History of Bills

S. 2 — A bill to amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener’s error; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. Klobuchar), S7256 [3DE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S7820 [18DE]

Text, S7821 [18DE]

Message from the Senate, H10277 [19DE]

Held at the desk, H10277 [19DE]

S. 3 — A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit pyramid promotional schemes to ensure that compensation is not based upon recruitment of participants into a plan or operation, but instead based primarily on sales to individuals who use, resell, or consume the products or services sold, protect participants, prohibit inventory loading, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. HATCH, S7256 [3DE]

S. 4 — A bill to prohibit courts from considering acquitted conduct at sentencing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HATCH, S7275 [4DE]

S. 5 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay individuals who are owed educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program the amounts of educational assistance that they are entitled to by law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Jones), S7275 [4DE]

S. 6 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Coons), S7088 [26NO]

S. 7 — A bill to amend title 51, United States Code, 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. WICKER, S7132 [27NO]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S7371 [6DE]

Text, S7372 [6DE]

Message from the Senate, H9773 [10DE]

Message from the House, S7987 [20DE]

Debated, H10419 [20DE]

Text, H10419 [20DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10438 [20DE]

Message from the House (received December 24, 2018), S8047 [27DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate (December 24, 2018, during adjournment), S8047 [27DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10590 [22DE]

Presented to the President (December 27, 2018), S8048 [27DE]

S. 8 — A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to address insufficient compensation of employees and other personnel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S7132 [27NO]

Cosponsors added, S7242 [29NO]

S. 9 — A bill to require the Director of the National Science Foundation to develop an I–Corps course to support commercialization-ready innovation companies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Young), S7132 [27NO]

S. 10 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S7132 [27NO]

S. 14 — A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S300 [18JA], S348 [19JA]

S. 21 — A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S5004 [17JY]

S. 25 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2594 [9MY]

S. 26 — A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the disclosure of certain tax returns by Presidents and certain candidates for the office of the President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S4281 [20JN], S5108 [19JY]

S. 27 — A bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S2342 [23AP]

S. 32 — A bill to provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy in the California Desert Conservation Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–421), S7356 [6DE]

S. 35 — A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Referred to the Committees on Natural Resources; Veterans’ Affairs, H1475 [7MR]

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources (H. Rept. 115–626, part 1), H3094 [10AP]

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs discharged, H3094 [10AP]

Debated, H3951 [15MY]

Text, H3951 [15MY]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H4008 [16MY]

Message from the House, S2772 [17MY]

Message from the House (received May 18, 2018, during adjournment), S2791 [21MY]

Examined and signed in the House, H4240 [18MY]

Presented to the President (May 21, 2018), S2791 [21MY]

Approved [Public Law 115–175] (signed May 25, 2018)

S. 45 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S5130 [23JY]

S. 58 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S468 [23JA], S1244 [27FE], S4875 [10JY], S5361 [25JY], S5455 [30JY], S5583 [1AU]

S. 65 — A bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the President and Vice President; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2321 [19AP], S5361 [25JY], S6925 [13NO]

S. 66 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S2218 [17AP], S6439 [2OC]

S. 79 — A bill to provide for the establishment of a pilot program to identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–246), S2622 [10MY]

Passed Senate amended, S7953 [19DE]

Amendments, S7953 [19DE]

Message from the Senate, H10417 [20DE]

Held at the desk, H10417 [20DE]

S. 87 — A bill to ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S5130 [23JY], S6816 [11OC]

S. 90 — A bill to survey the gradient boundary along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Reported (no written report), S7240 [29NO]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–426), S7431 [11DE]

S. 96 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the integrity of voice communications and to prevent unjust or unreasonable discrimination among areas of the United States in the delivery of such communications; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Debated, H990 [8FE]

Text, H990 [8FE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H1002 [8FE]

Message from the House (received February 9, during adjournment), S872 [12FE]

Message from the House, S904 [13FE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S967 [14FE]

Examined and signed in the House, H1117 [13FE]

Presented to the President (February 14, 2018), S967 [14FE]

Approved [Public Law 115–129] (signed February 26, 2018)

S. 97 — A bill to enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions, to expand theoretical and practical knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Passed Senate amended, S1419 [7MR]

Amendments, S1419, S1482 [7MR]

Message from the Senate, H1499 [8MR]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8235 [13SE]

Text, H8235 [13SE]

Message from the House, S6185 [17SE]

Message from the House (September 20, 2018, during adjournment), S6276 [24SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6277 [24SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H8735 [20SE]

Presented to the President (September 24, 2018), S6277 [24SE]

Approved [Public Law 115–248] (signed September 28, 2018)

S. 108 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S110 [9JA], S500 [24JA], S4843 [9JY], S5455 [30JY], S5583 [1AU], S6495 [3OC], S7256 [3DE]

S. 109 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1790 [19MR], S2040 [10AP], S5361 [25JY], S6816 [11OC], S7275 [4DE]

S. 112 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2391 [24AP], S3035 [6JN]

S. 116 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S581 [30JA], S2992 [5JN], S3601 [11JN], S5004 [17JY]

S. 117 — A bill to designate a mountain peak in the State of Montana as ‘‘Alex Diekmann Peak’’; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (H. Rept. 115–516), H403 [16JA]

Debated, H386 [16JA]

Text, H386 [16JA]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H396 [16JA]

Message from the House, S250 [17JA], S298 [18JA]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S298 [18JA]

Examined and signed in the House, H551 [18JA]

Presented to the President (January 19, 2018), S346 [19JA]

Approved [Public Law 115–122] (signed January 31, 2018)

S. 118 — A bill to make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–203), S612 [5FE]

S. 130 — A bill to require enforcement against misbranded milk alternatives; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2040 [10AP], S5130 [23JY]

S. 132 — A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide for congressional and State approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S2517 [7MY]

S. 139 — A bill to implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, to solve and prevent violent crimes and other crimes, to exonerate the innocent, to prevent DNA analysis backlogs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 682), H82 [9JA]

Motion to proceed agreed to, S153 [11JA]

Debated, S154 [11JA], S174 [16JA], S215, S256 [17JA], S268 [18JA]

Senate consideration of House amendment, S154 [11JA], S174 [16JA], S215, S256 [17JA], S268 [18JA]

Amendments, S154, S169, S170 [11JA], S190, S195, S196, S197, S198, S199, S204, S205, S209, S210, S211 [16JA]

Message from the House, S167 [11JA], S298 [18JA]

Debated, H137 [11JA]

Text, H137 [11JA]

Amendments, H149 [11JA]

Passed House amended, H160 [11JA]

Senate invoked cloture on consideration of House amendment, S180 [16JA]

Message from the Senate, H503 [18JA]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S270 [18JA]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S298 [18JA]

Examined and signed in the House, H551 [18JA]

Presented to the President (January 19, 2018), S346 [19JA]

Approved [Public Law 115–118] (signed January 19, 2018)

S. 140 — A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 681), H82 [9JA]

Debated, H114 [10JA], H9604 [27NO]

Text, H114 [10JA]

Passed House amended, H125 [10JA]

Message from the House, S167 [11JA], S7184 [28NO]

Debated, S2111 [12AP], S2131 [16AP], S6904 [13NO], S6940 [14NO], S6973 [15NO]

Senate consideration of House amendment, S2111 [12AP], S2131 [16AP], S6904 [13NO]

Amendments, S2112, S2127, S2128 [12AP], S2137, S2138, S2144, S2187 [16AP], S6826 [11OC], S6973 [15NO]

Motion to close debate on House amendment with an amendment agreed to, S2137 [16AP]

Cloture motion to agree to House amendment rejected, S2240 [18AP]

Consideration of motion to agree to House amendment with amendment, S6803 [11OC]

Senate invoked cloture on consideration of House amendment, S6908 [13NO]

Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment, S6940 [14NO]

Message from the Senate, H9550 [16NO]

House consideration of Senate amendment to House amendment, H9604 [27NO]

Amendments, H9604 [27NO]

Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment, H9652 [27NO]

Message from the House (received November 30, 2018, during adjournment), S7255 [3DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7256 [3DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H9756 [30NO]

Presented to the President (December 3, 2018), S7256 [3DE]

Approved [Public Law 115–282] (signed December 4, 2018)

S. 141 — A bill to improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendments from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H. Rept. 115–1129, part 1), H10612 [3JA]

Committees on Armed Services; Transportation and Infrastructure; Foreign Affairs; Intelligence (Permanent Select) discharged, H10612 [3JA]

S. 146 — A bill to strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–230), S2141 [16AP]

S. 155 — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2595 [9MY], S5583 [1AU]

S. 167 — A bill to designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Debated, H3327 [16AP]

Text, H3327 [16AP]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H3328 [16AP]

Message from the House, S2215 [17AP], S2260 [18AP], S2320 [19AP]

Examined and signed in the House, H3439 [18AP]

Presented to the President (April 19, 2018), S2320 [19AP]

Approved [Public Law 115–169] (signed April 30, 2018)

S. 168 — A bill to amend and enhance certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1244 [27FE]

S. 170 — A bill to provide for nonpreemption of measures by State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1379 [6MR], S5932 [23AU]

S. 177 — A bill to provide for congressional review of the imposition of duties and other trade measures by the executive branch, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1578 [8MR], S1765 [15MR], S2485 [26AP], S2968 [4JN], S3294 [7JN]

S. 179 — A bill to expand the use of E-Verify, to hold employers accountable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2012 [9AP]

S. 183 — A bill to allow for expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs in the case of noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1338 [5MR]

S. 184 — A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2836 [22MY]

S. 186 — A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide that any inaction by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated as an order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and court review; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–278), S3982 [18JN]

Passed Senate amended, S6031 [4SE]

Amendments, S6031 [4SE]

Text, S6031 [4SE]

Message from the Senate, H7833 [5SE]

Held at the desk, H7833 [5SE]

S. 188 — A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H1418 [6MR]

Text, H1418 [6MR]

Title amended, H1419 [6MR]

Message from the House, S1451 [7MR], S1788 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S1452 [7MR]

Senate agreed to House amendments, S1738 [14MR]

Message from the Senate, H1624 [15MR]

Message from the House (received March 16, 2018, during adjournment), S1787 [19MR]

Examined and signed in the House, H1649 [15MR]

Presented to the President (March 19, 2018), S1788 [19MR]

Approved [Public Law 115–158] (signed March 27, 2018)

S. 194 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4951 [12JY], S7052 [15NO]

S. 197 — A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S4513 [27JN]

S. 198 — A bill to require continued and enhanced annual reporting to Congress in the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, the safety and security of European Jewish communities, and the efforts of the United States to partner with European governments, the European Union, and civil society groups, to combat anti-Semitism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S875 [12FE], S3982 [18JN]

S. 203 — A bill to reaffirm that the Environmental Protection Agency may not regulate vehicles used solely for competition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S3982 [18JN]

S. 204 — A bill to authorize the use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Debated, H4355 [22MY]

Text, H4355 [22MY]

Passed House, H4366 [22MY]

Message from the House, S2873 [23MY], S2921 [24MY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2921 [24MY]

Examined and signed in the House, H4716, H4727 [24MY]

Presented to the President (May 24, 2018), S2922 [24MY]

Approved [Public Law 115–176] (signed May 30, 2018)

S. 205 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S5004 [17JY]

S. 206 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of Education to award job training Federal Pell Grants; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S3035 [6JN], S6277 [24SE], S6439 [2OC], S7088 [26NO], S7357 [6DE]

S. 207 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act relating to controlled substance analogues; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1452 [7MR], S2925 [24MY], S5932 [23AU]

Reported (no written report), S4035 [19JN]

S. 210 — A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S6816 [11OC]

S. 215 — A bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Passed Senate, S4809 [28JN]

Text, S4809 [28JN]

Message from the Senate, H5983 [3JY]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H5984 [3JY]

S. 220 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S3294 [7JN], S4410 [26JN], S5518 [31JY]

S. 223 — A bill to provide immunity from suit for certain individuals who disclose potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S613 [5FE], S1452 [7MR]

S. 224 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1338 [5MR], S5583 [1AU]

S. 236 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1578 [8MR], S4843 [9JY]

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.

Cosponsors added, S549 [29JA]

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.

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources (H. Rept. 115–1057, part 1), H9757 [30NO]

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged, H9757 [30NO]

Debated, H9782 [10DE]

Text, H9782 [10DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H9789 [10DE]

Message from the House, S7429 [11DE], S7506 [12DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7506 [12DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10168 [12DE]

Presented to the President (December 12, 2018), S7507 [12DE]

Approved [Public Law 115–325] (signed December 18, 2018)

S. 253 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA]

S. 256 — A bill to establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training pilot program to address human trafficking in the health care system; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2623 [10MY], S2968 [4JN], S3760 [12JN]

S. 259 — A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S4965 [16JY]

S. 262 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the section 45 credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S7052 [15NO]

S. 263 — A bill to facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S5130 [23JY]

S. 266 — A bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Anwar Sadat in recognition of his heroic achievements and courageous contributions to peace in the Middle East; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S110 [9JA], S549 [29JA], S613 [5FE], S967 [14FE], S1165 [15FE], S1219 [26FE], S1338 [5MR], S1379 [6MR], S1630 [12MR], S1948 [22MR], S2262 [18AP], S2321 [19AP], S2342 [23AP], S2552 [8MY], S2773 [17MY], S2793 [21MY], S2836 [22MY], S3952 [14JN], S4344 [21JN], S4735 [28JN], S4951 [12JY], S5108 [19JY], S5130 [23JY], S5619 [15AU], S5693 [16AU], S5719 [20AU], S5831 [22AU]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S5865 [22AU]

Text, S5865 [22AU]

Message from the Senate, H7761 [24AU]

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, H7762 [24AU]

S. 269 — A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Passed Senate, S1968 [22MR]

Text, S1969 [22MR]

Message from the Senate, H3047 [26MR]

Referred to the Committees on Natural Resources; Energy and Commerce, H3048 [26MR]

S. 275 — A bill to allow the financing by United States persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S4035 [19JN]

S. 278 — A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for innovative research and development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–444), S7925 [19DE]

S. 281 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1790 [19MR], S1948 [22MR], S4035 [19JN], S4344 [21JN], S5131 [23JY], S5693 [16AU], S6029 [4SE], S6189 [17SE], S6277 [24SE], S6304 [25SE], S6413 [1OC], S7133 [27NO], S7242 [29NO]

S. 283 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1630 [12MR], S1875 [21MR]

S. 292 — A bill to maximize discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S67 [8JA], S581 [30JA], S613 [5FE], S840 [8FE], S967 [14FE], S1287 [28FE], S1338 [5MR], S1452 [7MR], S1765 [15MR], S1790 [19MR], S1845 [20MR], S1875 [21MR], S1948 [22MR]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1629 [12MR]

Passed Senate amended, S1975 [22MR]

Amendments, S1975 [22MR]

Message from the Senate, H3047 [26MR]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H3048 [26MR]

Debated, H4349 [22MY]

Text, H4350 [22MY]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H4355 [22MY]

Message from the House, S2873 [23MY], S2922 [24MY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2922 [24MY]

Examined and signed in the House, H4716, H4727 [24MY]

Presented to the President (May 24, 2018), S2922 [24MY]

Approved [Public Law 115–180] (signed June 5, 2018)

S. 294 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration’s jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S704 [7FE], S2595 [9MY], S5518 [31JY]

S. 298 — A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S300 [18JA], S2141 [16AP], S2321 [19AP]

S. 299 — A bill to require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement received by a Federal agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S348 [19JA]

S. 301 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental discrimination against providers of health services that are not involved in abortion; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S5131 [23JY], S6189 [17SE]

S. 307 — A bill to enhance the database of emergency response capabilities of the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S1875 [21MR]

S. 308 — A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require applicable manufacturers to include information regarding payments made to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other advance practice nurses in transparency reports submitted under section 1128G of such Act; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2679 [15MY], S3952 [14JN]

S. 309 — A bill to establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE]

S. 319 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2992 [5JN], S3601 [11JN], S6059 [6SE]

S. 322 — A bill to protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by acts of violence or threats of violence against their pets; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA], S500 [24JA], S5583 [1AU], S6304 [25SE], S6413 [1OC], S6770 [10OC]

S. 324 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Rules suspended. Passed House, H1513 [13MR]

Text, H1513 [13MR]

Message from the House, S1733 [14MR], S1788 [19MR]

Message from the House (received March 16, 2018, during adjournment), S1787 [19MR]

Examined and signed in the House, H1649 [15MR]

Presented to the President (March 19, 2018), S1788 [19MR]

Approved [Public Law 115–159] (signed March 27, 2018)

S. 326 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S187 [16JA], S2141 [16AP], S5954 [27AU]

S. 329 — A bill to place restrictions on the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in Federal custody; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S6630 [5OC]

S. 336 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2552 [8MY]

S. 337 — A bill to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S550 [29JA], S613 [5FE], S5693 [16AU], S6224 [18SE]

S. 338 — A bill to protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S46 [4JA]

S. 339 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S704 [7FE], S968 [14FE], S2262 [18AP], S2517 [7MY], S2878 [23MY], S3035 [6JN], S3601 [11JN], S3760 [12JN], S4344 [21JN], S4369 [25JN], S5066 [18JY], S5267 [24JY], S6630 [5OC]

S. 346 — A bill to provide for the establishment of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Amendments, S2776, S2777 [17MY]

Passed Senate amended, S2776 [17MY]

Text, S2777 [17MY]

Message from the Senate, H4246 [21MY]

Held at the desk, H4246 [21MY]

S. 351 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive student achievement information; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE], S5518 [31JY]

S. 352 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Master Sergeant Rodrick ‘‘Roddie’’ Edmonds in recognition of his heroic actions during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2342 [23AP], S4035 [19JN], S5991 [28AU], S6059 [6SE], S6224 [18SE], S6304 [25SE], S6439 [2OC], S6816 [11OC], S6964 [14NO], S7052 [15NO], S7088 [26NO], S7133 [27NO], S7242 [29NO], S7319 [5DE], S7386 [10DE], S7431 [11DE], S7509 [12DE], S7586 [13DE], S7657 [17DE]

S. 356 — A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and the delivery of, children’s health services through school-based health centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1948 [22MR]

S. 363 — A bill to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S581 [30JA], S1338 [5MR]

S. 367 — A bill to amend section 3606 of title 18, United States Code, to grant probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official duties; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2342 [23AP]

S. 372 — A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to ensure that merchandise arriving through the mail shall be subject to review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and to require the provision of advance electronic information on shipments of mail to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S875 [12FE], S2012 [9AP], S2040 [10AP], S2679 [15MY], S3035 [6JN]

S. 374 — A bill to enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete masonry products; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–218), S1946 [22MR]

S. 378 — A bill to amend titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1287 [28FE], S7586 [13DE]

S. 379 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five month waiting period for disability insurance benefits under such title for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2075 [11AP], S2553 [8MY], S2679 [15MY], S2878 [23MY], S3601 [11JN], S3906 [13JN], S4843 [9JY], S6059 [6SE], S7052 [15NO], S7133 [27NO]

S. 382 — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a voluntary registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA], S1165 [15FE], S1452 [7MR], S1630 [12MR], S1686 [13MR], S1790 [19MR], S1949 [22MR], S2040 [10AP], S2486 [26AP], S2595 [9MY]

Reported (no written report), S2439 [25AP]

S. 384 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1735 [14MR], S4281 [20JN], S4369 [25JN], S5719 [20AU], S6224 [18SE], S6277 [24SE], S6304 [25SE], S6816 [11OC], S7319 [5DE]

S. 389 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that kombucha is exempt from any excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2517 [7MY], S4843 [9JY]

S. 397 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fairness in Medicare hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1244 [27FE], S2486 [26AP], S2643 [14MY]

S. 407 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1379 [6MR]

S. 411 — A bill to eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S187 [16JA]

S. 413 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA–PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2595 [9MY], S5583 [1AU], S7926 [19DE]

S. 414 — A bill to promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–409), S7274 [4DE]

S. 422 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1317 [1MR], S1630 [12MR], S1765 [15MR], S2142 [16AP], S5004 [17JY], S5455 [30JY], S7357 [6DE]

S. 424 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S188 [16JA], S968 [14FE], S7275 [4DE]

S. 427 — A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1875 [21MR], S2342 [23AP], S5004 [17JY]

S. 428 — A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to authorize States to provide coordinated care to children with complex medical conditions through enhanced pediatric health homes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE], S1219 [26FE], S1765 [15MR], S2040 [10AP], S2391 [24AP], S2517 [7MY], S2553 [8MY], S2643 [14MY], S2773 [17MY], S2793 [21MY], S4875 [10JY], S5066 [18JY], S5759 [21AU], S7191 [28NO], S7586 [13DE], S7989 [20DE]

S. 436 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, to substitute certain land selections of the Navajo Nation, to designate certain wilderness areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendments (no written report), S5455 [30JY]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–318), S5618 [15AU]

S. 439 — A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S6356 [27SE], S7319 [5DE]

S. 440 — A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S5455 [30JY]

Report to accompany (H. Rept. 115–313), S5581 [1AU]

