[House Calendars for October 26, 2015 - 114th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


                    HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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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. Reported Sept. 17, 2015; no written report. 
    Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 17, 2015. Passed Senate 
    Oct. 7, 2015. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary 
    and in addition to Energy and Commerce Oct. 8, 2015.
  
S. 35.-- To extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell 
    Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes. 
    Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 6, 2015. Reported Sept. 10, 
    2015; Rept. 114-139.
  
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. Reported Sept. 
    18, 2015; Rept. 114-263. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. 
    Passed House Sept. 28, 2015. Presented to the President Sept. 
    30, 2015. Approved Oct. 7, 2015. Public Law 114-62.
  
S. 139.-- To permanently allow an exclusion under the Supplemental 
    Security Income program and the Medicaid program for 
    compensation provided to individuals who participate in 
    clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions. Referred to 
    Finance Jan. 8, 2015. Committee discharged. Passed Senate July 
    16, 2015. Received in House and referred to Ways and Means and 
    in addition to Energy and Commerce July 20, 2015. Rules 
    suspended. Passed House Sept. 28, 2015. Presented to the 
    President Sept. 30, 2015. Approved Oct. 7, 2015. Public Law 
    114-63.
  
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. Passed Senate July 9, 2015. Received in 
    House and held at desk July 13, 2015.
  
S. 145.-- To require the Director of the National Park Service to 
    refund to States all State funds that were used to reopen and 
    temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during 
    the October 2013 shutdown. Referred to Energy and Natural 
    Resources Jan. 12, 2015. Reported Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-
    124.
  
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. Rules suspended. 
    Passed House July 13, 2015. Presented to the President July 
    14, 2015. Approved July 20, 2015. Public Law 114-37.
  
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. Passed Senate July 16, 2015. Received in House and 
    referred to Education and the Workforce July 20, 2015.
  
S. 203.-- To restore Americans' individual liberty by striking the 
    Federal mandate to purchase insurance.
  
S. 209.-- To amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-
    Determination Act of 2005, and for other purposes. Referred to 
    Indian Affairs Jan. 21, 2015. Reported Sept. 30, 2015; Rept. 
    114-149.
  
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. Passed Senate amended June 25, 2015. 
    Received in House and held at desk June 25, 2015. Rules 
    suspended. Passed House Sept. 16, 2015. Presented to the 
    President Sept. 21, 2015. Approved Sept. 30, 2015. Public Law 
    114-56.
  
S. 242 (H.R. 313).-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to 
    provide leave to any new Federal employee who is a veteran 
    with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or 
    more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such 
    disability, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland 
    Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 22, 2015. Reported July 
    23, 2015; Rept. 114-89. Passed Senate July 28, 2015. Received 
    in House and held at desk July 29, 2015.
  
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. 248 (H.R. 511).-- To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian 
    tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act. 
    Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 22, 2015. Reported Sept. 10, 
    2015; Rept. 114-140.
  
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. Reported Sept. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-248. House 
    Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2015. 
    Presented to the President Sept. 29, 2015. Approved Oct. 7, 
    2015. Public Law 114-64.
  
S. 267.-- To authorize the transfer of certain items under the 
    control of the Omar Bradley Foundation to the descendants of 
    General Omar Bradley. Referred to Armed Services Jan. 27, 
    2015. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2015. 
    Received in House and referred to Armed Services Sept. 8, 
    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. 280.-- To improve the efficiency, management, and interagency 
    coordination of the Federal permitting process through reforms 
    overseen by the Director of the Office of Management and 
    Budget, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security 
    and Governmental Affairs Jan. 28, 2015. Reported amended Aug. 
    4, 2015; Rept. 114-113.
  
S. 282 (H.R. 598).-- To provide taxpayers with an annual report 
    disclosing the cost and performance of Government programs and 
    areas of duplication among them, and for other purposes. 
    Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 
    28, 2015. Reported amended June 24, 2015; Rept. 114-71.
  
S. 284.-- To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons 
    responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized 
    human rights, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign 
    Relations Jan. 28, 2015. Reported amended July 29, 2015; no 
    written report.
  
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. Passed 
    Senate amended July 7, 2015. Received in House and held at 
    desk July 8, 2015. Referred to Natural Resources July 22, 
    2015.
  
