[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S575]
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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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Cornyn, and 
             Mr. Toomey):
       S. 2485. A bill to provide for the immediate reinstatement 
     of sanctions against Iran if Iran attempts to acquire nuclear 
     weapons technology from North Korea; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 2486. A bill to enhance electronic warfare capabilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2487. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to identify mental health care and suicide prevention 
     programs and metrics that are effective in treating women 
     veterans as part of the evaluation of such programs by the 
     Secretary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 2488. A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of 
     the Interior to carry out the Equus Beds Division of the 
     Wichita Project; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2489. A bill to ensure that persons who form 
     corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial 
     owners of those corporations, in order to prevent the 
     formation of corporations with hidden owners, stop the misuse 
     of United States corporations by wrongdoers, and assist law 
     enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing 
     terrorism, money laundering, tax evasion, and other criminal 
     and civil misconduct involving United States corporations, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       S. 2490. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     divide the ninth judicial circuit of the United States into 2 
     circuits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 2491. A bill to amend the Head Start Act by establishing 
     grants for Head Start programs in communities affected by 
     toxic pollutants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Brown, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2492. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide matching payments for retirement savings 
     contributions by certain individuals; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 2493. A bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and 
     medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, 
     Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans 
     who are age 75 or older, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2494. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     that any inaction by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated 
     as an order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and 
     court review; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Heller, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mrs. Ernst, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 2495. A bill to amend the Social Security Act relating 
     to the use of determinations made by the Commissioner; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mrs. 
             Shaheen):
       S. 2496. A bill to provide flexibility for the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
     increase the total amount of general business loans that may 
     be guaranteed under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act; 
     to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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