Passed Senate amended, S6549 [4OC]

Amendments, S6549 [4OC]

Message from the Senate, H9423 [9OC], H9671 [28NO]

Held at the desk, H9423 [9OC]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9480 [13NO]

Text, H9480 [13NO]

Message from the House, S6962 [14NO], S7238 [29NO]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S7141 [27NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7238 [29NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H9741 [29NO]

Presented to the President (November 29, 2018), S7238 [29NO]

Approved [Public Law 115–306] (signed December 11, 2018)

S. 441 — A bill to designate the Organ Mountains and other public land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7318 [5DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–427), S7431 [11DE]

S. 445 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1219 [26FE], S1338 [5MR], S2643 [14MY], S4281 [20JN], S6224 [18SE], S7052 [15NO]

S. 446 — A bill to allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2486 [26AP]

S. 447 — A bill to require reporting on acts of certain foreign countries on Holocaust era assets and related issues; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Debated, H3460 [24AP]

Text, H3460 [24AP]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H3464 [24AP]

Message from the House, S2435 [25AP], S2483 [26AP]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2483 [26AP]

Examined and signed in the House, H3704 [26AP]

Presented to the President (April 27, 2018), S2516 [7MY]

Approved [Public Law 115–171] (signed May 9, 2018)

S. 448 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA], S2040 [10AP], S2391 [24AP], S2643 [14MY], S2992 [5JN]

S. 451 — A bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding the water resources research and technology institutes established under that Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S2440 [25AP]

S. 452 — A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to delay the enforcement and implementation of the 2015 national ambient air quality standards for ozone; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Passed Senate, S1526 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S2440 [25AP]

S. 455 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count resident time spent in a critical access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate medical education payments; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1735 [14MR]

S. 466 — A bill to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 115–615), H2040 [22MR]

S. 469 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S7052 [15NO]

S. 477 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to coordinate Federal congenital heart disease research and surveillance efforts and to improve public education and awareness of congenital heart disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1452 [7MR], S2623 [10MY], S4410 [26JN], S5583 [1AU], S7052 [15NO]

S. 478 — A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S3294 [7JN]

S. 479 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S188 [16JA], S1765 [15MR], S2041 [10AP], S2553 [8MY], S2773 [17MY], S2992 [5JN], S3294 [7JN], S4036 [19JN], S4513 [27JN], S5693 [16AU], S5932 [23AU], S6038 [5SE], S6224 [18SE], S6304 [25SE], S6413 [1OC], S6770 [10OC], S7052 [15NO]

S. 480 — A bill to reauthorize the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S7386 [10DE]

S. 482 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S188 [16JA], S840 [8FE], S1630 [12MR], S2342 [23AP]

S. 486 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2517 [7MY], S2925 [24MY], S4735 [28JN], S4875 [10JY]

S. 487 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1790 [19MR]

S. 488 — A bill to increase the threshold for disclosures required by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to compensatory benefit plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Debated, H6295 [17JY]

Text, H6295 [17JY]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H6342 [17JY]

Title amended, H6342 [17JY]

Message from the House, S5064 [18JY]

S. 490 — A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Passed Senate amended, S4809 [28JN]

Text, S4809 [28JN]

Message from the Senate, H5983 [3JY]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H5984 [3JY]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H6226 [16JY]

Text, H6226 [16JY]

Message from the House, S5002 [17JY], S5064 [18JY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5064 [18JY]

Examined and signed in the House, H6555 [18JY]

Presented to the President (July 19, 2018), S5104 [19JY]

Approved [Public Law 115–219] (signed July 27, 2018)

S. 497 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA], S840 [8FE], S1452 [7MR], S1790 [19MR], S2012 [9AP], S2486 [26AP], S2624 [10MY], S5004 [17JY], S5066 [18JY], S6059 [6SE], S6224 [18SE], S6413 [1OC], S6732 [9OC], S6925 [13NO], S7989 [20DE]

Reported (no written report), S5455 [30JY]

S. 498 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to use only human-based methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of severe combat injuries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S1630 [12MR], S5004 [17JY]

S. 502 — A bill to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1578 [8MR]

S. 503 — A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make publicly available certain regulatory records relating to the administration of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the use of an alternative depreciation system for taxpayers violating rules under the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S907 [13FE], S1287 [28FE]

S. 505 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel in the case of liquefied natural gas for purposes of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S550 [29JA]

S. 510 — A bill to protect a woman’s right and ability to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1578 [8MR], S6038 [5SE]

S. 512 — A bill to modernize the regulation of nuclear energy; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S5583 [1AU]

Debated, S7957 [20DE]

Amendments, S7957, S7991 [20DE]

Passed Senate amended, S7962 [20DE]

Message from the Senate, H10417 [20DE]

Held at the desk, H10417 [20DE]

Debated, H10553 [21DE]

Text, H10553 [21DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10577 [21DE]

Message from the House, S8017 [21DE]

Message from the House (received December 27, 2018), S8057 [2JA]

Examined and signed in the Senate (December 31, 2018, during adjournment), S8057 [2JA]

Examined and signed in the House (December 27, 2018), H10605 [31DE]

Presented to the President (January 2, 2019), S8058 [2JA]

S. 514 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S300 [18JA], S2262 [18AP], S4513 [27JN], S5004 [17JY], S5361 [25JY]

S. 515 — A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list of all employers that relocate a call center overseas, to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA], S2219 [17AP], S3760 [12JN], S3906 [13JN], S4036 [19JN], S4875 [10JY], S5004 [17JY], S5267 [24JY], S5455 [30JY], S5619 [15AU], S6059 [6SE]

S. 517 — A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations under such Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S1379 [6MR]

S. 518 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for technical assistance for small treatment works; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S521 [25JA]

S. 519 — A bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish maximum contaminant levels for certain contaminants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S3952 [14JN]

S. 521 — A bill to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S110 [9JA], S4843 [9JY]

S. 523 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a stewardship fee on the production and importation of opioid pain relievers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S907 [13FE]

S. 526 — A bill to amend the Small Business Act to provide for expanded participation in the microloan program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Cosponsors added, S500 [24JA], S1790 [19MR]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1790 [19MR]

Passed Senate amended, S5072 [18JY]

Amendments, S5072 [18JY]

Text, S5073 [18JY]

Message from the Senate, H6577 [19JY]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–452), S7989 [20DE]

S. 528 — A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S110 [9JA], S1790 [19MR]

S. 533 — A bill to modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2075 [11AP], S5583 [1AU]

S. 534 — A bill to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual abuse to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Debated, H633 [29JA]

Text, H633 [29JA]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H652 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S581 [30JA]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S589 [30JA]

Message from the Senate, H731 [30JA]

Message from the House, S650 [6FE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S702 [7FE]

Examined and signed in the House, H900 [6FE]

Presented to the President (February 7, 2018), S703 [7FE]

Approved [Public Law 115–126] (signed February 14, 2018)

S. 536 — A bill to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S6816 [11OC], S6925 [13NO]

S. 538 — A bill to clarify research and development for wood products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S907 [13FE], S2925 [24MY]

S. 539 — A bill to designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street, Northwest and Fuller Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest and Euclid Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as ‘‘Oswaldo Paya Way’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S4916 [11JY], S5066 [18JY]

S. 540 — A bill to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2773 [17MY], S3982 [18JN]

S. 545 — A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S521 [25JA], S652 [6FE], S1578 [8MR], S5267 [24JY], S6816 [11OC]

S. 548 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1949 [22MR], S2793 [21MY], S6059 [6SE], S6964 [14NO], S7657 [17DE]

S. 550 — A bill to restore statutory rights to the people of the United States from forced arbitration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP]

S. 552 — A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide justice to victims of fraud; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S67 [8JA]

S. 563 — A bill to amend the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to require that certain buildings and personal property be covered by flood insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S4735 [28JN]

S. 568 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S7052 [15NO], S7432 [11DE]

S. 569 — A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S613 [5FE], S907 [13FE], S1578 [8MR], S1686 [13MR], S2013 [9AP], S4951 [12JY], S5361 [25JY], S5583 [1AU], S5932 [23AU], S6495 [3OC], S6732 [9OC], S6964 [14NO]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7274 [4DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–428), S7431 [11DE]

S. 573 — A bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP], S2725 [16MY]

Amendments, S8030, S8037 [22DE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S8037 [22DE]

Message from the Senate, H10589 [22DE]

S. 588 — A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to clarify what constitutes a general solicitation under the Federal securities laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S6029 [4SE]

S. 591 — A bill to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1338 [5MR], S1845 [20MR]

S. 593 — A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S5759 [21AU], S6029 [4SE], S6189 [17SE]

Reported (no written report), S6221 [18SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–372), S7050 [15NO]

S. 594 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with cybersecurity consortia for training, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–410), S7274 [4DE]

S. 601 — A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today’s global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1949 [22MR], S3035 [6JN]

S. 607 — A bill to establish a business incubators program within the Department of the Interior to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1379 [6MR]

Amendments, S1963 [22MR]

Passed Senate amended, S1969 [22MR]

Message from the Senate, H3047 [26MR]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H3048 [26MR]

Reported (H. Rept. 115–1037), H9573 [20NO]

S. 611 — A bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor the assessments and priorities of local communities; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP]

S. 612 — A bill to provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Tucson, Arizona, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest to the City; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–306), S5130 [23JY]

S. 629 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drugs, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in the prevention, control, and treatment of animal diseases, in order to minimize the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2391 [24AP], S6925 [13NO]

S. 635 — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S6143 [12SE], S6224 [18SE], S7275 [4DE]

S. 636 — A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1765 [15MR], S7088 [26NO]

S. 637 — A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S6495 [3OC]

S. 639 — A bill to clarify that nonprofit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity may accept donated mortgage appraisals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1578 [8MR]

S. 645 — A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S4344 [21JN]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–341), S6438 [2OC]

Passed Senate amended, S7621 [13DE]

Amendments, S7621 [13DE]

Message from the Senate, H10277 [19DE]

Held at the desk, H10277 [19DE]

S. 660 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities for Native American Indians; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S581 [30JA]

S. 661 — A bill to assist entrepreneurs, support development of the creative economy, and encourage international cultural exchange, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1845 [20MR], S2120 [12AP]

S. 662 — A bill to provide incentives for hate crime reporting, grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, a Federal private right of action for victims of hate crimes, and additional penalties for individuals convicted under the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S7052 [15NO]

S. 664 — A bill to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Navajo in Utah, to authorize construction of projects in connection therewith, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–401), S7240 [29NO]

S. 669 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds on construction of facilities and structures to improve those conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported (H. Rept. 115–1059), H9762 [3DE]

S. 677 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting processes related to the construction of new surface water storage projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1452 [7MR]

S. 681 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S110 [9JA], S613 [5FE], S1630 [12MR], S1686 [13MR], S3294 [7JN], S4875 [10JY], S5518 [31JY], S6925 [13NO]

S. 684 — A bill to establish a national, research-based, and comprehensive home study assessment process for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents and provide funding to States and Indian tribes to adopt such process; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4916 [11JY]

S. 685 — A bill to authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System and the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System in the States of Montana and North Dakota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–373), S7050 [15NO]

S. 689 — A bill to provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S6059 [6SE], S6817 [11OC]

S. 693 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, social work schools, and other programs, including physician assistant education programs, to promote education and research in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S188 [16JA], S4966 [16JY], S5424 [26JY], S7432 [11DE], S7586 [13DE]

S. 698 — A bill to establish a national program to identify and reduce losses from landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE]

S. 700 — A bill to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2553 [8MY], S2595 [9MY], S3982 [18JN], S4281 [20JN], S4410 [26JN]

S. 701 — A bill to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing by designating and supporting manufacturing communities; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–204), S612 [5FE]

S. 709 — A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from taking administrative action to recover certain payments for disaster or emergency assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3601 [11JN]

S. 717 — A bill to promote pro bono legal services as a critical way in which to empower survivors of domestic violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H6282 [17JY]

Text, H6282 [17JY]

Message from the House, S5064 [18JY], S5756 [21AU], S5830 [22AU]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S5669 [15AU]

Message from the Senate, H7755 [17AU]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5830 [22AU]

Examined and signed in the House, H7757 [21AU]

Presented to the President (August 23, 2018), S5913 [23AU]

Approved [Public Law 115–237] (signed September 4, 2018)

S. 720 — A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to include in the prohibitions on boycotts against allies of the United States boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and to direct the Export-Import Bank of the United States to oppose boycotts against Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1339 [5MR], S1379 [6MR], S1735 [14MR], S5268 [24JY], S5759 [21AU], S7242 [29NO]

S. 724 — A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Amendments, S4770, S4809 [28JN]

Passed Senate amended, S4808 [28JN]

Text, S4809 [28JN]

Message from the Senate, H5983 [3JY]

S. 732 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax credit against income tax for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE], S704 [7FE], S840 [8FE], S968 [14FE], S5719 [20AU], S5991 [28AU], S6143 [12SE]

S. 733 — A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S6029 [4SE]

S. 740 — A bill to prohibit mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S500 [24JA]

S. 743 — A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S8017 [21DE]

S. 749 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the disclosure of the annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S5583 [1AU]

S. 751 — A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S840 [8FE], S875 [12FE], S968 [14FE], S1219 [26FE], S1630 [12MR], S2624 [10MY], S2836 [22MY]

S. 754 — A bill to support meeting our Nation’s growing cybersecurity workforce needs by expanding the cybersecurity education pipeline; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–263), S2991 [5JN]

S. 755 — A bill to amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals, to limit the reexamination of airman certificates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S2391 [24AP]

S. 756 — A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Debated, H7640 [25JY], H10346 [20DE]

Text, H7640 [25JY]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H7645 [25JY]

Message from the House, S5420 [26JY], S7987, S7988 [20DE]

Debated, S7566 [13DE], S7639 [17DE], S7740, S7753 [18DE]

Senate consideration of House amendment with amendment, S7566 [13DE]

Amendments, S7567, S7600, S7615 [13DE], S7660, S7661, S7662, S7663, S7667, S7668, S7670, S7672, S7688, S7689, S7694, S7709, S7710, S7714, S7715, S7716, S7717, S7719, S7720 [17DE], S7781, S7797 [18DE]

Senate invoked cloture, S7650 [17DE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S7781 [18DE]

Message from the Senate, H10277 [19DE]

House consideration of Senate amendment to House amendment, H10346 [20DE]

Amendments, H10346 [20DE]

Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment, H10430 [20DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10508 [20DE]

Presented to the President (December 20, 2018), S8017 [21DE]

Approved [Public Law 115–391] (signed December 21, 2018), H10604 [31DE]

S. 760 — A bill to expand the Government’s use and administration of data to facilitate transparency, effective governance, and innovation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2836 [22MY], S7926 [19DE]

S. 770 — A bill to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Passed House amended, H7201 [25JY]

Text, H7201 [25JY]

Amendments, H7201 [25JY]

Message from the House, S5420 [26JY]

Senate agreed to House amendments, S5561 [1AU]

Message from the Senate, H7738 [3AU]

Message from the House (received August 3, 2018, during adjournment), S5616 [15AU]

Examined and signed in the Senate (August 3, 2018, during adjournment), S5616 [15AU]

Examined and signed in the House, H7738 [3AU]

Presented to the President (August 3, 2018), S5616 [15AU]

Approved [Public Law 115–236] (signed August 14, 2018)

S. 772 — A bill to amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H1233 [26FE]

Text, H1233 [26FE]

Message from the House, S1239 [27FE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S1968 [22MR]

Message from the Senate, H3047 [26MR]

Message from the House (April 2, 2018), S2012 [9AP]

Examined and signed in the Senate (April 2, 2018), S2012 [9AP]

Examined and signed in the House, H3051 [29MR]

Presented to the President (April 2, 2018), S2012 [9AP]

Approved [Public Law 115–166] (signed April 13, 2018)

S. 774 — A bill to address the psychological, developmental, social, and emotional needs of children, youth, and families who have experienced trauma, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S67 [8JA], S2793 [21MY], S7052 [15NO]

S. 781 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1578 [8MR], S1630 [12MR], S1790 [19MR], S2624 [10MY], S3952 [14JN], S5361 [25JY]

S. 783 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to distribute maternity care health professionals to health professional shortage areas identified as in need of maternity care health services; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S110 [9JA], S2142 [16AP], S2517 [7MY], S2624 [10MY], S2774 [17MY], S2836 [22MY], S2992 [5JN], S5004 [17JY], S5954 [27AU], S6342 [26SE], S7088 [26NO], S7133 [27NO]

S. 785 — A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for equitable allotment of land to Alaska Native veterans; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7275 [4DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–451), S7989 [20DE]

S. 786 — A bill to establish a grant program relating to the prevention of student and student athlete opioid misuse; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S521 [25JA]

S. 791 — A bill to amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Reported (no written report), S1790 [19MR]

Passed Senate, S5073 [18JY]

Text, S5073 [18JY]

Message from the Senate, H6577 [19JY]

Held at the desk, H6577 [19JY]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8813 [25SE]

Text, H8813 [25SE]

Message from the House, S6338 [26SE], S6383 [28SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–435), S7925 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H9403 [28SE]

Presented to the President (September 28, 2018), S6383 [28SE]

Approved [Public Law 115–259] (signed October 9, 2018)

S. 792 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H–2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S348 [19JA]

S. 793 — A bill to prohibit sale of shark fins, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S188 [16JA], S1244 [27FE], S2725 [16MY], S6189 [17SE], S6224 [18SE], S6388 [28SE], S6439 [2OC]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–388), S7132 [27NO]

S. 794 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act in order to improve the process whereby Medicare administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2553 [8MY], S2643 [14MY], S4036 [19JN], S4410 [26JN], S4875 [10JY], S5268 [24JY], S6414 [1OC], S7790 [18DE]

S. 796 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for employer-provided education assistance to employer payments of student loans; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1317 [1MR], S1630 [12MR], S2595 [9MY], S4281 [20JN], S5955 [27AU], S6059 [6SE], S6143 [12SE], S6542 [4OC], S6817 [11OC], S6925 [13NO], S6964 [14NO], S7052 [15NO], S7926 [19DE]

S. 797 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S6143 [12SE]

S. 802 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Lawrence Eugene ‘‘Larry’’ Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2793 [21MY], S2992 [5JN], S3035 [6JN], S3294 [7JN], S3760 [12JN], S3906 [13JN], S4036 [19JN], S4281 [20JN], S5108 [19JY], S5619 [15AU], S6224 [18SE], S6817 [11OC], S7052 [15NO], S7133 [27NO], S7191 [28NO], S7242 [29NO], S7275 [4DE]

S. 804 — A bill to improve the provision of health care for women veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1686 [13MR], S4410 [26JN]

S. 805 — A bill to impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4513 [27JN]

S. 808 — A bill to provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2774 [17MY], S2793 [21MY], S3035 [6JN], S4369 [25JN], S4951 [12JY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4843 [9JY]

S. 811 — A bill to ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1244 [27FE], S1630 [12MR], S2013 [9AP], S2595 [9MY], S5268 [24JY], S6029 [4SE]

S. 813 — A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE]

S. 814 — A bill to require that States receiving Byrne JAG funds to require sensitivity training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2120 [12AP]

S. 817 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age requirement with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S3761 [12JN], S5004 [17JY], S5518 [31JY], S5719 [20AU], S6059 [6SE], S6305 [25SE], S7275 [4DE]

S. 818 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals with disabilities to save additional amounts in their ABLE accounts above the current annual maximum contribution if they work and earn income; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S550 [29JA], S1219 [26FE]

S. 819 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S138 [10JA], S581 [30JA], S704 [7FE]

S. 820 — A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S7275 [4DE]

S. 821 — A bill to promote access for United States officials, journalists, and other citizens to Tibetan areas of the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2624 [10MY], S2968 [4JN], S5268 [24JY], S5361 [25JY], S6925 [13NO], S7088 [26NO], S7191 [28NO], S7509 [12DE]

S. 825 — A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources (H. Rept. 115–619, part 1), H3058 [5AP]

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged, H3058 [5AP]

Debated, H9789 [10DE]

Text, H9789 [10DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10084 [11DE]

Message from the House, S7506 [12DE], S7582 [13DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7582 [13DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10208 [13DE]

Presented to the President (December 13, 2018), S7583 [13DE]

Approved [Public Law 115–326] (signed December 18, 2018)

S. 830 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S5361 [25JY]

S. 831 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Rules suspended. Passed House, H1351 [5MR]

Text, H1352 [5MR]

Message from the House, S1376 [6MR], S1577 [8MR]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S1577 [8MR]

Examined and signed in the House, H1499 [8MR]

Presented to the President (March 8, 2018), S1577 [8MR]

Approved [Public Law 115–137] (signed March 16, 2018)

S. 833 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S468 [23JA], S500 [24JA], S1735 [14MR], S2925 [24MY]

S. 834 — A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1220 [26FE], S1244 [27FE], S1379 [6MR], S1949 [22MR]

S. 835 — A bill to require the Supreme Court of the United States to promulgate a code of ethics; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2553 [8MY], S4875 [10JY], S5361 [25JY], S6143 [12SE], S6964 [14NO]

