 
     purchases of United States assets, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2358. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     increase the age of eligibility for children to receive 
     benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for 
     women, infants, and children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2359. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     to require consideration of the assets of a household for 
     broad-based categorical eligibility for the supplemental 
     nutrition assistance program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 2360. A bill to establish an Office of Emerging Markets 
     within the Small Business Administration that will strengthen 
     the development of small business concerns in emerging 
     markets, including those owned by women, minorities, 
     veterans, and those located in rural areas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 2361. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase 
     lending to underserved borrowers through the largest loan 
     program of the Small Business Administration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 2362. A bill to establish a process for United States 
     businesses to obtain exclusions from certain duties imposed 
     under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and section 232 of 
     the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 2363. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     establish a Telecommunications Workforce Development Advisory 
     Council within the Federal Communications Commission, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Collins, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 2364. A bill to enhance domestic marine debris response, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Rounds, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2365. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act to authorize urban Indian organizations to enter into 
     arrangements for the sharing of medical services and 
     facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 2366. A bill to streamline the employer reporting 
     process and strengthen the eligibility verification process 
     for the premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing 
     subsidy; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Jones):
       S. 2367. A bill to support the preparation and retention of 
     outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future 
     for children and youth in under-resourced and underserved 
     communities in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Ms. McSally):
       S. 2368. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to support licensing and 
     relicensing of certain nuclear facilities and nuclear energy 
     research, demonstration, and development, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Romney):
       S. 2369. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the use of grant amounts awarded under the Veterans 
     Cemetery Grants Program for construction of fully enclosed 
     committal service shelters in certain State veterans' 
     cemeteries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 2370. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand personal saving and retirement savings coverage by 
     enabling employees not covered by qualifying retirement plans 
     to save for retirement through automatic IRA arrangements, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. 
             Sinema, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2371. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     designate the Honor and Remember Flag created by Honor and 
     Remember Inc., as an official symbol to recognize and honor 
     members of the Armed Forces who died in service to the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Ms. Collins, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Murphy, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2372. A bill to enhance global engagement to combat 
     marine debris, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Jones, 
             and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 2373. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve obstetric care in rural areas; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       S. 2374. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to include a prohibition on the listing of a living nonnative 
     species as a threatened species or an endangered species, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. MANCHIN:
       S. 2375. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     relocate the headquarters of the Appalachian Regional 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 2376. A bill to increase public safety by punishing and 
     deterring firearms trafficking; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 2377. A bill to apply the Medicaid asset verification 
     program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical 
     assistance in all States and territories, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 2378. A bill to require reductions in the direct cost of 
     Federal regulations that are proportional to the amount of 
     increases in the debt ceiling; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Grassley, 
             Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 2379. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify the authority of State Medicaid fraud and 
     abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of 
     Medicaid patient abuse and neglect in any setting, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 2380. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a grant program for the transformation of the 
     electric grid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2381. A bill to require review by the Government 
     Accountability Office of screening protocols of the 
     Transportation Security Administration relating to breast 
     milk and formula, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Smith, 
             and Ms. Harris):
       S. 2382. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to establish a program to provide loans to implement 
     cost-effective energy efficiency measures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
       S. 2383. A bill to establish minimum standards of 
     disclosure by franchises whose franchisees use loans 
     guaranteed by the Small Business Administration; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Carper, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2384. A bill to promote botanical research and botanical 
     sciences capacity, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2385. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications 
     services in rural areas, including by encouraging the 
     provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband 
     service in emerging harbor projects, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2386. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to 
     surveillance in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the 
     People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Scott of 
             Florida):
       S. 2387. A bill establish a process by which reasonable 
     drug prices may be determined, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2388. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the postponement of certain deadlines by reason of 
     significant fires; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Booker)):
       S. 2389. A bill to provide access to counsel for children 
     and other vulnerable populations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
             Harris, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Sanders, and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 2390. A bill to prohibit the imposition of the death 
     penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 2391. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to impose requirements relating to the purchase of 
     certain equity securities by issuers, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 2392. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the circumstances under which the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall provide reimbursement for emergency 
     ambulance services; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. 
             Booker):
       S. 2393. A bill to promote a 21st century energy workforce, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Young):
       S. 2394. A bill to require certain reports and briefings to 
     Congress relating to the expiration of the New START Treaty, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 2395. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     make grants to support early college high schools and dual or 
     concurrent enrollment programs; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Booker, Ms. Harris, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2396. A bill to protect United States citizens and 
     residents from unlawful profiling, arrest, and detention and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 2397. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make 
     grants to State and Tribal courts in order to allow the 
     electronic service of certain court orders, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2398. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to ensure privacy with respect to voter information; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2399. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     improve State loan eligibility for projects for innovative 
     technology; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2400. A bill to promote cannabis research, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2401. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the importation or transportation of child sex 
     dolls, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2402. A bill to enhance the safety of Class 3 flammable 
     liquid transportation by rail, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Ms. Smith, Ms. Harris, Mr. Booker, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Gillibrand, and 
             Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2403. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to provide loans for the acquisition of 
     electric buses and related infrastructure; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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           By Mr. SCHUMER (for Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
             Harris, Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms. Klobuchar)):
       S. 2404. A bill to establish an expansive infrastructure 
     program to create local jobs and raise the quality of life in 
     every community, to launch middle class career pathways in 
     infrastructure, and to invest in high quality American jobs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 2405. A bill to establish additional protections and 
     disclosures for students and cosigners with respect to 
     student loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Jones, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2406. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish the National Health Service Corps Rural Provider 
     Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 2407. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide criminal penalties for individuals acting as agents 
     or attorneys for the preparation, presentation, or 
     prosecution of a claim under a law administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs without being recognized by the 
     Secretary for such purposes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2408. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a national telehealth program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2409. A bill to authorize the President to take certain 
     actions relating to reciprocal trade, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2410. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to modify the requirements for permits for 
     dredged or fill material, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2411. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a rural health center innovation awards program and 
     a rural health department enhancement program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Schatz, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Udall, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Casey, Ms. Smith, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Carper, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Peters, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. King, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Jones, Mr. Manchin, and Ms. Sinema):
       S.J. Res. 52. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     relating to ``State Relief and Empowerment Waivers''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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