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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the
first

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and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Coburn,
Mr. Nelson, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Warner, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Risch):
S. 632. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 to repeal a duplicative program relating to
inspection and grading of catfish; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Begich, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 633. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of
the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled
veterans for travel in connection with certain special
disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr.
Baucus):
S. 634. A bill to allow members of the Armed Forces and
National Guard to defer principal on Federal student loans
for a certain period in connection with receipt of orders for
mobilization for war or national emergency, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, Mr.
Johanns, Mr. Warner, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Toomey, and
Mr. Blunt):
S. 635. A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to
provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice
requirement; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
S. 636. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for
incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR
Technology under the Medicare program; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ:
S. 637. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination
of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of
Health with respect to Tourette syndrome; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Franken,
Mr. Leahy, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Tester):
S. 638. A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to
provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from
such laws that are contrary to the public interest with
respect to railroads; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
S. 639. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
specify the circumstances in which a person may acquire
geolocation information and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Schatz):
S. 640. A bill to reauthorize the programs of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing
assistance for Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Reed):
S. 641. 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, and other programs, to promote education 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.
By Mr. ENZI:
S. 642. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision
of technical services for medical imaging examinations and
radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less
costly; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Begich, and Mr.
Chambliss):
S. 643. A bill to strengthen employee cost savings
suggestions programs within the Federal Government; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 644. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Hirono, and
Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 645. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act
to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to
protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Blumenthal, and Mr. Nelson):
S. 646. A bill to create the National Endowment for the
Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United
States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Burr):
S. 647. 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.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Collins):
S. 648. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to support teacher and school
professional training on awareness of student mental health
conditions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. REID:
S. 649. A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be
prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national
instant criminal background check system and require a
background check for every firearm sale, and for other
purposes; read the first time.
By Ms. LANDRIEU:
S. 650. 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. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
S.J. Res. 12. A joint resolution to consent to certain
amendments enacted by the legislature of the State of Hawaii
to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.

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