[House Calendars for December 16, 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. 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. Passed Senate amended
Dec. 10, 2015. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 11,
2015.
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. Passed Senate amended Dec. 10, 2015. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Energy and Commerce Dec. 11, 2015.
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. 571.-- To amend the Pilot's Bill of Rights to facilitate
appeals and to apply to other certificates issued by the
Federal Aviation Administration, to require the revision of
the third class medical certification regulations issued by
the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 25,
2015. Reported amended Dec. 9, 2015; no written report.
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 (H.R. 1107).-- 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. Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment
Nov. 16, 2015. Senate agreed to House amendment Nov. 19, 2015.
Presented to the President Dec. 1, 2015. Approved Dec. 11,
2015. Public Law 114-97.
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. Reported Nov. 19, 2015; Rept. 114-346.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 30, 2015.
Presented to the President Dec. 2, 2015. Approved Dec. 11,
2015. Public Law 114-98.
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. Rules suspended. Passed
House Dec. 7, 2015. Presented to the President Dec. 9, 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. Passed
Senate amended Oct. 27, 2015; Roll No. 291: 74-21. Received in
House and held at desk Oct. 28, 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.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2015. Presented to the
President Nov. 19, 2015. Approved Nov. 25, 2015. Public Law
114-91.
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. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 10, 2015. Presented to the
President Dec. 15, 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. Passed Senate
amended Dec. 10, 2015. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary Dec. 11, 2015.
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. 1004.-- To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the
nationwide observance of two minutes of silence each Veterans
Day. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 16, 2015. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 9, 2015. Received in House and
referred to Veterans' Affairs Nov. 16, 2015.
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; Rept. 114-163. 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. 1115 (H.R. 3089).-- To close out expired, empty grant accounts.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr.
28, 2015. Reported amended Nov. 30, 2015; Rept. 114-169.
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. Rules suspended. Passed
House Dec. 1, 2015; Roll No. 648: 422-1. Presented to the
President Dec. 3, 2015. Approved Dec. 11, 2015. Public Law
114-99.
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 (H.R. 5) (H. Res. 542).-- 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.
Passed House with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 526 Nov. 17,
2015. House insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference Nov. 17, 2015. Senate disagreed to House amendment
and agreed to a conference Nov. 18, 2015. Conference report
filed in the House Nov. 30, 2015; Rept. 114-354. House agreed
to conference report Dec. 2, 2015; Roll No. 665: 359-64.
Conference report considered in Senate Dec. 3, 8, 2015. Senate
agreed to conference report Dec. 9, 2015; Roll No. 334: 85-12.
Presented to the President Dec. 9, 2015. Approved Dec. 10,
2015. Public Law 114-95.
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.
Passed Senate amended Nov. 10, 2015. Received in House and
referred to Veterans' Affairs and in addition to Armed
Services, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget Nov. 16,
2015.
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. 1250.-- To encourage States to require the installation of
residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation May
7, 2015. Reported amended Dec. 14, 2015; Rept. 114-179.
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. 1298.-- To provide nationally consistent measures of
performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation May 12, 2015.
Reported amended Nov. 5, 2015; Rept. 114-164.
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. 1324.-- To require the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to fulfill certain requirements before
regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and
reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating
units, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works May 13, 2015. Reported Oct. 29, 2015; Rept. 114-
159.
S. 1326.-- To amend certain maritime programs of the Department of
Transportation, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation May 13, 2015. Reported amended Oct.
27, 2015; Rept. 114-158.
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; Rept. 114-166.
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 (H.R. 3819).-- 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. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment Nov. 5, 2015; Roll No.
618: 370-58. Senate agreed to House amendment Nov. 10, 2015.
Roll No. 301: 91-3. Presented to the President Nov. 17, 2015.
Approved Nov. 25, 2015. Public Law 114-92.
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. Presented
to the President Oct. 26, 2015. Approved Nov. 5, 2015. Public
Law 114-85.
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. Committees discharged. Passed House Dec. 8, 2015.
Presented to the President Dec. 9, 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. Received in House and
held at desk Oct. 26, 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. 1500.-- To clarify Congressional intent regarding the
regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable
waters, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works June 3, 2015. Reported Oct. 29, 2015; Rept. 114-
160.
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. 1550.-- To amend title 31, United States Code, to establish
entities tasked with improving program and project management
in certain Federal agencies, and for other purposes. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 10, 2015.
Reported amended Nov. 3, 2015; Rept. 114-162. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 19, 2015. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 30, 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. Reported Dec. 3, 2015; Rept.
114-367.
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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. 1611 (H.R. 1987) (H.R. 4188).-- To authorize appropriations for
the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
June 18, 2015. Reported amended Nov. 30, 2015; Rept. 114-168.
S. 1616.-- To provide for the identification and prevention of
improper payments and the identification of strategic souring
opportunities by reviewing and analyzing the use of Federal
agency charge cards. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 18, 2015. Reported Dec. 8, 2015;
Rept. 114-174.
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. Reported Dec. 3, 2015;
Rept. 114-368.
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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. Passed Senate Nov. 30, 2015. Received
in House and referred to Oversight and Government Reform Nov.
