[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 15 (Thursday, January 29, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S653]
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              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. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 299. A bill to allow travel between the United States 
     and Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 300. A bill to provide for auditable financial 
     statements for the Department of Defense, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. FISCHER:
       S. 301. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of Boys Town, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Murray, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Franken, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Murphy, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Casey, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 302. A bill to establish in the Bureau of Democracy, 
     Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special 
     Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 303. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that individuals having seriously delinquent tax 
     debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Heller, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Moran, and 
             Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 304. A bill to improve motor vehicle safety by 
     encouraging the sharing of certain information; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, 
             Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Coats, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Portman, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, 
             and Mr. Risch):
       S. 305. A bill to protect American job creation by striking 
     the Federal mandate on employers to offer health insurance; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 306. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage the use of 529 plans and Coverdell education 
     savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 307. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for the establishment and 
     implementation of guidelines on best practices for diagnosis, 
     treatment, and management of mild traumatic brain injuries 
     (MTBIs) in school-aged children, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Manchin, 
             and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 308. A bill to reauthorize 21st century community 
     learning centers , and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Rubio, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Flake, Ms. Ayotte, and 
             Mr. Lee):
       S. 309. A bill to prohibit earmarks; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 310. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the 
     costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the 
     Federal Government; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 311. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent 
     bullying and harassment of students; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 312. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 regarding school libraries, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Moran, and 
             Mr. Blunt):
       S. 313. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers 
     allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Kirk, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 314. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of 
     pharmacist services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 315. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of 
     hearing aids; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Alexander, 
             and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 316. A bill to amend the charter school program under 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
             Udall, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 317. A bill to improve early education; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 318. A bill to prioritize funding for the National 
     Institutes of Health to discover treatments and cures, to 
     maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and to 
     restore the purchasing power the NIH had after the historic 
     doubling campaign that ended in fiscal year 2003; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 319. A bill to designate a mountain in the State of 
     Alaska as Mount Denali; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, and 
             Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 320. A bill to authorize the collection of supplemental 
     payments to increase congressional investments in medical 
     research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LANKFORD:
       S. 321. A bill to revoke the charter of incorporation of 
     the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blunt, 
             and Mr. Coons):
       S. 322. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude certain compensation received by public safety 
     officers and their dependents from gross income; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 323. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the 
     costs of official portraits of Members of Congress, heads of 
     executive agencies, and heads of agencies and offices of the 
     legislative branch; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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