[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10-S12]
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. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Mr. Donnelly, Mr. McConnell, Ms.

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             Heitkamp, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tester, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Warner, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Hatch, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Heller, Mr. Flake, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Scott, Mr. Lee, Ms. Collins, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Corker, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Coats, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Paul, Ms. 
             Ayotte, Mr. Daines, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Rounds, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Gardner, Mr. Perdue, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. 
             Sasse):
       S. 1. A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coats, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Paul):
       S. 11. A bill to protect the separation of powers in the 
     Constitution of the United States by ensuring that the 
     President takes care that the laws be faithfully executed, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Enzi, 
             Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kirk, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Portman, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Vitter, 
             and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 12. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
     Veterans Administration from being taken into account for 
     purposes of determining the employers to which the employer 
     mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
     Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 13. A bill to establish the Hurricane Sand Dunes 
     National Recreation Area in the State of Utah, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 14. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain interest in Federal land acquired for the 
     Scofield Project in Carbon County, Utah; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 15. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to recognize 
     the authority of States to regulate oil and gas operations 
     and promote American energy security, development, and job 
     creation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 16. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to apply the provisions of the Act to 
     certain Congressional staff and members of the executive 
     branch; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 17. A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides 
     automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 18. A bill to prohibit authorized committees and 
     leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family 
     members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected 
     to the committee; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 19. A bill to appropriately manage the debt of the 
     United States by limiting the use of extraordinary measures; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 20. A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the 
     Social Security Trust Funds; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 21. A bill to ensure efficiency and fairness in the 
     awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural 
     disaster reconstruction efforts; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 22. A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie 
     Tesfamical; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 23. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, with 
     respect to the definition of ``widow'' and ``widower'', and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Lee):


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  On page S11, January 6, 2015, in the second column, the 
following appears: By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: S. 24. A bill to clarify 
that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, 
or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without 
charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the 
United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mrs. FEINSTEIN 
(for herself and Mr. Lee): S. 24. A bill to clarify that an 
authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any 
similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge 
or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United 
States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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       S. 24. A bill to clarify that an authorization to use 
     military force, a declaration of war, or any similar 
     authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or 
     trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 25. A bill to improve the coordination of export 
     promotion programs and to facilitate export opportunities for 
     small businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 26. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require contracting officers to consider information 
     regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal 
     defense contract, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 27. A bill to make wildlife trafficking a predicate 
     offense under racketeering and money laundering statutes and 
     the Travel Act, to provide for the use for conservation 
     purposes of amounts from civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, 
     and restitution under such statutes based on such violations, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Udall, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 28. A bill to limit the use of cluster munitions; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall, Mr. 
             Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 29. A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and 
     ensure respect for State regulation of marriage; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. 
             Murkowski, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 30. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of 
     the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable 
     Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 31. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of 
     Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Udall, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. 
             Heitkamp):
       S. 32. A bill to provide the Department of Justice with 
     additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking 
     activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Gardner, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. 
             Capito, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 33. A bill to provide certainty with respect to the 
     timing of Department of Energy decisions to approve or deny 
     applications to export natural gas, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 34. A bill to prohibit assistance to the Palestinian 
     Authority until it withdraws its request to join the 
     International Criminal Court; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 35. A bill to extend the Federal recognition to the 
     Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
             Ayotte, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 36. A bill to address the continued threat posed by 
     dangerous synthetic drugs by amending the Controlled 
     Substances Act relating to controlled substance analogues; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 37. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide for State accountability in 
     the provision of access to the core resources for learning, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Toomey, 
             Mr. Lee, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Sasse, Mr. Perdue, and Mr. Daines):
       S.J. Res. 1. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting 
     the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S.J. Res. 2. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the

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     United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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