[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 147 (Thursday, December 4, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6350-S6351]
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. Heinrich:
       S. 2973. A bill to establish a grant program to allow 
     National Laboratories to provide vouchers to small business 
     concerns to improve commercialization of technologies 
     developed at National Laboratories and the technology-driven 
     economic impact of commercialization in the regions in which 
     National Laboratories are located, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. Blumenthal:
       S. 2974. A bill to provide for a review of, and repeal of, 
     the antitrust exemptions for professional sports; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2975. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to require State licensure and bid surety bonds for 
     entities submitting bids under the Medicare durable medical 
     equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) 
     competitive acquisition program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. Collins (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 2976. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing 
     requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2977. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of patient records 
     and certain decision support software; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. Burr:
       S. 2978. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to designate at least one city in the United States each year 
     as an American World War II City, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. Walsh (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 2979. A bill to extend eligibility for hospital care, 
     medical services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for 
     certain veterans who served in a theater of combat 
     operations; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Burr):
       S. 2980. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to modify payment under the Medicare program for 
     outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as 
     supplies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. Wyden:
       S. 2981. A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from mandating 
     the deployment of vulnerabilities in data security 
     technologies; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. Toomey:
       S. 2982. A bill to provide for the issuance of a forever 
     stamp to honor the sacrifices of the brave men and women of 
     the Armed Forces who are still prisoner, missing, or 
     unaccounted for, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. Wicker:
       S. 2983. A bill to allow for a contract for operation of 
     Melville Hall of United States Merchant Marine Academy after 
     gift by United States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni 
     Association and Foundation, Inc., for renovation of such hall 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. Chambliss:
       S. 2984. A bill to modify the definition of cotton futures 
     contracts in the United

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     States Cotton Futures Act; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 2985. A bill to designate a segment of Interstate Route 
     35 in the State of Minnesota as the ``James L. Oberstar 
     Memorial Highway''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. Schatz:
       S. 2986. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts 
     to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the 
     United States and the Freely Associated States through the 
     development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access 
     to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of 
     indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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