[House Calendars for June 19, 2015 - 114th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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SENATE BILLS
S. 1 (H. Res. 100).-- To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. Ordered
placed on the calendar Jan. 7, 2015. Considered Jan. 13, 16,
20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 2015. Passed Senate amended Jan. 29,
2015; Roll No. 49: 62-36. Received in House and held at desk
Jan. 30, 2015. Passed House Feb. 11, 2015; Roll No. 75: 270-
152. Presented to the President Feb. 24, 2015. Vetoed Feb. 24,
2015. Senate sustained Presidential veto Mar. 4, 2015; Roll
No. 68: 62-37.
S. 32.-- To provide the Department of Justice with additional
tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity,
and for other purposes. Referred to Finance Jan. 6, 2015.
Committee discharged Jan. 13, 2015. Referred to the Judiciary
Jan. 13, 2015.
S. 95.-- To terminate the $1 presidential coin program. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 7, 2015.
Committee discharged Apr. 14, 2015. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 14, 2015.
S. 125.-- To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year
2020, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan.
8, 2015. Reported Mar. 26, 2015; no written report. Passed
Senate amended May 6, 2015. Received in House and referred to
the Judiciary May 8, 2015.
S. 136.-- To amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to
provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or
deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such
veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the civil
service. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 8, 2015. Reported May 5, 2015; Rept. 114-35.
Passed Senate May 11, 2015. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform May 12, 2015.
S. 142.-- To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to
promulgate a rule to require child safety packaging for liquid
nicotine containers, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 8, 2015. Reported
amended Apr. 13, 2015; Rept. 114-12.
S. 143.-- To allow for improvements to the United States Merchant
Marine Academy and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Jan. 9, 2015. Reported May 21,
2015; Rept. 114-51.
S. 147.-- To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. Reported from
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 12, 2015; Rept. 114-1.
S. 165.-- Referred to Armed Services Jan. 13, 2015. Reported
amended Feb. 23, 2015; no written report.
S. 166.-- To stop exploitation through trafficking. Referred to
the Judiciary Jan. 13, 2015. Reported amended Mar. 2, 2015; no
written report.
S. 178 (H. Con. Res. 47).-- To provide justice for the victims of
trafficking. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 13, 2015. Reported
amended Mar. 2, 2015; no written report. Considered Mar. 10,
11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, Apr. 14, 16, 20, 21, 2015. Passed
Senate amended Apr. 22, 2015; Roll No. 163: 99-0. Received in
House and held at desk Apr. 23, 2015. Considered under
suspension of rules May 18, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed
House May 19, 2015; Roll No. 244: 420-3. Presented to the
President May 21, 2015. Approved May 29, 2015. Public Law 114-
22.
S. 179.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota,
as the ``James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan.
13, 2015. Reported May 6, 2015; no written report. Passed
Senate May 11, 2015. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform May 12, 2015.
S. 184 (H.R. 1168).-- To amend the Indian Child Protection and
Family Violence Prevention Act to require background checks
before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court
proceedings, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian
Affairs Jan. 16, 2015. Reported May 11, 2015; Rept. 114-37.
Passed Senate June 1, 2015. Received in House and held at desk
June 1, 2015.
S. 192.-- To reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for
other purposes. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Jan. 20, 2015. Reported Feb. 3, 2015; no written
report.
S. 203.-- To restore Americans' individual liberty by striking the
Federal mandate to purchase insurance.
S. 227.-- To strengthen the Federal education research system to
make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to
State and local needs in order to increase student
achievement. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Jan. 21, 2015. Reported Feb. 4, 2015; no written
report.
S. 230.-- To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the
Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska.
Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 21, 2015. Reported May 11,
2015; Rept. 114-38.
S. 246.-- To establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff
Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.
Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 22, 2015. Reported amended May
11, 2015; Rept. 114-39. Passed Senate amended June 1, 2015.
Received in House and referred to Natural Resources June 1,
2015.
S. 253.-- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate
the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications
Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and
reduce reporting burdens. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 26, 2015. Reported amended May 22, 2015;
Rept. 114-58. Passed Senate amended June 10, 2015. Received in
House and held at desk June 11, 2015.
S. 261.-- To designate the United States courthouse located at 200
NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the William J.
Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Jan. 27, 2015. Reported May 4,
2015; no written report. Passed Senate May 21, 2015. Received
in House and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure May
22, 2015.
S. 272.-- Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 28,
2015.
S. 286.-- To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian
tribes, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs
Jan. 28, 2015. Reported May 22, 2015; Rept. 114-60.
S. 295.-- To amend section 2259 of title 18, United States Code,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 28,
2015. Reported Feb. 9, 2015; no written report. Ordered placed
on the calendar Feb. 9, 2015. Passed Senate amended Feb. 11,
2015; Roll No. 55: 98-0. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 12, 2015.
