[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 169 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8020-S8021]
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. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Perdue, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 2284. A bill to suspend the admission and resettlement 
     of aliens seeking refugee status because of the conflict in 
     Syria until adequate protocols are established to protect the 
     national security of the United States and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURR:
       S. 2285. A bill to provide for the recognition of the 
     Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs .
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Flake):
       S. 2286. A bill to address the forest health, public 
     safety, and wildlife habitat threat presented by the risk of 
     wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire, on National Forest 
     System land and public land managed by the Bureau of Land 
     Management by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management 
     projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction, forest 
     health, and economic development, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL:
       S. 2287. A bill to amend the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act to improve technology transfer at the 
     Department of Energy by reducing bureaucratic barriers to 
     industry, entrepreneurs, and small businesses, as well as 
     ensure that public investments in research and development 
     generate the greatest return on investment for taxpayers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 2288. A bill to prohibit members and staff of the 
     Federal Reserve System from lobbying for or against 
     legislation, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schatz, and 
             Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2289. A bill to modernize and improve the Family 
     Unification Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 2290. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to authorize 
     block grants to States for prekindergarten education, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. 
             Rubio):
       S. 2291. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish procedures within the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for the processing of whistleblower complaints, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 2292. A bill to reform laws relating to small public 
     housing agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 2293. A bill to enhance Social Security benefits for 
     children, divorced spouses, and

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     widows and widowers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2294. A bill to create a division within the 
     Congressional Budget Office to perform regulatory analysis of 
     economically significant rules; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       S. 2295. A bill to extend the termination date for the 
     authority to collect certain records and make permanent the 
     authority for roving surveillance and to treat individual 
     terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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  On page S8021, November 17, 2015, in the first column, under the 
heading INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS, the following 
appears: S. 2295. A bill to extend the termination date for the 
authority to collect certain record and make permanent the 
authority for roving surveillance and to treat individual 
terrorist as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: S. 2295. A bill to 
extend the termination date for the authority to collect certain 
records and make permanent the authority for roving surveillance 
and to treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers 
under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for 
other purposes.


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           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, 
             Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Isakson):
       S.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone'' ; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.

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