[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1628-S1629]
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. VITTER (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. King, 
             Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Collins, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 768. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking 
     accessories for speech generating devices and to remove the 
     rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare 
     Program with respect to speech generating devices; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 769. A bill to streamline the permit process for rail 
     and transit infrastructure; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 770. A bill to authorize Escambia County, Florida, to 
     convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa 
     Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia 
     County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Ms. Ayotte, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 771. A bill to emphasize manufacturing in engineering 
     programs by directing the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, in coordination with other appropriate Federal 
     agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of 
     Energy, and National Science Foundation, to designate United 
     States manufacturing universities; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Brown, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 772. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of 
     persons when released from incarceration; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Booker, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 773. A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of 
     higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Ms. 
             Ayotte, Mr. Portman, and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 774. A bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions 
     Examination Council Act of 1978 to improve the examination of 
     depository institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Burr, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. 
             Barrasso):
       S. 775. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition 
     of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss 
     insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health 
     plans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Kirk, 
             and Mr. Brown):
       S. 776. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to medication therapy management under 
     part D of the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 777. A bill to permit employees to request, and to 
     ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms 
     and conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. 
             Vitter, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 778. A bill to prohibit the provision of certain foreign 
     assistance to countries receiving certain detainees 
     transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 779. A bill to provide for Federal agencies to develop 
     public access policies relating to research conducted by 
     employees of that agency or from funds administered by that 
     agency; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 780. A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court 
     proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       S. 781. A bill to improve knowledge about the best 
     practices for teaching financial literacy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Flake):

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       S. 782. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish a bison management plan for Grand Canyon National 
     Park; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Graham, Mr. Markey, and 
             Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 783. A bill to provide for media coverage of Federal 
     court proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 784. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish microlabs to improve regional engagement with 
     national laboratories; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Hirono, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 785. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Booker, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Schatz, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 786. A bill to provide paid and family medical leave 
     benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 787. A bill to streamline the collection and 
     distribution of government information; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL:
       S. 788. A bill to require the termination of any employee 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is found to have 
     retaliated against a whistleblower; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI:
       S. 789. A bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment 
     Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues 
     related to recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment 
     in the profession of social work, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 790. A bill to provide for the establishment of free 
     market enterprise zones in order to help facilitate the 
     creation of new jobs, entrepreneurial opportunities, enhanced 
     and renewed educational opportunities, and increase community 
     involvement in bankrupt or economically distressed areas; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 791. A bill to free the private sector to harness 
     domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate 
     economic growth by removing statutory and administrative 
     barriers; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 792. An original bill to expand sanctions imposed with 
     respect to Iran and to impose additional sanctions with 
     respect to Iran, and for other purposes; from the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Udall, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Schatz, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
             Heitkamp, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 793. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL:
       S. 794. A bill to extend whistleblower protections for 
     defense contractor employees to employees of contractors of 
     the elements of the intelligence community; to the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL:
       S. 795. A bill to enhance whistleblower protection for 
     contractor and grantee employees; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
       S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution disapproving the action of 
     the District of Columbia Council in approving the 
     Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
       S.J. Res. 11. A joint resolution disapproving the action of 
     the District of Columbia Council in approving the Human 
     Rights Amendment Act of 2014; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.

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