[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S5129]
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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. SCHATZ (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Udall, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Bennet, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Franken, and 
             Mr. Booker):
       S. 1766. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     review the discharge characterization of former members of 
     the Armed Forces who were discharged by reason of the sexual 
     orientation of the member, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. 
             Roberts):
       S. 1767. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to combination products, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 1768. A bill to authorize States to enforce safety 
     requirements related to wellbores at interstate storage 
     facilities; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 1769. A bill to amend the African Elephant Conservation 
     Act to conserve elephants while appropriately regulating 
     ivory in the United States; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Peters, and 
             Mr. Vitter):
       S. 1770. A bill to provide for evidence-based and promising 
     practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
     gang activity prevention and intervention to help build 
     individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to 
     ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, 
     and law-abiding lives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1771. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt Indian tribal governments and other tribal entities 
     from the employer health coverage mandate; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Murphy, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1772. A bill to permit employees to request changes to 
     their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to 
     ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require 
     employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules 
     for employees in certain occupations with evidence of 
     unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that 
     negatively affect employees, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 1773. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     require creditors to inform consumer reporting agencies that 
     certain debts have been discharged in bankruptcy cases; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Nelson, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Warren, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Reid, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Heinrich, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1774. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code 
     to treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of chapter 9 of 
     such title relating to the adjustment of debts of 
     municipalities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 1775. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to accept additional documentation when considering 
     the application for veterans status of an individual who 
     performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World 
     War II, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1776. A bill to enhance tribal road safety, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1777. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace 
     certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation 
     services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mrs. Ernst):
       S. 1778. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit certain Medicare providers licensed in a State 
     to provide telemedicine services to certain Medicare 
     beneficiaries in a different State; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. 
             Warren):
       S. 1779. A bill to prevent conflicts of interest that stem 
     from executive Government employees receiving bonuses or 
     other compensation arrangements from nongovernment sources, 
     from the revolving door that raises concerns about the 
     independence of financial services regulators, and from the 
     revolving door that casts aspersions over the awarding of 
     Government contracts and other financial benefits; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Flake):
       S. 1780. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management 
     Act of 2009 to promote watershed health, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1781. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     modify a provision relating to the obligation and release of 
     funds; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1782. A bill to permit a State transportation department 
     to approve a justification report for a project to build or 
     modify a freeway-to-crossroad interchange on the Interstate 
     Highway System within a transportation management area in 
     such State; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1783. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management 
     Act of 2009 to clarify a provision relating to the 
     designation of a northern transportation route in Washington 
     County, Utah; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Cotton):
       S.J. Res. 19. A joint resolution to express the disfavor of 
     Congress regarding the proposed agreement for cooperation 
     between the United States and the People's Republic of China 
     transmitted to the Congress by the President on April 21, 
     2015, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

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