S. 836 — A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude a loan secured by a non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwelling from the definition of a member business loan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S550 [29JA], S6925 [13NO]

S. 842 — A bill to prohibit Federal agencies and Federal contractors from requesting that an applicant for employment disclose criminal history record information before the applicant has received a conditional offer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S188 [16JA], S582 [30JA], S3035 [6JN]

S. 845 — A bill to protect sensitive community locations from harmful immigration enforcement action, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S3982 [18JN], S6495 [3OC]

S. 851 — A bill to end offshore corporate tax avoidance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S907 [13FE]

S. 868 — A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a lifetime income disclosure; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4369 [25JN]

S. 875 — A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Passed Senate amended, S141 [10JA]

Amendments, S142 [10JA]

Message from the Senate, H160 [11JA]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H166 [11JA]

S. 878 — A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA]

S. 884 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days after written receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–364), S6963 [14NO]

S. 885 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include foster care transition youth as members of targeted groups for purposes of the work opportunity credit; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S5066 [18JY]

S. 888 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to add disclosure requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make such form mandatory; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S613 [5FE], S4410 [26JN], S4843 [9JY]

S. 889 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S613 [5FE]

S. 890 — A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S5455 [30JY], S5583 [1AU]

S. 892 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to establish additional registration requirements for prescribers of opioids, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S300 [18JA]

S. 896 — A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S2440 [25AP], S5361 [25JY]

S. 898 — A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1287 [28FE], S1339 [5MR]

S. 899 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1848 [20MR]

Message from the Senate, H1738 [21MR], H7761 [24AU]

Referred to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs; Oversight and Government Reform, H1753 [21MR]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H6213 [16JY]

Text, H6213 [16JY]

Title amended, H6215 [16JY]

Message from the House, S5002 [17JY], S5952 [27AU]

Senate agreed to House amendments, S5869 [22AU]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5952 [27AU]

Presented to the President (August 28, 2018), S5991 [28AU]

Approved [Public Law 115–238] (signed September 7, 2018)

S. 905 — A bill to require a report on, and to authorize technical assistance for, accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Syria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S1845 [20MR]

S. 909 — A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend and improve conservation programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S2679 [15MY]

S. 910 — A bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S876 [12FE], S2643 [14MY], S2925 [24MY], S2992 [5JN], S3294 [7JN], S5455 [30JY], S5518 [31JY], S5583 [1AU], S7088 [26NO], S7926 [19DE]

S. 913 — A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish an initiative, carried out by the Assistant Secretary for Aging, to coordinate Federal efforts and programs for home modifications enabling older individuals to live independently and safely in a home environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP]

S. 915 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S300 [18JA], S348 [19JA], S968 [14FE], S1379 [6MR], S1452 [7MR], S2120 [12AP], S2595 [9MY], S2793 [21MY], S6277 [24SE]

S. 916 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with regard to the provision of emergency medical services; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Amendments, S2881, S2882, S2884 [23MY]

Passed Senate amended, S2882 [23MY]

Message from the Senate, H4731 [25MY]

S. 918 — A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions; to the Committee on Appropriations.

Cosponsors added, S348 [19JA], S468 [23JA], S500 [24JA]

S. 925 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Amendments, S24, S25 [3JA]

Passed Senate amended, S25 [3JA]

Message from the Senate, H4 [5JA]

S. 928 — A bill to prohibit, as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S6189 [17SE], S6224 [18SE], S6305 [25SE], S7191 [28NO]

S. 930 — A bill to require the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for customers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S5455 [30JY]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–309), S5516 [31JY]

S. 931 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4910 Brighton Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, as the ‘‘George Sakato Post Office’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported (no written report), S1163 [15FE]

Passed Senate, S1526, S1527 [7MR]

Text, S1527 [7MR]

Message from the Senate, H1499 [8MR]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H1499 [8MR]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H6206 [16JY]

Text, H6206 [16JY]

Message from the House, S5002 [17JY], S5064 [18JY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5064 [18JY]

Examined and signed in the House, H6555 [18JY]

Presented to the President (July 19, 2018), S5104 [19JY]

Approved [Public Law 115–220] (signed July 27, 2018)

S. 935 — A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S6495 [3OC]

S. 936 — A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1765 [15MR], S2643 [14MY], S3982 [18JN]

S. 937 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4036 [19JN]

S. 941 — A bill to withdraw certain National Forest System land in the Emigrant Crevice area located in the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Park County, Montana, from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (no written report), S7240 [29NO]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–402), S7274 [4DE]

Cosponsors added, S7790 [18DE]

S. 943 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an accurate comprehensive student count for the purposes of calculating formula allocations for programs under the Johnson-O’Malley Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–201), S500 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S907 [13FE], S1765 [15MR]

Amendments, S1968, S1972, S1973 [22MR]

Passed Senate amended, S1972 [22MR]

Text, S1974 [22MR]

Message from the Senate, H3047 [26MR], H10346 [20DE]

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, H3048 [26MR]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10039 [11DE]

Text, H10039 [11DE]

Message from the House, S7506 [12DE], S8017 [21DE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S7887 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8017 [21DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10585 [21DE]

Presented to the President (December 27, 2018), S8048 [27DE]

S. 946 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE], S5719 [20AU]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S1190 [15FE]

Amendments, S1190 [15FE]

Message from the Senate, H1219 [20FE]

Referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, H1219 [20FE]

S. 948 — A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1686 [13MR], S5004 [17JY], S6029 [4SE]

S. 951 — A bill to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–208), S967 [14FE]

S. 959 — A bill to restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S7256 [3DE]

S. 963 — A bill to encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our Nation’s social programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA]

S. 966 — A bill to establish a program to accurately document vehicles that were significant in the history of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S2774 [17MY]

S. 974 — A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S613 [5FE], S652 [6FE], S1630 [12MR], S2121 [12AP], S2836 [22MY], S2925 [24MY], S3761 [12JN], S5832 [22AU]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4343 [21JN]

S. 978 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish an award program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in prekindergarten through higher education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2725 [16MY]

S. 980 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S840 [8FE], S968 [14FE], S1220 [26FE], S1686 [13MR], S2013 [9AP], S2774 [17MY], S3601 [11JN]

S. 982 — A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require mandatory reporting of incidents of child abuse or neglect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA], S1220 [26FE]

S. 991 — A bill to prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S2624 [10MY]

S. 994 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2262 [18AP], S2321 [19AP]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S2484 [26AP]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–325), S5830 [22AU]

Passed Senate amended, S6032 [4SE]

Amendments, S6032 [4SE]

Text, S6033 [4SE]

Message from the Senate, H7833 [5SE]

Held at the desk, H7833 [5SE]

Passed House, H7925 [7SE]

Text, H7925 [7SE]

Message from the House (received September 11, 2018, during adjournment), S6139 [12SE]

Message from the House (received September 13, 2018, during adjournment), S6185 [17SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6186 [17SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H8723 [13SE]

Presented to the President (September 18, 2018), S6220 [18SE]

Approved [Public Law 115–249] (signed September 28, 2018)

S. 995 — A bill to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 115–240), S2517 [7MY]

Passed Senate amended, S6546 [4OC]

Amendments, S6546 [4OC]

Text, S6548 [4OC]

Message from the Senate, H9423 [9OC]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H9423 [9OC]

S. 998 — A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to protect personally identifiable information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S5932 [23AU], S6059 [6SE], S6542 [4OC], S6817 [11OC], S7242 [29NO]

S. 999 — A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S110 [9JA], S188 [16JA], S613 [5FE]

S. 1006 — A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S139 [10JA], S2041 [10AP]

S. 1008 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2321 [19AP]

S. 1012 — A bill to provide for drought preparedness measures in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–358), S6963 [14NO]

S. 1015 — A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–213), S1686 [13MR]

S. 1016 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1578 [8MR], S1790 [19MR], S3601 [11JN], S6029 [4SE], S7586 [13DE]

S. 1018 — A bill to provide humanitarian assistance for the Venezuelan people, to defend democratic governance and combat widespread public corruption in Venezuela, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA]

S. 1022 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness and to support such centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1790 [19MR], S1949 [22MR], S2836 [22MY], S2878 [23MY], S2968 [4JN], S3035 [6JN]

S. 1023 — A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S4410 [26JN], S5268 [24JY], S5424 [26JY], S5518 [31JY], S6029 [4SE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S5455 [30JY]

Amendments, S7946, S7950 [19DE]

Passed Senate amended, S7950 [19DE]

Text, S7951 [19DE]

Message from the Senate, H10417 [20DE]

Held at the desk, H10417 [20DE]

Debated, H10544 [21DE]

Text, H10544 [21DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10574 [21DE]

Message from the House, S8017 [21DE]

Message from the House (received December 27, 2018), S8057 [2JA]

Examined and signed in the Senate (December 31, 2018, during adjournment), S8057 [2JA]

Examined and signed in the House (December 27, 2018), H10605 [31DE]

Presented to the President (January 2, 2019), S8058 [2JA]

S. 1027 — A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S704 [7FE], S968 [14FE]

S. 1028 — A bill to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a National Family Caregiving Strategy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA]

S. 1030 — A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S5455 [30JY]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–310), S5516 [31JY]

S. 1036 — A bill to promote research, development, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S7586 [13DE]

S. 1042 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to exclude Segal Americorps Education Awards and related awards from income; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S5955 [27AU], S6277 [24SE], S6732 [9OC], S6925 [13NO], S7386 [10DE]

S. 1050 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Chinese-American Veterans of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA], S188 [16JA], S876 [12FE], S907 [13FE], S968 [14FE], S1220 [26FE], S1452 [7MR], S1845 [20MR], S2321 [19AP], S2486 [26AP], S2725 [16MY], S2836 [22MY], S2969 [4JN], S3761 [12JN], S4735 [28JN], S5131 [23JY], S5361 [25JY], S5424 [26JY], S5518 [31JY], S5583 [1AU], S5619 [15AU], S5759 [21AU], S5832 [22AU]

Amendments, S6147, S6152 [12SE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S6152 [12SE]

Message from the Senate, H8729 [17SE]

Referred to the Committees on Financial Services; House Administration, H8729 [17SE]

Committee discharged. Passed House, H10156 [12DE]

Text, H10156 [12DE]

Message from the House, S7582 [13DE], S7924 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7924 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10333 [19DE]

Presented to the President (December 20, 2018), S7988 [20DE]

Approved [Public Law 115–337] (signed December 20, 2018)

S. 1059 — A bill to extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 relating to the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–247), S2622 [10MY]

S. 1063 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S7052 [15NO]

S. 1064 — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit the stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S2595 [9MY]

S. 1072 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1630 [12MR], S2774 [17MY]

S. 1084 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require that the Director of the Bureau of Prisons ensure that each chief executive officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution provides a secure storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the Federal penal or correctional institution for firearms carried by certain employees of the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1735 [14MR], S2774 [17MY], S5131 [23JY], S5424 [26JY], S5518 [31JY], S5583 [1AU]

S. 1086 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE], S2041 [10AP], S2075 [11AP], S2121 [12AP], S2342 [23AP], S2553 [8MY], S2624 [10MY], S2643 [14MY], S2679 [15MY], S2725 [16MY], S2774 [17MY], S2925 [24MY], S5991 [28AU]

S. 1087 — A bill to ensure America’s law enforcement officers have access to lifesaving equipment needed to defend themselves and civilians from attacks by terrorists and violent criminals; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S5268 [24JY]

S. 1089 — A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used lubricating oil; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S6964 [14NO], S7191 [28NO], S7657 [17DE]

S. 1090 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S6817 [11OC]

S. 1091 — A bill to establish a Federal Task Force to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE], S1220 [26FE], S1244 [27FE], S1287 [28FE], S1453 [7MR], S1765 [15MR], S1790 [19MR], S4344 [21JN]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1629 [12MR]

Passed Senate amended, S1977 [22MR]

Amendments, S1977 [22MR]

Message from the Senate, H3047 [26MR], H5585 [25JN]

Referred to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce, H3048 [26MR]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H5131 [13JN]

Text, H5131 [13JN]

Title amended, H5133 [13JN]

Message from the House, S3950 [14JN]

Senate agreed to House amendments, S4351 [21JN]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S4401 [26JN]

Examined and signed in the House, H5747 [26JN]

Presented to the President (June 27, 2018), S4506 [27JN]

Approved [Public Law 115–196] (signed July 7, 2018)

S. 1092 — A bill to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S2725 [16MY], S3952 [14JN], S4513 [27JN]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–327), S5954 [27AU]

Amendments, S7437, S7448 [11DE]

Passed Senate amended, S7448 [11DE]

Message from the Senate, H10163 [12DE]

S. 1095 — A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Interior collaborates fully with State and local authorities and certain nonprofit entities in managing the Corolla Wild Horse population on Federal land; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S3982 [18JN]

S. 1101 — A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S7386 [10DE], S7509 [12DE], S7657 [17DE], S7790 [18DE]

S. 1106 — A bill to designate the same individual serving as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S188 [16JA], S468 [23JA], S1765 [15MR], S2486 [26AP]

S. 1109 — A bill to amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2486 [26AP], S2595 [9MY], S4369 [25JN], S4875 [10JY], S5832 [22AU], S5932 [23AU], S7052 [15NO], S7386 [10DE]

S. 1110 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S3601 [11JN]

S. 1112 — A bill to support States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1630 [12MR], S1686 [13MR], S1791 [19MR], S1845 [20MR], S1949 [22MR], S2013 [9AP], S2041 [10AP], S2391 [24AP], S2486 [26AP], S2553 [8MY], S2624 [10MY], S2725 [16MY], S2793 [21MY], S2836 [22MY], S2969 [4JN], S3906 [13JN], S4369 [25JN], S4411 [26JN], S4513 [27JN], S4735 [28JN], S5583 [1AU], S5619 [15AU], S6143 [12SE], S7052 [15NO], S7242 [29NO]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4843 [9JY]

S. 1113 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1765 [15MR], S5108 [19JY]

S. 1116 — A bill to amend the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy Indian Act, and the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Amendments, S1966, S1970 [22MR]

Passed Senate amended, S1969 [22MR]

Text, S1970 [22MR]

Message from the Senate, H3047 [26MR]

Referred to the Committees on Natural Resources; Education and the Workforce, H3048 [26MR]

S. 1121 — A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1578 [8MR], S2121 [12AP], S2262 [18AP], S4735 [28JN], S4875 [10JY], S4916 [11JY], S4966 [16JY], S5004 [17JY], S6038 [5SE], S6189 [17SE], S6817 [11OC]

S. 1122 — A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to clarify when the time period for the issuance of citations under such Act begins and to require a rule to clarify that an employer’s duty to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses is an ongoing obligation; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S7088 [26NO]

S. 1124 — A bill to grant the Director of the United States Marshals Service authority to appoint criminal investigators in the excepted service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S139 [10JA]

S. 1127 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S7088 [26NO]

S. 1130 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a sustainable future for rural healthcare; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1220 [26FE]

S. 1136 — A bill to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S7088 [26NO]

S. 1142 — A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (no written report), S5455 [30JY]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–311), S5516 [31JY]

Amendments, S5864, S5868 [22AU]

Passed Senate amended, S5868 [22AU]

Text, S5869 [22AU]

Message from the Senate, H7761 [24AU]

Held at the desk, H7761 [24AU]

S. 1143 — A bill to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S6143 [12SE], S6189 [17SE], S6224 [18SE], S6732 [9OC], S6925 [13NO]

S. 1148 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option of providing medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under 1 year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S501 [24JA]

S. 1149 — A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to repeal a provision limiting the export of timber harvested from land conveyed to the Kake Tribal Corporation under that Act; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–393), S7189 [28NO]

S. 1152 — A bill to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA], S841 [8FE], S1791 [19MR], S2595 [9MY], S2878 [23MY], S5583 [1AU], S5955 [27AU], S6925 [13NO]

S. 1158 — A bill to help prevent acts of genocide and other atrocity crimes, which threaten national and international security, by enhancing United States Government capacities to prevent, mitigate, and respond to such crises; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA], S1287 [28FE], S1791 [19MR], S4369 [25JN], S4966 [16JY], S6542 [4OC]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4512 [27JN]

Amendments, S7519, S7522, S7523 [12DE]

Passed Senate amended, S7522 [12DE]

Message from the Senate, H10205 [13DE]

Debated, H10546 [21DE]

Text, H10546 [21DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10574 [21DE]

Message from the House, S8017 [21DE]

Message from the House (received December 27, 2018), S8057 [2JA]

Examined and signed in the Senate (December 31, 2018, during adjournment), S8057 [2JA]

Examined and signed in the House (December 27, 2018), H10605 [31DE]

Presented to the President (January 2, 2019), S8058 [2JA]

S. 1160 — A bill to include Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–224), S2074 [11AP]

S. 1161 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventative health services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S704 [7FE], S1791 [19MR]

S. 1162 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S468 [23JA]

S. 1164 — A bill to protect consumers from deceptive practices with respect to online booking of hotel reservations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S6143 [12SE]

S. 1168 — A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new, long-term job creation through the establishment of an Infrastructure Financing Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S348 [19JA]

S. 1169 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with an option to provide medical assistance to individuals between the ages of 22 and 64 for inpatient services to treat substance use disorders at certain facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2342 [23AP], S5424 [26JY]

S. 1170 — A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP]

S. 1172 — A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S3035 [6JN]

S. 1181 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–225), S2074 [11AP]

S. 1182 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Debated, H7125 [24JY]

Text, H7125 [24JY]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H7199 [25JY]

Title amended, H7199 [25JY]

Message from the House, S5359 [25JY]

Debated, S5411 [26JY]

Amendments, S5411, S5412, S5431, S5432 [26JY], S5461 [30JY]

Senate agreed to House amendments, S5468 [31JY]

Message from the Senate, H7737 [3AU]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5516 [31JY]

Examined and signed in the House, H7738 [3AU]

Presented to the President (July 31, 2018), S5516 [31JY]

Approved [Public Law 115–225] (signed July 31, 2018)

S. 1204 — A bill to authorize the United States Postal Service to carry out emergency suspensions of post offices in accordance with certain procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–329), S6028 [4SE]

S. 1212 — A bill to provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others, and law enforcement, with new tools to prevent gun violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1220 [26FE], S1949 [22MR], S2992 [5JN], S3294 [7JN], S3761 [12JN], S3907 [13JN], S4411 [26JN], S4513 [27JN], S4735 [28JN], S4843 [9JY], S5004 [17JY]

S. 1215 — A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S968 [14FE]

S. 1218 — A bill to promote Federal employment for veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S139 [10JA], S348 [19JA]

S. 1219 — A bill to provide for stability of title to certain land in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7241 [29NO]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–403), S7274 [4DE]

S. 1223 — A bill to repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Passed Senate amended, S1972 [22MR]

Text, S1972 [22MR]

Message from the Senate, H3047 [26MR]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H3048 [26MR]

S. 1232 — A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S4966 [16JY]

S. 1238 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2679 [15MY], S2793 [21MY]

S. 1242 — A bill to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4843 [9JY]

S. 1250 — A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2041 [10AP]

S. 1251 — A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4281 [20JN], S5619 [15AU]

S. 1257 — A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to adopt an electronic system to help expedite the placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, across State lines, and to provide funding to aid States in developing such a system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA]

S. 1260 — A bill to authorize the exchange of certain Federal land located in Gulf Islands National Seashore for certain non-Federal land in Jackson County, Mississippi, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–226), S2074 [11AP]

S. 1262 — A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S6925 [13NO]

S. 1270 — A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP], S2793 [21MY]

S. 1276 — A bill to require the Attorney General to make a determination as to whether cannabidiol should be a controlled substance and listed in a schedule under the Controlled Substances Act and to expand research on the potential medical benefits of cannabidiol and other marijuana components; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1791 [19MR]

S. 1278 — A bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, DC, into the Union; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1244 [27FE], S2679 [15MY], S2774 [17MY], S3294 [7JN], S4916 [11JY], S5004 [17JY], S5693 [16AU], S6964 [14NO]

S. 1281 — A bill to establish a bug bounty pilot program within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–209), S1219 [26FE]

Amendments, S2223 [17AP]

Passed Senate amended, S2223 [17AP]

Text, S2224 [17AP]

Message from the Senate, H3411 [18AP]

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, H3438 [18AP]

Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 115–964), H8882 [25SE]

S. 1282 — A bill to redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Rules suspended. Passed House, H4260 [21MY]

Text, H4260 [21MY]

Message from the House, S2833 [22MY], S2922 [24MY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2922 [24MY]

Examined and signed in the House, H4716, H4727 [24MY]

Presented to the President (May 24, 2018), S2922 [24MY]

Approved [Public Law 115–181] (signed June 5, 2018)

S. 1285 — A bill to allow the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians to lease or transfer certain lands; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported (H. Rept. 115–507), H131 [10JA]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H3953 [15MY]

Text, H3953 [15MY]

Message from the House, S2723 [16MY]

Message from the House (received May 18, 2018, during adjournment), S2791 [21MY]

Examined and signed in the House, H4240 [18MY]

Presented to the President (May 21, 2018), S2791 [21MY]

Approved [Public Law 115–179] (signed June 1, 2018)

S. 1286 — A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S613 [5FE]

S. 1290 — A bill to help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S6495 [3OC]

S. 1292 — A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S1630 [12MR], S7587 [13DE]

S. 1299 — 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.

Cosponsors added, S5268 [24JY], S5759 [21AU], S6770 [10OC]

S. 1301 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1735 [14MR], S4966 [16JY], S5131 [23JY], S5693 [16AU], S6305 [25SE], S6925 [13NO], S7089 [26NO], S7386 [10DE]

S. 1303 — A bill to prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP], S6414 [1OC], S6964 [14NO], S7386 [10DE], S7509 [12DE]

S. 1304 — A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S348 [19JA]

S. 1305 — A bill to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with adequate flexibility in its employment authorities; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–270), S3292 [7JN]

Passed Senate amended, S6774 [10OC]

Amendments, S6774 [10OC]

Message from the Senate, H9427 [12OC]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H9429 [12OC]

S. 1307 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility to receive refundable tax credits for coverage under a qualified health plan; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S7319 [5DE]

S. 1308 — A bill to increase authorized funding for the Soo Locks; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S4916 [11JY]

S. 1311 — A bill to provide assistance in abolishing human trafficking in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee discharged. Passed House amended, H9373 [28SE]

Text, H9373 [28SE]

Amendments, H9377 [28SE]

Message from the House, S6412 [1OC], S7924 [19DE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S7628 [17DE]

Message from the Senate, H10277 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7924 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10333 [19DE]

Presented to the President (December 20, 2018), S7988 [20DE]

Approved [Public Law 115–392] (signed December 21, 2018), H10604 [31DE]

S. 1312 — A bill to prioritize the fight against human trafficking in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Debated, H9381 [28SE]

Text, H9381 [28SE]

Amendments, H9386 [28SE]

Committees discharged. Passed House amended, H9390 [28SE]

Message from the House, S6412 [1OC], S7924 [19DE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S7628 [17DE]

Message from the Senate, H10277 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7924 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10333 [19DE]

Presented to the President (December 20, 2018), S7988 [20DE]

Approved [Public Law 115–393] (signed December 21, 2018), H10604 [31DE]

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.

