[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3183]
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. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 1390. A bill to help provide relief to State education 
     budgets during a recovering economy, to help fulfill the 
     Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities 
     for Native American Indians, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 1391. A bill to increase research, education, and 
     treatment for cerebral cavernous malformations; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 1392. A bill to require certain practitioners authorized 
     to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing 
     education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cotton, 
             Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lee, and Mr. 
             Roberts):
       S. 1393. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to include in each regulatory 
     impact analysis for a proposed or final rule an analysis that 
     does not include any other proposed or unimplemented rule; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1394. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish within the Environmental Protection 
     Agency a Columbia River Basin Restoration Program; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1395. A bill to reinstate certain mining claims in the 
     State of Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1396. A bill to establish a demonstration program 
     requiring the utilization of Value-Based Insurance Design in 
     order to demonstrate that reducing the copayments or 
     coinsurance charged to Medicare beneficiaries for selected 
     high-value prescription medications and clinical services can 
     increase their utilization and ultimately improve clinical 
     outcomes, enhance beneficiary satisfaction, and lower health 
     care expenditures; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 1397. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require that ITIN applicants submit their application in 
     person at taxpayer assistance centers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 1398. A bill to extend, improve, and consolidate energy 
     research and development programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 1399. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend and increase expensing limitations, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1400. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to direct 
     the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development 
     to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or 
     surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 1401. A bill to provide for the annual designation of 
     cities in the United States as an ``American World War II 
     City''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1402. A bill to allow acceleration certificates awarded 
     under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.


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  On page S3183, May 20, 2015, in the third column, the following 
language appears: By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Grassley): S. 
1402. A bill to allow acceleration certifcates awarded under the 
Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable; to the Committee 
on the Judiciary.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mr. LEAHY (for 
himself and Mr. Grassley): S. 1402. A bill to allow acceleration 
certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be 
transferable; to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 1403. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable 
     conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Isakson, 
             and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 1404. A bill to free States to spend gas taxes on their 
     transportation priorities; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. FRANKEN:
       S. 1405. A bill to require a coordinated response to coal 
     fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power 
     system adequacy or reliability; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 1406. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to pharmacy compounding; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Heinrich, 
             and Mr. Tester):
       S. 1407. A bill to promote the development of renewable 
     energy on public land, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 1408. A bill to provide for a program of research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercial application in 
     vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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