[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2220-S2221]
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. SHAHEEN:
       S. 940. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     study the feasibility of providing certain taxpayers with an 
     optional, pre-prepared tax return, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 941. A bill to provide for the termination of employment 
     of employees of the Internal Revenue Service who take certain 
     official actions for political purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 942. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a deduction from the gift tax for gifts made to 
     certain exempt organizations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 943. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees 
     are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer 
     rights; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       S. 944. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     prohibit certain waivers and exemptions from emergency 
     preparedness and response and security regulations; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       S. 945. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982 to provide for the expansion of emergency planning zones 
     and the development of plans for dry cask storage of spent 
     nuclear fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 946. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate 
     transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels 
     stacked on top of one another; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 947. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property 
     used predominantly within an Indian reservation; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 948. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion 
     for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Heller, and Mr. 
             Roberts):
       S. 949. A bill to provide a taxpayer bill of rights for 
     small businesses; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 950. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. AYOTTE:
       S. 951. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees 
     are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer 
     rights; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 952. A bill to provide for duty-free treatment of 
     certain recreational performance outerwear, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 953. A bill to facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related 
     projects in Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries 
     of certain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, and to 
     provide for the implementation of a conservation plan for the 
     Virgin River, Nevada; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mrs. Capito, 
             and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 954. A bill to establish procedures regarding the 
     approval of opioid drugs by the Food and Drug Administration; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 955. A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also 
     known as Chai Chaowasaree); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP:
       S. 956. A bill to clarify the collateral requirement for 
     certain loans under section 7(d) of the Small Business Act, 
     to address assistance to out-of-State small business 
     concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. King, and Ms. 
             Cantwell):
       S. 957. A bill to increase access to capital for veteran 
     entrepreneurs to help create jobs; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 958. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to provide 
     for team and joint venture offers for certain contracts; to 
     the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 959. A bill to establish a tax credit for on-site 
     apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 960. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in 
     the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, and 
     to provide for Social Security benefit protection; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 961. A bill to protect information relating to 
     consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 962. A bill to extend the same Federal benefits to law 
     enforcement officers serving private institutions of higher 
     education and rail carriers that apply to law enforcement 
     officers serving units of State and local government; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 963. A bill to require the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of 
     the Small Business Administration to submit a report on small 
     business innovation; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       S. 964. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     provide for consultation with State and local governments, 
     the consideration of State and local concerns, and the

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     approval of post-shutdown decommissioning activities reports 
     by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 965. A bill to prohibit the use of funds by Internal 
     Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for 
     exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 966. A bill to extend the low-interest refinancing 
     provisions under the Local Development Business Loan Program 
     of the Small Business Administration; to the Committee on 
     Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 967. A bill to require the Small Business Administration 
     to make information relating to lenders making covered loans 
     publicly available, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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