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 (H.R. 893).-- 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. 310.-- To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of 
    painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal 
    Government. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental 
    Affairs Jan. 29, 2015. Reported July 27, 2015; Rept. 114-93.
  
S. 313.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add 
    physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to 
    utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare. Referred to 
    Finance Jan. 29, 2015. Reported amended July 30, 2015; Rept. 
    114-98.
  
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. 349.-- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to empower 
    individuals with disabilities to establish their own 
    supplemental needs trusts. Referred to Finance Feb. 3, 2015. 
    Reported July 30, 2015; Rept. 114-99. Passed Senate Sept. 9, 
    2015. Received in House and referred to Energy and Commerce 
    Sept. 10, 2015.
  
S. 373.-- To provide for the establishment of nationally uniform 
    and environmentally sound standards governing discharges 
    incidental to the normal operation of a vessel. Referred to 
    Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 4, 2015. Reported 
    amended July 29, 2015; Rept. 114-96.
  
S. 403.-- To revise the authorized route of the North Country 
    National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend 
    the trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian 
    National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. Referred to 
    Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 5, 2015. Reported amended 
    Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-125.
  
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. 465.-- To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian 
    Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the 
    Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the 
    Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe. 
    Referred to Indian Affairs Feb. 11, 2015. Reported Sept. 10, 
    2015; Rept. 114-141.
  
S. 466.-- To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve 
    the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care 
    under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by developing maternity 
    care quality measures and supporting maternity care quality 
    collaboratives. Referred to Finance Feb. 11, 2015. Reported 
    amended July 30, 2015; Rept. 114-100.
  
S. 481.-- To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Federal 
    Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to drug scheduling 
    recommendations by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
    and with respect to registration of manufacturers and 
    distributors seeking to conduct clinical testing, and for 
    other purposes. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and 
    Pensions Feb. 12, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 1, 2015; no 
    written report.
  
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. Reported 
    Sept. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-255. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. 
    Passed House Sept. 16, 2015. Presented to the President Sept. 
    21, 2015. Approved Sept. 30, 2015. Public Law 114-57.
  
S. 521.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
    special resource study of President Station in Baltimore, 
    Maryland, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and 
    Natural Resources Feb. 12, 2015. Reported amended Sept. 9, 
    2015; Rept. 114-126.
  
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. 544 (H.R. 1030).-- To prohibit the Environmental Protection 
    Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating 
    regulations or assessments based upon science that is not 
    transparent or reproducible. Referred to Environment and 
    Public Works Feb. 24, 2015. Reported amended June 22, 2015; 
    Rept. 114-69.
  
S. 546.-- To establish the Railroad Emergency Services 
    Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation 
    (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the Federal Emergency Management 
    Agency's National Advisory Council to provide recommendations 
    on emergency responder training and resources relating to 
    hazardous materials incidents involving railroads, and for 
    other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental 
    Affairs Feb. 24, 2015. Reported July 21, 2015; Rept. 114-85.
  
S. 552 (H.R. 1023).-- 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 (H.R. 1069).-- 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 (H.R. 1613).-- 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. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 28, 2015. 
    Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2015. Approved Oct. 7, 
    2015. Public Law 114-65.
  
S. 579 (H.R. 2395).-- 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. 583 (H.R. 1138).-- To establish certain wilderness areas in 
    central Idaho and to authorize various land conveyances 
    involving National Forest System land and Bureau of Land 
    Management land in central Idaho, and for other purposes. 
    Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 26, 2015. 
    Reported Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-127.
  
S. 593.-- To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to 
    Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation 
    to manage its infrastructure assets. Referred to Energy and 
    Natural Resources Feb. 26, 2015. Reported amended Sept. 9, 
    2015; Rept. 114-128.
  
S. 599.-- To extend and expand the Medicaid emergency psychiatric 
    demonstration project. Referred to Finance Feb. 26, 2015. 
    Reported amended July 30, 2015; Rept. 114-101. Passed Senate 
    amended Sept. 28, 2015. Received in House and held at desk 
    Sept. 29, 2015.
  
S. 607.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    provide for a five-year extension of the rural community 
    hospital demonstration program, and for other purposes. 
    Referred to Finance Feb. 27, 2015. Reported amended July 30, 
    2015; Rept. 114-102.
  
