[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 147 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S7219]
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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. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 2147. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to participant votes on the suspension of 
     benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining 
     status; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Nelson, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Carper, Mr. Udall, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. King, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Franken, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2148. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and 
     deductible in 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 2149. A bill to amend the Higher Education Opportunity 
     Act to add disclosure requirements to the institution 
     financial aid offer form and to amend the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to make such form mandatory; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 2150. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator 
     system so that prospective students may have a more accurate 
     understanding of the true cost of college; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2151. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at 
     health centers under section 330 of such Act; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Rubio, and 
             Mr. Coons):
       S. 2152. A bill to establish a comprehensive United States 
     Government policy to encourage the efforts of countries in 
     sub-Saharan Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power 
     solutions, including renewable energy, for more broadly 
     distributed electricity access in order to support poverty 
     reduction, promote development outcomes, and drive economic 
     growth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2153. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to require applicable manufacturers to include 
     information regarding payments made to physician assistants, 
     nurse practitioners, and other advance practice nurses in 
     transparency reports submitted under section 1128G of such 
     Act; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 2154. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain 
     hardrock mines; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2155. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling 
     on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, 
     Oregon, and Washington; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 2156. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a criminal penalty for launching drones that 
     interfere with fighting fires affecting Federal property or 
     responding to disasters affecting interstate or foreign 
     commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 2157. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a criminal penalty for operating drones in certain 
     locations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANKFORD:
       S. 2158. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the credit for electricity produced from certain 
     renewable resources; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2159. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to 
     excluding providers who are involved in abortions; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       S. 2160. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, 
     relating to enlistment and consequences of certain service in 
     the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2161. A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of 
     certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent 
     residents and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2162. A bill to establish a 10-year term for the service 
     of the Librarian of Congress; considered and passed.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Daines, and Mr. 
             Gardner):
       S. 2163. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that 
     broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway 
     construction projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2164. A bill to extend the secure rural schools and 
     community self-determination program and to make permanent 
     the payment in lieu of taxes program and the land and water 
     conservation fund; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.

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