[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 155 (Thursday, October 22, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S7470]
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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 Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2194. A bill to promote the use of clean cookstoves and 
     fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and 
     protect the environment by creating a thriving global market 
     for clean and efficient household cooking solutions; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 2195. A bill to prohibit the indefinite detention of 
     persons by the United States and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 2196. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare 
     competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative 
     wheelchairs and accessories; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. 
             Isakson):
       S. 2197. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the risk adjustment under the Medicare 
     Advantage program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Schatz, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 2198. A bill to establish a grant program to encourage 
     States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to 
     the transfer and possession of firearms; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Crapo, and 
             Mr. Daines):
       S. 2199. A bill to require agencies to conform to 
     concurrent resolutions when promulgating rules; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FISCHER:
       S. 2200. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to strengthen equal pay requirements; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2201. A bill to promote international trade, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 2202. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 
     5-year property for purposes of depreciation; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Heinrich, 
             Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2203. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned 
     income tax credit and to provide equitable treatment for 
     residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable 
     portion of the child tax credit; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 2204. A bill to respect the Constitutional entitlement 
     to liberty by recognizing the right of an individual to have 
     personal control over the medical assistance and treatment 
     necessary to alleviate intolerable physical suffering; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 2205. A bill to establish a grant program to assist 
     tribal governments in establishing tribal healing to wellness 
     courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.

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