[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1503]
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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 Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Booker, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2677. A bill to make college more affordable, reduce 
     student debt, and provide greater access to higher education 
     for all students of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Cochran, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 2678. A bill to direct the NIH to intensify and 
     coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research 
     with respect to the understanding of pain, the discovery and 
     development of therapies for chronic pain, and the 
     development of alternatives to opioids for effective pain 
     treatments; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2679. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs a center of excellence in 
     the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and 
     rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to 
     burn pits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Cassidy, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 2680. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide comprehensive mental health reform, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Udall):
       S. 2681. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to retire coal preference right lease applications for which 
     the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities 
     determination, to substitute certain land selections of the 
     Navajo Nation, to designate certain wilderness areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 2682. A bill to provide territories of the United States 
     with bankruptcy protection; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 2683. A bill to include disabled veteran leave in the 
     personnel management system of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 2684. A bill to provide for the operation of unmanned 
     aircraft systems by owners and operators of critical 
     infrastructure; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Bennet):
       S. 2685. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve mental and behavioral health services on campuses of 
     institutions of higher education; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
             Isakson, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Coats, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corker, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, 
             Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Moran, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       S. 2686. A bill to clarify the treatment of two or more 
     employers as joint employers under the National Labor 
     Relations Act; read the first time.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2687. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to improve plans of safe care for infants 
     affected by illegal substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms, 
     or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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