S. 610.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
    special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland 
    and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural 
    Resources Feb. 27, 2015. Reported Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-
    129.
  
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. 614 (H.R. 2320).-- To provide access to and use of information 
    by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments, and 
    for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and 
    Governmental Affairs Feb. 27, 2015. Reported July 21, 2015; 
    Rept. 114-86. Passed Senate amended July 28, 2015. Received in 
    House and held at desk July 29, 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. 627.-- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
    bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
    manipulations, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' 
    Affairs Mar. 3, 2015. Reported amended Sept. 28, 2015; Rept. 
    114-148.
  
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; Rept. 114-67. Ordered placed on the calendar 
    June 17, 2015.
  
S. 704.-- To establish a Community-Based Institutional Special 
    Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-
    based care to eligible Medicare beneficiaries. Referred to 
    Finance Mar. 11, 2015. Reported amended July 30, 2015; Rept. 
    114-103.
  
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; Rept. 114-117. Referred to Banking, 
    Housing, and Urban Affairs June 4, 2015. Committee discharged. 
    Ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 5, 2015.
  
S. 720.-- To promote energy savings in residential buildings and 
    industry, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and 
    Natural Resources Mar. 11, 2015. Reported amended Sept. 9, 
    2015; Rept. 114-130.
  
S. 750.-- To achieve border security on certain Federal lands 
    along the Southern border. Referred to Homeland Security and 
    Governmental Affairs Mar. 17, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 1, 
    2015; Rept. 114-150.
  
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. Considered Oct. 20, 21, 22, 2015.
  
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. Passed Senate July 14, 2015. Received in House and 
    referred to Foreign Affairs July 15, 2015.
  
S. 764.-- To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College 
    Program Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, 
    Science and Transportation Mar. 17, 2015. Reported amended 
    July 23, 2015; Rept. 114-90. Passed Senate amended July 28, 
    2015. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources July 
    29, 2015. Passed House with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 421 
    Sept. 18, 2015.
  
S. 766.-- To limit the retrieval of data from vehicle event data 
    recorders, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, 
    Science and Transportation Mar. 17, 2015. Reported Sept. 28, 
    2015; Rept. 114-147.
  
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. 799 (H.R. 1462).-- To combat the rise of prenatal opioid abuse 
    and neonatal abstinence syndrome. Referred to Health, 
    Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 19, 2015. Reported amended 
    Oct. 1, 2015; no written report. Passed Senate amended Oct. 
    22, 2015. Received in House and held at desk Oct. 22, 2015.
  
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. Passed Senate June 18, 2015. 
    Received in House and held at desk June 23, 2015.
  
S. 833.-- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 
    out certain major medical facility projects for which 
    appropriations were made for fiscal year 2015, and for other 
    purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 23, 2015. 
    Reported amended Aug. 6, 2015; no written report.
  
S. 834.-- To amend the law relating to sport fish restoration and 
    recreational boating safety, and for other purposes. Referred 
    to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 23, 2015. 
    Reported amended July 23, 2015; Rept. 114-91.
  
S. 861.-- To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act 
    to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid 
    programs. Referred to Finance Mar. 25, 2015. Reported amended 
    July 30, 2015; Rept. 114-104.
  
S. 873.-- To designate the wilderness within the Lake Clark 
    National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska as the Jay 
    S. Hammond Wilderness Area. Referred to Energy and Natural 
    Resources Mar. 26, 2015. Reported amended Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 
    114-131.
  
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. Reported from 
    Ways and Means June 23, 2015; Rept. 114-172, Pt. I. Energy and 
    Commerce discharged June 23, 2015. Union Calendar. Rules 
    suspended. Passed House July 15, 2015. Presented to the 
    President July 22, 2015. Approved July 30, 2015. Public Law 
    114-39.
  
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. Reported from 
    Ways and Means June 24, 2015; Rept. 114-178, Pt. I. Energy and 
    Commerce discharged July 15, 2015. Union Calendar. Rules 
    suspended. Passed House July 15, 2015. Presented to the 
    President July 22, 2015. Approved July 30, 2015. Public Law 
    114-40.
  
