[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 165 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7814-S7815]
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. REID (for Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. 
             Heinrich, and Ms. Baldwin)):
       S. 2242. A bill to repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin 
     and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2015; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Coats, 
             and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 2243. A bill to amend the fresh fruit and vegetable 
     program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
     Act to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and 
     vegetables; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 2244. A bill to reform the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     and reduce Federal spending on crop insurance; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       S. 2245. A bill to exclude the Internal Revenue Service 
     from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating 
     to labor-management relations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCOTT:
       S. 2246. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     exempt the Internal Revenue Service from certain labor-
     management relations requirements; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 2247. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2248. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     coordinate Federal congenital heart disease research efforts 
     and to improve public education and awareness of congenital 
     heart disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 2249. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     impose criminal penalties for the unsafe operation of 
     unmanned aircraft; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 2250. A bill to authorize the President to award the 
     Medal of Honor to Major Charles S. Kettles of the United 
     States Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam War; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Baldwin, and 
             Mr. Markey):
       S. 2251. A bill to provide for a supplementary payment to 
     Social Security beneficiaries, supplemental security income 
     beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 2252. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to issue prospective 
     guidance clarifying the employment status of individuals for 
     purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive 
     assessments with respect to such clarifications; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Reed, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 2253. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide veterans affected by closures of educational 
     institutions certain relief and restoration of educational 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2254. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to 
     locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 2255. A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices 
     Act to restrict the debt collection practices of certain debt 
     collectors; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 2256. A bill to establish programs for health care 
     provider training in Federal health care and medical 
     facilities, to establish Federal co-prescribing guidelines, 
     to establish a grant program with respect to naloxone, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (by request):
       S. 2257. A bill to prepare the National Park Service for 
     its Centennial in 2016 and for a second century of protecting 
     our national parks' natural, historic, and cultural resources 
     for present and future generations and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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