[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 142 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7046-S7047]
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. LEE (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2102. A bill to amend the Clayton Act and the Federal 
     Trade Commission Act to provide that the Federal Trade 
     Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers 
     only under the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural 
     manner as the Attorney General exercises such authority; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Flake):
       S. 2103. A bill to modify a provision relating to 
     adjustments of certain State apportionments for Federal 
     highway programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2104. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide relief to Medicare Advantage plans with a 
     significant number of dually eligible or low-income subsidy 
     beneficiaries and to prevent the termination of two star 
     plans; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2105. A bill to authorize funding for, and increase 
     accessibility to, the National Missing and Unidentified 
     Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such 
     system and the National Crime Information Center database of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to provide incentive 
     grants to help facilitate reporting to such systems, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2106. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to develop and publish an action plan for improving 
     the vocational rehabilitation services and assistance 
     provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 2107. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     help build a stronger health care workforce; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 2108. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an extension of certain long-term care 
     hospital payment rules and the moratorium on the 
     establishment of certain hospitals and facilities; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 2109. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to develop an integrated plan to 
     reduce administrative costs under the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency

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     Assistance Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2110. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal 
     protection under defined contribution plans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 2111. A bill to establish an alternative, outcomes-based 
     process for authorizing innovative, high-quality higher 
     education providers to participate in programs under title IV 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCOTT (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2112. A bill to require law enforcement agencies to 
     report the use of lethal force, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary .
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 2113. A bill to harness the expertise, ingenuity, and 
     creativity of all people to contribute to innovation in the 
     United States and to help solve problems or scientific 
     questions by encouraging and increasing the use of 
     crowdsourcing and citizen science methods within the Federal 
     Government, as appropriate, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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