[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2172-S2173]
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. HATCH:
       S. 903. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to improve access and administration of the United 
     States Tax Court; from the Committee on Finance; placed on 
     the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 904. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to remove bond requirements and extend filing periods 
     for certain taxpayers with limited excise tax liability; from 
     the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 905. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to increase the limitation on eligibility for the 
     alternative tax for certain small insurance companies; from 
     the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 906. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to modify the types of wines taxed as hard cider; 
     from the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 907. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to prevent the extension of the tax collection period 
     merely because the taxpayer is a member of the Armed Forces 
     who is hospitalized as a result of combat zone injuries; from 
     the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 908. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable 
     contributions to agricultural research organizations, and for 
     other purposes; from the Committee on Finance; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 909. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to exempt private foundations from the tax on excess 
     business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic 
     enterprises which are independently supervised, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Finance; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 910. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to clarify the special rules for accident and health 
     plans of certain governmental entities, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Finance; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey):
       S. 911. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to issue an order with respect to 
     secondary cockpit barriers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 912. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to exclude payments received under the Work Colleges 
     Program from gross income, including payments made from 
     institutional funds; from the Committee on Finance; placed on 
     the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 913. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to provide an investment tax credit for waste heat to 
     power technology; from the Committee on Finance; placed on 
     the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 914. An original bill to amend title 31, United States 
     Code, to clarify the use of credentials by enrolled agents; 
     from the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 915. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment 
     trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States 
     real property interests, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 916. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to exclude certain compensation received by public 
     safety officers and their dependents from gross income; from 
     the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 917. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas 
     and liquefied natural gas; from the Committee on Finance; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 918. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to provide notice to charities and other nonprofit 
     organizations before their tax-exempt status is automatically 
     revoked; from the Committee on Finance; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 919. An original bill to exclude from gross income 
     certain clean coal power grants to non-corporate taxpayers; 
     from the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 920. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid 
     by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State 
     license or certification required by reason of a permanent 
     change in the duty station of such member to another State; 
     from the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Casey, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 921. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help 
     coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of 
     the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 922. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the treatment of foreign corporations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Coats):
       S. 923. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the 
     Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants 
     on a competitive basis to public and private entities to 
     provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth 
     and their parents; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 924. A bill to require the National Credit Union 
     Administration to hold public hearings and receive comments 
     from the public on its budget, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 925. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     convene a panel of citizens to make a recommendation to the 
     Secretary regarding the likeness of a woman on the twenty 
     dollar bill, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 926. A bill to amend the patent law to promote basic 
     research, to stimulate publication of scientific documents, 
     to encourage collaboration in scientific endeavors, to 
     improve the transfer of technology to the private sector, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 927. A bill to provide regulatory relief for certain 
     financial institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Booker, Mr. Murphy, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 928. A bill to reauthorize the World Trade Center Health 
     Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 
     2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 929. A bill to repeal the current Internal Revenue Code 
     and replace it with a flat tax, thereby guaranteeing economic 
     growth and fairness for all Americans; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Blunt, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 930. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for 
     contributions of food inventory; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 931. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall 
     be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, 
     artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 932. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a refundable tax credit for the installation of 
     sprinklers and elevators in historic structures; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hatch, 
             Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 933. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     with respect to the timing of elections and pre-election 
     hearings and the identification of pre-election issues, and 
     to require that lists of employees eligible to vote in 
     organizing elections be provided to the National Labor 
     Relations Board; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.

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           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 934. A bill to amend the renewable fuel program under 
     section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to require the cellulosic 
     biofuel requirement to be based on actual production, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 935. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to regulate 
     tax return preparers and refund anticipation payment 
     arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 936. A bill to amend the Ohio & Erie Canal National 
     Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 to repeal the funding 
     limitation; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 937. A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with States to 
     provide for State management of grazing permits and leases; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 938. A bill to establish the America Star program within 
     the Department of Labor, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 939. A bill to require the evaluation and consolidation 
     of duplicative green building programs within the Department 
     of Energy; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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