S. 986 (H.R. 1880).-- To require the Secretary of the Interior to 
    take into trust 4 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of 
    certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico. Referred to 
    Indian Affairs Apr. 16, 2015. Reported Aug. 4, 2015; Rept. 
    114-114. Passed Senate Sept. 22, 2015. Received in House and 
    held at desk Sept. 24, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House 
    Oct. 6, 2015. Presented to the President Oct. 8, 2015. 
    Approved Oct. 16, 2015. Public Law 114-69.
  
S. 991 (H.R. 1831).-- To establish the Commission on Evidence-
    Based Policymaking, and for other purposes. Referred to 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 16, 2015. 
    Reported amended Oct. 1, 2015; Rept. 114-151.
  
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. 
    Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2015. Presented to the 
    President Sept. 29, 2015. Approved Oct. 7, 2015. Public Law 
    114-66.
  
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. 1082.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
    the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of 
    Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for 
    other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 23, 2015. 
    Reported amended Oct. 19, 2015; no written report. Ordered 
    placed on the calendar Oct. 19, 2015.
  
S. 1090.-- To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
    Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for 
    broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster 
    assistance, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland 
    Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 27, 2015. Reported 
    Sept. 15, 2015; Rept. 114-142. Passed Senate Sept. 17, 2015. 
    Received in House and referred to Transportation and 
    Infrastructure Sept. 17, 2015.
  
S. 1103.-- To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement 
    of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark 
    Canyon Dam. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 27, 
    2015. Reported Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-132.
  
S. 1104.-- To extend the deadline for commencement of construction 
    of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam. Referred 
    to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 27, 2015. Reported Sept. 
    9, 2015; Rept. 114-133.
  
S. 1109.-- To require adequate information regarding the tax 
    treatment of payments under settlement agreements entered into 
    by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. Referred to 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 28, 2015. 
    Reported July 7, 2015; Rept. 114-76. Passed Senate amended 
    Sept. 21, 2015. Received in House and referred to Oversight 
    and Government Reform Sept. 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. 1137.-- To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-
    Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical 
    corrections, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary 
    Apr. 29, 2015. Reported amended Sept. 8, 2015; no written 
    report.
  
S. 1140.-- To require the Secretary of the Army and the 
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
    propose a regulation revising the definition of the term 
    ``waters of the United States'', and for other purposes. 
    Referred to Environment and Public Works Apr. 30, 2015. 
    Reported amended July 16, 2015; Rept. 114-84.
  
S. 1170.-- To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the 
    authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a 
    semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research, and for 
    other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental 
    Affairs Apr. 30, 2015. Reported Sept. 17, 2015; Rept. 114-144. 
    Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 17, 2015. Passed Senate 
    Sept. 22, 2015. Received in House and referred to Oversight 
    and Government Reform and in addition to Energy and Commerce, 
    and Armed Services Sept. 24, 2015.
  
S. 1172.-- To improve the process of presidential transition. 
    Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 
    30, 2015. Reported amended July 27, 2015; Rept. 114-94. Passed 
    Senate amended July 30, 2015. Received in House and referred 
    to Oversight and Government Reform and in addition to Homeland 
    Security July 31, 2015.
  
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. Considered July 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 2015. 
    Passed Senate amended July 16, 2015; Roll No. 249: 81-17. 
    Received in House and held at desk July 21, 2015.
  
S. 1180.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct 
    the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
    to modernize the integrated public alert and warning system of 
    the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 4, 2015. 
    Reported amended June 25, 2015; Rept. 114-73. Passed Senate 
    amended July 9, 2015. Received in House and held at desk July 
    13, 2015.
  
S. 1203.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
    processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
    benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
    Affairs, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs 
    May 6, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 19, 2015; Rept. 114-153.
  
S. 1240.-- To designate the Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio 
    Wilderness Areas in the State of New Mexico, and for other 
    purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 7, 
    2015. Reported amended Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-134.
  
S. 1251.-- To implement the Amendment to the Convention on Future 
    Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, 
    as adopted at Lisbon, Portugal on September 28, 2007. Referred 
    to Commerce, Science and Transportation May 7, 2015. Reported 
    Aug. 28, 2015; Rept. 114-120.
  
