[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 178 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6474-S6475]
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. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2807. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the quality of care furnished by hospice 
     programs under the Medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Udall, Mr. 
             Jones, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. 
             Cortez Masto):
       S. 2808. A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to 
     reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to 
     take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a surtax on high

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     income individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2810. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a presumption of service-connection for certain 
     veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2811. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence 
     allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions 
     are temporarily closed, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2812. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and 
     eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, 
     for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while 
     allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare 
     benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 2813. A bill to establish a CBP Hiring and Retention 
     Innovation Council to develop ideas and initiatives to 
     improve U.S. Customs and Border Protection hiring and 
     retention efforts and capabilities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2814. A bill to allow acceleration certificates awarded 
     under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 2815. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the National Purple Heart 
     Honor Mission; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 2816. A bill to ensure that fixed broadband internet 
     access service assisted by any Federal broadband support 
     program meets a minimum speed threshold; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2817. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish an annual reference price for 
     insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 2818. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     issue regulations to ban the venting and flaring of gas in 
     oil and gas production operations in the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 2819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the income-based limitations for the Lifetime 
     Learning Credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Alexander):
       S. 2820. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation, 
     acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, to revise section 91.145 of title 14, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, such that the term ``sporting'' does not 
     limit the types of major events described in such section; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2821. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran 
     to receive a full year supply of contraceptive pills, 
     transdermal patches, and vaginal rings, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       S. 2822. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to develop and maintain a suicide risk management and 
     prevention and lethal means training course for certain 
     employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 2823. A bill to designate the community-based outpatient 
     clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Las Cruces, 
     New Mexico, as the ``Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic''; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2824. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing 
     an application for registration of a copyright claim in 
     certain circumstances, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       S. 2825. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child 
     care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or 
     vocational rehabilitation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Rubio, and 
             Mr. Coons):
       S. 2826. A bill to require a global economic security 
     strategy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 2827. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     establish within the National Park Service the U.S. African-
     American Burial Grounds Network, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. 
             Merkley)):
       S. 2828. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement 
     allowing for adaptive management of certain Federal land in 
     Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FISCHER:
       S. 2829. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and 
     title 17, United States Code, to enhance the ability of 
     direct broadcast satellite providers to offer additional 
     local broadcast services to consumers under limited 
     circumstances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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