Cosponsors added, S4411 [26JN], S5518 [31JY]

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.

Cosponsors added, S2391 [24AP], S3983 [18JN]

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.

Amendments, S5863, S5866, S5867 [22AU]

Passed Senate amended, S5866 [22AU]

Text, S5867 [22AU]

Message from the Senate, H7761 [24AU]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7762 [24AU]

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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S3761 [12JN]

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.

Cosponsors added, S2679 [15MY], S2725 [16MY], S2774 [17MY], S2836 [22MY], S2969 [4JN], S4281 [20JN], S4411 [26JN], S6143 [12SE], S6189 [17SE], S6224 [18SE], S6925 [13NO]

S. 1333 — A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2774 [17MY], S2878 [23MY]

Passed Senate amended, S2884 [23MY]

Amendments, S2884 [23MY]

Message from the Senate, H4731 [25MY]

Held at the desk, H4731 [25MY]

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, H4731 [25MY]

S. 1335 — A bill to establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–233), S2439 [25AP]

S. 1336 — A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–250), S2793 [21MY]

S. 1337 — A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make certain strategic energy infrastructure projects eligible for certain loan guarantees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–254), S2834 [22MY]

S. 1338 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the United States Army Dust Off crews of the Vietnam War, collectively, in recognition of their extraordinary heroism and life-saving actions in Vietnam; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2624 [10MY], S4369 [25JN]

S. 1343 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify certain charitable tax provisions; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE], S2517 [7MY]

S. 1344 — A bill to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 with public and private resources, to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S550 [29JA]

S. 1347 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2793 [21MY]

S. 1348 — A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to publicly justify unnecessary price increases; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2624 [10MY], S5361 [25JY]

S. 1351 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4369 [25JN], S6925 [13NO], S7926 [19DE]

S. 1352 — A bill to establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S704 [7FE], S2793 [21MY], S3036 [6JN]

S. 1353 — A bill to require States to automatically register eligible voters to vote in elections for Federal offices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE], S5108 [19JY], S5268 [24JY], S5361 [25JY], S5693 [16AU]

S. 1354 — A bill to establish an Individual Market Reinsurance fund to provide funding for State individual market stabilization reinsurance programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S501 [24JA], S3761 [12JN], S4036 [19JN]

S. 1357 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a standard definition of therapeutic family care services in Medicaid; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S46 [4JA], S2624 [10MY]

S. 1358 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain direct primary care service arrangements and periodic provider fees; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S139 [10JA], S2517 [7MY], S2836 [22MY], S2969 [4JN], S4036 [19JN], S5424 [26JY]

S. 1361 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S521 [25JA], S704 [7FE], S2391 [24AP]

S. 1364 — A bill to establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of the American Latino, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S254 [17JA], S6038 [5SE], S6388 [28SE], S6414 [1OC]

S. 1375 — A bill to repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S5693 [16AU]

S. 1386 — A bill to permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2041 [10AP]

S. 1393 — A bill to streamline the process by which active duty military, reservists, and veterans receive commercial driver’s licenses; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Message from the House (received December 22, 2017, during adjournment), S22 [3JA]

Message from the House (received December 23, 2017, during adjournment), S22 [3JA]

Presented to the President (December 27, 2017), S23 [3JA]

Approved [Public Law 115–105] (signed January 8, 2018)

S. 1395 — A bill to revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Delaware; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Passed Senate, S471 [23JA]

Text, S471 [23JA]

Message from the Senate, H627 [25JA]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H627 [25JA]

S. 1400 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1875 [21MR], S2643 [14MY], S2725 [16MY]

S. 1401 — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to address lead contamination in school drinking water; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S3952 [14JN]

S. 1403 — A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to establish the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps to place youth and veterans in national service positions to conserve, restore, and enhance the great outdoors of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE], S2142 [16AP]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7275 [4DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–420), S7356 [6DE]

S. 1405 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–243), S2594 [9MY]

S. 1413 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to establish teacher leader development programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S5424 [26JY], S5518 [31JY], S6029 [4SE]

S. 1417 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities carried out to establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Amendments, S6062, S6102 [6SE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S6102 [6SE]

Message from the Senate, H7939 [7SE]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7939 [7SE]

S. 1418 — A bill to establish protections for passengers in air transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S6496 [3OC]

S. 1419 — A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S110 [9JA], S1630 [12MR], S5619 [15AU]

S. 1425 — A bill to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Amendments, S68, S69 [8JA]

Passed Senate amended, S69 [8JA]

Text, S72 [8JA]

Message from the Senate, H28 [9JA]

Referred to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology; Natural Resources, H80 [9JA]

S. 1426 — A bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to expand the purposes of the corporation, to designate the United States Center for Safe Sport, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–443), S7925 [19DE]

S. 1437 — A bill to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S2553 [8MY], S5268 [24JY], S5832 [22AU], S6964 [14NO]

S. 1438 — A bill to redesignate the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in the State of Missouri as the ‘‘Gateway Arch National Park’’; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Debated, H752 [5FE]

Text, H752 [5FE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H968 [7FE]

Message from the House, S839 [8FE]

Message from the House (received February 9, during adjournment), S872 [12FE]

Examined and signed in the Senate (February 9, 2018, during adjournment), S872 [12FE]

Examined and signed in the House, H1117 [13FE]

Presented to the President (February 12, 2018), S872 [12FE]

Approved [Public Law 115–128] (signed February 22, 2018)

S. 1439 — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to include gambling disorder in health assessments for members of the Armed Forces and related research efforts of the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S2643 [14MY]

S. 1446 — A bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–234), S2439 [25AP]

Cosponsors added, S7089 [26NO], S7357 [6DE]

S. 1453 — A bill to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate certain substance use disorder treatment facilities as eligible for National Health Service Corps service; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S550 [29JA]

S. 1457 — A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out demonstration projects relating to advanced nuclear reactor technologies to support domestic energy needs; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–251), S2793 [21MY]

S. 1459 — A bill to establish Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park in the State of South Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–295), S4916 [11JY]

S. 1464 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities to include subsidies provided by public utilities and State and local governments for water conservation and storm water management; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4369 [25JN]

S. 1467 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S6029 [4SE]

S. 1497 — A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a lactation room in public buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S8018 [21DE]

S. 1500 — A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S613 [5FE]

S. 1503 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA], S188 [16JA], S300 [18JA], S550 [29JA], S2262 [18AP], S2392 [24AP], S2440 [25AP], S2553 [8MY], S3294 [7JN], S4281 [20JN], S4344 [21JN], S4916 [11JY], S4966 [16JY], S5066 [18JY], S5131 [23JY], S5583 [1AU], S5719 [20AU], S5932 [23AU], S6059 [6SE], S6143 [12SE], S6439 [2OC], S6964 [14NO], S7133 [27NO], S7191 [28NO], S7242 [29NO], S7256 [3DE], S7275 [4DE], S7319 [5DE], S7357 [6DE], S7386 [10DE], S7432 [11DE]

S. 1509 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize an extension of exclusivity periods for certain drugs that are approved for a new indication for a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA], S5518 [31JY]

S. 1510 — A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for online voter registration and other changes and to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve voting, to require the Election Assistance Commission to study and report on best practices for election cybersecurity and election audits, and to make grants to States to implement those best practices recommended by the Commission; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S5361 [25JY]

S. 1518 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2041 [10AP]

S. 1519 — An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Armed Services.

Motion to proceed considered, S270 [18JA], S1886 [22MR]

S. 1520 — A bill to expand recreational fishing opportunities through enhanced marine fishery conservation and management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA], S67 [8JA], S1791 [19MR], S2013 [9AP], S3761 [12JN], S4282 [20JN], S4513 [27JN]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–264), S2991 [5JN]

Passed Senate amended, S7636 [17DE]

Amendments, S7636, S7658 [17DE]

Message from the Senate, H10277 [19DE]

Held at the desk, H10277 [19DE]

Debated, H10306 [19DE]

Text, H10306 [19DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10319 [19DE]

Message from the House, S7987 [20DE], S8017 [21DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8017 [21DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10585 [21DE]

Presented to the President (December 27, 2018), S8048 [27DE]

S. 1522 — A bill to establish an Every Kid Outdoors program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S5004 [17JY]

S. 1524 — A bill to improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2643 [14MY], S2774 [17MY]

S. 1532 — A bill to disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life an individual who uses a commercial motor vehicle in committing a felony involving human trafficking; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Message from the House (received December 22, 2017, during adjournment), S22 [3JA]

Message from the House (received December 23, 2017, during adjournment), S22 [3JA]

Presented to the President (December 27, 2017), S23 [3JA]

Approved [Public Law 115–106] (signed January 8, 2018)

S. 1533 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2075 [11AP], S3601 [11JN], S7191 [28NO]

S. 1536 — A bill to designate a human trafficking prevention coordinator and to expand the scope of activities authorized under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s outreach and education program to include human trafficking prevention activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Presented to the President (December 22, 2017), S23 [3JA]

Approved [Public Law 115–99] (signed January 3, 2018)

S. 1537 — A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S908 [13FE], S968 [14FE]

Reported (no written report), S6221 [18SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–350), S6924 [13NO]

S. 1538 — A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish awareness of, and technical assistance for, the creation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1790 [19MR]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–436), S7925 [19DE]

S. 1539 — A bill to protect victims of stalking from gun violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1220 [26FE], S1244 [27FE], S1317 [1MR], S1339 [5MR], S1379 [6MR], S1875 [21MR], S1949 [22MR], S2878 [23MY], S6143 [12SE]

S. 1545 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S3761 [12JN]

S. 1548 — A bill to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas and to make additional wild and scenic river designations in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7356 [6DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–439), S7925 [19DE]

S. 1553 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl analogues as schedule I controlled substances; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S5832 [22AU]

S. 1556 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S501 [24JA]

S. 1561 — A bill to repeal the Jones Act restrictions on coastwise trade, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S3294 [7JN]

S. 1563 — A bill to authorize the Office of Fossil Energy to develop advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–255), S2834 [22MY]

S. 1564 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for returns outside the 3-year limitation; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4951 [12JY]

S. 1572 — A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide that extraction of helium from gas produced under a Federal mineral lease shall maintain the lease as if the helium were oil and gas; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S2121 [12AP]

S. 1573 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to place signage on Federal land along the trail known as the ‘‘American Discovery Trail’’, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–301), S4965 [16JY]

S. 1576 — A bill to provide that the owner of a water right may use the water for the cultivation of industrial hemp, if otherwise authorized by State law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S300 [18JA]

S. 1580 — A bill to enhance the transparency, improve the coordination, and intensify the impact of assistance to support access to primary and secondary education for displaced children and persons, including women and girls, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S1578 [8MR], S2517 [7MY], S2793 [21MY], S3761 [12JN], S4951 [12JY], S4966 [16JY], S5268 [24JY], S5361 [25JY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S5422 [26JY]

Passed Senate amended, S7524 [12DE]

Amendments, S7524 [12DE]

Message from the Senate, H10205 [13DE]

Debated, H10547 [21DE]

Text, H10547 [21DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10575 [21DE]

Message from the House, S8017 [21DE]

Message from the House (received December 27, 2018), S8057 [2JA]

Examined and signed in the Senate (December 31, 2018, during adjournment), S8057 [2JA]

Examined and signed in the House (December 27, 2018), H10605 [31DE]

Presented to the President (January 2, 2019), S8058 [2JA]

S. 1585 — A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S254 [17JA]

S. 1586 — A bill to require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Passed Senate amended, S6103 [6SE]

Amendments, S6103 [6SE]

Message from the Senate, H7939 [7SE]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7939 [7SE]

S. 1588 — A bill to secure Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S139 [10JA], S5424 [26JY]

S. 1589 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1244 [27FE], S2440 [25AP], S2794 [21MY], S2836 [22MY], S2878 [23MY], S3601 [11JN], S4735 [28JN], S4966 [16JY], S5424 [26JY]

S. 1591 — A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S188 [16JA]

S. 1595 — A bill to amend the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 to impose additional sanctions with respect to Hizballah, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Debated, H8872 [25SE]

Text, H8872 [25SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H8878 [25SE]

Message from the House, S6383 [28SE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S6880 [11OC]

Message from the Senate, H9433 [16OC]

Message from the House (received October 23, 2018), S6915 [13NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate (October 23, 2018), S6915 [13NO]

Examined and signed in the House (October 22, 2018), H9441 [23OC]

Presented to the President (October 23, 2018), S6915 [13NO]

Approved [Public Law 115–272] (signed October 25, 2018), H9511 [13NO]

S. 1596 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase certain funeral benefits for veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2486 [26AP], S2595 [9MY], S2643 [14MY], S2969 [4JN], S4875 [10JY], S5518 [31JY]

S. 1600 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, and to provide for Social Security benefit protection; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1379 [6MR], S3907 [13JN]

S. 1602 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–227), S2075 [11AP]

S. 1613 — A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S1579 [8MR], S1791 [19MR], S7357 [6DE]

S. 1621 — A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of information about commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–206), S703 [7FE]

Passed Senate, S1320 [1MR]

Text, S1320 [1MR]

Message from the Senate, H1346 [5MR]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H1370 [5MR]

S. 1628 — A bill to revise counseling requirements for certain borrowers of student loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S613 [5FE]

S. 1632 — A bill to establish an additional fund in the Treasury to meet existing statutory obligations to reimburse costs reasonably incurred as a result of the reorganization of broadcast television spectrum, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1244 [27FE]

S. 1633 — A bill to promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to open up opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S2262 [18AP], S2643 [14MY], S2992 [5JN]

Removal of cosponsors, S2321 [19AP]

S. 1640 — A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2321 [19AP], S5131 [23JY], S6925 [13NO]

S. 1642 — A bill to amend the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners’ Loan Act, the Federal Credit Union Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the rate of interest on certain loans remain unchanged after transfer of the loan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S5004 [17JY]

S. 1645 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–302), S4965 [16JY]

S. 1646 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of President Station in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–296), S4916 [11JY]

S. 1650 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S139 [10JA]

S. 1652 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S704 [7FE], S6224 [18SE]

S. 1653 — A bill to provide for the overall health and well-being of young people, including the promotion of lifelong sexual health and healthy relationships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S254 [17JA], S2992 [5JN], S6925 [13NO]

S. 1667 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1379 [6MR]

S. 1668 — A bill to rename a waterway in the State of New York as the ‘‘Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel’’; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–221), S2012 [9AP]

Passed Senate, S5560 [1AU]

Text, S5560 [1AU]

Message from the Senate, H7738 [3AU]

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, H7738 [3AU]

Committee discharged. Passed House, H9060 [26SE]

Text, H9060 [26SE]

Message from the House, S6355 [27SE], S6383 [28SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H9403 [28SE]

Presented to the President (September 28, 2018), S6383 [28SE]

Approved [Public Law 115–260] (signed October 9, 2018)

S. 1674 — A bill to provide grants for the repair, renovation, and construction of public elementary schools and secondary schools, to establish a school infrastructure bond program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA], S46 [4JA], S67 [8JA], S1244 [27FE], S7089 [26NO]

S. 1676 — A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide grants for access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S348 [19JA], S1317 [1MR], S1379 [6MR], S2992 [5JN]

S. 1677 — A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to improve access to grants and loans for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S3761 [12JN]

S. 1678 — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to improve access to grants and loans for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S550 [29JA], S3761 [12JN]

S. 1682 — A bill to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S3294 [7JN], S4036 [19JN], S4735 [28JN], S5131 [23JY], S5932 [23AU], S6964 [14NO]

S. 1685 — A bill to require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to establish procedures for considering certain credit scores in making a determination whether to purchase a residential mortgage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S876 [12FE], S1220 [26FE], S1339 [5MR]

S. 1688 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prescription drug prices under part D of the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2643 [14MY], S2774 [17MY]

S. 1689 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marijuana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S968 [14FE], S2322 [19AP], S2624 [10MY], S2878 [23MY], S3294 [7JN]

S. 1690 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide greater support to students with dependents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S841 [8FE], S4875 [10JY], S7256 [3DE]

S. 1692 — A bill to authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S908 [13FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 115–249), S2723 [16MY]

Passed Senate, S3264 [6JN]

Text, S3264 [6JN]

Message from the Senate, H4862 [7JN]

Held at the desk, H4862 [7JN]

S. 1693 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of that Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sex trafficking; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA], S47 [4JA], S67 [8JA], S139 [10JA], S168 [11JA], S188 [16JA], S1579 [8MR], S1791 [19MR], S1875 [21MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–199), S138 [10JA]

S. 1697 — A bill to condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens and United States Citizens; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S1379 [6MR]

S. 1703 — A bill to amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow certain alien veterans to be paroled into the United States to receive health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2262 [18AP]

S. 1704 — A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2262 [18AP]

S. 1706 — A bill to prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S6439 [2OC], S6817 [11OC]

S. 1710 — A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1244 [27FE]

S. 1712 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the automatic recertification of income for income-driven repayment plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2878 [23MY], S5004 [17JY]

S. 1713 — A bill to require certain financial assistance under the State energy program and the Weatherization Assistance Program to be distributed without undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S7242 [29NO]

S. 1719 — A bill to eliminate duties on imports of recreational performance outerwear, to establish the Sustainable Textile and Apparel Research Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S348 [19JA], S521 [25JA], S968 [14FE], S2219 [17AP], S5619 [15AU]

S. 1725 — A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify each alien who has served, or is serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States when any alien applies for an immigration benefit or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2262 [18AP]

S. 1727 — A bill to establish a naturalization office at every initial military training site; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S2262 [18AP]

S. 1730 — A bill to implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE], S1453 [7MR], S2262 [18AP], S2925 [24MY], S5004 [17JY], S5108 [19JY], S6029 [4SE], S6059 [6SE], S6224 [18SE], S6817 [11OC], S7510 [12DE]

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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Amendments, S2527, S2528 [7MY]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S2528 [7MY]

Text, S2528 [7MY]

Message from the Senate, H3844 [9MY]

Referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means, H3882 [9MY]

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.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA], S841 [8FE], S2878 [23MY]

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.

Cosponsors added, S2486 [26AP], S4951 [12JY], S7133 [27NO]

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.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE], S1339 [5MR]

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.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA]

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.

