[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 6, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2687-S2688]
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. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 1200. A bill to promote competition and help consumers 
     save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they 
     buy prescription pet medications, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 1201. A bill to advance the integration of clean 
     distributed energy into electric grids, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 1202. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to assist States in adopting updated 
     interconnection procedures and tariff schedules and standards 
     for supplemental, backup, and standby power fees for projects 
     for combined heat and power technology and waste heat to 
     power technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Tester, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1203. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     of claims for benefits under laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 1204. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     enter into an agreement to provide for management of the 
     free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
     Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 1205. A bill to designate the same individual serving as 
     the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the 
     National Nurse for Public Health; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1206. A bill to address the concept of ``Too Big To 
     Fail'' with respect to certain financial entities; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 1207. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a grant program under which the Secretary shall 
     make grants to eligible partnerships to provide for the 
     transformation of the electric grid by the year 2030, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 1208. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, 
     rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used 
     in commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 1209. A bill to establish State revolving loan funds to 
     repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Cassidy, and Ms. 
             Heitkamp):
       S. 1210. A bill to provide for the timely consideration of 
     all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal 
     law with respect to oil and gas production and distribution; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Murphy, 
             and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1211. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that payment

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     under the Medicare program to a long-term care hospital for 
     inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site 
     neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe 
     wounds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Thune, Mr. Franken, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Risch, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 1212. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of 
     employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KING:
       S. 1213. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate 
     the free market for distributed energy resources; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Ms. Collins, 
             and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 1214. A bill to prevent human health threats posed by 
     the consumption of equines raised in the United States; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1215. A bill to amend the Methane Hydrate Research and 
     Development Act of 2000 to provide for the development of 
     methane hydrate as a commercially viable source of energy; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1216. A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a 
     provision relating to civil penalties; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1217. A bill to establish an Interagency Rapid Response 
     Team for Transmission, to establish an Office of Transmission 
     Ombudsperson, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1218. A bill to establish an interagency coordination 
     committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the 
     Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, 
     focused on the nexus between energy and water production, 
     use, and efficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1219. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable 
     interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for 
     the examination of the effects of net metering; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1220. A bill to improve the distribution of energy in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1221. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require 
     periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability 
     impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation 
     of the bulk-power system; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1222. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     for reports relating to electric capacity resources of 
     transmission organizations and the amendment of certain 
     tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity 
     resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1223. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     improve the loan guarantee program for innovative 
     technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1224. A bill to reconcile differing Federal approaches 
     to condensate; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1225. A bill to improve Federal land management, 
     resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of 
     Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the 
     Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real 
     property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-
     date Federal land inventories, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1226. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act and the 
     Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to promote a greater 
     domestic helium supply, to establish a Federal helium leasing 
     program for public land, and to secure a helium supply for 
     national defense and Federal researchers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1227. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     develop an implementation strategy to promote the development 
     of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Donnelly):
       S. 1228. A bill to require approval for the construction, 
     connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas 
     pipelines or electric transmission facilities at the national 
     boundary of the United States for the import or export of 
     oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or Mexico, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1229. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     submit a plan to implement recommendations to improve 
     interactions between the Department of Energy and National 
     Laboratories; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1230. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish a program under which the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management shall enter into memoranda of understanding 
     with States providing for State oversight of oil and gas 
     productions activities; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1231. A bill to require congressional notification for 
     certain Strategic Petroleum Reserve operations and to 
     determine options available for the continued operation of 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1232. A bill to amend the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 to modify provisions relating to smart 
     grid modernization, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1233. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting 
     authority of States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 1234. A bill to enhance consumer rights relating to 
     consumer report disputes by requiring provision of 
     documentation provided by consumers; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1235. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to authorize Regional Corporations and Village 
     Corporations to establish energy assistance programs; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1236. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify 
     certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with 
     respect to certain license applications before the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KING:
       S. 1237. A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to limit the 
     authority of the Secretary of Energy to approve certain 
     proposals relating to export activities of liquefied natural 
     gas terminals; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.

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