[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 78 (Thursday, May 22, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3293-S3294]
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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. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 2381. A bill to clarify that any private flood insurance 
     policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory 
     purchase requirement under the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
     of 1973; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 2382. A bill to establish the Consumer Price Index for 
     Elderly Consumers for purposes of determining cost-of-living 
     increases under the Social Security Act, and to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to 
     remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the 
     contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess 
     of $250,000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       S. 2383. A bill to direct the Office of the Actuary of the 
     Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Comptroller 
     General of the United States to study the impact of the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on small 
     businesses; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 2384. A bill to require the President to develop a watch 
     list and a priority watch list of foreign countries that 
     engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with 
     respect to United States trade secrets or proprietary 
     information, to provide for the imposition of sanctions with 
     respect to foreign persons that knowingly benefit from such 
     espionage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. 
             Warren):
       S. 2385. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     and the Truth in Lending Act to provide for disclosure and 
     codes of conduct with respect to consumer financial products 
     or services and institutions of higher education; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Donnelly):
       S. 2386. A bill to establish a grant program to help State 
     and local law enforcement agencies reduce the risk of injury 
     and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some 
     children with autism and other disabilities; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       S. 2387. A bill to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 
     to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with 
     eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to 
     require that certain amounts be deposited into interest 
     bearing accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Heller):
       S. 2388. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the depreciation recovery period for energy-
     efficient cool roof systems, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PRYOR:
       S. 2389. An original bill making appropriations for 
     Agriculture, Rural Development,

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     Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 2390. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to create a tax credit for foster families; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 2391. A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 41, United 
     States Code (popularly referred to as the Buy American Act) 
     and certain other laws with respect to certain waivers under 
     those laws, to provide greater transparency regarding 
     exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       S. 2392. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon 
     County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
     System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2393. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the protection and enforcement of employment and 
     reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Lee, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2394. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture to provide certain Western 
     States assistance in the development of statewide 
     conservation and management plans for the protection and 
     recovery of sage grouse species, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kaine, 
             and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2395. A bill to repeal the Authorization for Use of 
     Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Johanns, 
             and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2396. A bill to establish the veterans' business 
     outreach center program, to improve the programs for veterans 
     of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2397. A bill to increase the rates of pay under the 
     General Schedule and other statutory pay systems and for 
     prevailing rate employees by 3.3 percent, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Nelson):
       S. 2398. A bill to amend a provision of title 49, United 
     States Code, relating to motor vehicle safety civil 
     penalties; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Ms. 
             Heitkamp):
       S. 2399. A bill to safeguard the voting rights of Native 
     American and Alaska Native voters and to provide the 
     resources and oversight necessary to ensure equal access to 
     the electoral process; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Johnson 
             of South Dakota):
       S. 2400. A bill to provide for improvement of field 
     emergency medical services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. 
             McCaskill):
       S. 2401. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish the Office of the Medical Inspector within the 
     Office of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Begich):
       S. 2402. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to address the need to increase on-the-job training and 
     apprenticeship opportunities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Begich):
       S. 2403. A bill to ensure that programs of training 
     services under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 make 
     better use of participants' prior learning so as to better 
     assist the participants in obtaining degrees and other 
     recognized postsecondary credentials, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 2404. A bill to make permanent the extended period of 
     protections for members of uniformed services relating to 
     mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Murray, and 
             Mr. Isakson):
       S. 2405. A bill to amend title XII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 2406. A bill to amend title XII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include 
     thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other 
     extrinsic agents; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 2407. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     by authorizing the United States Agency for International 
     Development to continue supporting the development of 
     technologies for global health under the Health Technologies 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2408. A bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, 
     development, and production of oil and gas in and from the 
     western portion of the Coastal Plain of the State of Alaska 
     without surface occupancy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2409. A bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, 
     development, production, and economically feasible and 
     prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal 
     Plain in Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S.J. Res. 36. A joint resolution relating to the approval 
     and implementation of the proposed agreement for nuclear 
     cooperation between the United States and the Socialist 
     Republic of Vietnam; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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