[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 20 (Thursday, February 5, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S832-S833]
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. COONS (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Manchin, Ms. Heitkamp, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             Franken, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 379. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance 
     expenses of small employers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 380. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exemption from the tax on early distributions 
     for certain Bureau of Prisons correctional officers who 
     retire before age 55, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 381. A bill to improve the response to missing children 
     and victims of child sex trafficking; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. 
             Portman):
       S. 382. A bill to eliminate the automatic inflation 
     increases for discretionary programs built into the baseline 
     projections and require budget estimates to be compared with 
     prior year's level; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch):
       S. 383. A bill to provide for Indian trust asset management 
     reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. 
             Gardner):
       S. 384. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote 
     conservation and efficiency; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Isakson, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 385. A bill to provide for a biennial appropriations 
     process with the exception of defense spending and to enhance 
     oversight and the performance of the Federal Government; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Portman, and 
             Mr. Blunt):
       S. 386. A bill to limit the authority of States to tax 
     certain income of employees for employment duties performed 
     in other States; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. 
             Heitkamp):
       S. 387. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to use the definitions in section 
     40125 of title 49, United States Code, in determining whether 
     an unmanned aircraft conducting aeronautical research flights 
     qualifies for public aircraft status under that section, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, 
             and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 388. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to require 
     humane treatment of animals by Federal Government facilities; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 389. A bill to amend section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
     that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups 
     as the decennial census of population; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 390. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     ensure that amounts in the land and water conservation fund 
     are made available for projects to provide recreational 
     public access, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Cruz, Mr. Heller, Mr. Lee, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Scott):
       S. 391. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of 
     individual employees to form, join, or assist labor 
     organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 392. A bill to combat heroin and methamphetamine 
     trafficking across the Southern border of the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. REID (for Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. 
             Feinstein)):
       S. 393. A bill to designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain 
     National Monument in the State of California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Heller, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 394. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
     qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified 
     restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement 
     property; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. 
             Cassidy):
       S. 395. A bill to implement a demonstration project under 
     titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to examine 
     the costs and benefits of providing payments for 
     comprehensive coordinated health care services provided by 
     purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to 
     Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 396. A bill to establish the Proprietary Education 
     Oversight Coordination Committee; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 397. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a temporary dividends received deduction for 
     dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. King, Mr. Tester, Mr. Whitehouse, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 398. A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, 
     United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic 
     care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. FISCHER:
       S. 399. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase transparency in 
     Federal budgeting, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Budget.
           By Mr. COATS (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 400. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide notice to charities and other nonprofit 
     organizations before their tax-exempt status is automatically 
     revoked; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 401. A bill to amend rule 11 of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKEN:
       S. 402. A bill to establish a Science, Technology, 
     Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Master Teacher Corps 
     program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Franken, 
             Mr. Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Baldwin, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 403. A bill to revise the authorized route of the North 
     Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and 
     to extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the 
     Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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  On Page S833, February 5, 2015, in the first column, the 
following appears: By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Franken, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, 
and Mr. Peters): S. 403. A bill to revise the authorized route of 
the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota 
and to extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the 
Appalachian National Science Trail, and for other purposes; to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: By Ms. KLOBUCHAR 
(for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Franken, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, 
Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. PETERS): S. 403. A bill to 
revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic 
Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into 
Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and 
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources.


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           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. McConnell, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Moran, Mr. Graham, Mr. Paul, 
             Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Daines):
       S. 404. 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 Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Risch, 
             Ms. Heitkamp, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 405. A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for 
     recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Booker, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 406. A bill to waive and repay certain debts relating to 
     assistance provided to individuals and households; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Carper, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Franken, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Schumer, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 407. A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition 
     feeding devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 408. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the rules for tax-exempt enterprise zone facility 
     bonds and to extend the tax incentives for empowerment zones; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 409. A bill to amend the Sex Offender Registration and 
     Notification Act to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     inform the Attorney General of persons required to register 
     as sex offenders; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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