S. 301.-- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the centennial of Boys Town, and for other
purposes. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Jan.
29, 2015. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Mar. 24, 2015.
Received in House and held at desk Mar. 25, 2015.
S. 304.-- To improve motor vehicle safety by encouraging the
sharing of certain information. Referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Jan. 29, 2015. Reported amended Apr. 13,
2015; Rept. 114-13. Passed Senate amended Apr. 28, 2015.
Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce Apr. 29,
2015.
S. 321 (H.R. 533).-- To revoke the charter of incorporation of the
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and for
other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 29, 2015.
Reported May 11, 2015; Rept. 114-40.
S. 335.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve
529 plans. Referred to Finance Feb. 2, 2015. Reported amended
May 21, 2015; Rept. 114-56.
S. 337.-- To improve the Freedom of Information Act. Referred to
the Judiciary Feb. 2, 2015. Reported Feb. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-
4.
S. 338.-- To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water
Conservation Fund. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 3,
2015.
S. 339.-- To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
entirely. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 3, 2015.
S. 405.-- To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational
hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 9, 2015.
S. 501.-- To make technical corrections to the Navajo water rights
settlement in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
Referred to Indian Affairs Feb. 12, 2015. Reported May 11,
2015; Rept. 114-41. Passed Senate May 21, 2015. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources May 22, 2015.
S. 527 (H.R. 431).-- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the
Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround
Tuesday, or in the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights
March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the
Voting Rights Act of 1965. Referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Feb. 12, 2015. Reported Feb. 24, 2015; no
written report. Passed Senate Feb. 26, 2015. Received in House
and held at desk Feb. 27, 2015.
S. 534.-- To prohibit funds from being used to carry out certain
Executive actions related to immigration and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 24, 2015.
S. 535.-- To promote energy efficiency. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 24, 2015. Passed Senate Mar. 27 (Legislative day
of Mar. 26), 2015. Received in House and referred to Energy
and Commerce Apr. 13, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr.
21, 2015. Presented to the President Apr. 23, 2015. Approved
Apr. 30, 2015. Public Law 114-11.
S. 552.-- To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to
provide for increased limitations on leverage for multiple
licenses under common control. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Feb. 24, 2015. Reported amended June 10,
2015; no written report.
S. 558.-- To amend title 44, United States Code, to require
information on contributors to Presidential library
fundraising organizations, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 25, 2015.
Reported June 15, 2015; Rept. 114-65.
S. 565.-- To reduce the operation and maintenance costs associated
with the Federal fleet by encouraging the use of
remanufactured parts, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 25, 2015.
Reported May 22, 2015; Rept. 114-59. Ordered placed on the
calendar May 22, 2015. Passed Senate June 15, 2015. Received
in House and referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
16, 2015.
S. 579.-- To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to strengthen
the independence of the Inspectors General, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 26, 2015. Reported amended May 5, 2015; Rept.
114-36.
S. 611.-- To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize
technical assistance to small public water systems, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Feb.
27, 2015. Reported May 18, 2015; Rept. 114-47. Passed Senate
June 9, 2015. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce June 10, 2015.
S. 612.-- To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas,
as the ``George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''. Referred to Environment and Public Works Feb.
27, 2015. Reported May 4, 2015; no written report. Passed
Senate May 21, 2015. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure May 22, 2015.
S. 615.-- To provide for congressional review and oversight of
agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Feb. 27, 2015.
Reported amended Apr. 14, 2015; no written report.
S. 625.-- To provide for congressional review and oversight of
agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 4, 2015.
S. 653.-- 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. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Mar. 4, 2015. Reported May 18, 2015; Rept.
114-48. Passed Senate June 9, 2015. Received in House and
referred to Natural Resources June 10, 2015.
S. 665.-- To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans
throughout the United States in order to disseminate
information when a law enforcement officer is seriously
injured or killed in the line of duty, is missing in
connection with the officer's official duties, or an imminent
and credible threat that an individual intends to cause the
serious injury or death of a law enforcement officer is
received, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 4, 2015. Reported Mar. 26, 2015; no written report.
Passed Senate Apr. 30, 2015. Received in House and referred to
the Judiciary May 5, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House May
12, 2015. Presented to the President May 14, 2015. Approved
May 19, 2015. Public Law 114-12.
S. 697.-- To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reauthorize
and modernize that Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Mar. 10, 2015. Reported amended
June 17, 2015; no written report. Ordered placed on the
calendar June 17, 2015.
S. 710 (H.R. 360).-- To reauthorize the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other
purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Mar. 11, 2015. Reported
amended June 4, 2015; no written report. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs June 4, 2015.
