[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5706]
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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. GRASSLEY:
       S. 2543. An original bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and 
     XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug 
     prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve 
     transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and 
     transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to 
     ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes; 
     from the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Ms. Harris, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 2544. A bill to provide tax relief for the victims of 
     Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Michael, and certain California 
     wildfires; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Markey, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2545. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to 
     inform Medicaid enrollees and SNAP participants of potential 
     eligibility for the Lifeline program of the Commission; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Cramer, 
             and Mr. King):
       S. 2546. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health 
     insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to 
     provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy 
     protocol, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Young, and 
             Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 2547. A bill to state the policy of the United States 
     with respect to the expansion of cooperation with allies and 
     partners in the Indo-Pacific region and Europe regarding the 
     People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Udall, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Ms. 
             Hassan, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Markey, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Harris, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Warner, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2548. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent 
     bullying and harassment of students; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 2549. A bill to allow nonprofit child care providers to 
     participate in the loan programs of the Small Business 
     Administration; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.

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