[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2040-S2041]
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. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       S. 868. A bill to establish a fund to make payment to the 
     Americans held hostage in Iran, and to members of their 
     families, who are identified as members of the proposed class 
     in case number 1:00-CV-03110 (ESG) of the United States 
     District Court for the District of Columbia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. 
             Donnelly):
       S. 869. A bill to improve energy performance in Federal 
     buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 870. A bill to require rulemaking by the Administrator 
     of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address 
     considerations in evaluating the need for public and 
     individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mrs. Capito, 
             and Mr. Paul):
       S. 871. A bill to provide for an application process for 
     interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a 
     rural area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 872. A bill to provide for the recognition of certain 
     Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 873. A bill to designate the wilderness within the Lake 
     Clark National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska as 
     the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 874. A bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the 
     District of Columbia; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FISCHER:
       S. 875. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to strengthen equal pay requirements; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 876. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate 
     transactions; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       S. 877. A bill to establish a pilot grant program to assist 
     State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-
     worn cameras for law enforcement officers; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Franken):
       S. 878. A bill to establish a State residential building 
     energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Mikulski):

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       S. 879. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an income tax credit for eldercare expenses; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Merkley):
       S. 880. A bill to expand project eligibility to certain 
     public infrastructure projects under chapter 6 of title 23, 
     United States Code; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       S. 881. A bill to ensure that Federal financial regulators 
     perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify 
     outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements 
     imposed on financial institutions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       S. 882. A bill to amend part A of title II of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 883. A bill to facilitate the reestablishment of 
     domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, 
     production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, 
     workforce, education, and research capabilities in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BLUNT:
       S. 884. A bill to improve access to emergency medical 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Ayotte, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 885. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
     place in the United States Capitol a chair honoring American 
     Prisoners of War/Missing in Action; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. UDALL:
       S. 886. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     provide for a smart energy and water efficiency pilot 
     program; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 887. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act to provide 
     incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government 
     spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 888. A bill to promote Federal-State partnerships for 
     developing regional energy strategies and plans to mitigate 
     risks in changing energy systems, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 889. A bill to provide regulatory relief to alternative 
     fuel producers and consumers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Udall):
       S. 890. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the 
     funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize 
     the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Franken, and 
             Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 891. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     facilitate the administration and enforcement of antidumping 
     and countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 892. A bill to provide the Department of Homeland 
     Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the 
     Department of the Treasury with authority to more 
     aggressively enforce customs and trade laws relating to 
     textile and apparel articles, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 893. A bill to establish an Energy Productivity 
     Innovation Challenge (EPIC) to assist energy policy 
     innovation in the States to promote the goal of doubling 
     electric and thermal energy productivity by January 1, 2030; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 894. A bill to support innovation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 895. A bill to allow members of the Armed Forces to 
     defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period 
     in connection with receipt of orders for mobilization for war 
     or national emergency, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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