30, 2015.
S. 1704.-- To amend the Indian Tribal Justice Act to secure urgent
resources vital to Indian victims of crime, and for other
purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs July 7, 2015. Reported
amended Dec. 3, 2015; Rept. 114-172.
S. 1705 (H.R. 2596) (H.R. 4127).-- 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. 1719.-- To provide for the establishment and maintenance of a
National Family Caregiving Strategy, and for other purposes.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions July 8,
2015. Reported amended Dec. 1, 2015; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Dec. 8, 2015. Received in House and referred to
Education and the Workforce Dec. 9, 2015.
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. 1731.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive the
minimum period of continuous active duty in the Armed Forces
for receipt of certain benefits for homeless veterans, to
authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish such
benefits to homeless veterans with discharges or releases from
service in the Armed Forces with other than dishonorable
conditions, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs July 9, 2015. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Oct. 29, 2015. Received in House and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Nov. 2, 2015.
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. 1789 (H.R. 907).-- To improve defense cooperation between the
United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Referred to
Foreign Relations July 16, 2015. Reported Oct. 27, 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. 2032.-- To adopt the bison as the national mammal of the United
States. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 15, 2015. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 3, 2015. Received in House and
referred to Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 7, 2015.
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 (H.R. 2243).-- 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. Rules
suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2015. Presented to the
President Nov. 19, 2015. Approved Nov. 25, 2015. Public Law
114-93.
S. 2044.-- To prohibit the use of certain clauses in form
contracts that restrict the ability of a consumer to
communicate regarding the goods or services offered in
interstate commerce that were the subject of the contract, and
for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Sept. 16, 2015. Reported amended Dec. 8, 2015;
Rept. 114-175. Passed Senate amended Dec. 14, 2015. Received
in House and referred to Energy and Commerce Dec. 15, 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. 2093.-- To provide that the Secretary of Transportation shall
have sole authority to appoint Federal Directors to the Board
of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 29, 2015. Reported Nov. 30, 2015; Rept. 114-170.
S. 2109.-- To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to develop an integrated plan to reduce
administrative costs under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
30, 2015. Reported amended Dec. 7, 2015; Rept. 114-173.
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. 2123.-- To reform sentencing laws and correctional
institutions, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Oct. 1, 2015. Reported amended Oct. 26, 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. 2128.-- To require the Council of Inspectors General on
Integrity and Efficiency to submit to Congress a report on
Inspector General mandates. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Oct. 5, 2015. Reported amended Nov. 30,
2015; Rept. 114-171.
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. 2136.-- To establish the Regional SBIR State Collaborative
Initiative Pilot Program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Oct. 6, 2015. Reported
amended Dec. 3, 2015; no written report.
S. 2138.-- To amend the Small Business Act to improve the review
and acceptance of subcontracting plans, and for other
purposes. Referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Oct.
6, 2015. Reported amended Nov. 3, 2015; no written report.
S. 2139.-- To amend the Small Business Act to prohibit the use of
reverse auctions for the procurement of covered contracts.
Referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Oct. 6, 2015.
Reported amended Dec. 2, 2015; no written report.
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. 2152.-- To establish a comprehensive United States Government
policy to encourage the efforts of countries in sub-Saharan
Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power solutions,
including renewable energy, for more broadly distributed
electricity access in order to support poverty reduction,
promote development outcomes, and drive economic growth, and
for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Oct. 7,
2015. Reported amended Nov. 5, 2015; Rept. 114-176.
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. Presented to
the President Oct. 26, 2015. Approved Nov. 5, 2015. Public Law
114-86.
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 (H.R. 3611).-- 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. 2184 (H.R. 3766).-- To direct the President to establish
guidelines for United States foreign development and economic
assistance programs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations Oct. 20, 2015. Reported amended Nov. 17,
2015; no written report.
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.
S. 2200.-- To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
strengthen equal pay requirements. Ordered placed on the
calendar Oct. 26, 2015.
S. 2232.-- A bill to require a full audit of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal
reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States,
and for other purposes.. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov.
4, 2015.
S. 2280.-- Promote pro bono legal services as a critical way in
which to empower survivors of domestic violence. Passed Senate
Nov. 10, 2015. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary
Nov. 16, 2015.
S. 2288.-- To prohibit members and staff of the Federal Reserve
System from lobbying for or against legislation, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 18, 2015.
S. 2308.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the treatment of church pension plans, and for other purposes.
Referred to Finance Nov. 19, 2015. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Dec. 10, 2015. Received in House and held at
desk Dec. 11, 2015.
S. 2328.-- To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College
Program Act, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Nov. 19,
2015. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources Nov.
30, 2015.
S. 2329.-- To prevent the entry of extremists into the United
States under the refugee program, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 30, 2015.
S. 2359.-- To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of
Columbia. Ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 7, 2015.
S. 2368.-- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
improve the efficiency of the Medicare appeals process, and
for other purposes. Reported from Finance Dec. 8, 2015; Rept.
114-177.
S. 2393.-- To extend temporarily the extended period of protection
for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages,
mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
Passed Senate Dec. 10, 2015. Received in House and held at
desk Dec. 11, 2015.
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