S. 1253.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
    provide coverage of certain disposable medical technologies 
    under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Referred 
    to Finance May 7, 2015. Reported amended July 30, 2015; Rept. 
    114-105.
  
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. 1297.-- To update the Commercial Space Launch Act by amending 
    title 51, United States Code, to promote competitiveness of 
    the U.S. commercial space sector, and for other purposes. 
    Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation May 12, 2015. 
    Reported amended July 22, 2015; Rept. 114-88. Passed Senate 
    amended Aug. 4, 2015. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 
    8, 2015.
  
S. 1300.-- To amend the section 221 of the Immigration and 
    Nationality Act to provide relief for adoptive families from 
    immigrant visa fees in certain situations. Referred to the 
    Judiciary May 12, 2015. Reported July 9, 2015; no written 
    report. Passed Senate July 14, 2015. Received in House and 
    held at desk July 15, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 
    6, 2015. Presented to the President Oct. 8, 2015. Approved 
    Oct. 16, 2015. Public Law 114-70.
  
S. 1305.-- To amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to 
    authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle 
    Reservoir. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 12, 
    2015. Reported amended Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-135.
  
S. 1315.-- To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to 
    transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of 
    local and State prohibitions. Referred to Commerce, Science 
    and Transportation May 13, 2015. Reported Aug. 28, 2015; Rept. 
    114-121.
  
S. 1334 (H.R. 774).-- To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
    illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, to amend the 
    Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to implement the Antigua 
    Convention, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, 
    Science and Transportation May 13, 2015. Reported amended July 
    28, 2015; no written report.
  
S. 1347 (H.R. 887).-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
    Act with respect to the treatment of patient encounters in 
    ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful EHR use, 
    and for other purposes. Referred to Finance May 14, 2015. 
    Reported amended July 30, 2015; Rept. 114-106. Passed Senate 
    amended Aug. 5, 2015. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 
    8, 2015.
  
S. 1349 (H.R. 876).-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
    Act to require hospitals to provide certain notifications to 
    individuals classified by such hospitals under observation 
    status rather than admitted as inpatients of such hospitals. 
    Referred to Finance May 14, 2015. Reported July 30, 2015; 
    Rept. 114-107.
  
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. 1359 (H.R. 3154).-- To allow manufacturers to meet warranty and 
    labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the 
    terms of warranties on Internet websites, and for other 
    purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation May 
    14, 2015. Reported July 7, 2015; Rept. 114-77. Passed Senate 
    amended July 9, 2015. Received in House and referred to Energy 
    and Commerce July 13, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House 
    Sept. 8, 2015; Roll No. 490: 388-2. Presented to the President 
    Sept. 15, 2015. Approved Sept. 24, 2015. Public Law 114-51.
  
S. 1362.-- To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify 
    waiver authority regarding programs of all-inclusive care for 
    the elderly (PACE programs). Referred to Finance May 18, 2015. 
    Reported amended July 30, 2015; Rept. 114-108. Passed Senate 
    amended Aug. 5, 2015. Received in House and referred to Ways 
    and Means and in addition to Energy and Commerce Sept. 8, 
    2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 21, 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. 1400.-- To amend the Small Business Act to direct the task 
    force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to 
    provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or 
    surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses. Referred 
    to Small Business and Entrepreneurship May 20, 2015. Reported 
    amended Sept. 15, 2015; no written report.
  
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. 1461.-- To provide for the extension of the enforcement 
    instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient 
    therapeutic services in critical access and small rural 
    hospitals through 2015. Referred to Finance May 22, 2015. 
    Reported amended July 30, 2015; Rept. 114-109. Passed Senate 
    amended Sept. 10, 2015. Received in House and referred to 
    Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means Sept. 
    11, 2015.
  
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. 1482.-- To improve and reauthorize provisions relating to the 
    application of the antitrust laws to the award of need-based 
    educational aid. Referred to the Judiciary June 2, 2015. 
    Reported July 9, 2015; no written report. Ordered placed on 
    the calendar July 9, 2015. Passed Senate July 14, 2015. 
    Received in House and held at desk July 15, 2015. Rules 
    suspended. Passed House July 27, 2015; Roll No. 467: 378-0. 
    Presented to the President July 29, 2015. Approved Aug. 6, 
    2015. Public Law 114-44.
  
