[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S1923]
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              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. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 2189. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to improve and extend the deduction for new and existing 
     energy-efficient commercial buildings, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Kirk, Mr. McCain, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. 
             Fischer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Heller, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       S. 2190. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage 
     under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
     into account for purposes of the employer mandate under the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cochran, 
             Mr. Moran, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 2191. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored 
     health coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2192. A bill to amend the National Alzheimer's Project 
     Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of 
     Health to prepare and submit, directly to the President for 
     review and transmittal to Congress, an annual budget estimate 
     (including an estimate of the number and type of personnel 
     needs for the Institutes) for the initiatives of the National 
     Institutes of Health pursuant to such an Act; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
             Isakson, and Mr. Paul):
       S. 2193. A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to 
     provide increased protection for horses participating in 
     shows, exhibitions, or sales, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 2194. A bill to improve the Federal Pell Grant program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 2195. A bill to deny admission to the United States to 
     any representative to the United Nations who has engaged in 
     espionage activities against the United States, poses a 
     threat to United States national security interests, or has 
     engaged in a terrorist activity against the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2196. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     limit the liability of health care professionals who 
     volunteer to provide health care services in response to a 
     disaster; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 2197. A bill to repeal certain requirements regarding 
     newspaper advertising of Senate stationery contracts; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reid, Mr. Heller, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 2198. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to take actions to provide 
     additional water supplies and disaster assistance to the 
     State of California and other Western States due to drought, 
     and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI:
       S. 2199. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
     discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
     and for other purposes; read the first time.

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