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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S273-S274 on Jan. 16, 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 Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms.
Klobuchar, and Mr. Schatz):
S. 137. 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.
By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
S. 138. A bill to modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in the States of Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
S. 139. A bill to designate the bridge located in Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as ``Bridge 2'' ) as the ``Dean Stone Bridge''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn):
S. 140. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the President James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rounds, Mr.
Crapo, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Sasse, Mrs. Hyde-Smith,
Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Moran, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Thune, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cassidy,
Mr. Romney, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Daines, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Paul, Mr. Boozman,
Mr. Cramer, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Scott of South
Carolina):
S. 141. A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. RUBIO:
S. 142. A bill to impose privacy requirements on providers of internet services similar to the requirements imposed on Federal agencies under the Privacy Act of 1974; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Gardner, Mr. King, and Mr. Heinrich):
S. 143. A bill to authorize the Department of Energy to conduct collaborative research with the Department of Veterans Affairs in order to improve healthcare services for veterans in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
S. 144. A bill to designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cruz, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sasse, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr.
Braun):
S. 145. A bill to expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 146. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Ms. Ernst):
S. 147. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Portman, and
Mr. Young):
S. 148. A bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Moran):
S. 149. A bill to establish a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer,
Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown,
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Peters, Mr.
Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow,
Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr.
Wyden):
S. 150. A bill to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Markey):
S. 151. A bill to deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 152. A bill to direct the President to impose penalties pursuant to denial orders with respect to certain Chinese telecommunications companies that are in violation of the export control or sanctions laws of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 153. A bill to promote veteran involvement in STEM education, computer science, and scientific research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms.
Baldwin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Bennet, and Ms.
Sinema):
S. 154. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve oversight of contracts for services and financial processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. JONES (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Mrs.
Gillibrand):
S. 155. A bill to improve the financial literacy of secondary school students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. BALDWIN:
S. 156. A bill to prevent conflicts of interest that stem from executive branch employees receiving bonuses or other compensation arrangements from non-Government sources, from the revolving door that raises concerns about the independence of executive branch employees, and from the revolving door that casts aspersions over the awarding of Government contracts and other financial benefits; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Sasse, Mr.
Paul, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Toomey, Mr.
Lankford, and Mr. Lee):
S. 157. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PAUL:
S. 158. A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr.
Rounds, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Thune, and Mr. Boozman):
S. 159. A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the right to life of each born and preborn human person; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Barrasso,
Mr. Blunt, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Inhofe,
Ms. Ernst, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Cramer,
Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr.
Perdue, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Young, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Romney,
Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Daines, Mr. Scott of
South Carolina, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Lee, Mr.
Paul, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Thune):
S. 160. 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.
By Mr. SULLIVAN:
S. 161. 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.
By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Warner, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Markey, Ms.
Klobuchar, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Jones, Ms.
Harris, Mr. Udall, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Duckworth, Mr.
King, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr.
Tester, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr.
Blumenthal):
S. 162. A bill to provide back pay to low-wage contractor employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 163. 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.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Crapo, Ms.
Baldwin, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Tester, Mr. Boozman, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mr. Moran, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hoeven, and Ms.
Rosen):
S. 164. 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.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Harris, and Mr.
Murphy):
S. 165. A bill to amend chapter 85 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM:
S. 166. A bill to provide provisional protected presence status for certain aliens and to provide mandatory appropriations relating to border security; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. YOUNG:
S. 167. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Braun):
S. 168. A bill to retitle Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as Indiana Dunes National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Carper, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. Capito):
S. 169. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from gross income for civil damages as recompense for trafficking in persons; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
S. 170. 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 Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 171. A bill to authorize the Office on Violence Against Women to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into the initial response to and investigation of such crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Jones, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and
Ms. Sinema):
S. 172. A bill to delay the reimposition of the annual fee on health insurance providers until after 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
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