[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 151 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5602-S5603]
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. TILLIS (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 2509. A bill to rename the Office of Technology 
     Assessment as the Congressional Office of Technology, to 
     revise the functions and duties of the Office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 2510. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a refundable tax credit for certain teachers as a 
     supplement to State effort to provide teachers with a livable 
     wage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 2511. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     provide the Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States 
     and Supreme Court Police with the authority to protect the 
     Chief Justice of the United States, any Associate Justice of 
     the Supreme Court, and other individuals in any location, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 2512. A bill to prohibit a court from awarding damages 
     based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or 
     perceived sexual orientation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 2513. A bill to provide for joint reports by relevant 
     Federal agencies to Congress regarding incidents of 
     terrorism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2514. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to ensure that workers and communities that are responsible 
     for record corporate profits benefit from the wealth that 
     those workers and communities help to create, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 2515. A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration 
     to conduct a study on the effects of radiofrequency radiation 
     in the 5G networks on human health; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 2516. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices 
     Act to restrict the debt collection practices of certain debt 
     collectors; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. 
             Murray, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2517. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 2518. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish an Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic 
     Investment and an Office of Rural Economic Investment, to 
     ensure that rural communities are adequately represented in 
     Federal decisionmaking for transportation policy, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2519. A bill to protect the public health by prohibiting 
     non-tobacco e-cigarette flavors and ensuring electronic 
     nicotine delivery systems are tamper-proof; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 2520. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2521. A bill to award grants for the recruitment, 
     retention, and advancement of direct care workers; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HOEVEN:
       S. 2522. An original bill making appropriations for 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2020, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, 
             and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 2523. A bill to amend section 455(m) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty 
     members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2524. An original bill making appropriations for 
     financial services and general government for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 2525. A bill to require the Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct a study of 
     personal protective equipment worn by firefighters to 
     determine the prevalence and concentration of per- and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 2526. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     identify and convey to the State of Colorado land for use as 
     a storage site for residual radioactive material, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.

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           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 2527. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to reinstate the ban on the export of crude oil and 
     natural gas produced in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2528. A bill to require the Director of National 
     Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the purpose, 
     scope, and means of expanded Chinese influence in 
     international organizations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence.

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