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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S1986-S1987 on March 26, 2019.
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
S. 866. 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 Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Brown):
S. 867. A bill to protect students of institutions of higher education and the taxpayer investment in institutions of higher education by improving oversight and accountability of institutions of higher education, particularly for-profit colleges, improving protections for students and borrowers, and ensuring the integrity of postsecondary education programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. HIRONO:
S. 868. A bill to address the disparate impact of climate change on women and support the efforts of women globally to address climate change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Collins,
Ms. Ernst, and Mr. Lankford):
S. 869. A bill to affirm the authority of the President to require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PORTMAN:
S. 870. A bill to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 to provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Udall):
S. 871. A bill to establish the White Sands National Park in the State of New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
S. 872. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign $20 Federal reserve notes so as to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren, and
Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 873. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
S. 874. A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Rubio, and
Mr. Jones):
S. 875. 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 Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Gardner):
S. 876. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to prepare veterans for careers in the energy industry, including the solar, wind, cybersecurity, and other low-carbon emissions sectors or zero-emissions sectors of the energy industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Cantwell,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. McSally, and Mr.
Schatz):
S. 877. A bill to prohibit the sale of shark fins, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rubio,
Mr. Cruz, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Coons):
S. 878. A bill to foster security in Taiwan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs.
Feinstein, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Reed, Ms.
Cortez Masto, and Ms. Smith):
S. 879. A bill to provide a process for granting lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specified eligibility requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Markey,
Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Menendez):
S. 880. A bill to provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer's disease care planning services furnished under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Gardner):
S. 881. A bill to improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell,
Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Smith, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 882. A bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the President and Vice President; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. McSALLY (for herself and Ms. Sinema):
S. 883. A bill to provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by Win Oil Company, Inc., for purposes of economic development by removing the Federal reversionary interest in the land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Cassidy):
S. 884. A bill to authorize a grant program that strengthens the capacity of community development financial institutions through alignment with national service participants; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
S. 885. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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