S. 1483.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
    suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk 
    Home in Columbia, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park 
    System, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural 
    Resources June 2, 2015. Reported amended Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 
    114-136.
  
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. 1493 (H.R. 675).-- To provide for an increase, effective 
    December 1, 2015, in the rates of compensation for veterans 
    with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
    dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
    certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to 
    Veterans' Affairs June 3, 2015. Reported Aug. 28, 2015; Rept. 
    114-122. Passed Senate Oct. 22, 2015.
  
S. 1495.-- To curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs 
    affecting the Crime Victims Fund to inflate spending. Referred 
    to the Budget June 3, 2015. Reported July 21, 2015; Rept. 114-
    87.
  
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. 1523.-- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
    reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other 
    purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works June 8, 
    2015. Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended Aug. 5, 
    2015. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 8, 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.
  
S. 1573.-- To establish regional weather forecast offices, and for 
    other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and 
    Transportation June 15, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 19, 2015; 
    Rept. 114-154.
  
S. 1576.-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to prevent fraud 
    by representative payees. Referred to Homeland Security and 
    Governmental Affairs June 15, 2015. Reported amended July 27, 
    2015; Rept. 114-95. Passed Senate amended Aug. 5, 2015. 
    Received in House and referred to Oversight and Government 
    Reform Sept. 8, 2015.
  
S. 1580.-- To allow additional appointing authorities to select 
    individuals from competitive service certificates. Referred to 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 16, 2015. 
    Reported Sept. 15, 2015; Rept. 114-143. Passed Senate Sept. 
    17, 2015. Received in House and referred to Oversight and 
    Government Reform Sept. 17, 2015.
  
S. 1596.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
    Service located at 2082 Stringtown Road in Grove City, Ohio, 
    as the ``Specialist Joseph W. Riley Post Office Building''. 
    Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 
    17, 2015. Reported July 29, 2015; no written report. Passed 
    Senate Aug. 5, 2015. Received in House and referred to 
    Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 8, 2015.
  
S. 1599.-- To provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust 
    whistleblowers. Referred to the Judiciary June 17, 2015. 
    Reported amended July 16, 2015; no written report. Passed 
    Senate amended July 22, 2015. Received in House and held at 
    desk July 23, 2015.
  
S. 1603.-- To actively recruit members of the Armed Forces who are 
    separating from military service to serve as Customs and 
    Border Protection Officers. Referred to Homeland Security and 
    Governmental Affairs June 17, 2015. Reported amended Aug. 5, 
    2015; Rept. 114-116. Passed Senate amended Sept. 9, 2015. 
    Received in House and referred to Homeland Security and in 
    addition to Armed Services Sept. 10, 2015. Passed House with 
    amendment pursuant to H. Res. 421 Sept. 18, 2015.
  
S. 1619 (H.R. 3128).-- Making appropriations for the Department of 
    Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    2016, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations 
    June 18, 2015; Rept. 114-68.
  
S. 1629.-- To revise certain authorities of the District of 
    Columbia courts, the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
    Agency for the District of Columbia, and the Public Defender 
    Service for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
    Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 
    18, 2015. Reported Aug. 3, 2015; Rept. 114-110. Passed Senate 
    Sept. 10, 2015. Received in House and referred to Oversight 
    and Government Reform Sept. 11, 2015.
  
S. 1632.-- To require a regional strategy to address the threat 
    posed by Boko Haram. Referred to Foreign Relations June 18, 
    2015. Reported amended July 29, 2015; no written report. 
    Passed Senate amended Sept. 22, 2015. Received in House and 
    referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to Intelligence 
    Sept. 24, 2015.
  
S. 1635.-- To authorize the Department of State for fiscal year 
    2016, and for other purposes. Reported from Foreign Relations 
    June 18, 2015; no written report.
  
S. 1643.-- To require a report on actions to secure the safety and 
    security of dissidents housed at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Referred 
    to Foreign Relations June 23, 2015. Reported amended June 25, 
    2015; no written report.
  
S. 1645.-- Making appropriations for the Department of the 
    Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 
    Reported from Appropriations June 23, 2015; Rept. 114-70.
  
