[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1544-S1545]
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 Mrs. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2688. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 615 6th Avenue SE in Cedar 
     Rapids, Iowa, as the ``Sergeant First Class Terryl L. Pasker 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       S. 2689. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to cellular therapies; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Fischer, 
             and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 2690. A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife 
     conservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 2691. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to 
     establish a pilot program for the adoption and use of 
     certified electronic health records technology; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 2692. A bill to counter foreign disinformation and 
     propaganda, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       S. 2693. A bill to ensure the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission allocates its resources appropriately by 
     prioritizing complaints of discrimination before implementing 
     the proposed revision of the employer information report EEO-
     1, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Ayotte, and 
             Mr. Blunt):
       S. 2694. A bill to ensure America's law enforcement 
     officers have access to lifesaving equipment needed to defend 
     themselves and civilians from attacks by terrorists and 
     violent criminals; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 2695. A bill to permit voluntary economic activity; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 2696. A bill to provide small businesses with a grace 
     period for a regulatory violation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Franken, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. 
             Warren):
       S. 2697. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage 
     theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to 
     prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 2698. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude certain health arrangements from the excise tax on 
     employer-sponsored health coverage; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Mikulski, 
             and Mr. Brown):

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       S. 2699. A bill to increase the rates of pay under the 
     General Schedule and other statutory pay systems and for 
     prevailing rate employees by 5.3 percent, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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