[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S926]
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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 Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Schatz, 
             and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 446. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace 
     child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to 
     encourage greater use of quality child care services, to 
     provide incentives for students to earn child care-related 
     degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase 
     the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
     assistance; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 447. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a 
     Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
     identity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 448. A bill to provide for coordination between the 
     TRICARE program and eligibility for making contributions to a 
     health savings account, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 449. A bill to reduce recidivism and increase public 
     safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, 
             and Mr. Brown):
       S. 450. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. 
             King):
       S. 451. A bill to award grants to encourage State 
     educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools 
     to utilize technology to improve student achievement and 
     college and career readiness, the skills of teachers and 
     school leaders, and the efficiency and productivity of 
     education systems at all levels; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Wicker, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Vitter, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Rounds, 
             and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 452. A bill to provide lethal weapons to the Government 
     of Ukraine in order to defend itself against Russian-backed 
     rebel separatists in eastern Ukraine; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 453. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide grants to States to streamline State requirements and 
     procedures for veterans with military emergency medical 
     training to become civilian emergency medical technicians; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 454. A bill to amend the Department of Energy High-End 
     Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end 
     computing research and development program of the Department 
     of Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 455. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for special treatment of the research credit for 
     certain startup companies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARPER:
       S. 456. A bill to codify mechanisms for enabling 
     cybersecurity threat indicator sharing between private and 
     government entities, as well as among private entities, to 
     better protect information systems; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 457. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of non-
     violent persons when released from incarceration; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 458. A bill to provide emergency funding for port of 
     entry personnel and infrastructure, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN:
       S. 459. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to approve waivers under the Medicaid Program under 
     title XIX of the Social Security Act that are related to 
     State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement 
     communities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 460. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     provide for the assessment and management of the risk of 
     algal toxins in drinking water, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 461. A bill to provide for alternative financing 
     arrangements for the provision of certain services and the 
     construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land border 
     ports of entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 462. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory 
     and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking 
     water; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 463. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
     prohibit the paying of premium subsidies on policies based on 
     the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the 
     time of harvest; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 464. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 regarding Native Hawaiian education; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 465. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the 
     Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-
     Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock 
     Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond 
     Indian Tribe; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 466. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act 
     to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of 
     maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by 
     developing maternity care quality measures and supporting 
     maternity care quality collaboratives; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Lee, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Coons, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       S. 467. A bill to reduce recidivism and increase public 
     safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 468. A bill to provide a categorical exclusion under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to allow the 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the Chief of 
     the Forest Service to remove Pinyon-Juniper trees to conserve 
     and restore the habitat of the greater sage-grouse and the 
     mule deer; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Tester, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 469. A bill to improve the reproductive assistance 
     provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured members 
     of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

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