S. 1647.-- To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize 
    funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction 
    programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and 
    Public Works June 23, 2015. Reported amended July 15, 2015; 
    Rept. 114-80.
  
S. 1695.-- Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
    Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies 
    for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other 
    purposes. Reported from Appropriations June 25, 2015; Rept. 
    114-74.
  
S. 1698.-- To exclude payments from State eugenics compensation 
    programs from consideration in determining eligibility for, or 
    the amount of, Federal public benefits. Ordered placed on the 
    calendar July 7, 2015.
  
S. 1705.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for 
    intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
    States Government, the Community Management Account, and the 
    Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, 
    and for other purposes. Reported from Intelligence July 7, 
    2015; Rept. 114-83.
  
S. 1707 (H.R. 2954).-- To designate the Federal building located 
    at 617 Walnut Street in Helena, Arkansas, as the ``Jacob 
    Trieber Federal Building, United States Post Office, and 
    United States Court House''. Referred to Environment and 
    Public Works July 7, 2015. Committee discharged. Passed Senate 
    Aug. 5, 2015. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 8, 
    2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2015. Presented 
    to the President Sept. 29, 2015. Approved Oct. 7, 2015. Public 
    Law 114-67.
  
S. 1725.-- Making appropriations for the Department of State, 
    foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Reported 
    from Appropriations July 9, 2015; Rept. 114-79.
  
S. 1756.-- To help small businesses take advantage of energy 
    efficiency. Referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship 
    July 14, 2015. Reported Sept. 15, 2015; no written report.
  
S. 1800 (H.R. 3049).-- Making appropriations for Agriculture, 
    Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
    Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    2016, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations 
    July 16, 2015; Rept. 114-82.
  
S. 1808 (H.R. 455).-- To require the Secretary of Homeland 
    Security to conduct a Northern Border threat analysis, and for 
    other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental 
    Affairs July 21, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 19, 2015; Rept. 
    114-155.
  
S. 1811 (H.R. 208).-- To require the Administrator of the Small 
    Business Administration to establish a program to make loans 
    to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by 
    Superstorm Sandy. Referred to Small Business and 
    Entrepreneurship July 21, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 8, 2015; 
    no written report.
  
S. 1826.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
    Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, 
    Wisconsin, as the Lieutenant Colonel James ``Maggie'' Megellas 
    Post Office. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental 
    Affairs July 22, 2015. Reported July 29, 2015; no written 
    report. Passed Senate Aug. 5, 2015. Received in House and 
    referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 8, 2015.
  
S. 1857 (H.R. 2670).-- To amend the Small Business Act to provide 
    for expanded participation in the microloan program, and for 
    other purposes. Referred to Small Business and 
    Entrepreneurship July 23, 2015. Reported Sept. 15, 2015; no 
    written report.
  
S. 1861.-- To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood 
    Federation of America. Ordered placed on the calendar July 26, 
    2015.
  
S. 1864.-- To improve national security by developing metrics to 
    measure the effectiveness of security between ports of entry, 
    at points of entry, and along the maritime border. Referred to 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 27, 2015. 
    Reported amended Oct. 8, 2015; Rept. 114-152.
  
S. 1866.-- To establish the veterans' business outreach center 
    program, to improve the programs for veterans of the Small 
    Business Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to 
    Small Business and Entrepreneurship July 27, 2015. Reported 
    amended Sept. 15, 2015; no written report.
  
S. 1868 (H.R. 3116).-- To extend by 15 years the authority of the 
    Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial 
    report program. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental 
    Affairs July 27, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 22, 2015; Rept. 
    114-157.
  
S. 1875.-- To support enhanced accountability for United States 
    assistance to Afghanistan, and for other purposes. Referred to 
    Foreign Relations July 28, 2015. Reported amended July 30, 
    2015; no written report.
  
S. 1881.-- To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood 
    Federation of America. Ordered placed on the calendar July 29, 
    2015.
  
S. 1893.-- To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental 
    health and substance use disorders. Referred to Health, 
    Education, Labor, and Pensions July 29, 2015. Reported amended 
    Oct. 1, 2015; no written report.
  
S. 1910 (H.R. 2995).-- Making appropriations for financial 
    services and general government for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Reported from 
    Appropriations July 30, 2015; Rept. 114-97.
  
