[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8877]
[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 Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 1315. A bill to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection to amend its regulations relating to qualified 
     mortgages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 1316. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for a one-year extension of the suicide prevention 
     and resilience program for the National Guard and Reserves; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 1317. A bill to amend titles XI and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a comprehensive and nationwide 
     system to evaluate the quality of care provided to 
     beneficiaries of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance 
     Program and to provide incentives for voluntary quality 
     improvement; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Hassan, and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 1318. A bill to protect the rights of passengers with 
     disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 1319. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a continuing medical education program 
     for non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals 
     who treat veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of 
     medical conditions common to veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 1320. A bill to reform apportionments to general 
     aviation airports under the airport improvement program, to 
     improve project delivery at certain airports, and to 
     designate certain airports as disaster relief airports, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Enzi, 
             Mr. Hatch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Young):
       S. 1321. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to ensure that retirement investors 
     receive advice in their best interests, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 1322. A bill to establish the American Fisheries 
     Advisory Committee to assist in the awarding of fisheries 
     research and development grants, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Markey, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 1323. A bill to preserve United States fishing heritage 
     through a national program dedicated to training and 
     assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Markey, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, 
             and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 1324. A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted 
     of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence 
     for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, 
     from obtaining a firearm; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mrs. McCaskill, 
             Mr. Kaine, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1325. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to hire, recruit, and train employees of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 1326. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in recognition of American innovation and 
     significant innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals 
     or groups from each of the 50 States, the District of 
     Columbia, and the United States territories, to promote the 
     importance of innovation in the United States, the District 
     of Columbia, and the United States territories, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1327. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be 
     regulated, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Warren, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Markey, Mr. Franken, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. 
             Brown):
       S. 1328. A bill to extend the protections of the Fair 
     Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis 
     of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 1329. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     permit the Secretary of the Treasury to locate and recover 
     certain assets of the United States Government; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1330. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize a dependent to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 
     Education Assistance in cases in which the dependent received 
     the transfer of such entitlement to assistance from an 
     individual who subsequently died, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Peters, and Mr. 
             Brown):
       S. 1331. A bill to establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Peters, and Mr. 
             Brown):
       S. 1332. A bill to establish the Great Lakes Aquatic 
     Connectivity and Infrastructure Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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