[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 4 (Friday, January 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S131]
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. WICKER:
       S. 143. A bill to allow for improvements to the United 
     States Merchant Marine Academy and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Shelby):
       S. 144. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     mandating, incentivizing, or making financial support 
     conditioned upon a State, local educational agency, or 
     school's adoption of specific instructional content, academic 
     standards, or curriculum, or on the administration of 
     assessments or tests, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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