[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 1304-1305]
[From the U.S. 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. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Roberts, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Moran, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Baldwin, and 
             Mr. Gardner):
       S. 236. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 237. A bill to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. 
             Cornyn):
       S. 238. A bill to authorize the President to award the 
     Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, 
     Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of 
     valor on January 28th, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge 
     in World War II; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Portman, 
             and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 239. A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance 
     contracting in Federal facilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Carper, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
             Hassan, Mr. Brown, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
             Mr. Kaine, Ms. Harris, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Casey, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 240. A bill to nullify the effect of the recent 
     Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from 
     certain countries from entering the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Scott, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Moran, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Sasse, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Corker, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       S. 241. A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned 
     Parenthood Federation of America; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sullivan, and 
             Mr. Boozman):
       S. 242. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permit veterans to grant access to their records in the 
     databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain 
     designated congressional employees, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 243. A bill to provide for a permanent extension of the 
     enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for 
     outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small 
     rural hospitals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Flake, Mr. Perdue, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 244. A bill to repeal the wage requirement of the Davis-
     Bacon Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Lankford, Mr. Moran, and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 245. A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Energy 
     Development and Self Determination Act of 2005, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 246. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to 
     make grants to support fire safety education programs on 
     college campuses; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Brown, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. McCaskill, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 247. A bill to provide an incentive for businesses to 
     bring jobs back to America; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 248. A bill to block implementation of the Executive 
     order that restricts individuals from certain countries from 
     entering the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Rounds, 
             Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Lee):
       S.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution providing for congressional 
     disapproval under chapter 8, of title 5, United States Code, 
     of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission relating to the disclosure of payments by resource 
     extraction issuers; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Manchin, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Risch, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Daines, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Young, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of 
     the Interior relating to stream protection; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Capito, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
             Lee, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Cornyn, and Mr. Hatch):
       S.J. Res. 11. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land 
     Management relating to ``Waste Prevention, Production Subject 
     to Royalties, and Resource Conservation''; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Hatch, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. 
             Cornyn):
       S.J. Res. 12. A joint resolution disapproving the rule 
     submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services 
     Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Moran, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lee, 
             Mr. Risch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Grassley, 
             and Mr. Graham):
       S.J. Res. 13. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X 
     requirements by project recipients in selecting 
     subrecipients; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Lee, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Paul, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Shelby, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Gardner, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Sasse):
       S.J. Res. 14. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security 
     Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS 
     Improvement Amendments Act of 2007; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. 
             Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gardner,

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             Mr. Heller, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Sasse):
       S.J. Res. 15. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of 
     the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management 
     planning; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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