S. 1946.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
    certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. Reported 
    from Finance Aug. 5, 2015; Rept. 114-118.
  
S. 2011.-- To provide for reforms of the administration of the 
    Outer Continental Shelf of the United States, and for other 
    purposes. Reported from Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 9, 
    2015; Rept. 114-137.
  
S. 2012.-- To provide for the modernization of the energy policy 
    of the United States, and for other purposes. Reported from 
    Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 9, 2015; Rept. 114-138.
  
S. 2035.-- To provide for the compensation of Federal employees 
    affected by a lapse in appropriations. Ordered placed on the 
    calendar Sept. 16, 2015.
  
S. 2036.-- To suspend the current compensation packages for the 
    chief executive officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and 
    for other purposes. Passed Senate Sept. 15, 2015. Received in 
    House and held at desk Sept. 16, 2015.
  
S. 2078.-- To reauthorize the United States Commission on 
    International Religious Freedom, and for other purposes. 
    Reported from Foreign Relations Sept. 24, 2015; no written 
    report. Passed Senate Sept. 30, 2015. Received in House and 
    held at desk Oct. 1, 2015. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 
    6, 2015. Presented to the President Oct. 8, 2015. Approved 
    Oct. 16, 2015. Public Law 114-71.
  
S. 2082.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend 
    certain expiring provisions of law administered by the 
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
    Received in Senate Sept. 25, 2015. Passed Senate amended Sept. 
    25, 2015. Received in House and held at desk Sept. 28, 2015. 
    Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 30, 2015; Roll No. 526: 
    423-0. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2015. Approved 
    Sept. 30, 2015. Public Law 114-58.
  
S. 2089.-- To provide for investment in clean energy, to empower 
    and protect consumers, to modernize energy infrastructure, to 
    cut pollution and waste, to invest in research and 
    development, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the 
    calendar Sept. 29, 2015.
  
S. 2116.-- To improve certain programs of the Small Business 
    Administration to better assist small business customers in 
    accessing broadband technology, and for other purposes. 
    Referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Oct. 1, 2015. 
    Reported amended Oct. 7, 2015; no written report.
  
S. 2126.-- To reauthorize the women's business center program of 
    the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 
    Referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Oct. 1, 2015. 
    Reported amended Oct. 8, 2015; no written report.
  
S. 2129.-- Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
    Development, Food and Drug Administration, Energy and Water 
    Development, and Departments of Transportation, and Housing 
    and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 
    Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 6, 2015.
  
S. 2130.-- Making appropriations for Department of Defense, energy 
    and water development, Department of Homeland Security, 
    military construction, Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
    Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
    for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other 
    purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 6, 2015.
  
S. 2131.-- Making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and 
    Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies and Department of 
    Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    2016, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar 
    Oct. 6, 2015.
  
S. 2132.-- Making appropriations for financial services and 
    general government, Department of the Interior, environment, 
    and Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
    Education, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on 
    the calendar Oct. 6, 2015.
  
S. 2146.-- To hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable for defying 
    Federal law, to increase penalties for individuals who 
    illegally reenter the United States after being removed, and 
    to provide liability protection for State and local law 
    enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement and for 
    other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 7, 2015.
  
S. 2162.-- To establish a 10-year term for the service of the 
    Librarian of Congress. Passed Senate Oct. 7, 2015. Received in 
    House and referred to House Administration Oct. 8, 2015. 
    Committee discharged. Passed House Oct. 20, 2015.
  
S. 2165.-- To amend title 54, United States Code, to permanently 
    authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Ordered placed 
    on the calendar Oct. 19, 2015.
  
S. 2169.-- To amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the 
    Land and Water Conservation Fund. Ordered placed on the 
    calendar Oct. 19, 2015.
  
S. 2181 (H.R. 692).-- To provide guidance and priorities for 
    Federal Government obligations in the event that the debt 
    limit is reached. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 20, 
    2015.
  
S. 2182.-- To cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget. Ordered 
    placed on the calendar Oct. 20, 2015.
  
S. 2183.-- To reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the 
    United States, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the 
    calendar Oct. 20, 2015.
  
S. 2193.-- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
    increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the 
    United States after being removed and for other purposes. 
    Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 22, 2015.
  
  
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