[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 71 (Monday, May 11, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S2759]
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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 Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. 
             Bennet):
       S. 1264. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity 
     standard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Heitkamp, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 1265. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to make 
     certain certifications to Congress before retiring B-1, B-2, 
     or B-52 bomber aircraft; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. King):
       S. 1266. A bill to expand the HUBZone program for 
     communities affected by base realignment and closure, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1267. A bill to extend the African Growth and 
     Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the 
     preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Finance; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1268. A bill to extend the trade adjustment assistance 
     program, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1269. A bill to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade 
     enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes; 
     from the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       S. 1270. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and 
     hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 1271. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     issue regulations to prevent or minimize the venting and 
     flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations in the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 1272. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward 
     capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. AYOTTE:
       S. 1273. A bill to establish the Strengthening America's 
     Bridges Fund , and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 1274. A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act to reauthorize Federal agencies to enter into 
     long-term contracts for the acquisition of energy; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 1275. A bill to establish a Financing Energy Efficient 
     Manufacturing Program in the Department of Energy to provide 
     financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite 
     renewable technologies in manufacturing and industrial 
     facilities; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 1276. A bill to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security 
     Act of 2006 to increase energy exploration and production on 
     the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1277. A bill to improve energy savings by the Department 
     of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1278. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act to provide for the conduct of certain lease sales in the 
     Alaska outer Continental Shelf region, to make certain 
     modifications to the North Slope Science Initiative, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Perdue, and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 1279. A bill to provide for revenue sharing of qualified 
     revenues from leases in the South Atlantic planning area, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 1280. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish an annual production incentive fee with respect to 
     Federal onshore and offshore land that is subject to a lease 
     for production of oil or natural gas under which production 
     is not occurring, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 1281. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a standard home office deduction; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 1282. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     require the Secretary of Energy to consider the objective of 
     improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide 
     produced from fossil fuels in carrying out research and 
     development programs under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 1283. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     repeal certain programs, to establish a coal technology 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KING:
       S. 1284. A bill to clarify the treatment of carbon 
     emissions from forest biomass, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 1285. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     enter into contracts to provide certain price stabilization 
     support relating to electric generation units that use coal-
     based generation technology; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Udall, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 1286. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reduce the backlog of appeals of decisions of the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs by facilitating pro bono legal assistance 
     for veterans before the United States Court of Veterans 
     Appeals and the Board of Veterans' Appeals, to provide the 
     Secretary with authority to address unreasonably delayed 
     claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

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