[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5956-S5957]
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. HATCH:
       S. 3366. A bill to streamline the R-1 religious worker visa 
     petition process; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Burr, Ms. Collins, Mr. Daines, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Nelson, Mr. Peters, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 3367. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility leases of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 3368. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve college access and college completion for all 
     students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 3369. A bill to amend section 2709 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to clarify that the Government may obtain a 
     specified set of electronic communication transactional 
     records under that section, and to make permanent the 
     authority for individual terrorists to be treated as agents 
     of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
     Act of 1978; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 3370. A bill to restrict confidentiality agreements that 
     prohibit the disclosure of information relating to hazards to 
     public safety or health, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bennet, 
             Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 3371. A bill to amend titles II, XVIII, and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to improve the affordability and 
     enrollment procedures of the Medicare program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 3372. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a partial exclusion from the excise tax 
     imposed on heavy trucks sold at retail for alternative fuel 
     trucks; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 3373. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured 
     depository institution are not considered to be funds 
     obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON:
       S. 3374. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a reduced excise tax rate for portable, 
     electronically aerated bait containers; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 3375. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1985 to enhance the Small Business Investment Company 
     Program and provide for a small business early-stage 
     investment program; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Graham):
       S. 3376. A bill to ensure the integrity of laws enacted to 
     prevent the use of financial instruments for funding or 
     operating online casinos are not undermined by legal opinions 
     not carrying the force of law issued by Federal Government 
     lawyers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 3377. A bill to increase the participation of women in 
     foreign security forces, specifically the military and 
     police, with United States foreign assistance; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 3378. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate certain 
     parts of United States Route 264 and the Eastern North 
     Carolina Gateway Corridor as future parts of the Interstate 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mrs. Fischer, 
             and Mr. Booker):
       S. 3379. A bill to improve surface transportation and 
     maritime security; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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