[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 3 (Thursday, January 8, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S99-S100]
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 Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 119. A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation 
     Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime National 
     Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-connected 
     disability; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 120. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 2000 to authorize the Central Everglades Planning Project, 
     Florida; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 121. A bill to establish a certification process for 
     opting out of the individual health insurance mandate; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 122. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to allow for the personal importation of safe 
     and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Lee, Mr. McCain,

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             Mr. Paul, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 123. A bill to prevent a taxpayer bailout of health 
     insurance issuers; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Nelson):
       S. 124. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1996 to deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area 
     Critical Restoration Project; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 125. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the 
     authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant 
     Program through fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. 
             Alexander):
       S. 126. A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State 
     and local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Manchin, 
             Ms. Collins, and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 127. A bill to prohibit Federal funding for motorcycle 
     checkpoints, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 128. A bill to promote energy efficiency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 129. A bill to repeal executive immigration overreach, 
     to clarify that the proper constitutional authority for 
     immigration policy belongs to the legislative branch, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 130. A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of 
     such part; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 131. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to ensure that valid generic drugs may enter the 
     market; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 132. A bill to improve timber management on Oregon and 
     California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Boxer, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 133. A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin 
     agreements, to improve natural resource management, support 
     economic development, and sustain agricultural production in 
     the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the 
     interest of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. McConnell, 
             and Mr. Paul):
       S. 134. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 135. 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. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 136. A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that fathers of certain permanently 
     disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
     of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the 
     civil service; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 137. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate tax return 
     preparers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 138. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax incentive to individuals teaching in 
     elementary and secondary schools located in rural or high 
     unemployment areas and to individuals who achieve 
     certification from the National Board for Professional 
     Teaching Standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Markey, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 139. A bill to permanently allow an exclusion under the 
     Supplemental Security Income program and the Medicaid program 
     for compensation provided to individuals who participate in 
     clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 140. A bill to combat human trafficking; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Coats, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Daines, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Heller, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 141. A bill to repeal the provisions of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the 
     Independent Payment Advisory Board; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 142. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to promulgate a rule to require child safety 
     packaging for liquid nicotine containers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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