[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12618]
[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. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 1732. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral 
     health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic 
     health record technology; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 1733. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to revise regulations relating to oversold flights to 
     prohibit the forcible removal of passengers from such 
     flights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL:
       S. 1734. A bill to improve the regulatory process, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1735. A bill to limit the removal of a special counsel, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. 
             Strange):
       S. 1736. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to adjust limitations on certain Farm Service 
     Agency guaranteed and direct loans; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 1737. A bill to amend certain appropriations Acts to 
     repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General 
     Services to sell Federal property and assets that support the 
     operations of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Plum 
     Island, New York; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Grassley, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Portman, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Roberts, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Perdue, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Wicker, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. King, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 1738. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for a home infusion therapy services temporary 
     transitional payment under the Medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 1739. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any 
     benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or 
     her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement 
     to benefits for that month) and that such individual's 
     benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent 
     proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding 
     the date of such individual's death; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 1740. A bill to provide guidance and priorities for 
     Federal Government obligations in the event that the debt 
     limit is reached and to provide a limited and temporary 
     authority to exceed the debt limit for priority obligations; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 1741. A bill to ensure independent investigations by 
     allowing judicial review of the removal of a special counsel, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Franken, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 1742. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an option for any citizen or permanent 
     resident of the United States age 55 to 64 to buy into 
     Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 1743. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to create tax incentives for coal community zones, to provide 
     education and training opportunities for individuals living 
     and working in coal communities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Perdue):
       S. 1744. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to amend certain regulations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 1745. A bill to revise the boundaries of a John H. 
     Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit in Topsail, 
     North Carolina; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 1746. A bill to require the Congressional Budget Office 
     to make publicly available the fiscal and mathematical 
     models, data, and other details of computations used in cost 
     analysis and scoring; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. NELSON:
       S. 1747. A bill to authorize research and recovery 
     activities to provide for the protection, conservation, and 
     recovery of the Florida manatee, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Nelson):
       S. 1748. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable 
     conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1749. A bill to restore Americans' individual liberty by 
     striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1750. A bill to protect American job creation by 
     striking the Federal mandate on employers to offer health 
     insurance; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Manchin, 
             Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 1751. A bill to modify the definitions of a mortgage 
     originator, a high-cost mortgage, and a loan originator; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Risch, and 
             Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1752. A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration 
     Act of 2003 to expedite wildfire prevention projects to 
     reduce the risk of wildfire on certain high-risk Federal 
     land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 1753. A bill to amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing 
     Act of 2008 to provide a temporary license for loan 
     originators transitioning between employers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Cochran, 
             Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Ms. Harris, and Mr. 
             Boozman):
       S. 1754. A bill to reauthorize section 340H of the Public 
     Health Service Act to continue to encourage the expansion, 
     maintenance, and establishment of approved graduate medical 
     residency programs at qualified teaching health centers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 1755. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. 
             Capito, and Mrs. Ernst):
       S. 1756. A bill to improve the processes by which 
     environmental documents are prepared and permits and 
     applications are processed and regulated by Federal 
     departments and agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Tillis, Mr. Heller, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 1757. A bill to strengthen border security, increase 
     resources for enforcement of immigration laws, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 1758. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     provide requirements for landlords and consumer reporting 
     agencies relating to housing court records, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 1759. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend authorities relating to homeless veterans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 1760. A bill for the relief of Marco Antonio Reyes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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