S. 754.-- To improve cybersecurity in the United States through
enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats,
and for other purposes. Reported from Intelligence Mar. 17,
2015; Rept. 114-32.
S. 756.-- To require a report on accountability for war crimes and
crimes against humanity in Syria. Referred to Foreign
Relations Mar. 17, 2015. Reported June 11, 2015; no written
report.
S. 782.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a
bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park. Referred
to Environment and Public Works Mar. 18, 2015. Committee
discharged Apr. 22, 2015. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 22, 2015.
S. 792.-- To expand sanctions imposed with respect to Iran and to
impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran, and for
other purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Mar. 18, 2015; no written report.
S. 802.-- To authorize the Secretary of State and the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development to provide assistance to support the rights of
women and girls in developing countries, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Mar. 19, 2015.
Reported amended May 21, 2015; no written report. Ordered
placed on the calendar May 21, 2015. Passed Senate amended May
23 (Legislative day of May 22), 2015. Received in House and
held at desk May 26, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House June
1, 2015. Presented to the President June 3, 2015. Approved
June 12, 2015. Public Law 114-24.
S. 808.-- To establish the Surface Transportation Board as an
independent establishment, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 19, 2015. Reported
May 21, 2015; Rept. 114-52.
S. 903.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve
access and administration of the United States Tax Court.
Reported from Finance Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-14.
S. 904.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove
bond requirements and extend filing periods for certain
taxpayers with limited excise tax liability. Reported from
Finance Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-15.
S. 905.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
the limitation on eligibility for the alternative tax for
certain small insurance companies. Reported from Finance Apr.
14, 2015; Rept. 114-16.
S. 906.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the
types of wines taxed as hard cider. Reported from Finance Apr.
14, 2015; Rept. 114-17.
S. 907.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent
the extension of the tax collection period merely because the
taxpayer is a member of the Armed Forces who is hospitalized
as a result of combat zone injuries. Reported from Finance
Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-18.
S. 908.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the deductibility of charitable contributions to
agricultural research organizations, and for other purposes.
Reported from Finance Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-19.
S. 909.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt
private foundations from the tax on excess business holdings
in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises which are
independently supervised, and for other purposes. Reported
from Finance Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-20.
S. 910.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the special rules for accident and health plans of certain
governmental entities, and for other purposes. Reported from
Finance Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-21.
S. 912.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude
payments received under the Work Colleges Program from gross
income, including payments made from institutional funds.
Reported from Finance Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-22.
S. 913.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an
investment tax credit for waste heat to power technology.
Reported from Finance Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-23.
S. 914.-- To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify the
use of credentials by enrolled agents. Reported from Finance
Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-24.
S. 915.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt
certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on
foreign investments in United States real property interests,
and for other purposes. Reported from Finance Apr. 14, 2015;
Rept. 114-25.
S. 916 (H.R. 606).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
exclude certain compensation received by public safety
officers and their dependents from gross income. Reported from
Finance Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-26.
S. 917.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize
the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied
natural gas. Reported from Finance Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-
27.
S. 918.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
notice to charities and other nonprofit organizations before
their tax-exempt status is automatically revoked. Reported
from Finance Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-28.
S. 919.-- To exclude from gross income certain clean coal power
grants to non-corporate taxpayers. Reported from Finance Apr.
14, 2015; Rept. 114-29.
S. 920.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a
member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or
certification required by reason of a permanent change in the
duty station of such member to another State. Reported from
Finance Apr. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-30.
S. 957.-- To increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs
to help create jobs. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Apr. 15, 2015. Reported June 10, 2015; no
written report.
S. 958.-- To amend the Small Business Act to provide for team and
joint venture offers for certain contracts. Referred to Small
Business and Entrepreneurship Apr. 15, 2015. Reported amended
June 10, 2015; no written report.
S. 966.-- To extend the low-interest refinancing provisions under
the Local Development Business Loan Program of the Small
Business Administration. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Apr. 15, 2015. Reported amended June 10,
2015; no written report.
S. 967.-- To require the Small Business Administration to make
information relating to lenders making covered loans publicly
available, and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business
and Entrepreneurship Apr. 15, 2015. Reported amended June 10,
2015; no written report.
S. 971.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for an increase in the limit on the length of an
agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical
practice demonstration program. Referred to Finance Apr. 16,
2015. Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended Apr. 22,
2015. Received in House and referred to Ways and Means and in
addition to Energy and Commerce Apr. 22, 2015.
S. 984.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking
accessories for speech generating devices and to remove the
rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare
Program with respect to speech generating devices. Ordered
placed on the calendar Apr. 20, 2015. Passed Senate Apr. 22,
2015. Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce
and in addition to Ways and Means Apr. 22, 2015.
