[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 47 (Thursday, March 19, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1659-S1660]
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 Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 796. A bill to incentivize State support for 
     postsecondary education and to promote increased access and 
     affordability for higher education for students, including 
     Dreamer students; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 797. A bill to amend the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of

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     1976, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 798. A bill to provide for notice to, and input by, 
     State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance 
     company to serve as a source of financial strength or when 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation places a lien 
     against an insurance company's assets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 799. A bill to combat the rise of prenatal opioid abuse 
     and neonatal abstinence syndrome; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Hatch, and 
             Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 800. A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance 
     rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Coats, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Thune, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Corker, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 801. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to 
     provide for appropriate designation of collective bargaining 
     units; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 802. A bill to authorize the Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development to provide assistance to support the rights of 
     women and girls in developing countries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. 
             Isakson):
       S. 803. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide employees in the private sector with an 
     opportunity for compensatory time off, similar to the 
     opportunity offered to Federal employees, and a flexible 
     credit hour program to help balance the demands of work and 
     family, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 804. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to specify coverage of continuous glucose monitoring 
     devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Menendez, and 
             Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 805. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     make Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for technical and 
     financial assistance for the establishment of preservation 
     training and degree programs; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Ms. 
             Heitkamp):
       S. 806. A bill to amend section 31306 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to recognize hair as an alternative specimen for 
     preemployment and random controlled substances testing of 
     commercial motor vehicle drivers and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Peters):
       S. 807. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reform and reset the excise tax on beer, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 808. A bill to establish the Surface Transportation 
     Board as an independent establishment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and 
     secondary education tuition; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 810. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and 
     improve Medicare payments for physicians and other 
     professionals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       S. 811. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to require States to develop policies 
     on positive school climates and school discipline; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Barrasso, and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 812. A bill to enhance the ability of community 
     financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve 
     their communities, boost small businesses, increase 
     individual savings, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 813. A bill to provide the Secretary of Defense with 
     authority to transfer funds in order to mitigate the effects 
     on the Department of Defense of a sequestration of funds 
     available to the Department of Defense , and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 814. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     Federal land in the State of Oregon to the Confederated 
     Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 815. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     Federal land in the State of Oregon to the Cow Creek Band of 
     Umpqua Tribe of Indians; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 816. A bill to amend the Coquille Restoration Act to 
     clarify certain provisions relating to the management of the 
     Coquille Forest; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 817. A bill to provide for the addition of certain real 
     property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State 
     of Oregon; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 818. A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to 
     make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. 
             Warner):
       S. 819. A bill to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import 
     Bank of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 820. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make 
     the credit fully refundable; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 821. A bill to establish requirements with respect to 
     bisphenol A; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
             Murkowski, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 822. A bill to expand geothermal production, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 823. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 206 West Commercial Street 
     in East Rochester, New York, as the ``Officer Daryl R. 
     Pierson Post Office'' ; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Franken, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 824. A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 825. A bill to terminate the authority to waive certain 
     provisions of law requiring the imposition of sanctions with 
     respect to Iran, to codify certain sanctions imposed by 
     executive order, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 826. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     sunset rules after 10 years unless agencies undergo notice 
     and comment rulemaking, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 827. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     ensure the integrity of voice communications and to prevent 
     unjust or unreasonable discrimination among areas of the 
     United States in the delivery of such communications; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Cotton, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Portman, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 828. A bill to clarify that a State has the sole 
     authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land 
     within the boundaries of the State; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.

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