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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S3104-S3106 on May 23, 2019.
The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Casey):
S. 1627. 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.
By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. King, and Ms.
Collins):
S. 1628. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the employer credit for paid family and medical leave, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr.
Markey):
S. 1629. A bill to regulate certain pay-to-win microtransactions and sales of loot boxes in interactive digital entertainment products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MENENDEZ:
S. 1630. A bill to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 1631. A bill to establish criminal penalties for aliens who fail to depart before the expiration of their visas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 1632. A bill to terminate the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr.
Barrasso):
S. 1633. 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.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cotton, Mr.
Kaine, Mr. Young, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hawley, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Manchin, Mrs.
Blackburn, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Jones, and
Mr. Romney):
S. 1634. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the People's Republic of China in relation to activities in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 1635. A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the ``Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Ms. Smith, and Mr.
Cassidy):
S. 1636. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaine,
Mr. Warner, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, and
Mr. Brown):
S. 1637. A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reaffirm the authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Isakson):
S. 1638. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum limit on the number of special masters allowed in the United States Court of Federal Claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 1639. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the treatment of partnership interests received in connection with the performance of services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Moran):
S. 1640. A bill to require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Hoeven, and
Mr. Cramer):
S. 1641. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 1642. A bill to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers by low-income local educational agencies; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Merkley, and
Mr. Risch):
S. 1643. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Forest and Refuge County Foundation, to provide for the establishment of the Natural Resources Permanent Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cotton,
Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy,
Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs.
Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Perdue, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Wicker, and Mr.
Cornyn):
S. 1644. 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.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Brown, Ms. Harris, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Markey, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mr. Tester, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto,
Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Hassan,
Mr. Schatz, Mr. King, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Murphy, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Carper, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Booker, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Udall, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Durbin, and Ms.
Sinema):
S. 1645. A bill to protect a woman's ability to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide reproductive health care services, including abortion services; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RUBIO:
S. 1646. A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Augustine, Florida, as the ``Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'' ; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
S. 1647. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family health information centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mrs.
Murray):
S. 1648. A bill to reinstate and compensate family caregivers who were improperly removed from the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs or whose benefits were reduced and to ensure all veteran caregivers receive the support and assistance to which they are eligible in a fair and consistent manner, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mr. Leahy, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Sanders, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Schatz):
S. 1649. A bill to restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Brown):
S. 1650. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Mr.
Cardin):
S. 1651. 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.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Sasse, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Risch, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Rounds, and Mr. Tester):
S. 1652. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SULLIVAN:
S. 1653. A bill to amend section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Menendez,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Cassidy):
S. 1654. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide authority to add additional vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren):
S. 1655. A bill to provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MANCHIN:
S. 1656. A bill to modify the transition period between care and services provided under the Veterans Choice Program and care and services provided under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Smith, and Mr. King):
S. 1657. A bill to provide assistance to combat the escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases and disorders; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Gardner, and Mr.
Coons):
S. 1658. A bill to provide for oversight of North Korea policy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Reed):
S. 1659. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, Ms.
Hassan, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
S. 1660. A bill to provide greater support for grandfamilies and older caretaker relatives; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms.
Hassan, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Leahy):
S. 1661. A bill to provide for the establishment of the United States Employee Ownership Bank, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY:
S. 1662. A bill to establish an annual fee applicable to opioid manufacturers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaine, and
Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 1663. A bill to reauthorize funding to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority contingent on improvements to the governance and operations of the Transit Authority; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Ms. Collins, and
Mr. Gardner):
S. 1664. A bill to require reporting on prescription drug expenditures under group health plans and on prescription drug price changes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. King,
Mr. Rounds, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Wyden, Ms.
McSally, Mr. Tester, Mr. Risch, Ms. Sinema, and Mr.
Daines):
S. 1665. A bill to modify the procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms.
Hassan, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Leahy, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 1666. A bill to establish an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Ms.
Hassan, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Daines, Ms. Ernst, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Ms. Sinema,
Mr. Jones, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Cortez Masto,
Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 1667. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain scholarships as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. TESTER:
S. 1668. A bill to clarify that participants in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program may be assigned to serve in pediatric inpatient mental health facilities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Braun, and Ms. Sinema):
S. 1669. 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. JONES (for himself and Ms. McSally):
S. 1670. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for multigenerational activities for long-term care facilities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. Casey):
S. 1671. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct resources that promote multigenerational collaboration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. JONES (for himself and Ms. McSally):
S. 1672. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the National Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
S. 1673. A bill to extend the authority for the establishment of a commemorative work in honor of Gold Star Families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MANCHIN:
S. 1674. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a competitive grant program to enable States to purchase, customize, or repair vehicles with hot and cold food storage for delivering meals to older individuals through the Congregate Nutrition Program or the Home-Delivered Nutrition Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Blumenthal, and Mr. Kennedy):
S. 1675. A bill to impose requirements on the payment of compensation to professional persons employed in voluntary cases commenced under title III of PROMESA; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
S. 1676. 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.
By Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 1677. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide authority to postpone certain deadlines by reason of State declared disasters or emergencies; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Rubio, and
Mr. Cornyn):
S. 1678. A bill to express United States support for Taiwan's diplomatic alliances around the world; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr.
Sullivan):
S. 1679. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out the Direct Air Capture and Blue Carbon Removal Technology Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Ms.
Klobuchar):
S. 1680. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance recordkeeping with respect to exposure by members of the Armed Forces to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
S. 1681. A bill to educate health care providers and the public on biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DAINES:
S. 1682. A bill to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to create a classification that more accurately reflects the vital role of wildland firefighters; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DAINES:
S. 1683. A bill to correct problems pertaining to human resources for career and volunteer personnel engaged in wildland fire and structure fire; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Shelby):
S. 1684. A bill to prevent prisoners who have been convicted of terrorism related offenses from being eligible for early release, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Coons, and
Ms. Sinema):
S. 1685. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for the research, development, and demonstration of commercially viable technologies for the capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 1686. A bill to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to require full disclosure for entities receiving Federal funding; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Cotton):
S. 1687. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Casey):
S. 1688. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the full disclosure of billing and service information to patients; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BOOKER:
S. 1689. A bill to permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean water revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State in certain circumstances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
S. 1690. A bill to improve United States missile defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 1691. A bill to provide mandatory funding to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Collins):
S. 1692. A bill to provide grants to support continuing education in election administration or cybersecurity for election officials and employees; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 1693. A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program; considered and passed.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Cruz):
S. 1694. A bill to require any Federal agency that issues licenses to conduct activities in outer space to include in the requirements for such licenses an agreement relating to the preservation and protection of the Apollo 11 landing site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LEE:
S. 1695. A bill to amend the Wilderness Act to allow local Federal officials to determine the manner in which nonmotorized uses may be permitted in wilderness areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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