[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 134 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6809]
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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. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hatch, 
             Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Scott, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lankford, and 
             Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 2045. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored 
     health coverage; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2046. A bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a 
     hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric 
     project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. AYOTTE:
       S. 2047. A bill to terminate the independent third-party 
     program for sectors of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
     unless the program is fully funded by the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 2048. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend authorities relating to homeless veterans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 2049. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-
     Department medical professionals who treat veterans and 
     family members of veterans to increase knowledge and 
     recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and 
     family members of veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP:
       S. 2050. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     mechanism to allow borrowers of private education loans to 
     refinance their loans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CARPER:
       S. 2051. A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the 
     United States Postal Service; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 2052. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the 
     requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for 
     hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. 
             Kaine):
       S. 2053. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to award 
     grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce 
     technical training, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 2054. A bill to improve Federal sentencing and 
     corrections practices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2055. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to 
     national health security; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 2056. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
             Perdue):
       S. 2057. A bill providing for additional space for the 
     protection and preservation of national collections held by 
     the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2058. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     maintain and operate at least one Doppler weather radar site 
     within 55 miles of each city in the United States that has a 
     population of more than 700,000 individuals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2059. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of 
     claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow 
     income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on 
     account of such claims, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2060. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention 
     and services program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Enzi, 
             Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Perdue, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. McConnell):
       S.J. Res. 22. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers 
     and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the 
     definition of ``waters of the United States'' under the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.

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