[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1891]
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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 Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Markey, 
             and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 857. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of an 
     initial comprehensive care plan for Medicare beneficiaries 
     newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related 
     dementias, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Portman, 
             and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 858. A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance 
     contracting in Federal facilities; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 859. A bill to protect the public, communities across 
     America, and the environment by increasing the safety of 
     crude oil transportation by railroad, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Mr. Cruz, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Coats, Mr. Rubio, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Heller, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Rounds, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Moran, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hoeven, and Mrs. 
             Fischer):
       S. 860. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Johnson, Mr. Coons, Mr. Portman, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Cotton, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Manchin, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Thune, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 861. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare 
     and Medicaid programs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Casey, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
             Brown):
       S. 862. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
     discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Capito, 
             and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 863. A bill to reauthorize and improve the Appalachian 
     regional development program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 864. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
     ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. King, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 865. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental 
     health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 866. A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for 
     charitable cash contributions for the relief of the families 
     of New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and 
     Rafael Ramos, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 867. A bill to improve student academic achievement in 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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