[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 138 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6938]
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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. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 2071. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers 
     under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 2072. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under 
     which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an 
     area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone 
     national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves 
     and maintains certain standards under a voluntary early 
     action compact plan; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       S. 2073. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 7715 Post Road in North 
     Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the ``Melvoid J. Benson Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mr. Manchin, and Mrs. 
             Boxer):
       S. 2074. A bill to prohibit paying Members of Congress 
     during periods during which a Government shutdown is in 
     effect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Franken, and 
             Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 2075. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored 
     health coverage and to express the sense of the Senate that 
     the resulting revenue loss should be offset; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2076. A bill to establish a task force to review 
     policies and measures to promote, and to develop best 
     practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       S. 2077. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     clarify the ability to request consumer reports in certain 
     cases to establish and enforce child support payments and 
     awards; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CORKER:
       S. 2078. An original bill to reauthorize the United States 
     Commission on International Religious Freedom, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Foreign Relations; placed on 
     the calendar.
           By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Rubio, and 
             Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2079. A bill to reauthorize the United States Commission 
     on International Religious Freedom, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 2080. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     enhance pipeline safety, to provide communities with access 
     to improved information concerning the equipment and 
     operations of pipeline facilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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