Cosponsors added, S1875 [21MR]

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.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA]

S. 1764 — A bill to extend the principle of federalism to State drug policy, provide access to medical marijuana, and enable research into the medicinal properties of marijuana; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S47 [4JA], S188 [16JA], S876 [12FE], S1453 [7MR], S2342 [23AP], S3036 [6JN]

S. 1766 — A bill to reauthorize the SAFER Act of 2013, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Message from the House (received December 22, 2017, during adjournment), S22 [3JA]

Message from the House (received December 23, 2017, during adjournment), S22 [3JA]

Presented to the President (December 27, 2017), S45 [4JA]

Approved [Public Law 115–107] (signed January 8, 2018)

S. 1767 — A bill to reauthorize the farm to school program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA], S1453 [7MR]

S. 1768 — A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–336), S6058 [6SE]

Amendments, S6361 [27SE]

Passed Senate amended, S6364 [27SE]

Message from the Senate, H9255 [28SE]

Referred to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology; Natural Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure, H9402 [28SE]

Debated, H9581 [27NO]

Text, H9581 [27NO]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H9586 [27NO]

Message from the House, S7184 [28NO], S7238 [29NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7238 [29NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H9741 [29NO]

Presented to the President (November 29, 2018), S7238 [29NO]

Approved [Public Law 115–307] (signed December 11, 2018)

S. 1774 — A bill to provide protections for workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S139 [10JA], S468 [23JA], S613 [5FE], S1949 [22MR], S6496 [3OC]

S. 1782 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2322 [19AP]

S. 1787 — A bill to reauthorize the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (no written report), S7241 [29NO]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–404), S7274 [4DE]

S. 1791 — A bill to amend the Act of August 25, 1958, commonly known as the ‘‘Former Presidents Act of 1958’’, with respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–211), S1219 [26FE]

S. 1795 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for homeless children and youths and foster care children and youths; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA]

S. 1799 — A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to facilitate the commercialization of energy and related technologies developed at Department of Energy facilities with promising commercial potential; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–252), S2793 [21MY]

S. 1803 — A bill to improve medical research on marijuana; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2440 [25AP]

S. 1806 — A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 and the Head Start Act to promote child care and early learning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S841 [8FE], S1579 [8MR], S2725 [16MY], S5131 [23JY]

S. 1808 — A bill to extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA], S704 [7FE]

S. 1809 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Challenge Grant Program to promote technological innovation in our Nation’s cities; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S348 [19JA], S7357 [6DE]

S. 1811 — A bill to promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving the information provided to antitrust enforcers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S4411 [26JN]

S. 1814 — A bill to provide support for the development of middle school career exploration programs linked to career and technical education programs of study; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S3907 [13JN]

S. 1827 — A bill to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA]

S. 1830 — A bill to strengthen employee cost savings suggestions programs within the Federal Government; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2725 [16MY]

S. 1835 — A bill to provide support to States to establish invisible high risk pool or reinsurance programs; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2925 [24MY], S4282 [20JN]

S. 1839 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to extend and expand the market access program and the foreign market development cooperator program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S2486 [26AP], S5619 [15AU]

S. 1842 — A bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.

Cosponsors added, S841 [8FE], S876 [12FE]

S. 1847 — A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of children are considered in homeland security, trafficking, and disaster recovery planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–201), S580 [30JA]

S. 1850 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1220 [26FE], S2342 [23AP]

S. 1854 — A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S3036 [6JN], S6029 [4SE]

S. 1856 — A bill to prevent the militarization of Federal, State, and local law enforcement by Federal excess property transfers and grant programs; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S1220 [26FE], S6029 [4SE]

S. 1857 — A bill to establish a compliance deadline of May 15, 2023, for Step 2 emissions standards for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S2263 [18AP]

Reported (no written report), S6221 [18SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–422), S7356 [6DE]

S. 1862 — A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to modify the criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S6630 [5OC]

Cosponsors added, S6630 [5OC]

Amendments, S7600 [13DE], S7628, S7629 [17DE]

Passed Senate amended, S7628 [17DE]

Text, S7630 [17DE]

Message from the Senate, H10277 [19DE]

Held at the desk, H10277 [19DE]

Debated, H10548 [21DE]

Text, H10548 [21DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10576 [21DE]

Message from the House, S8017 [21DE]

Message from the House (received December 27, 2018), S8057 [2JA]

Examined and signed in the Senate (December 31, 2018, during adjournment), S8057 [2JA]

Examined and signed in the House (December 27, 2018), H10605 [31DE]

Presented to the President (January 2, 2019), S8058 [2JA]

S. 1864 — A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S613 [5FE], S1453 [7MR], S1686 [13MR]

S. 1867 — A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the sunset of certain provisions relating to information technology, to amend the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to extend the sunset relating to the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–244), S2622 [10MY]

S. 1868 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for energy storage technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S6925 [13NO], S7089 [26NO]

S. 1869 — A bill to reauthorize and rename the position of Whistleblower Ombudsman to be the Whistleblower Protection Coordinator; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Amendments, S1768, S1770 [15MR]

Passed Senate amended, S1770 [15MR]

Text, S1771 [15MR]

Message from the Senate, H1649 [15MR]

Held at the desk, H1649 [15MR]

Passed House, H4870 [7JN]

Text, H4870 [7JN]

Message from the House, S3598 [11JN], S3904 [13JN]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S3904 [13JN]

Examined and signed in the House, H5150 [13JN]

Presented to the President (June 14, 2018), S3950 [14JN]

Approved [Public Law 115–192] (signed June 25, 2018)

S. 1870 — A bill to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S110 [9JA], S2725 [16MY], S2969 [4JN], S6925 [13NO]

Reported (S. Rept. 115–220), S2012 [9AP]

S. 1871 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE], S2624 [10MY]

S. 1872 — A bill to authorize the programs of the Transportation Security Administration relating to transportation security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–266), S3034 [6JN]

S. 1873 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S67 [8JA], S139 [10JA], S468 [23JA]

Amendments, S525 [25JA]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S525 [25JA]

Text, S554 [29JA]

Message from the Senate, H632 [29JA]

Referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, H674 [29JA]

S. 1879 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1244 [27FE], S2440 [25AP], S2774 [17MY], S4966 [16JY], S6224 [18SE], S6965 [14NO], S7275 [4DE]

S. 1880 — A bill to reform our government, reduce the grip of special interest, and return our democracy to the American people by increasing transparency and oversight of our elections and government, reforming public financing for Presidential and congressional elections, and requiring States to conduct congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2322 [19AP], S5108 [19JY]

S. 1884 — A bill to provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–210), S1219 [26FE]

S. 1885 — A bill to support the development of highly automated vehicle safety technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S876 [12FE]

S. 1887 — A bill to grant expedited hiring authority to the head of an agency to appoint college graduates and post-secondary students; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 115–205), S612 [5FE]

S. 1888 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment and to include an annual adjustment in accordance with the Consumer Price Index; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–330), S6028 [4SE]

S. 1890 — A bill to improve the understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP], S2075 [11AP]

S. 1895 — A bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S908 [13FE], S2440 [25AP]

S. 1896 — A bill to amend section 8331 of title 5, United States Code, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the treatment of availability pay for Federal air marshals and criminal investigators of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S6438 [2OC]

S. 1899 — A bill to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S254 [17JA], S652 [6FE]

S. 1903 — A bill to assist communities affected by stranded nuclear waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S613 [5FE], S4282 [20JN], S6496 [3OC]

S. 1905 — A bill to increase the number of States that may conduct Medicaid demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1317 [1MR]

S. 1906 — A bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S6965 [14NO], S7432 [11DE], S7657 [17DE], S7790 [18DE], S7926 [19DE], S7989 [20DE]

S. 1909 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA], S3983 [18JN]

S. 1910 — A bill to clarify membership requirements for the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S6925 [13NO]

S. 1911 — A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to transfer certain funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S47 [4JA], S1379 [6MR]

S. 1913 — A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to make the native sod provisions applicable to the United States and to modify those provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S4369 [25JN]

S. 1916 — A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of certain firearm accessories, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1453 [7MR]

S. 1917 — A bill to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE], S705 [7FE], S968 [14FE], S1165 [15FE], S1220 [26FE], S1845 [20MR], S2624 [10MY], S4344 [21JN], S4966 [16JY], S5066 [18JY]

S. 1919 — A bill to end the use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S5760 [21AU]

S. 1920 — A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S188 [16JA], S5693 [16AU]

S. 1922 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S521 [25JA], S7052 [15NO]

S. 1923 — A bill to prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP]

S. 1933 — A bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1579 [8MR], S3601 [11JN], S4916 [11JY], S7133 [27NO]

S. 1934 — A bill to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S6221 [18SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–379), S7088 [26NO]

Passed Senate amended, S7277 [4DE]

Amendments, S7278 [4DE]

Text, S7278 [4DE]

Message from the Senate, H9766 [6DE]

Debated, H10558 [21DE]

Text, H10558 [21DE]

Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, H10578 [21DE]

S. 1935 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat Indian tribal governments in the same manner as State governments for certain Federal tax purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2041 [10AP]

S. 1939 — A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP]

S. 1942 — A bill to direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1630 [12MR], S3036 [6JN], S6060 [6SE], S6925 [13NO], S6965 [14NO], S7052 [15NO], S7275 [4DE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–411), S7274 [4DE]

Passed Senate amended, S7365 [6DE]

Amendments, S7365 [6DE]

Message from the Senate, H9773 [10DE]

S. 1945 — A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1220 [26FE], S1244 [27FE], S1339 [5MR], S1630 [12MR], S2013 [9AP], S2041 [10AP]

S. 1947 — A bill to improve food safety, to encourage greater production of agricultural commodities for use in the locality of production, to reauthorize and expand Department of Agriculture support of those efforts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA], S3761 [12JN]

S. 1953 — A bill to amend the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–433), S7584 [13DE]

S. 1958 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require Internet-based, real-time responses to requests to verify taxpayer income for legitimate business purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S3601 [11JN], S4966 [16JY], S7089 [26NO]

S. 1961 — A bill to amend the Small Business Act to temporarily reauthorize certain pilot programs under the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1790 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S2992 [5JN]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–450), S7989 [20DE]

S. 1965 — A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and traditional mammoth ivory products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–415), S7318 [5DE]

S. 1970 — A bill to establish a public health plan; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4951 [12JY], S5583 [1AU]

S. 1978 — A bill to delay the annual fee on health insurance providers until 2020 and to make such fee tax-deductible; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA]

S. 1980 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S908 [13FE]

S. 1981 — A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–248), S2622 [10MY]

S. 1988 — A bill to streamline broadband infrastructure permitting on established public rights-of-way, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S1845 [20MR]

S. 1989 — A bill to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA], S468 [23JA], S841 [8FE], S908 [13FE], S1220 [26FE], S1949 [22MR], S2013 [9AP], S2142 [16AP], S2219 [17AP], S2322 [19AP], S2925 [24MY], S5004 [17JY], S5268 [24JY], S5361 [25JY], S6770 [10OC], S6965 [14NO]

S. 1990 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amounts payable by the Department of Veterans Affairs for dependency and indemnity compensation, to modify the requirements for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at the time of death, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2075 [11AP], S4966 [16JY]

S. 1995 — A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Cosponsors added, S1630 [12MR], S3983 [18JN]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1790 [19MR]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–449), S7989 [20DE]

S. 1996 — A bill to require Federal agencies to address environmental justice, to require consideration of cumulative impacts in certain permitting decisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S1949 [22MR], S2794 [21MY], S6925 [13NO]

S. 2000 — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve transparency under the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S3952 [14JN]

S. 2001 — A bill to establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2925 [24MY]

S. 2004 — A bill to increase funding for the State response to the opioid misuse crisis and to provide funding for research on addiction and pain related to the substance misuse crisis; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S501 [24JA]

S. 2006 — A bill to require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S876 [12FE], S1630 [12MR], S1791 [19MR], S5424 [26JY], S6143 [12SE]

S. 2007 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion for educational assistance programs; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S139 [10JA]

S. 2008 — A bill to combat the opioid epidemic and drug sample backlogs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S521 [25JA]

S. 2009 — A bill to require a background check for every firearm sale; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S67 [8JA], S1287 [28FE], S1379 [6MR], S4513 [27JN], S4735 [28JN], S5108 [19JY]

S. 2015 — A bill to clarify the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1317 [1MR]

S. 2018 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S7089 [26NO], S7357 [6DE], S7386 [10DE], S7510 [12DE], S7657 [17DE], S7927 [19DE], S8018 [21DE]

S. 2029 — A bill to establish a National and Community Service Administration to carry out the national and volunteer service programs, to expand participation in such programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S841 [8FE], S7191 [28NO]

S. 2030 — A bill to deem the compliance date for amended energy conservation standards for ceiling light kits to be January 21, 2020, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Rules suspended. Passed House, H1659 [19MR]

Text, H1659 [19MR]

Message from the House, S1837 [20MR], S1874 [21MR]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S1874 [21MR]

Examined and signed in the House, H1753 [21MR]

Presented to the President (March 22, 2018), S1946 [22MR]

Approved [Public Law 115–161] (signed April 3, 2018)

S. 2032 — A bill to make certain footwear eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S67 [8JA], S968 [14FE]

S. 2034 — A bill to strengthen resources for entrepreneurs by improving the SCORE program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Cosponsors added, S2992 [5JN]

S. 2037 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA], S613 [5FE], S4916 [11JY]

S. 2038 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1339 [5MR], S2263 [18AP], S2992 [5JN], S6143 [12SE], S7133 [27NO]

S. 2040 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the ‘‘Amelia Earhart Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported (no written report), S1163 [15FE]

Passed Senate, S1526 [7MR]

Text, S1527 [7MR]

Message from the Senate, H1499 [8MR]

Passed House, H1718 [20MR]

Text, H1718 [20MR]

Message from the House, S1874 [21MR], S1945 [22MR]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S1945 [22MR]

Examined and signed in the House, H2040 [22MR]

Presented to the President (March 22, 2018), S1946 [22MR]

Approved [Public Law 115–162] (signed April 3, 2018)

S. 2046 — A bill to amend titles 5 and 44, United States Code, to require Federal evaluation activities, improve Federal data management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1687 [13MR], S5361 [25JY], S6277 [24SE], S7927 [19DE]

S. 2047 — A bill to restrict the use of funds for kinetic military operations in North Korea; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S1379 [6MR], S2219 [17AP], S2553 [8MY], S2969 [4JN]

S. 2051 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize the physician self-referral prohibitions to promote care coordination in the merit-based incentive payment system and to facilitate physician practice participation in alternative payment models under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S5584 [1AU], S6225 [18SE]

S. 2054 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program for the repair or replacement of fencing; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA]

S. 2055 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to better address substance use and substance use disorders among young people; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S300 [18JA]

S. 2060 — A bill to promote democracy and human rights in Burma, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA], S1220 [26FE], S1687 [13MR], S2075 [11AP], S2969 [4JN], S3952 [14JN], S4735 [28JN], S6542 [4OC]

Reported with amendment (no written report) (omitted from the Record), S875 [12FE]

Reported (no written report), S907 [13FE]

S. 2061 — A bill to further deployment of Next Generation 9–1-1 services to enhance and upgrade the Nation’s 9–1-1 systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S2263 [18AP], S3761 [12JN]

S. 2062 — A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey at market value certain National Forest System land in the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 115–366), S7050 [15NO]

S. 2063 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S7357 [6DE]

S. 2065 — A bill to establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S521 [25JA], S5584 [1AU]

S. 2070 — A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, and to promote initiatives that will reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some children with autism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–200), S298 [18JA]

S. 2072 — A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take action to eliminate human exposure to asbestos, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE], S4282 [20JN], S5832 [22AU], S6143 [12SE]

S. 2073 — A bill to establish a vegetation management pilot program on National Forest System land to better protect utility infrastructure from passing wildfire, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S1244 [27FE]

S. 2074 — A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S2774 [17MY]

Reported (no written report), S5455 [30JY]

Report to accompany (H. Rept. 115–314), S5581 [1AU]

Passed Senate amended, S6550 [4OC]

Amendments, S6550 [4OC]

Message from the Senate, H9423 [9OC], H9671 [28NO]

Held at the desk, H9423 [9OC]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9482 [13NO]

Text, H9482 [13NO]

Message from the House, S6962 [14NO], S7238 [29NO]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S7141 [27NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7238 [29NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H9741 [29NO]

Presented to the President (November 29, 2018), S7238 [29NO]

Approved [Public Law 115–308] (signed December 11, 2018)

S. 2076 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the expansion of activities related to Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive decline, and brain health under the Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE], S968 [14FE], S1244 [27FE], S1339 [5MR], S1631 [12MR], S1687 [13MR], S1765 [15MR], S1791 [19MR], S2322 [19AP], S2440 [25AP], S2517 [7MY], S2553 [8MY], S2643 [14MY], S2725 [16MY], S2774 [17MY], S2878 [23MY], S2969 [4JN], S3036 [6JN], S3983 [18JN], S4036 [19JN], S4282 [20JN], S4411 [26JN], S4735 [28JN], S4875 [10JY], S5268 [24JY], S5719 [20AU], S5760 [21AU], S5955 [27AU], S6029 [4SE], S6143 [12SE], S6277 [24SE], S6925 [13NO], S7089 [26NO], S7242 [29NO], S7386 [10DE], S7510 [12DE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7241 [29NO]

Amendments, S7520, S7526 [12DE]

Passed Senate amended, S7526 [12DE]

Message from the Senate, H10205 [13DE]

Debated, H10282 [19DE]

Text, H10282 [19DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10314 [19DE]

Message from the House, S7987 [20DE], S8017 [21DE]

Text, S8018 [21DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8017 [21DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10585 [21DE]

Presented to the President (December 27, 2018), S8048 [27DE]

S. 2080 — A bill to increase the role of the financial industry in combating human trafficking; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3761 [12JN]

S. 2081 — A bill to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S6189 [17SE]

S. 2085 — A bill to amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to streamline application processes and reduce the administrative burden for the commodity supplemental food program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S1845 [20MR]

S. 2086 — A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to extend and modernize the sugar program, to extend and subsequently repeal the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers, to extend and subsequently replace flexible marketing allotments for sugar, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S841 [8FE], S4369 [25JN]

S. 2088 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of the Gold Star Installation Access Card to the surviving spouse, dependent children, and other next of kin of a member of the Armed Forces who dies while serving on certain active or reserve duty, to ensure that a remarried surviving spouse with dependent children of the deceased member remains eligible for installation benefits to which the surviving spouse was previously eligible, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP]

S. 2095 — A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE], S1220 [26FE], S1379 [6MR], S4513 [27JN], S4735 [28JN], S6414 [1OC]

S. 2098 — A bill to modernize and strengthen the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to more effectively guard against the risk to the national security of the United States posed by certain types of foreign investment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S841 [8FE], S2517 [7MY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S2834 [22MY]

S. 2101 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, in recognition of their perseverance, bravery, and service to the United States; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE], S908 [13FE], S1220 [26FE], S1339 [5MR], S2342 [23AP], S2440 [25AP], S2774 [17MY], S2925 [24MY], S3294 [7JN], S3952 [14JN], S3983 [18JN], S4036 [19JN], S4875 [10JY], S4916 [11JY], S4951 [12JY], S5004 [17JY], S5067 [18JY], S5108 [19JY], S5268 [24JY]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S5560 [1AU]

Amendments, S5560, S5589 [1AU]

Text, S5560 [1AU]

Message from the Senate, H7738 [3AU]

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, H7738 [3AU]

Committee discharged. Passed House, H10157 [12DE]

Text, H10157 [12DE]

Message from the House, S7582 [13DE], S7924 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7924 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10333 [19DE]

Presented to the President (December 20, 2018), S7988 [20DE]

Approved [Public Law 115–338] (signed December 20, 2018)

S. 2102 — A bill to clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (no written report), S5455 [30JY]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–319), S5618 [15AU]

S. 2105 — A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S254 [17JA], S468 [23JA], S1317 [1MR], S2121 [12AP], S2486 [26AP], S2836 [22MY], S2969 [4JN], S4876 [10JY], S5005 [17JY], S5991 [28AU]

S. 2107 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Under Secretary of Health to report major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and to applicable State licensing boards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA]

S. 2109 — A bill to count revenues from military and veteran education programs toward the limit on Federal revenues that certain proprietary institutions of higher education are allowed to receive for purposes of section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1687 [13MR], S2969 [4JN], S4916 [11JY]

S. 2113 — A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to improve the manner in which Federal contracts for design and construction services are awarded, to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–231), S2261 [18AP]

S. 2114 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), commonly known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service in the jungles of Burma during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S348 [19JA], S2992 [5JN], S5518 [31JY], S5619 [15AU]

S. 2121 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S188 [16JA], S300 [18JA], S441 [22JA], S521 [25JA], S4951 [12JY]

S. 2122 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S300 [18JA], S7386 [10DE], S7510 [12DE], S7657 [17DE]

S. 2124 — A bill to ensure the privacy and security of sensitive personal information, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to provide notice of security breaches involving sensitive personal information, and to enhance law enforcement assistance and for other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personal information; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2219 [17AP]

S. 2127 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States merchant mariners of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated and vital service during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S501 [24JA], S613 [5FE], S841 [8FE], S1165 [15FE], S1453 [7MR], S4036 [19JN], S5067 [18JY], S5361 [25JY], S5619 [15AU], S5832 [22AU], S6305 [25SE], S6388 [28SE], S6925 [13NO], S7242 [29NO], S7275 [4DE]

S. 2128 — A bill to improve the coordination and use of geospatial data; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S2121 [12AP], S2878 [23MY], S5067 [18JY], S5424 [26JY], S5455 [30JY], S5619 [15AU]

S. 2131 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S4282 [20JN], S4735 [28JN], S5005 [17JY], S6965 [14NO]

S. 2135 — A bill to enforce current law regarding the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1220 [26FE], S1244 [27FE], S1287 [28FE], S1379 [6MR], S1453 [7MR], S1579 [8MR], S1631 [12MR], S1687 [13MR], S1736 [14MR], S1765 [15MR], S1791 [19MR], S1845 [20MR], S1875 [21MR]

