[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 150 (Wednesday, September 18, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5577]
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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. COTTON (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 2494. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide travel to Dover Air Force Base for family members of 
     members of the Armed Forces who die outside of the United 
     States but not in a theater of combat operations so the 
     family may receive the remains of the deceased, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 2495. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish an exception to the penalty on early 
     distributions from qualified plans for individuals diagnosed 
     with certain terminal illnesses; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Leahy, and 
             Mr. Sanders):
       S. 2496. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the Medicare and disability insurance 
     benefits waiting periods for disabled individuals; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Brown, and Ms. 
             Rosen):
       S. 2497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude certain dependent income when calculating modified 
     adjusted gross income for the purposes of eligibility for 
     premium tax credits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Hirono, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 2498. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to clarify the Federal Pell Grant duration limits of 
     borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that 
     closes or commits fraud or other misconduct, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 2499. A bill to effectively staff the public elementary 
     schools and secondary schools of the United States with 
     school-based mental health services providers; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 2500. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize a loan repayment program for mental health 
     professionals to relieve workforce shortages, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 2501. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to improve the child and adult care food 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Hawley, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2502. A bill to ban the Federal procurement of certain 
     drones and other unmanned aircraft systems, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gardner, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 2503. A bill to reauthorize the United States Commission 
     on International Religious Freedom, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2504. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish 
     hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain 
     injury or post-traumatic stress disorder; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Udall, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Harris, Ms. Warren, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2505. A bill to provide that Executive Order 13783 and 
     certain rules shall have no force or effect, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2506. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate 
     arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, 
     Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the 
     health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 2507. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize admission of Canadian retirees as long-term 
     visitors for pleasure described in section 101(a)(15)(B) of 
     such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. McSally):
       S. 2508. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a council to conduct a survey and analysis of the 
     employment figures and demographics in the energy, energy 
     efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.

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