[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S994]
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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. PORTMAN:
       S. 2570. A bill to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
     of 1995 to provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain 
     rules and consideration of the least burdensome regulatory 
     alternative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mrs. 
             Ernst):
       S. 2571. A bill to provide for the eligibility for airport 
     development grants of airports that enter into certain leases 
     with components of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Reed, and 
             Mr. Peters):
       S. 2572. A bill to make demonstration grants to eligible 
     local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local 
     educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the 
     numbers of school nurses in public elementary schools and 
     secondary schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Casey):
       S. 2573. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for taxpayers who remove lead-based 
     hazards; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Franken, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 2574. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to require States to adopt a centralized electronic 
     system to help expedite the placement of children in foster 
     care or guardianship, or for adoption, across State lines, 
     and to provide grants to aid States in developing such a 
     system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 2575. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for property owners who remove 
     hazards relating to lead, asbestos, and radon; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. AYOTTE:
       S. 2576. A bill to permit the Attorney General to authorize 
     a temporary transfer of funds from Department of Justice 
     accounts in the amount necessary to restore Department of 
     Justice Asset Forfeiture Program equitable sharing payments 
     to participating law enforcement agencies; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Ayotte, and 
             Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2577. A bill to protect crime victims' rights, to 
     eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA and other forensic 
     evidence samples to improve and expand the forensic science 
     testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime 
     laboratories, to increase research and development of new 
     testing technologies, to develop new training programs 
     regarding the collection and use of forensic evidence, to 
     provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate 
     the innocent, to support accreditation efforts of forensic 
     science laboratories and medical examiner offices, to address 
     training and equipment needs, to improve the performance of 
     counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 2578. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     permit certain partial fillings of prescriptions; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Peters, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Brown, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Reed, Mr. Burr, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 2579. A bill to provide additional support to ensure 
     safe drinking water; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S.J. Res. 30. A joint resolution relating to the 
     disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the 
     Government of Pakistan of F-16 Block 52 aircraft; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

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