S. 2136 — A bill to expand the monthly payments that may be eligible for public service loan forgiveness; to the Committee on Health, Education , Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S23 [3JA], S1165 [15FE]

S. 2138 — A bill to authorize the creation of a commission to develop voluntary accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related technologies used in postsecondary education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE], S5932 [23AU], S6732 [9OC]

S. 2139 — A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to address critical conservation conditions under the regional conservation partnership program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S3983 [18JN]

S. 2141 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reform procedures for determinations on disposition of charges and the convening of courts-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S2969 [4JN], S4735 [28JN]

S. 2143 — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment, to expand coverage under such Act, to provide a process for achieving initial collective bargaining agreements, and to provide for stronger remedies for interference with these rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S613 [5FE], S1579 [8MR], S1949 [22MR], S2013 [9AP], S2517 [7MY], S2878 [23MY]

S. 2144 — A bill to provide a process for granting lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specified eligibility requirements; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S67 [8JA], S501 [24JA], S2624 [10MY], S2679 [15MY], S3294 [7JN], S5005 [17JY], S6038 [5SE]

S. 2146 — A bill to extend the full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1453 [7MR]

S. 2147 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S300 [18JA], S582 [30JA], S968 [14FE], S1379 [6MR], S1736 [14MR], S2392 [24AP], S7242 [29NO]

S. 2148 — A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S6926 [13NO]

S. 2152 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for assistance for victims of child pornography, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S67 [8JA], S168 [11JA], S254 [17JA], S301 [18JA]

Reported with amendments (no written report), S187 [16JA]

Passed Senate amended, S471 [23JA]

Amendments, S471 [23JA]

Text, S473 [23JA]

Message from the Senate, H627 [25JA], H9571 [20NO]

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H627 [25JA]

Committee discharged. Passed House amended, H9369 [28SE]

Text, H9369 [28SE]

Amendments, H9371 [28SE]

Message from the House, S6412 [1OC]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S7065 [15NO]

Message from the House (received November 20, 2018, during adjournment), S7083 [26NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate (November 23, 2018, during adjournment), S7083 [26NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H9572 [20NO]

S. 2153 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish electric vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S5693 [16AU]

S. 2155 — A bill to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE], S1791 [19MR]

Motion to proceed considered, S1307 [1MR], S1343 [6MR], S1405, S1423 [7MR]

Senate invoked cloture on motion to proceed to consideration, S1347 [6MR]

Amendments, S1381, S1382, S1383, S1384, S1386, S1387, S1388, S1389, S1390, S1394 [6MR], S1432, S1446, S1462, S1463, S1464, S1465, S1466, S1468, S1469, S1470, S1471, S1472, S1473, S1474, S1475, S1482, S1483, S1484, S1485, S1486, S1487, S1488, S1489, S1490, S1491, S1492, S1493, S1497, S1498, S1501, S1502, S1504, S1524 [7MR], S1545, S1584, S1585, S1586, S1588, S1590, S1592, S1593, S1594, S1600, S1601, S1610, S1614 [8MR], S1635, S1636, S1637, S1639, S1640 [12MR]

Motion to proceed agreed to, S1432 [7MR]

Debated, S1432 [7MR], S1529 [8MR], S1619 [12MR], S1646 [13MR], S1696 [14MR]

Text, S1432 [7MR]

Senate invoked cloture, S1623 [12MR]

Senate invoked cloture on motion to close further debate, S1729 [14MR]

Passed Senate amended, S1730 [14MR]

Message from the Senate, H1624 [15MR]

Held at the desk, H1624 [15MR]

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 905), H4283 [21MY]

Message from the House, S2833 [22MY], S2921 [24MY]

Debated, H4320 [22MY]

Text, H4320 [22MY]

Passed House, H4367 [22MY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2921 [24MY]

Examined and signed in the House, H4716, H4727 [24MY]

Presented to the President (May 24, 2018), S2922 [24MY]

Approved [Public Law 115–174] (signed May 24, 2018)

S. 2156 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide fairness in hospital payments under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE]

S. 2157 — A bill to require drug manufacturers to disclose the prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4282 [20JN]

S. 2159 — A bill to require covered harassment and covered discrimination awareness and prevention training for Members, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees of Congress within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter, to require a biennial climate survey of Congress, to amend the enforcement process under the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights for covered harassment and covered discrimination complaints, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S24 [3JA], S301 [18JA]

S. 2160 — A bill to establish a pilot program under the Chief of the Forest Service may use alternative dispute resolution in lieu of judicial review of certain projects; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7318 [5DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–429), S7431 [11DE]

S. 2164 — A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; to the Committee on the Budget.

Cosponsors added, S6143 [12SE]

S. 2165 — A bill to provide additional disaster recovery assistance for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4282 [20JN]

S. 2166 — A bill to maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2023, to require a report on the implementation of those programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–374), S7087 [26NO]

S. 2169 — A bill to establish a new higher education data system to allow for more accurate, complete, and secure data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes, at all levels of postsecondary enrollment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S6225 [18SE]

S. 2171 — A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to set the rate of pay for employees of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection in accordance with the General Schedule; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S4735 [28JN], S6926 [13NO], S7053 [15NO]

S. 2173 — A bill to amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend State court funding for child welfare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S348 [19JA], S613 [5FE], S652 [6FE]

S. 2174 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the Veterans Crisis Line; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S24 [3JA], S110 [9JA], S301 [18JA], S521 [25JA], S705 [7FE], S1317 [1MR], S5067 [18JY]

S. 2176 — A bill to establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected efforts of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments and other entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S2322 [19AP]

S. 2177 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such threshold every 3 years; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2075 [11AP]

S. 2178 — A bill to require the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to make open recommendations of Inspectors General publicly available, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1631 [12MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–245), S2622 [10MY]

Passed Senate amended, S2885 [23MY]

Amendments, S2885 [23MY]

Title amended, S2885 [23MY]

Message from the Senate, H4731 [25MY]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H4731 [25MY]

S. 2184 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans’ health care benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1165 [15FE]

S. 2186 — A bill to modernize laws and policies, and eliminate discrimination, with respect to people living with HIV/AIDS, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S139 [10JA]

S. 2193 — An original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–212), S1451 [7MR]

S. 2194 — A bill to remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S301 [18JA], S652 [6FE]

S. 2200 — A bill to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–256), S2834 [22MR]

Amendments, S7797, S7805 [18DE]

Passed Senate amended, S7805 [18DE]

Message from the Senate, H10277 [19DE]

Held at the desk, H10277 [19DE]

Message from the House, S7987 [20DE]

Debated, H10420 [20DE]

Text, H10420 [20DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10439 [20DE]

Message from the House (received December 24, 2018), S8047 [27DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate (December 24, 2018, during adjournment), S8047 [27DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10590 [22DE]

Presented to the President (December 27, 2018), S8048 [27DE]

S. 2202 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–293), S4874 [10JY]

S. 2203 — A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S24 [3JA], S47 [4JA], S110 [9JA], S254 [17JA], S501 [24JA], S2013 [9AP], S2142 [16AP], S5455 [30JY]

S. 2205 — A bill to improve access by Indian tribes to support from the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support program (E-rate) of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2440 [25AP], S5719 [20AU]

S. 2208 — A bill to provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Semipostal Stamp; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S348 [19JA], S614 [5FE], S1220 [26FE], S1244 [27FE], S1339 [5MR], S1631 [12MR], S1791 [19MR], S2624 [10MY], S2774 [17MY], S2794 [21MY], S5361 [25JY], S6143 [12SE], S6277 [24SE], S6342 [26SE]

S. 2213 — A bill to authorize Pacific Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 115–215), S1874 [21MR]

S. 2214 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S705 [7FE]

S. 2219 — A bill to reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes, to improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S550 [29JA], S7357 [6DE]

S. 2221 — A bill to repeal the multi-State plan program; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2440 [25AP], S2925 [24MY], S3761 [12JN], S4036 [19JN], S4282 [20JN], S5832 [22AU]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–277), S3982 [18JN]

S. 2224 — A bill to establish best practices for teaching financial literacy, and to establish an annual estimate of student borrowing costs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Message from the House, S3598 [11JN]

S. 2227 — A bill to reauthorize the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA], S1220 [26FE], S6926 [13NO], S7089 [26NO], S7133 [27NO], S7242 [29NO], S7587 [13DE]

S. 2228 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for accreditation reform, to require institutions of higher education to publish information regarding student success, to provide for fiscal accountability, and to provide for school accountability for student loans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S6817 [11OC]

S. 2230 — A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to improve services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2075 [11AP], S2486 [26AP]

S. 2233 — A bill to protect Native children and promote public safety in Indian country; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S6060 [6SE]

S. 2235 — A bill to establish a tiered hiring preference for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S168 [11JA], S188 [16JA], S348 [19JA], S652 [6FE], S1453 [7MR], S2041 [10AP]

S. 2236 — A bill to require covered discrimination and covered harassment awareness and prevention training for Members, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees of Congress within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter, to require a biennial climate survey of Congress, to amend the enforcement process under the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights for covered discrimination and covered harassment complaints, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S67 [8JA], S301 [18JA], S1287 [28FE], S1687 [13MR], S2041 [10AP], S2486 [26AP]

S. 2237 — A bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2624 [10MY], S2925 [24MY], S7191 [28NO]

S. 2242 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to clarify the authority of the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with respect to post-storm assessments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–347), S6924 [13NO]

S. 2244 — A bill to create opportunities for women in the aviation industry; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE], S1631 [12MR], S1845 [20MR], S2643 [14MY], S6926 [13NO]

S. 2245 — A bill to include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1791 [19MR]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S4700 [28JN]

Text, S4700 [28JN]

Message from the Senate, H5983 [3JY]

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H5984 [3JY]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H6620 [23JY]

Text, H6620 [23JY]

Message from the House, S5265 [24JY], S5359 [25JY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5421 [26JY]

Examined and signed in the House, H7684 [25JY]

Presented to the President (July 26, 2018), S5421 [26JY]

Approved [Public Law 115–226] (signed August 1, 2018)

S. 2246 — A bill to designate the health care center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Sergeant Ernest I. ‘‘Boots’’ Thomas VA Clinic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1130 [14FE]

Text, S1130 [14FE]

Message from the Senate, H1215 [16FE]

Referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, H1215 [16FE]

Committee discharged. Passed House, H4964 [7JN]

Text, H4964 [7JN]

Message from the House, S3904 [13JN]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S3904 [13JN]

Examined and signed in the House, H5150 [13JN]

Presented to the President (June 14, 2018), S3950 [14JN]

Approved [Public Law 115–193] (signed June 25, 2018)

S. 2248 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain burial benefits for spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1321 [1MR]

Text, S1321 [1MR]

Message from the Senate, H1346 [5MR], H10346 [20DE]

Held at the desk, H1346 [5MR]

Debated, H9794 [10DE]

Text, H9794 [10DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9802 [10DE]

Message from the House, S7429 [11DE], S8017 [21DE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S7896 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8017 [21DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10585 [21DE]

Presented to the President (December 27, 2018), S8048 [27DE]

S. 2249 — A bill to permanently reauthorize the Rio Puerco Management Committee and the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7241 [29NO]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–405), S7274 [4DE]

S. 2250 — A bill to ensure due process protections of individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S301 [18JA], S468 [23JA], S1220 [26FE]

S. 2252 — A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to support State and Tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose populations, to support research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S2969 [4JN], S5719 [20AU], S6225 [18SE]

S. 2254 — A bill to prevent unfair double taxation by ensuring that the deduction for State and local taxes is not reduced, suspended, or eliminated; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S301 [18JA]

S. 2255 — A bill to reauthorize title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve and encourage innovation in international education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S110 [9JA], S501 [24JA], S1220 [26FE]

S. 2259 — A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, medication related to contraception, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S254 [17JA], S7053 [15NO]

S. 2260 — A bill to establish and fund an Opioids and STOP Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of the National Institutes of Health with respect to opioid abuse, the understanding of pain, and the discovery and development of safer and more effective treatments and preventive interventions for pain; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1579 [8MR], S2075 [11AP], S2142 [16AP], S2342 [23AP], S5424 [26JY]

S. 2263 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require base acres planted to fruits, vegetables, and wild rice to be considered planted to a covered commodity for purposes of any recalculation of base acres; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S1687 [13MR]

S. 2265 — A bill to promote democracy and the rule of law in Nicaragua, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S2553 [8MY], S2595 [9MY], S4843 [9JY], S5067 [18JY]

S. 2268 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify certain provisions relating to the capital financing of historically Black colleges and universities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1379 [6MR], S1631 [12MR]

S. 2269 — A bill to reauthorize the Global Food Security Act of 2016 for 5 additional years; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA], S614 [5FE], S1765 [15MR], S2121 [12AP], S2836 [22MY], S2969 [4JN], S3907 [13JN], S4036 [19JN]

Reported (no written report), S2834 [22MY]

Passed Senate amended, S4248 [19JN]

Text, S4249 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H5294 [20JN]

Held at the desk, H5294 [20JN]

Passed House, H9369 [28SE]

Text, H9369 [28SE]

Message from the House, S6412 [1OC], S6437 [2OC]

Examined and signed in the House, H9412 [2OC]

Presented to the President (October 2, 2018), S6437 [2OC]

Approved [Public Law 115–266] (signed October 11, 2018), H9511 [13NO]

S. 2270 — A bill to make improvements to the account for the State response to the opioid abuse crisis to improve tribal health; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S968 [14FE], S1165 [15FE], S1579 [8MR]

S. 2271 — A bill to reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S67 [8JA], S254 [17JA], S301 [18JA], S468 [23JA], S876 [12FE], S1165 [15FE], S1317 [1MR], S1379 [6MR], S1791 [19MR], S2219 [17AP], S2553 [8MY], S2624 [10MY], S5693 [16AU]

S. 2272 — A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to grant State attorneys general the ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State laws that are applicable to national banks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S67 [8JA], S1631 [12MR], S2486 [26AP], S2774 [17MY], S7191 [28NO]

S. 2273 — A bill to extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.

Message from the House (received December 27, 2017, during adjournment), S22 [3JA]

Message from the House (received January 3, 2018, during adjournment), S22 [3JA]

Presented to the President (January 3, 2018), S23 [3JA]

Approved [Public Law 115–100] (signed January 3, 2018)

S. 2274 — A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal employees affected by lapses in appropriations; read the first time.

Read the second time, S2, S23 [3JA]

Placed on the calendar, S23 [3JA]

Cosponsors added, S139 [10JA], S301 [18JA], S348 [19JA], S393 [20JA], S428 [21JA], S7510 [12DE], S7790 [18DE], S7990 [20DE], S8018 [21DE]

Passed Senate, S8011 [21DE]

Text, S8011 [21DE]

Message from the Senate, H10589 [22DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S23 [3JA]

S. 2275 — A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Cardin), S23 [3JA]

Cosponsors added, S614 [5FE]

S. 2276 — A bill to require agencies to submit reports on outstanding recommendations in the annual budget justification submitted to Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Ms. Warren), S46 [4JA]

Cosponsors added, S4344 [21JN], S4411 [26JN], S5067 [18JY], S6817 [11OC]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–331), S6028 [4SE]

Amendments, S7362, S7370 [6DE]

Passed Senate amended, S7370 [6DE]

Message from the Senate, H9773 [10DE]

Debated, H10526 [21DE]

Text, H10526 [21DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10536 [21DE]

Message from the House, S8016 [21DE]

Message from the House (received December 24, 2018), S8047 [27DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate (December 24, 2018, during adjournment), S8047 [27DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10590 [22DE]

Presented to the President (December 27, 2018), S8048 [27DE]

S. 2277 — A bill to require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. FLAKE, S46 [4JA]

S. 2278 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to improve health care in rural areas; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Casey, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. Baldwin), S46 [4JA]

Cosponsors added, S254 [17JA], S582 [30JA], S614 [5FE], S908 [13FE], S1244 [27FE], S1453 [7MR], S1845 [20MR], S1875 [21MR]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1629 [12MR]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S5312 [24JY]

Amendments, S5313 [24JY]

Text, S5313 [24JY]

Message from the Senate, H7169 [25JY]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H7684 [25JY]

Debated, H10286 [19DE]

Text, H10286 [19DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10315 [19DE]

Message from the House, S7987 [20DE], S8017 [21DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8017 [21DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10585 [21DE]

Presented to the President (December 27, 2018), S8048 [27DE]

S. 2279 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridge crossings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden), S46 [4JA]

S. 2280 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure the Secretary of Veterans Affairs permits the display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown), S46 [4JA]

S. 2281 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018 through 2025; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CRUZ, S46 [4JA]

S. 2282 — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to modify venue requirements relating to bankruptcy proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Warren), S67 [8JA]

Text, S68 [8JA]

S. 2283 — A bill to amend the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen), S110 [9JA]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1790 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S1791 [19MR]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–265), S2991 [5JN]

S. 2284 — A bill to strengthen Buy American requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Brown), S110 [9JA]

Cosponsors added, S1317 [1MR]

S. 2285 — A bill to require mailing addresses to correspond with the physical address at which the mail will be delivered; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL, S138 [10JA]

Cosponsors added, S2725 [16MY]

S. 2286 — A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to provide greater protection and services for Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Coons), S138 [10JA]

Cosponsors added, S468 [23JA], S876 [12FE], S1379 [6MR]

Reported with amendments (no written report) (omitted from the Record), S875 [12FE]

Reported with amendments (no written report), S907 [13FE]

Amendments, S1688 [13MR]

Debated, S1688, S1691 [13MR]

Passed Senate amended, S1691 [13MR]

Text, S1691 [13MR]

Message from the Senate, H1573 [14MR]

Referred to the Committees on Foreign Affairs; Education and the Workforce, H1606 [14MR]

S. 2287 — A bill to repeal the medical device excise tax, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren), S138 [10JA]

S. 2288 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to limit the instances in which official time may be granted for certain purposes to employees of the Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. CRUZ, S138 [10JA]

S. 2289 — A bill to create an Office of Cybersecurity at the Federal Trade Commission for supervision of data security at consumer reporting agencies, to require the promulgation of regulations establishing standards for effective cybersecurity at consumer reporting agencies, to impose penalties on credit reporting agencies for cybersecurity breaches that put sensitive consumer data at risk, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Warner), S138 [10JA]

Cosponsors added, S1287 [28FE], S1379 [6MR]

S. 2290 — A bill to improve wildfire management operations and the safety of firefighters and communities with the best available technology; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Gardner), S138 [10JA]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S7275 [4DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–441), S7925 [19DE]

S. 2291 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018 through 2025; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CRUZ, S138 [10JA]

S. 2292 — A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. NELSON, S138 [10JA]

S. 2293 — A bill to amend section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the data reporting requirements relating to nonimmigrant employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Cruz), S167 [11JA]

S. 2294 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that individuals may access documentation verifying the monthly housing stipend paid to the individual under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Ms. Warren), S167 [11JA]

S. 2295 — A bill to increase the rates of pay under the General Schedule and other statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.0 percent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Warner, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Van Hollen), S168 [11JA]

Cosponsors added, S188 [16JA], S705 [7FE], S1339 [5MR]

S. 2296 — A bill to increase access to agency guidance documents; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. JOHNSON, S168 [11JA]

Cosponsors added, S614 [5FE], S652 [6FE], S1579 [8MR], S5518 [31JY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–271), S3292 [7JN]

S. 2297 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to Custer County, South Dakota; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Rounds), S168 [11JA]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 115–367), S7050 [15NO]

S. 2298 — A bill to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, Mr. King, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Murphy), S168 [11JA]

S. 2299 — A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide wildfire regulatory relief, to modify the evaluation of a major disaster declaration request, to provide regulatory relief for banks during major disasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Udall), S168 [11JA]

S. 2300 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, as the ‘‘Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer), S168 [11JA]

S. 2301 — A bill to strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Smith, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Harris, and Ms. Hassan), S168 [11JA]

Cosponsors added, S254 [17JA], S1220 [26FE]

S. 2302 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land in Cache County, Utah, to the city of Hyde Park, Utah, for public purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S168 [11JA]

S. 2303 — A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Coons), S168 [11JA]

Cosponsors added, S2342 [23AP], S2726 [16MY]

S. 2304 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect veterans from predatory lending, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Heller, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Burr, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Donnelly), S168 [11JA]

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE], S1220 [26FE]

S. 2305 — A bill to require a study and report on the housing and service needs of victims of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN, S168 [11JA]

Cosponsors added, S2643 [14MY]

S. 2306 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Cruz), S187 [16JA]

S. 2307 — A bill to require countries to comply with certain labor standards to be eligible for the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Brown), S187 [16JA]

S. 2308 — A bill to provide for the suspension of the eligibility for the Generalized System of Preferences of countries that fail to meet minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Portman), S187 [16JA]

S. 2309 — A bill to provide a process for ensuring the United States does not default on its obligations; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Kaine), S187 [16JA]

