[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 171 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8159-S8160]
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. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 2305. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the issuance of exempt facility bonds for 
     qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 2306. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, to undertake 
     remediation oversight of the West Lake Landfill located in 
     Bridgeton, Missouri; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2307. A bill to promote the strengthening of the private 
     sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 2308. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of church pension plans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 2309. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     establish within the National Park Service the U.S. Civil 
     Rights Network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
             Lee, Mr.

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             Rubio, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Johnson):
       S. 2310. A bill to allow a State to submit a declaration of 
     intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds 
     to improve the academic achievement of students; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Ayotte, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2311. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
     through the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration, to make grants to States for 
     screening and treatment for maternal depression; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Collins, and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 2312. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to make improvements to payments for durable 
     medical equipment under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 2313. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to facilitate program-related investments by private 
     foundations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 2314. A bill to provide for the conversion of temporary 
     judgeships to permanent judgeships, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2315. A bill to provide protection for consumers who 
     have prepaid cards and mobile accounts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Mr. 
             Brown):
       S. 2316. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the requirements for reissuance of veterans benefits 
     in cases of misuse of benefits by certain fiduciaries to 
     include misuse by all fiduciaries, and to improve oversight 
     of fiduciaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 2317. A bill to amend title III of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to strengthen minority-serving institutions; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BARRASSO:
       S. 2318. A bill to reauthorize the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund for 10 years, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 2319. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       S. 2320. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to create Universal Savings Accounts; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Wyden, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 2321. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2322. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered 
     under the maximum hours requirements; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Booker, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 2323. A bill to clarify the definition of nonimmigrant 
     for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2324. A bill to provide for transparency, 
     accountability, and reform of the National Flood Insurance 
     Program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2325. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, 
     acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven 
     program to provide a digital information platform capable of 
     efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support 
     tools, training, and best practices and to support collection 
     of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve 
     local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the 
     coastal region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 2326. A bill to designate the Nisqually National 
     Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the 
     Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to 
     establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within 
     the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. 
             Warren):
       S. 2327. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 
     to strengthen the earned income tax credit and expand 
     eligibility for childless individuals and youth formerly in 
     foster care; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Sullivan, 
             and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 2328. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea 
     Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes; considered 
     and passed.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 2329. A bill to prevent the entry of extremists into the 
     United States under the refugee program, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 2330. A bill to allow the Attorney General additional 
     time to process background checks for alien firearm 
     purchases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2331. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to make invalid and unenforceable predispute arbitration 
     agreements with respect to controversies arising under 
     provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of 
     servicemembers to bring class actions under such Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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