[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1302-S1303]
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. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 648. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve formulary requirements for prescription drug 
     plans and MA-PD plans with respect to certain categories or 
     classes of drugs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
             Daines, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 649. A bill to amend the eligibility requirements for 
     funding under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Thune, 
             and Mr. Nelson):
       S. 650. A bill to extend the positive train control system 
     implementation deadline, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 651. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to acquire certain land in Martinez, California, for 
     inclusion in the John Muir National Historic Site, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 652. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of 
     members of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total 
     population by the Secretary of Commerce, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 653. A bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 
     1984 to reauthorize grants for and require applied water 
     supply research regarding the water resources research and 
     technology institutes established under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. 
             Moran):
       S. 654. A bill to exempt certain class A CDL drivers from 
     the requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement 
     while operating a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 
     3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel fuel; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 655. A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the 
     Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on 
     the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 656. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to enable

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     State child protective services systems to improve the 
     identification and assessment of child victims of sex 
     trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 657. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected 
     injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver 
     services program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 658. A bill to reauthorize the impact aid program under 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       S. 659. A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for 
     recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Reid, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Wyden, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 660. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish a credit for married couples who are both 
     employed and have young children; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reid, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Wyden, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 661. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to enhance the dependent care tax credit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Alexander, and Mr. Corker):
       S. 662. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     ensure fairness in the establishment of certain rates and 
     fees under sections 114 and 115 of such title, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 663. A bill to repeal the violation of sovereign 
     nations' laws and privacy matters; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 664. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to create a tax credit for foster families; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coons, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Warner, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 665. A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue 
     Alert plans throughout the United States in order to 
     disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is 
     seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, is missing 
     in connection with the officer's official duties, or an 
     imminent and credible threat that an individual intends to 
     cause the serious injury or death of a law enforcement 
     officer is received, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKEN:
       S. 666. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in 
     support of claims for disability compensation under the laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lee, and Mr. 
             Rubio):
       S. 667. A bill to ensure that organizations with religious 
     or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide 
     services for children; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 668. A bill to require data brokers to establish 
     procedures to ensure the accuracy of collected personal 
     information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Franken):
       S. 669. A bill to provide for consideration of legislation 
     to respond to a violation by Iran of an arrangement relating 
     to its nuclear program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       S. 670. A bill to provide an amnesty period during which 
     veterans and their family members can register certain 
     firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer 
     Record, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 671. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to strengthen elementary and secondary 
     computer science education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 672. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to support a reduction in school 
     suspension and expulsions; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SASSE:
       S. 673. A bill to provide a transition plan for those 
     individuals who may be affected by ObamaCare's unlawful 
     implementation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, and Mrs. 
             Boxer):
       S. 674. A bill to expand programs with respect to women's 
     health; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.

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