S. 2310 — A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to permit the public to submit comments on trade agreement negotiations through the Internet; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. TESTER, S187 [16JA]

Cosponsors added, S652 [6FE]

S. 2311 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hatch, Mr. McCain, Mr. Daines, Mr. Scott, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lee, Mr. Portman, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Risch, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Burr, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Thune, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Flake, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Young, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Corker, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Heller), S187 [16JA]

Read the first time, S187 [16JA]

Read the second time, S214 [17JA]

Placed on the calendar, S251 [17JA]

Motion to proceed considered, S498 [24JA], S527 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S521 [25JA]

S. 2312 — A bill to provide a moratorium on registration of new non-rural section 340B hospitals and associated sites, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASSIDY, S187 [16JA]

S. 2313 — A bill to deter foreign interference in United States elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S187 [16JA]

Cosponsors added, S5067 [18JY], S5131 [23JY], S5361 [25JY], S6029 [4SE], S6143 [12SE]

S. 2314 — A bill to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. Tester, Ms. Heitkamp, and Ms. Harris), S253 [17JA]

Cosponsors added, S1736 [14MR], S2925 [24MY], S5362 [25JY]

S. 2315 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the regulatory framework with respect to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Casey), S253 [17JA]

Cosponsors added, S2553 [8MY], S2595 [9MY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S2642 [14MY]

S. 2316 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to make available to Native Americans who own horses for noncommercial use livestock indemnity payments and payments under the livestock forage disaster program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. THUNE, S253 [17JA]

S. 2317 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Paul, Ms. Hassan, and Ms. Collins), S253 [17JA]

Cosponsors added, S301 [18JA], S614 [5FE], S1220 [26FE], S2518 [7MY], S2553 [8MY], S2774 [17MY], S6144 [12SE], S6342 [26SE]

S. 2318 — A bill to require the payment of user fees by qualified professional asset managers seeking an individual exemption from certain requirements; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Brown), S254 [17JA]

S. 2319 — A bill to empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Hatch), S300 [18JA]

Cosponsors added, S1339 [5MR]

S. 2320 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Warner), S300 [18JA]

Text, S302 [18JA]

S. 2321 — A bill to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to require the development of ethics plans for certain transition teams, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Udall, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. Feinstein), S300 [18JA]

S. 2322 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, and Ms. Baldwin), S300 [18JA]

Cosponsors added, S614 [5FE]

Amendments, S7617, S7623 [13DE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S7623 [13DE]

Message from the Senate, H10277 [19DE]

Held at the desk, H10277 [19DE]

Debated, H10425 [20DE]

Text, H10425 [20DE]

Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, H10440 [20DE]

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 1185), H10586 [21DE]

S. 2323 — A bill making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. HELLER, S300 [18JA]

S. 2324 — A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to change certain requirements relating to the capital structure of business development companies, to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise certain rules relating to business development companies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Manchin), S300 [18JA]

Cosponsors added, S441 [22JA], S652 [6FE], S841 [8FE], S968 [14FE], S1166 [15FE], S1244 [27FE], S1287 [28FE], S1339 [5MR], S1631 [12MR]

S. 2325 — A bill to incentivize the hiring of United States workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S348 [19JA]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–214), S1840 [20MR]

Amendments, S2349, S2351 [23AP]

Passed Senate amended, S2349 [23AP]

Text, S2351 [23AP]

Message from the Senate, H3455 [24AP]

Held at the desk, H3455 [24AP]

S. 2326 — A bill to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KENNEDY, S348 [19JA]

S. 2327 — A bill to prohibit paying Members of Congress during periods during which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Tester, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Smith, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Casey), S348 [19JA]

S. 2328 — A bill making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Tester, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Warner, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Jones, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Peters, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Sanders), S348 [19JA]

Text, S349 [19JA]

S. 2329 — A bill to reauthorize and amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Booker), S467 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S1166 [15FE], S1579 [8MR]

S. 2330 — A bill to prohibit earmarks; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Toomey, Mr. McCain, Mr. Lee, Mr. Portman, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Paul), S467 [23JA]

Cosponsors added, S501 [24JA], S4411 [26JN]

S. 2331 — A bill to extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S467 [23JA]

S. 2332 — A bill to establish the Kennedy-King National Historic Site in the State of Indiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Donnelly), S467 [23JA]

S. 2333 — A bill to prohibit assistance to the Government of Pakistan, and to require the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to transfer amounts to the Highway Trust Fund equivalent to historic levels of assistance to Pakistan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. PAUL, S500 [24JA]

S. 2334 — A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide clarity with respect to, and to modernize, the licensing system for musical works under section 115 of that title, to ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and fees under sections 114 and 115 of that title, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Harris, Mr. Corker, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Jones), S500 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S1287 [28FE], S1317 [1MR], S1379 [6MR], S1687 [13MR], S1791 [19MR], S2075 [11AP], S2322 [19AP], S2392 [24AP], S2518 [7MY], S2595 [9MY], S2643 [14MY]

S. 2335 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to issue permits for recreation services on lands managed by Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ROUNDS, S500 [24JA]

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA], S705 [7FE], S876 [12FE], S1339 [5MR], S2322 [19AP]

S. 2336 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on providing intensive community care coordination and supportive services to veteran families who lack adequate access to services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER, S500 [24JA]

S. 2337 — A bill to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BENNET, S500 [24JA]

S. 2338 — A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, to reform the manner in which Border Patrol agents are compensated; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER, S520 [25JA]

S. 2339 — A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. PAUL, S520 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S841 [8FE]

S. 2340 — A bill to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Cardin), S520 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA], S652 [6FE], S4951 [12JY]

S. 2341 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by veterans to the United States, to improve the due process accorded veterans with respect to such recovery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Blumenthal), S520 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S550 [29JA], S876 [12FE], S908 [13FE], S1221 [26FE], S1244 [27FE], S2013 [9AP], S2595 [9MY], S2878 [23MY], S6770 [10OC], S6926 [13NO]

S. 2342 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create an innovation zone initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. YOUNG, S520 [25JA]

S. 2343 — A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force for meeting the connectivity and technology needs of precision agriculture in the United States; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Tester), S520 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S908 [13FE], S1287 [28FE], S1380 [6MR], S1845 [20MR], S2392 [24AP], S2643 [14MY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–342), S6438 [2OC]

Passed Senate amended, S7367 [6DE]

Text, S7367 [6DE]

Amendments, S7367 [6DE]

Message from the Senate, H9773 [10DE]

S. 2344 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Flake), S520 [25JA]

S. 2345 — A bill to amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Heller, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Hatch), S520 [25JA]

Text, S524 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S582 [30JA], S653 [6FE], S841 [8FE], S876 [12FE], S968 [14FE]

S. 2346 — A bill to establish an innovative water infrastructure workforce development program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mrs. Capito), S520 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S2142 [16AP]

S. 2347 — A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen), S520 [25JA]

S. 2348 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service to American Samoa; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. HATCH, S521 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S5424 [26JY]

S. 2349 — A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on the harmonization of such efforts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Johnson), S549 [29JA]

Reported (S. Rept. 115–238), S2516 [7MY]

Passed Senate, S2731 [16MY]

Text, S2731 [16MY]

Message from the Senate, H4164 [17MY]

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H4207 [17MY]

S. 2350 — A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a forest incentives program to keep forests intact and sequester carbon on private forest land of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S549 [29JA]

S. 2351 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that an individual may remain eligible to participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program under title IV of such Act if the individual’s period of consecutive years of employment as a full-time teacher is interrupted because the individual is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is relocated during the school year pursuant to military orders for a permanent change of duty station, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Cornyn), S549 [29JA]

Text, S551 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S6770 [10OC]

S. 2352 — A bill to cap the emissions of greenhouse gases through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VAN HOLLEN, S549 [29JA]

S. 2353 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to report on the estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S549 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S614 [5FE], S841 [8FE], S908 [13FE], S968 [14FE], S1221 [26FE], S1245 [27FE], S1579 [8MR], S1687 [13MR], S1736 [14MR], S2925 [24MY]

S. 2354 — A bill to provide for the administration of certain national monuments, to establish a National Monument Enhancement Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas in the States of New Mexico and Nevada; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Harris, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Booker, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Leahy), S581 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S908 [13FE], S968 [14FE]

S. 2355 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the ‘‘John Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey), S581 [30JA]

S. 2356 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to address staffing and other issues at facilities, including underserved facilities, of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Manchin), S581 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S614 [5FE], S1687 [13MR], S2726 [16MY]

S. 2357 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the processes and requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs for scheduling appointments for health care and conducting consultations under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Manchin), S581 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S614 [5FE]

S. 2358 — A bill to require a study on women and lung cancer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein), S581 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S2726 [16MY], S4735 [28JN], S4966 [16JY], S5584 [1AU], S7133 [27NO]

S. 2359 — A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Joint Requirements Council in the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL, S581 [30JA]

S. 2360 — A bill to provide for the minimum size of crews of freight trains, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Mr. King, and Mr. Markey), S581 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S705 [7FE], S841 [8FE], S876 [12FE], S1245 [27FE], S1380 [6MR], S4282 [20JN], S6439 [2OC]

S. 2361 — A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow a captive insurance company that was a member of a Federal Home Loan Bank before January 19, 2016, to continue or restore the membership of the captive insurance company in the Federal Home Loan Bank, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Scott), S581 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S1221 [26FE], S2553 [8MY], S2774 [17MY]

S. 2362 — A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require that a consumer authorize the release of certain information; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. REED, S581 [30JA]

S. 2363 — A bill to establish the Creating American Investment, Redevelopment, and Opportunity Task Force; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Durbin), S581 [30JA]

S. 2364 — A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to provide to State infrastructure financing authorities additional opportunities to receive loans under that Act to support drinking water and clean water State revolving funds to deliver water infrastructure to communities across the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Inhofe), S581 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S705 [7FE], S841 [8FE], S1579 [8MR], S2726 [16MY], S2794 [21MY], S6414 [1OC]

S. 2365 — A bill to impose additional sanctions with respect to serious human rights abuses by the Government of Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. RUBIO, S581 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S2969 [4JN]

S. 2366 — A bill to provide an adjustment to the discretionary spending limits for appropriations for the 2020 decennial census; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Schatz), S612 [5FE]

S. 2367 — A bill to provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States before reaching the age of 18, improve border security, foster United States engagement in Central America, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. McCain), S612 [5FE]

S. 2368 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce the rate of the corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, deliver additional benefits to retired and disabled Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Schatz), S612 [5FE]

S. 2369 — A bill to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling pursuant to the regulations of the International Whaling Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Whitehouse), S612 [5FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 115–425), S7431 [11DE]

S. 2370 — A bill to better support our early childhood educators and elementary school and secondary school teachers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Schatz), S612 [5FE]

Cosponsors added, S876 [12FE], S4951 [12JY]

S. 2371 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of municipal solid waste; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Carper, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Isakson), S612 [5FE]

S. 2372 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Heller), S612 [5FE]

Cosponsors added, S653 [6FE], S1166 [15FE], S2794 [21MY], S2836 [22MY]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1321 [1MR]

Text, S1321 [1MR]

Message from the Senate, H1346 [5MR], H4699 [24MY]

Referred to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs; Natural Resources, H1370 [5MR]

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 891), H3975 [15MY]

Debated, H4014 [16MY]

Amendments, H4015 [16MY]

Text, H4015 [16MY]

Passed House amended, H4057 [16MY]

Debated, S2761 [17MY], S2815 [22MY], S2865 [23MY]

Senate consideration of House amendment, S2761 [17MY], S2815 [22MY]

Amendments, S2761, S2776 [17MY], S2797, S2798, S2799 [21MY], S2837, S2838 [22MY]

Message from the House, S2773 [17MY], S2921 [24MY]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S2865 [23MY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2921 [24MY]

Examined and signed in the House, H4716, H4727 [24MY]

Presented to the President (June 5, 2018), S2991 [5JN]

Approved [Public Law 115–182] (signed June 6, 2018)

S. 2373 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for production of refined coal; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp), S612 [5FE]

S. 2374 — A bill to amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Warner), S612 [5FE]

Cosponsors added, S1317 [1MR], S1339 [5MR], S1453 [7MR], S1579 [8MR], S1845 [20MR], S2925 [24MY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–352), S6924 [13NO]

S. 2375 — A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow consumers to prohibit certain consumer reporting agencies from releasing any information in the files of those consumers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN, S613 [5FE]

S. 2376 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, as the ‘‘First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Post Office’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse), S613 [5FE]

S. 2377 — A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the ‘‘Walter H. Rice Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman), S651 [6FE]

Reported (no written report), S2876 [23MY]

Passed Senate, S3390 [7JN]

Text, S3390 [7JN]

Message from the Senate, H4938 [7JN]

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, H4977 [7JN]

Committee discharged. Passed House, H9748 [30NO]

Text, H9748 [30NO]

Message from the House, S7255 [3DE], S7355 [6DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7355 [6DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H9766 [6DE]

Presented to the President (December 6, 2018), S7355 [6DE]

Approved [Public Law 115–312] (signed December 13, 2018)

S. 2378 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROUNDS, S651 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S1453 [7MR]

S. 2379 — A bill to improve and expand authorities, programs, services, and benefits for military spouses and military families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. Murray), S651 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S968 [14FE], S2794 [21MY], S2836 [22MY]

S. 2380 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HELLER, S651 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S2878 [23MY]

S. 2381 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Gardner, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S651 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S908 [13FE], S1380 [6MR]

S. 2382 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for requirements relating to the reassignment of Department of Veterans Affairs senior executive employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. King), S651 [6FE]

S. 2383 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve law enforcement access to data stored across borders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Whitehouse), S651 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S1339 [5MR], S1380 [6MR], S1687 [13MR], S1791 [19MR]

S. 2384 — A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to make funding available to 1890 institutions without fiscal year limitation; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Graham, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Manchin), S651 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S1221 [26FE]

S. 2385 — A bill to establish best practices for State, tribal, and local governments participating in the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Sullivan, and Ms. Hirono), S651 [6FE]

Amendments, S4453, S4456 [26JN]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S4456 [26JN]

Text, S4456 [26JN]

Message from the Senate, H5768 [27JN]

Referred to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Homeland Security, H5812 [27JN]

S. 2386 — A bill to provide additional protections for our veterans; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mrs. Ernst), S651 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S1579 [8MR]

S. 2387 — A bill to provide better care and outcomes for Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their caregivers while accelerating progress toward prevention strategies, disease modifying treatments, and, ultimately, a cure; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Menendez), S703 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S1221 [26FE], S1845 [20MR], S2076 [11AP], S5584 [1AU], S6542 [4OC], S7053 [15NO], S7790 [18DE]

S. 2388 — A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for consultation with State, tribal, and local governments, the consideration of State, tribal, and local concerns, and the approval of post-shutdown decommissioning activities reports by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Markey, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S703 [7FE]

S. 2389 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a crime punishable by death; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Cruz), S703 [7FE]

S. 2390 — A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to support community college and industry partnerships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Kaine), S703 [7FE]

S. 2391 — A bill to prohibit the United States Government from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Rubio), S704 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S2013 [9AP], S4344 [21JN]

S. 2392 — A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate cybersecurity technologies that qualify for protection under systems of risk and litigation management; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. DAINES, S704 [7FE]

Text, S705 [7FE]

S. 2393 — A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Booker), S704 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S1287 [28FE], S1339 [5MR], S2014 [9AP], S2595 [9MY], S4344 [21JN]

S. 2394 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that public institutions of higher education protect expressive activities in the outdoor areas on campus; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HATCH, S704 [7FE]

S. 2395 — A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the provision of technical assistance under the Preserve America Program and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships with communities adjacent to units of the National Park System to leverage local cultural heritage tourism assets; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Reed), S704 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S2486 [26AP], S2624 [10MY], S2726 [16MY]

S. 2396 — A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit certain waivers and exemptions from emergency preparedness and response and security regulations; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S704 [7FE]

S. 2397 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a data framework to provide access for appropriate personnel to law enforcement and other information of the Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. HASSAN, S704 [7FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–380), S7088 [26NO]

S. 2398 — A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that activities relating to the training and readiness of the reserve components of the Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute voluntary services that may be accepted by the United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. HOEVEN, S704 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S908 [13FE], S1221 [26FE], S1287 [28FE], S1765 [15MR]

S. 2399 — 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. MURPHY, S704 [7FE]

S. 2400 — A bill to eliminate or modify certain audit mandates of the Government Accountability Office; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Johnson), S704 [7FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 115–239), S2517 [7MY]

S. 2401 — A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to reform the procedures provided under such Act for the initiation, investigation, and resolution of claims alleging that employing offices of the legislative branch have violated the rights and protections provided to their employees under such Act, including protections against sexual harassment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. GRASSLEY, S704 [7FE]

S. 2402 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mrs. Ernst), S840 [8FE]

S. 2403 — A bill to modify a provision relating to adjustments of certain State apportionments for Federal highway programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Burr), S840 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S1288 [28FE]

S. 2404 — A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize the organic agriculture research and extension initiative; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Collins), S840 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S2142 [16AP], S2836 [22MY], S2969 [4JN], S3601 [11JN]

S. 2405 — A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify capital requirements for certain acquisition, development, or construction loans; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Jones), S840 [8FE]

S. 2406 — A bill to advance cutting-edge research initiatives of the National Institutes of Health; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Young, and Ms. Hassan), S840 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S908 [13FE], S4917 [11JY]

S. 2407 — A bill to establish a career pathway grant program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Reed), S840 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S7657 [17DE]

S. 2408 — A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an exhibition or parade of military forces and hardware for review by the President outside of authorized military operations or activities; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Duckworth), S840 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S876 [12FE]

S. 2409 — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve nutrition in tribal areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Ms. Smith), S840 [8FE]

S. 2410 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit high deductible health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying their plan deductible; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Carper), S840 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S4282 [20JN]

S. 2411 — A bill for the relief of Miguel Angel Perez-Montes, Jr.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH, S840 [8FE]

S. 2412 — A bill to support the successful implementation of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement in Cambodia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Leahy), S840 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S7319 [5DE]

S. 2413 — A bill to provide for the appropriate use of bridge contracts in Federal procurement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL, S840 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S908 [13FE]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 115–232), S2261 [18AP]

S. 2414 — A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HELLER, S840 [8FE]

S. 2415 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment of certain Medicaid providers and suppliers across State lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S875 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S2518 [7MY], S2643 [14MY], S2679 [15MY], S2794 [21MY], S4513 [27JN], S5955 [27AU]

S. 2416 — A bill to amend titles 5, 10, and 37, United States Code to ensure that an order to serve on active duty under section 12304b of title 10, United States Code, is treated the same as other orders to serve on active duty for determining the eligibility of members of the uniformed services for certain benefits; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Coons), S875 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S1339 [5MR], S1631 [12MR], S1791 [19MR], S2041 [10AP], S2486 [26AP], S2595 [9MY], S2774 [17MY], S6965 [14NO]

S. 2417 — A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, Mr. Udall, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Durbin), S907 [13FE]

S. 2418 — A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mrs. Capito), S907 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S2726 [16MY], S2794 [21MY], S2836 [22MY], S7510 [12DE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–345), S6731 [9OC]

S. 2419 — A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve the technical and business assistance services under the SBIR and STTR programs; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Gardner), S907 [13FE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1790 [19MR]

Cosponsors added, S5693 [16AU]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–454), S8017 [21DE]

S. 2420 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Blunt), S907 [13FE]

Text, S908 [13FE]

S. 2421 — A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide an exemption from certain notice requirements and penalties for releases of hazardous substances from animal waste at farms; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Coons, Mr. Carper, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Moran, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Smith, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Bennet), S907 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S968 [14FE], S1166 [15FE], S1221 [26FE], S1245 [27FE], S1288 [28FE], S1317 [1MR], S1339 [5MR], S1453 [7MR], S1579 [8MR], S1631 [12MR], S1687 [13MR], S1791 [19MR], S1845 [20MR]

S. 2422 — A bill to require a study on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Markey), S907 [13FE]

S. 2423 — A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, Ms. Harris, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Markey), S907 [13FE]

Cosponsors added, S3294 [7JN], S6060 [6SE]

S. 2424 — A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to facilitate scientific research supporting Federal space and defense programs; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH, S907 [13FE]

S. 2425 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the Internal Revenue Service’s private debt collection program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Ms. Warren), S967 [14FE]

S. 2426 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to return premiums paid under the margin protection program for dairy producers to participating dairy operations; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S967 [14FE]

S. 2427 — A bill to establish a task force to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Burr), S967 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1339 [5MR], S2014 [9AP]

S. 2428 — A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to exempt certain small entities dealing in foreign exchange that serve small-and medium-sized businesses from certain capital and margin requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. HATCH, S967 [14FE]

S. 2429 — A bill to amend chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that using drugs or illegal substances to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act constitutes coercion and using drugs or illegal substances to provide or obtain the labor or services of a person constitutes forced labor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Tillis, and Mrs. Feinstein), S967 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S2624 [10MY]

