[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S347-S348]
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. PORTMAN (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Lee, Mr. Rubio, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Scott):
       S. 200. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
     major revenue legislation; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Risch, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 201. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of 
     laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion 
     decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 202. A bill to provide for a technical change to the 
     Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium exception; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, 
             Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cochran, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Coats):
       S. 203. A bill to restore Americans' individual liberty by 
     striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 204. A bill to reinstate the 10-year statute of 
     limitations period applicable to collection of amounts paid 
     to Social Security beneficiaries by administrative offset, 
     and prevent recovery of overpayments from individuals under 
     18 years of age; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 205. A bill to provide for the development and 
     dissemination of evidence-based best practices for health 
     care professionals to recognize victims of a severe form of 
     trafficking and respond to such individuals appropriately, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. AYOTTE:
       S. 206. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize the State infrastructure bank program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Daines, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 207. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-
     Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who 
     live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest 
     medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care 
     sought by the veteran, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Flake, and 
             Mr. McCain):
       S. 208. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to gain and maintain operational control of the 
     international borders of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Moran, and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 209. A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Energy 
     Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Roberts, and 
             Mr. Tester):
       S. 210. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a 
     spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State 
     license or certification required by reason of a permanent 
     change in the duty station of such member to another State; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 211. A bill to establish the Susquehanna Gateway 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Nelson):
       S. 212. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not 
     wait in long lines in order to vote; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 213. A bill to improve requirements for entering into 
     commerce of imitation firearms, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Udall, Ms. Warren, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 214. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
     to require shareholder authorization before a public company 
     may make certain political expenditures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 215. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent 
     care assistance; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 216. A bill to establish the National Prostate Cancer 
     Council for improved screening, early detection, assessment, 
     and monitoring of prostate cancer, and to direct the 
     development and implementation of a national strategic plan 
     to expedite advancement of diagnostic tools and the transfer 
     of such tools to patients; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Peters, and Mr. 
             Bennet):
       S. 217. A bill to protect a woman's right to determine 
     whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by 
     limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 218. A bill to facilitate emergency medical services 
     personnel training and certification curriculums for 
     veterans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 219. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds 
     for abortions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 220. A bill to prohibit discrimination and retaliation 
     against individuals and health care entities that refuse to 
     recommend, refer for, provide coverage for, pay for, provide, 
     perform, assist, or participate in abortions; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 221. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to authorize additional funding for the 
     pregnancy assistance fund; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 222. A bill to establish the National Prostate Cancer 
     Council for improved screening, early detection, assessment, 
     and monitoring of prostate cancer, and to direct the 
     development and implementation of a national strategic plan 
     to expedite advancement of diagnostic tools and the transfer 
     of such tools to patients; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
            By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 223. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to establish a pilot program

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     on awarding grants for provision of furniture, household 
     items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to 
     facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Kirk, and Mrs. 
             Shaheen):
       S. 224. A bill to ensure the United States promotes women's 
     meaningful inclusion and participation in mediation and 
     negotiation processes undertaken in order to prevent, 
     mitigate, and resolve violent conflict and implements the 
     United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and 
     Security; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 225. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to 
     clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to 
     exempt those articles from a definition under that Act; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Portman, Mr. Moran, Mr. Heller, Mr. Cruz, 
             Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Flake, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Perdue, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 226. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch 
     shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of 
     approval is enacted into law; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 227. A bill to strengthen the Federal education research 
     system to make research and evaluations more timely and 
     relevant to State and local needs in order to increase 
     student achievement; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 228. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     provide for congressional and State approval of national 
     monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Udall, Ms. Warren, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Coons, Mr. Markey, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cardin, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Nelson, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
             Heitkamp, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Franken, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Heinrich, 
             Mr. Tester, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. King, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 229. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
     corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other 
     entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 230. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in 
     Bethel, Alaska; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


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  On page S348, January 21, 2015, bill S. 230 was omitted.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: By Ms. MURKOWSKI: 
S. 230. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property 
to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, 
Alaska; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


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           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S.J. Res. 4. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to restore the rights 
     of the American people that were taken away by the Supreme 
     Court's decision in the Citizens United case and related 
     decisions, to protect the integrity of our elections, and to 
     limit the corrosive influence of money in our democratic 
     process; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Tester, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Casey, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Reid, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):


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  On page S348, January 21, 2015, in the second column, the 
following appears: By Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. 
Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
Heitkamp, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
Stabenow, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mr. UDALL (for 
himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
Carper, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
Mr. Heinrich, Ms.Heitkamp, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Murphy, 
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):


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       S. J. Res. 5. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to 
     contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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