[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S439-S440]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 1935. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to restore access to diabetic testing supplies for 
     Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Inhofe):
       S. 1936. A bill to improve the response to missing children 
     and victims of child sex trafficking; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1937. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to require States to develop contingency plans to address 
     unexpected emergencies or natural disasters that may threaten 
     to disrupt the administration of an election for Federal 
     office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Begich, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coons, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1938. A bill to amend the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act to replace the current requirement for a 
     biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. King):
       S. 1939. A bill to repeal the War Powers Resolution and to 
     provide for proper war powers consultation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1940. A bill to provide reimbursement under the Medicaid 
     program to individuals and entities that provide voluntary 
     non-emergency medical transportation to Medicaid 
     beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Begich, 
             and Mr. Johanns):
       S. 1941. A bill to establish requirements for the adoption 
     of any new or revised requirement providing for the 
     screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or an air 
     traffic controller for a sleep disorder, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Kirk, and Mrs. 
             Shaheen):
       S. 1942. A bill to ensure that the United States promotes 
     women's meaningful inclusion and participation in mediation 
     and negotiation processes undertaken in order to prevent, 
     mitigate, and resolve violent conflict and implements the 
     United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
     Security; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1943. A bill to incentivize State support for 
     postsecondary education and to promote increased access and 
     affordability for higher education for students, including 
     Dreamer students; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1944. A bill to amend XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     to distribute additional information to Medicare 
     beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 1945. A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to 
     revise the criteria for determining which States and 
     political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Schatz, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 1946. A bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act 
     of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 1947. A bill to rename the Government Printing Office 
     the Government Publishing Office, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 1948. A bill to promote the academic achievement of 
     American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children 
     with the establishment of a Native American language grant 
     program; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1949. A bill to designate and expand wilderness areas in 
     Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to 
     designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and 
     Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1950. A bill to improve the provision of medical 
     services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1951. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to make 
     responsible parties liable for certain costs relating to the 
     release of pollutants or contaminants; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       S. 1952. A bill to provide support to develop career and 
     technical education programs of study and facilities in the 
     areas of renewable energy; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 1953. A bill to amend certain provisions of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 and the Inspector General 
     Improvement Act of 2008, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 1954. A bill to provide for the extension of the 
     enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for 
     outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small 
     rural hospitals through 2014; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 1955. A bill to protect the right of law-abiding 
     citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a 
     patchwork of local and State prohibitions; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado):
       S. 1956. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     review the discharge characterization of former members of 
     the Armed Forces who were discharged by reason of the sexual 
     orientation of the member, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Warner, Ms. 
             Ayotte, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. King, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Coats, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 1957. A bill to establish the American Infrastructure 
     Fund, to provide bond guarantees and make loans to States, 
     local governments, and infrastructure providers for 
     investments in certain infrastructure projects, and to 
     provide equity investments in such projects, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1958. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to raise 
     the per-incident cap on removal actions; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Moran, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Portman, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Enzi, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. 
             Fischer, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Risch, Mr. Burr, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Grassley, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lee, Mr. Coats, Mr. Toomey, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Corker, and Mr. Graham):
       S.J. Res. 30. A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse 
     gas emissions from electric utility generating units;

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     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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