[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 130 (Thursday, September 11, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S5564]
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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 Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2792. A bill to establish a tax credit for on-site 
     apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2793. A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of 
     Honor to Henry Johnson; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2794. A bill 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 overseas 
     excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses; 
     to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 2795. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to expand the definition of eligible program; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 2796. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase the income protection allowances; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 2797. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to update a program to provide assistance for the 
     planning, design, and construction of treatment works to 
     intercept, transport, control, or treat municipal combined 
     sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows, and to require 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     update certain guidance used to develop and determine the 
     financial capability of communities to implement clean water 
     infrastructure programs; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2798. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create an 
     electronic database of research and information on the causes 
     of, and corrective actions being taken with regard to, algal 
     blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other 
     surface fresh waters, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 2799. A bill to extend the authority of satellite 
     carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station 
     signals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 2800. A bill to create a patient-centered quality of 
     care initiative for seriously ill patients through the 
     establishment of a stakeholder strategic summit, quality of 
     life education and awareness initiative, health care 
     workforce training, an advisory committee, and palliative 
     care focused research, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 2801. A bill to provide for conditions on the renewal of 
     health insurance plans purchased through Exchanges; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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