S. 2430 — A bill to provide a permanent appropriation of funds for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits for survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services in event of any period of lapsed appropriations; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Moran, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Capito, and Ms. Cortez Masto), S967 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S1245 [27FE], S1288 [28FE], S1317 [1MR], S2041 [10AP], S2342 [23AP], S2643 [14MY], S3952 [14JN], S5362 [25JY], S5584 [1AU]

S. 2431 — A bill to ensure that certain incidents involving a covered employee that are reported to the title IX coordinator at an eligible institution of higher education have been reviewed by the president of the institution and not less than 1 additional member of the institution’s board of trustees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. Stabenow), S1164 [15FE]

S. 2432 — A bill to amend the charter of the Future Farmers of America, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Jones), S1164 [15FE]

Cosponsors added, S1221 [26FE], S4282 [20JN], S5455 [30JY], S5584 [1AU], S6225 [18SE], S6542 [4OC], S6732 [9OC], S6771 [10OC]

Amendments, S8000 [20DE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S8002 [20DE]

Message from the Senate, H10569 [21DE]

S. 2433 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S1164 [15FE]

S. 2434 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ALEXANDER, S1164 [15FE]

S. 2435 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the number of local wage areas allowable within a General Schedule pay locality; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. CASEY, S1164 [15FE]

S. 2436 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the amount of certain qualified conservation contributions; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S1164 [15FE]

Text, S1166 [15FE]

Cosponsors added, S2343 [23AP], S4843 [9JY]

S. 2437 — A bill to reauthorize and improve the 21st Century Cures opioid grant program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Warren, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Nelson, Mr. King, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Tester, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Udall), S1164 [15FE]

S. 2438 — A bill to conduct or support further comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. King, and Ms. Smith), S1164 [15FE]

S. 2439 — A bill to establish a pilot toll credit marketplace program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S1164 [15FE]

S. 2440 — A bill to combat the opioid epidemic by reforming existing laws and providing for the public’s safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Harris), S1164 [15FE]

S. 2441 — A bill to amend the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 to repeal the funding limitation; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CASEY, S1164 [15FE]

S. 2442 — A bill to establish a Federal tax credit approximation matching program for State new jobs training tax credits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW, S1164 [15FE]

S. 2443 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new career counseling program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Perdue), S1164 [15FE]

S. 2444 — A bill to provide for enhanced energy grid security; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Heinrich), S1164 [15FE]

Cosponsors added, S5619 [15AU]

S. 2445 — A bill to provide for the modernization of the electric grid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. Hirono), S1164 [15FE]

S. 2446 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MERKLEY, S1164 [15FE]

S. 2447 — A bill to accelerate smart building development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Smith), S1164 [15FE]

S. 2448 — A bill to provide for the issuance of a rule to advance next-generation technologies to provide alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Coons, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Merkley), S1164 [15FE]

Cosponsors added, S1949 [22MR], S2014 [9AP]

S. 2449 — A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Hirono), S1164 [15FE]

S. 2450 — A bill to require the Bureau of the Census to conduct a survey to determine income and poverty levels in the United States in a manner that accounts for the receipt of Federal means-tested benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Rubio), S1164 [15FE]

S. 2451 — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider State analysis and sharing of prescription drug monitoring program data in determining prescription drug monitoring program grants to States; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASSIDY, S1219 [26FE]

S. 2452 — A bill to provide for the improvement of the capacity of the Navy to conduct surface warfare operations and activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. McCain), S1219 [26FE]

S. 2453 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals to provide the Secretary with information on the hospital’s acquisition costs for 340B drugs and the total revenues received by the hospital for such drugs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. GRASSLEY, S1243 [27FE]

S. 2454 — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosure of payments for settlements of disputes regarding sexual abuse and certain types of harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1243 [27FE]

S. 2455 — A bill to encourage United States-Ukraine cybersecurity cooperation and require a report regarding such cooperation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Graham), S1243 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1288 [28FE], S1631 [12MR]

S. 2456 — A bill to reauthorize and expand the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Cassidy, and Ms. Cantwell), S1243 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1288 [28FE], S1339 [5MR], S4411 [26JN]

S. 2457 — A bill to provide a work opportunity tax credit for military spouses and to provide for flexible spending arrangements for childcare services for military families; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Tester), S1243 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1339 [5MR]

S. 2458 — A bill to authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Flake, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Toomey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. King, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Kaine), S1243 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1317 [1MR], S1339 [5MR]

S. 2459 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for current year inclusion of net CFC tested income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S1243 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S7243 [29NO]

S. 2460 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of the Medicare program of prescription drugs that are controlled substances; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Heller, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Toomey), S1243 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S2879 [23MY], S3602 [11JN], S3761 [12JN]

S. 2461 — A bill to allow for judicial review of certain final rules relating to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or for clay ceramics manufacturing before requiring compliance with the rules by existing sources; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Donnelly), S1243 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1631 [12MR], S2014 [9AP], S2343 [23AP], S6190 [17SE]

Reported (no written report), S6221 [18SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–407), S7274 [4DE]

S. 2462 — A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Daines), S1243 [27FE]

S. 2463 — A bill to establish the United States International Development Finance Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Young, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Kaine), S1243 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1949 [22MR], S3294 [7JN], S4282 [20JN], S4513 [27JN], S5005 [17JY], S5268 [24JY], S5619 [15AU], S6029 [4SE], S6496 [3OC]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4512 [27JN]

S. 2464 — A bill to improve border security and to provide conditional provision residence to certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children.

By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp), S1243 [27FE]

Read the first time, S1239, S1254 [27FE]

Text, S1249 [27FE]

Read the second time, S1260 [28FE]

Placed on the calendar, S1284 [28FE]

S. 2465 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and to provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SCOTT (for himself and Mr. Booker), S1286 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S2518 [7MY], S2726 [16MY], S4513 [27JN]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S5618 [15AU]

Passed Senate amended, S6880 [11OC]

Amendments, S6880 [11OC]

Message from the Senate, H9433 [16OC]

Held at the desk, H9433 [16OC]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H10052 [11DE]

Text, H10052 [11DE]

Message from the House, S7506 [12DE], S7582 [13DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7582 [13DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10208 [13DE]

Presented to the President (December 13, 2018), S7583 [13DE]

Approved [Public Law 115–327] (signed December 18, 2018)

S. 2466 — A bill to encourage and facilitate international participation in the performing arts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S1286 [28FE]

S. 2467 — A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Warren, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Brown), S1286 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1380 [6MR]

S. 2468 — A bill to provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Harris), S1286 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1736 [14MR], S3761 [12JN], S5131 [23JY]

S. 2469 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance efforts to address antibiotic resistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BROWN, S1286 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1579 [8MR]

S. 2470 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of certain firearms by individuals under 21 years of age, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein), S1286 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1453 [7MR]

S. 2471 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the compassionate release process of the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Leahy), S1286 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1453 [7MR], S2041 [10AP], S2440 [25AP], S3761 [12JN], S4513 [27JN]

S. 2472 — A bill to reauthorize the Coastal Management Act of 1972, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Carper), S1286 [28FE]

S. 2473 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish organ transplant care to veterans at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. CASSIDY, S1286 [28FE]

S. 2474 — A bill to increase portability of and access to retirement savings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Daines), S1286 [28FE]

S. 2475 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the illegal modification of firearms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. Cortez Masto), S1286 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1579 [8MR]

S. 2476 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that valid generic drugs may enter the market; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. SMITH, S1286 [28FE]

S. 2477 — A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the exception to the work requirement; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Sanders), S1316 [1MR]

S. 2478 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription drugs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen), S1316 [1MR]

Cosponsors added, S1340 [5MR], S5362 [25JY]

S. 2479 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. King, and Ms. Warren), S1316 [1MR]

S. 2480 — A bill to prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Ms. Warren), S1316 [1MR]

S. 2481 — A bill to increase the penalties for fentanyl trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KENNEDY, S1316 [1MR]

S. 2482 — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to establish a section within the Department of Justice with responsibility for the enforcement of laws against suspected operatives or agents of foreign governments, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Young), S1316 [1MR]

S. 2483 — A bill to provide greater access to higher education for America’s students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Whitehouse), S1316 [1MR]

S. 2484 — A bill to enhance Social Security benefits for children, divorced spouses, and widows and widowers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. MURRAY, S1316 [1MR]

S. 2485 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide payment of Medal of Honor special pension under such title to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SULLIVAN, S1316 [1MR]

S. 2486 — A bill to repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PAUL, S1316 [1MR]

S. 2487 — A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide certain data on conservation practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Thune), S1316 [1MR]

Cosponsors added, S3294 [7JN]

S. 2488 — A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the receipt of basic allowance for housing for members of the Armed Forces in determining eligibility for certain Federal benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Udall, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Smith, Ms. Cantwell, and Ms. Harris), S1316 [1MR]

Cosponsors added, S1631 [12MR], S2263 [18AP], S2322 [19AP], S3036 [6JN]

S. 2489 — A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities for housing and buildings on adequate farms, to establish a technical assistance program to improve access by Tribal entities to rural development programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Ms. HEITKAMP, S1316 [1MR]

Cosponsors added, S3602 [11JN], S4036 [19JN]

S. 2490 — A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclosures; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SCOTT (for himself and Mr. Jones), S1338 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1380 [6MR], S1453 [7MR], S3983 [18JN], S4917 [11JY], S5131 [23JY], S5456 [30JY]

S. 2491 — A bill to permit voluntary economic activity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PAUL, S1338 [5MR]

S. 2492 — A bill to provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Graham, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Klobuchar), S1338 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1875 [21MR], S2774 [17MY]

S. 2493 — A bill to clarify the congressional intent behind the requirements relating to immediate suspension orders and corrective action plans under the Controlled Substances Act that were added by the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MANCHIN, S1338 [5MR]

S. 2494 — A bill to provide standards for short-term limited duration health insurance policies; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Ms. Harris, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Brown), S1338 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1380 [6MR], S1631 [12MR], S2794 [21MY]

S. 2495 — A bill to reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Heller, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Brown, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Udall, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Jones, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Mr. Young, Ms. Smith, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Peters), S1338 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1453 [7MR], S1579 [8MR], S1631 [12MR], S1791 [19MR], S1845 [20MR], S1949 [22MR]

S. 2496 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish Small Business Health Accounts; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENZI, S1338 [5MR]

S. 2497 — A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriations of funds to Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Coons), S1338 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1380 [6MR], S1453 [7MR], S1631 [12MR], S1687 [13MR], S1736 [14MR], S1846 [20MR], S2014 [9AP], S2263 [18AP], S2441 [25AP], S2518 [7MY], S2553 [8MY], S2595 [9MY], S2624 [10MY], S2644 [14MY], S2726 [16MY], S2775 [17MY], S2794 [21MY], S2879 [23MY], S3036 [6JN], S3602 [11JN], S3952 [14JN], S3983 [18JN], S4036 [19JN], S4344 [21JN], S4369 [25JN], S4411 [26JN], S4513 [27JN], S4735 [28JN], S4966 [16JY], S5424 [26JY], S5456 [30JY]

Reported (no written report), S5003 [17JY]

Debated, S5567 [1AU]

Amendments, S5567, S5569, S5589 [1AU]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S5570 [1AU]

Text, S5570 [1AU]

Message from the Senate, H7738 [3AU]

Referred to the Committees on Foreign Affairs; Armed Services; Science, Space, and Technology, H7738 [3AU]

Message from the House, S6139 [12SE]

Debated, H8145 [12SE]

Text, H8145 [12SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H8150 [12SE]

S. 2498 — A bill to reduce identity fraud; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Peters), S1338 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1453 [7MR]

S. 2499 — A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. WARREN, S1378 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S2679 [15MY], S4344 [21JN]

S. 2500 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the women in the United States who joined the workforce during World War II, providing the vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war, that were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’, in recognition of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Collins), S1378 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1687 [13MR], S1766 [15MR], S1846 [20MR], S5584 [1AU], S7089 [26NO]

S. 2501 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Wyden), S1378 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S2322 [19AP], S2624 [10MY], S2969 [4JN], S2992 [5JN], S6277 [24SE]

S. 2502 — A bill to address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Cruz), S1378 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1846 [20MR]

S. 2503 — A bill to establish Department of Energy policy for science and energy research and development programs, and reform National Laboratory management and technology transfer programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S1378 [6MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 115–241), S2594 [9MY]

Amendments, S5202, S5219 [23JY]

Passed Senate amended, S5219 [23JY]

Text, S5219 [23JY]

Message from the Senate, H7107 [24JY]

S. 2504 — A bill to provide for continuing cooperation between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Israel Space Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Gardner), S1378 [6MR]

S. 2505 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that workers and communities that are responsible for record corporate profits benefit from the wealth that those workers and communities help to create, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Casey), S1378 [6MR]

S. 2506 — A bill to establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Moran, and Ms. Cantwell), S1452 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S2121 [12AP], S2343 [23AP], S2392 [24AP], S2486 [26AP], S2518 [7MY], S2595 [9MY], S2644 [14MY], S2794 [21MY], S2879 [23MY], S2992 [5JN], S3602 [11JN], S3983 [18JN], S4344 [21JN], S5131 [23JY], S5362 [25JY], S5424 [26JY], S5760 [21AU]

S. 2507 — A bill to require short-term limited duration insurance issuers to renew or continue in force such coverage at the option of the enrollees; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BARRASSO, S1452 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1631 [12MR], S1736 [14MR], S1766 [15MR]

S. 2508 — A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to promote regional economic and infrastructure development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. King, and Ms. Hassan), S1452 [7MR]

S. 2509 — A bill to establish the National Park Restoration Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Daines, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. King, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Tillis), S1452 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S2775 [17MY]

S. 2510 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking of lawful content, applications, services, and non-harmful devices, to prohibit impairment or degradation of lawful Internet traffic, to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission and to preempt State law with respect to Internet openness obligations, to provide that broadband Internet access service shall be considered to be an information service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. KENNEDY, S1452 [7MR]

S. 2511 — A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to carry out a program on coordinating the assessment and acquisition by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of unmanned maritime systems, to make available to the public data collected by the Administration using such systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Schatz), S1452 [7MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 115–291), S4843 [9JY]

Passed Senate amended, S5937 [23AU]

Amendments, S5937 [23AU]

Message from the Senate, H7773 [28AU], H10277 [19DE]

Referred to the Committees on Natural Resources; Science, Space, and Technology; Armed Services., H7774 [28AU]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9790 [10DE]

Text, H9790 [10DE]

Message from the House, S7430 [11DE], S7924 [19DE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S7727 [17DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7924 [19DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10333 [19DE]

Presented to the President (December 20, 2018), S7988 [20DE]

Approved [Public Law 115–394] (signed December 21, 2018), H10604 [31DE]

S. 2512 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. FLAKE, S1452 [7MR]

S. 2513 — A bill to improve school safety and mental health services; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Young, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Corker, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Isakson), S1452 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1631 [12MR], S1875 [21MR], S1949 [22MR], S4282 [20JN]

S. 2514 — A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that a patent owner may not assert sovereign immunity as a defense in certain actions before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Perdue, Mrs. Ernst, and Mr. Toomey), S1452 [7MR]

S. 2515 — A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian Tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mr. Barrasso, and Ms. Murkowski), S1452 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1846 [20MR], S2041 [10AP], S5760 [21AU]

Reported (S. Rept. 115–335), S6038 [5SE]

Passed Senate, S6391 [28SE]

Text, S6391 [28SE]

Message from the Senate, H9411 [2OC]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H9412 [2OC]

S. 2516 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit the use of opioids in emergency departments; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Gardner), S1452 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S2263 [18AP]

S. 2517 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow parents of eligible military dependent children to establish Military Education Savings Accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SASSE (for himself, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Lee), S1452 [7MR]

S. 2518 — A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Brown), S1452 [7MR]

Text, S1456 [7MR]

S. 2519 — A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reform the renewable fuel program under that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. UDALL, S1577 [8MR]

S. 2520 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure just and reasonable charges for inmate telephone and advanced communications services; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Portman), S1578 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S3294 [7JN], S5424 [26JY]

S. 2521 — A bill to authorize the issuance of extreme risk protection orders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Graham), S1578 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S1949 [22MR], S3602 [11JN], S4736 [28JN]

S. 2522 — A bill to provide for automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, and Ms. Collins), S1578 [8MR]

S. 2523 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program for FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. Heinrich), S1578 [8MR]

S. 2524 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms. Hassan), S1578 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S1791 [19MR], S2518 [7MY], S3294 [7JN], S5760 [21AU]

S. 2525 — A bill to ensure that the Federal Government shall not take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as a union of one man and one woman, or two individuals as recognized under Federal law, or that sexual relations outside marriage are improper; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Thune, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Moran), S1578 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S1687 [13MR]

S. 2526 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S1578 [8MR]

S. 2527 — A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Kennedy), S1578 [8MR]

Reported (no written report), S1790 [19MR]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 115–272), S3292 [7JN]

S. 2528 — A bill to call on the United States and its partners to continue support for the Iranian people in their fight for freedom and prosperity; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Manchin), S1578 [8MR]

S. 2529 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the applicable percentage under the premium assistance tax credit for households with young adults; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Sanders), S1578 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S1791 [19MR]

S. 2530 — A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Hassan), S1578 [8MR]

S. 2531 — A bill for the determination of the taking of private property and damages caused by the Department of Interior; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S1578 [8MR]

S. 2532 — A bill to make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public elementary schools and secondary schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. TESTER, S1629 [12MR]

S. 2533 — A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to allow National Health Service Corps members to provide obligated service as behavioral and mental health professionals at schools, other community-based settings, or patient homes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. Murkowski), S1629 [12MR]

S. 2534 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit individuals who are eligible for assistance under a Department of Defense educational assistance program or authority to use such tuition assistance for licensing and certification programs offered by entities other than an institution of higher education; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Tester), S1629 [12MR]

S. 2535 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to strengthen Drug Enforcement Administration discretion in setting opioid quotas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Grassley, and Mrs. Feinstein), S1629 [12MR]

Text, S1632 [12MR]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4035 [19JN]

Cosponsors added, S6060 [6SE]

S. 2536 — A bill to make daylight savings time permanent for the State of Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. RUBIO, S1629 [12MR]

S. 2537 — A bill to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. RUBIO, S1629 [12MR]

S. 2538 — A bill to prohibit an increase in duties on imports of steel and aluminum; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FLAKE, S1630 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S1949 [22MR]

S. 2539 — A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HELLER, S1686 [13MR]

S. 2540 — A bill to provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Graham, Mr. Warner, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Peters, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Heller), S1686 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S2219 [17AP], S4369 [25JN]

S. 2541 — A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize spouses of servicemembers to elect to use the same residences as the servicemembers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Kaine), S1686 [13MR]

S. 2542 — A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Hassan), S1686 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S2879 [23MY], S7275 [4DE]

S. 2543 — A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide grants to develop and enhance, or to evaluate, kinship navigator programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Young), S1686 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S1949 [22MR], S2836 [22MY]

S. 2544 — A bill to stop financial institution crime, require certain officers of companies to certify that they have conducted due diligence relating to criminal conduct or civil fraud, create accountability in deferred prosecution agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. WARREN, S1735 [14MR]

S. 2545 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a special behavioral health program for Indians; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Udall, Mr. Tester, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Warren, and Ms. Heitkamp), S1735 [14MR]

S. 2546 — A bill to provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren), S1735 [14MR]

S. 2547 — A bill to provide assistance for educational facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Cassidy), S1735 [14MR]

S. 2548 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Rubio), S1735 [14MR]

S. 2549 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1234 Saint Johns Place in Brooklyn, New York, as the ‘‘Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer), S1735 [14MR]

Reported (no written report), S3951 [14JN]

Passed Senate, S4807 [28JN]

Text, S4807 [28JN]

Message from the Senate, H5983 [3JY]

S. 2550 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 Macombs Place in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Tuskegee Airman Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer), S1735 [14MR]

S. 2551 — A bill to modernize United States international food assistance programs made available through the Food for Peace Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Coons), S1735 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S1949 [22MR]

S. 2552 — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to increase the maximum amounts of Farm Service Agency loans for years in which those maximum amounts are insufficient to satisfy demand, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Perdue), S1735 [14MR]

S. 2553 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding the prices for certain drugs and biologicals; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Barrasso), S1735 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S1792 [19MR], S4369 [25JN], S5424 [26JY], S5619 [15AU], S6305 [25SE]

Amendments, S6030, S6031, S6033 [4SE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S6033 [4SE]

Text, S6033 [4SE]

Message from the Senate, H7833 [5SE]

Referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means, H7868 [5SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8799 [25SE]

Text, H8799 [25SE]

Message from the House, S6338 [26SE], S6495 [3OC]

Examined and signed in the House (October 3, 2018), H9418 [5OC]

Presented to the President (October 4, 2018), S6540 [4OC]

Approved [Public Law 115–262] (signed October 10, 2018)

S. 2554 — A bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Cassidy), S1735 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S3294 [7JN], S3602 [11JN], S4843 [9JY], S5108 [19JY], S5268 [24JY], S5362 [25JY], S5456 [30JY], S5584 [1AU], S5619 [15AU], S5760 [21AU], S5955 [27AU], S6060 [6SE], S6144 [12SE], S6190 [17SE]