[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 48 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1708-S1709]
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. Warner):
       S. 829. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to refine how Medicare pays for orthotics and prosthetics 
     and to improve beneficiary experience and outcomes with 
     orthotic and prosthetic care, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Udall):
       S. 830. A bill to increase the maximum percentage of funds 
     available to the Department of Energy for laboratory directed 
     research and development; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, 
             and Mr. Franken):
       S. 831. A bill to reduce the number of nuclear-armed 
     submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development 
     of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to prohibit 
     the procurement of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 832. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the provision of behavioral health readiness 
     services to certain members of the Selected Reserve of the 
     Armed Forces based on need, to expand eligibility to such 
     members for readjustment counseling from the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 833. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility projects 
     for which appropriations were made for fiscal year 2015, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Nelson, and 
             Mr. Cardin):
       S. 834. A bill to amend the law relating to sport fish 
     restoration and recreational boating safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 835. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of 
     determining under the adoption credit whether a child has 
     special needs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       S. 836. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits enacted 
     by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 837. A bill to modify the criteria used by the Corps of 
     Engineers to dredge small ports; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Merkley, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 838. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish a national usury rate for consumer credit 
     transactions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 839. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the rural add-on payment in the Medicare home 
     health benefit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Ms. Warren):

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       S. 840. A bill to require certain protections for student 
     loan borrowers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Grassley, 
             and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 841. A bill to expand eligibility for health care under 
     the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 
     to include certain veterans seeking mental health care, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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