[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1074-S1075]
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. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Young, and Mr. 
             Coons):
       S. 3289. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to establish an Innovation Voucher 
     Grant Program; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 3290. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     verify whether a health care provider is licensed in good 
     standing before issuing the provider a unique health 
     identifier, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 3291. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to expand 
     tax credit education and training for small businesses that 
     engage in research and development, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Toomey):
       S. 3292. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
     reduce Federal spending on crop insurance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 3293. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to establish the Food and Nutrition 
     Education in Schools Pilot Program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
       S. 3294. A bill to require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
     Services to facilitate naturalization services for noncitizen 
     veterans who have been removed from the United States or are 
     inadmissible; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FISCHER:
       S. 3295. A bill to amend the Act of August 18, 1941 
     (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act of 1941'') to 
     authorize the Secretary to provide reimbursement to non-
     Federal sponsors for emergency response repair and 
     restoration work, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Cruz, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Moran, and Mr. 
             Lankford):
       S. 3296. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an 
     investment in qualified property is made, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 3297. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     make certain information available on a public website 
     relating to intermediate care facilities for individuals with 
     intellectual disabilities certified for participation under 
     the Medicaid program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cotton, and 
             Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 3298. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     to permit the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to 
     terminate the insured status of a depository institution that 
     refuses to provide services to certain Federal contractors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Booker, 
             and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 3299. A bill to repeal certain impediments to the 
     administration of the firearms laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 3300. A bill to establish a Federal data protection 
     agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 3301. A bill to promote the empowerment, development, 
     and prosperity of women globally, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KING:
       S. 3302. A bill to improve global health security, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Rosen, 
             Mr. Gardner, and Ms. Cortez Masto):
       S. 3303. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     promote transportation career opportunities and improve 
     diversity in the workforce; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 3304. A bill to encourage and facilitate efforts by 
     States and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain the 
     western population of monarch butterflies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 3305. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     legal assistance to eligible tenants at risk of or subject to 
     eviction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Graham, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Coons, and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 3306. A bill to establish a microplastics pilot program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Ms. Hassan, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Jones, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Harris, and Mr. Van 
             Hollen):
       S. 3307. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the implementation of curricula for training 
     students, teachers, parents, and school personnel to 
     understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human 
     trafficking and exploitation in children and youth, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. 
             Duckworth):
       S. 3308. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     standardize payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for 
     members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Smith, and Mr. King):
       S. 3309. A bill to provide for a Public Health Emergency 
     Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
             Young, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Mr. Sasse, and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 3310. A bill to permit visiting dignitaries and service 
     members from Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of 
     China; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Ms. Rosen):

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       S. 3311. A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce for Communications and Information to take certain 
     actions to enhance the representation of the United States 
     and promote United States leadership in communications 
     standards-setting bodies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 3312. A bill to establish a crisis stabilization and 
     community reentry grant program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. 
             Portman):
       S. 3313. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration 
     Act of 1938 to limit the exemption from the registration 
     requirements of such Act for persons engaging in activities 
     in furtherance of bona fide religious, scholastic, academic, 
     or scientific pursuits or the fine arts to activities which 
     do not promote the political agenda of a foreign government, 
     to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the 
     disclosures of foreign gifts by institutions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 3314. A bill to seek a diplomatic resolution to Iran's 
     nuclear program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Warren, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 3315. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil 
     for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 3316. A bill to require a license for the reexport to an 
     entity on the entity list of certain foreign-made items 
     incorporating more than 10 percent of controlled United 
     States-origin content; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Van 
             Hollen):
       S. 3317. A bill to improve the operation of the Organ 
     Procurement and Transplantation Network; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 3318. A bill to promote transparency in health care 
     pricing; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Ms. 
             Ernst):
       S. 3319. A bill to reauthorize comprehensive research and 
     statistical review and analysis of trafficking in persons and 
     commercial sex acts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       S. 3320. A bill to designate as wilderness certain National 
     Forest System land in the State of Colorado, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. McSALLY (for herself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 3321. A bill to authorize 4 additional judgeships and to 
     convert a temporary judgeship for the district of Arizona; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       S. 3322. A bill to prevent the unlawful use of financial 
     instruments in the United States for online slot machines, 
     lotteries, table games, and similar offerings, including 
     games and applications that are deceptively marketed or 
     designed to be attractive to children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S.J. Res. 70. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to the voting 
     threshold for impeachment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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