[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 156 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5747-S5748]
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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 Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Reed, and Ms. Harris):
       S. 2550. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional 
     expenses for tobacco products and electronic nicotine 
     delivery systems; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       S. 2551. A bill to establish the Tariff Rebate Program to 
     disburse revenues from tariffs back to the American people; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 2552. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide an option for first responders age 50 to 64 
     who are separated from service due to retirement or 
     disability to buy into Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Merkley, Ms. Collins, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 2553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to strike the provision of the American Opportunity Tax 
     Credit that denies the credit to students with felony drug 
     convictions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 2554. A bill to require the Centers for Disease Control 
     and Prevention to conduct research on mass violence; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2555. A bill to designate the New River Gorge National 
     River in the State of West Virginia as the ``New River Gorge 
     National Park and Preserve'', and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Risch, 
             Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. King):
       S. 2556. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     energy cybersecurity investment incentives, to establish a 
     grant and technical assistance program for cybersecurity 
     investments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       S. 2557. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve the financial aid process for students, to provide 
     continued support for minority-serving institutions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2558. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain 
     grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal 
     lands; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 2559. A bill to establish certain requirements for 
     institutions that participate in the Federal Direct loan 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 2560. A bill to amend the Federal Funding Accountability 
     and Transparency Act of 2006, to require the budget 
     justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made 
     publicly available; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Booker, and Ms. Harris):
       S. 2561. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety 
     Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, and Ms. 
             Harris):
       S. 2562. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, 
     sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or 
     foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting 
     interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any 
     prohibited wildlife species; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Rounds, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
             and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2563. A bill to improve laws relating to money 
     laundering, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 2564. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States 
     Code, to make certain improvements to benefits for survivors 
     of deceased graduates of the Reserve Officers' Training 
     Corps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 2565. A bill to establish a Global Climate Change 
     Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-
     displaced persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Tillis, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Lee):
       S. 2566. A bill to amend section 3661 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted 
     conduct at sentencing; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2567. A bill to provide rental assistance to low-income 
     tenants of certain multifamily rural housing projects, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Casey, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Kaine, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2568. A bill to reform the Federal sugar program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2569. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation 
     program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical 
     school; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 2570. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Greg 
     LeMond in recognition of his service to the United States as 
     an athlete, activist, role model, and community leader; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 2571. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a business credit

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     for gain from the sale of real property for use as a 
     manufactured home community, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 2572. A bill to limit the collection of annual premiums 
     under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for single 
     family housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2573. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     prohibit the knowing possession of a pill press mold with 
     intent to manufacture in violation of such Act a counterfeit 
     substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, and other 
     form intended for distribution, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       S. 2574. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the ability of Medicare and Medicaid 
     providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank for 
     the purpose of conducting employee background checks; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 2575. A bill to prohibit recipients of disaster recovery 
     relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development from penalizing applicants that declined 
     assistance from the Small Business Administration; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 2576. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish a discretionary 
     spending limit for infrastructure spending; to the Committee 
     on the Budget.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. 
             Smith):
       S. 2577. A bill to require data brokers to establish 
     procedures to ensure the accuracy of collected personal 
     information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, and Ms. 
             Rosen):
       S. 2578. A bill to increase the participation of 
     historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, 
     technology, engineering, and mathematics education and 
     industry; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, 
             and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 2579. A bill to direct the Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and 
     activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and 
     institutions of higher education receiving Federal research 
     and development funding are fully engaging their entire 
     talent pool, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2580. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of the Interior, environment, 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 Mrs. HYDE-SMITH:
       S. 2581. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2020, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       S. 2582. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 2583. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       S. 2584. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, 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 Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Braun, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Sasse, and Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 2585. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act and Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of 
     abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself and Mr. Jones):
       S. 2586. A bill to improve maternal health care; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Rounds, and 
             Ms. Hassan):
       S. 2587. A bill to amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act to extend State court funding for 
     child welfare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2588. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend and update the credit for nonbusiness energy 
     property; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 2589. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore the limitation on downward attribution of stock 
     ownership in applying the constructive ownership rules to 
     controlled foreign corporations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hawley, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Ernst, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 2590. A bill to protect the dignity of fetal remains, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Warner, Mr. Coons, 
             Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2591. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish a program to restore and protect the Chesapeake 
     Bay watershed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 2592. A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for 
     charitable cash contributions for the relief of the families 
     of victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, 
     on May 31, 2019; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 2593. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for automatic continuing resolutions; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 2594. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     modify certain requirements with respect to service and 
     retirement for the purposes of veterans' preference for 
     Federal hiring; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
             Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Harris, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Jones, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, 
             Ms. Smith, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Kaine):
       S.J. Res. 56. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
     Education relating to ``Borrower Defense Institutional 
     Accountability''; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.

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