S. 993.-- To increase public safety by facilitating collaboration
among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans
treatment services, mental health treatment, and substance
abuse systems. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 16, 2015.
Reported Apr. 30, 2015; no written report.
S. 994.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in Waldwick, New
Jersey, as the ``Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 16, 2015. Reported May 6, 2015; no written
report. Passed Senate May 11, 2015. Received in House and
referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 12, 2015.
S. 995.-- To establish congressional trade negotiating objectives
and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations,
to provide for consideration of trade agreements, and for
other purposes. Referred to Finance Apr. 16, 2015. Reported
amended May 11, 2015; Rept. 114-42.
S. 999.-- To amend the Small Business Act to provide for
improvements to small business development centers. Referred
to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Apr. 16, 2015. Reported
amended June 10, 2015; no written report.
S. 1000.-- To strengthen resources for entrepreneurs by improving
the SCORE program, and for other purposes. Referred to Small
Business and Entrepreneurship Apr. 16, 2015. Reported amended
June 10, 2015; no written report.
S. 1001.-- To establish authorization levels for general business
loans for fiscal years 2015 and 2016. Referred to Small
Business and Entrepreneurship Apr. 16, 2015. Reported June 10,
2015; no written report.
S. 1034.-- To designate the United States courthouse located at
501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the
``Charles Clark United States Courthouse''. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 21, 2015. Reported May 4,
2015; no written report.
S. 1035.-- To extend authority relating to roving surveillance,
access to business records, and individual terrorists as
agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Apr. 22, 2015.
S. 1124.-- To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
to improve the Act. Reported from Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Apr. 28, 2015; no written report. Passed Senate
amended May 6, 2015. Received in House and referred to
Education and the Workforce May 8, 2015. Committee discharged.
Passed House May 12, 2015. Presented to the President May 14,
2015. Approved May 22, 2015. Public Law 114-18.
S. 1177.-- To reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves. Reported from
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 30, 2015; no
written report.
S. 1267.-- To extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the
Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty
treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes. Reported
from Finance May 11, 2015; Rept. 114-43.
S. 1268.-- To extend the trade adjustment assistance program, and
for other purposes. Reported from Finance May 11, 2015; Rept.
114-44.
S. 1269.-- To reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement
functions and activities, and for other purposes. Reported
from Finance May 11, 2015; Rept. 114-45.
S. 1292.-- To amend the Small Business Act to treat certain
qualified disaster areas as HUBZones and to extend the period
for HUBZone treatment for certain base closure areas, and for
other purposes. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship May 12, 2015. Reported June 10, 2015; no
written report.
S. 1350.-- To provide a short-term extension of Federal-aid
highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 18, 2015.
S. 1356 (H.R. 2252).-- To clarify that certain provisions of the
Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 will not take
effect until after the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management promulgates and makes effective regulations
relating to such provisions. Passed Senate May 14, 2015.
Received in House and held at desk May 14, 2015.
S. 1357.-- To extend authority relating to roving surveillance,
access to business records, and individual terrorists as
agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 18, 2015.
S. 1376.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. Reported from Armed
Services May 19, 2015; Rept. 114-49.
S. 1417.-- To reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act,
and for other purposes. Reported from Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry May 21, 2015; no written report.
S. 1463.-- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and
Accountability Act 0f 2014 to modify the distance requirement
for expanded availability of hospital care and medical
services for veterans through the use of agreements with non-
Department of Veterans Affairs entities. Passed Senate May 22,
2015. Received in House and referred to Veterans' Affairs and
in addition to the Budget May 26, 2015.
S. 1470.-- To amend the Small Business Act to provide additional
assistance to small business concerns for disaster recovery,
and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship May 31, 2015. Reported amended June 10, 2015;
no written report.
S. 1484.-- To improve accountability and transparency in the
United States financial regulatory system, protect access to
credit for consumers, provide sensible relief to financial
institutions, and for other purposes. Reported from Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs June 2, 2015; no written report.
S. 1519.-- To amend the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to
address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at ports
in the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation June 4, 2015. Committee
discharged June 17, 2015. Referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions June 17, 2015.
S. 1558.-- Making appropriations for Department of Defense for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations June 11, 2015; Rept. 114-63.
S. 1568.-- To extend the authorization to carry out the
replacement of the existing medical center of the Department
of Veterans Affairs in Denver, Colorado, to authorize
transfers of amounts to carry out the replacement of such
medical center, and for other purposes. Passed Senate June 11,
2015. Received in House and passed June 12, 2015. Presented to
the President June 15, 2015. Approved June 15, 2015. Public
Law 114-25.
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