[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6717-S6718]
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 Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 2902. A bill to enhance the rural health workforce, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Harris, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2903. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, in consultation with the heads of 
     other relevant Federal agencies, to develop financial risk 
     analyses relating to climate change, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2904. A bill to direct the Director of the National 
     Science Foundation to support research on the outputs that 
     may be generated by generative adversarial networks, 
     otherwise known as deepfakes, and other comparable techniques 
     that may be developed in

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     the future, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 2905. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare 
     beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for 
     medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with 
     pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 
     diabetes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 2906. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
     from issuing new oil or natural gas production leases in the 
     Gulf of Mexico under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to 
     a person that does not renegotiate its existing leases in 
     order to require royalty payments if oil and natural gas 
     prices are greater than or equal to specified price 
     thresholds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2907. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy services 
     for individuals with eating disorders under the Medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2908. A bill to prohibit air carriers from imposing fees 
     that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs 
     incurred by the air carriers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, and Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith):
       S. 2909. A bill to extend the authority of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into leases of 
     non-excess property of the Administration; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 2910. A bill to establish aviation accession training 
     programs for the Commissioned Officer Corps of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to prepare students 
     for commissioned service as pilots in the Corps, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2911. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide a monthly out-of-pocket cost sharing maximum 
     for enrollees who incur a significant portion of costs for 
     covered part D drugs towards the annual out-of-pocket 
     threshold during a month; to the Committee on Finance .
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 2912. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     take certain land located in Pinal County, Arizona, into 
     trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Scott of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2913. A bill to apply cooperative and small employer 
     charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers 
     whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with 
     respect to mothers and children; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 2914. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     ensure access to acupuncturist services through the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. McSally):
       S. 2915. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to improve the provision of services and benefits 
     from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who 
     experience domestic violence, intimate partner violence, or 
     sexual assault, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2916. A bill to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless 
     Youth Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2917. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Carper, 
             and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 2918. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 
     program to provide grants to carry out activities to benefit 
     pollinators on roadsides and highway rights-of-way, including 
     the planting and seeding of native, locally-appropriate 
     grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:
       S. 2919. A bill to require the Federal financial regulators 
     to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work 
     with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal 
     Government shutdown, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. 
             Fischer, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Perdue):
       S. 2920. A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women 
     Act of 1994, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2921. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     provide for an auction of C-Band spectrum, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2922. A bill to permit Amtrak to bring civil actions in 
     Federal district court to enforce the right set forth in 
     section 24308(c) of title 49, United States Code, which gives 
     intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation 
     preference over freight transportation in using a rail line, 
     junction, or crossing; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.

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