[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6225-S6227]
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. ISAKSON:
       S. 3406. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to require child care providers to 
     provide to parents information regarding whether such 
     providers carry liability insurance; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 3407. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     facilitate assignment of military trauma care providers to 
     civilian trauma centers in order to maintain military trauma 
     readiness and to support such centers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 3408. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936 to provide grants for access to broadband 
     telecommunications services in rural areas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 3409. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to include foster care transition youth as members of a 
     targeted group for purposes of the work opportunity credit; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 3410. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to conduct an independent review of the deaths of certain 
     veterans by suicide, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON:
       S. 3411. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency from taking 
     administrative action to recover certain payments for 
     disaster or emergency assistance, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 3412. A bill to ban the use of bisphenol A in food 
     containers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 3413. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cruz, 
             and Mr. Scott):
       S. 3414. A bill to condition assistance to the West Bank 
     and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end 
     violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. PERDUE:
       S. 3415. A bill to require Federal agencies to issue 
     appropriate identification for the carrying of concealed 
     firearms by qualified law enforcement officers and qualified 
     retired law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Perdue):
       S. 3416. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue 
     manufacturing bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 3417. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement and Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan 
     information; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 3418. A bill to provide for the restoration of legal 
     rights for claimants under holocaust-era insurance policies; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 3419. A bill to amend the Veterans' Oral History Project 
     Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of 
     biographical histories by immediate family members of members 
     of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service 
     during a period of war, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 3420. A bill to promote urban agricultural production, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Brown, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 3421. A bill to require air carriers to provide all 
     flight attendants with scheduled rest periods of at least 10 
     consecutive hours between duty periods and to comply with 
     fatigue management plans for flight attendants that have been 
     approved by the Federal Aviation Administration; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 3422. A bill to require non-Federal prison, 
     correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal 
     prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal 
     Government to make the same information available to the 
     public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are 
     required to make available; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mrs. Ernst):
       S. 3423. A bill to provide for the issuance of a ``Gold 
     Star Families Forever Stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of 
     families who have lost a loved one who was a member of the 
     Armed Forces in combat; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 3424. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies 
     through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 3425. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property 
     used predominantly within an Indian reservation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 3426. A bill to provide nonprofit organizations and 
     local governments with the opportunity to match a bid with 
     respect to the sale of certain non-performing loans by the 
     Government-sponsored enterprises and the Federal Housing 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 3427. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to take action to eliminate human exposure to 
     asbestos, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 3428. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to ensure that new wind turbines located near certain 
     military installations are ineligible for the renewable 
     electricity production credit and the energy credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 3429. A bill to delay the implementation of the overtime 
     rule submitted by the Department of Labor entitled ``Defining 
     and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, 
     Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees'' for a 
     period of 2 years in States in which the President has 
     declared that a major disaster exists; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
             Udall):
       S. 3430. A bill to establish the Bureau of Land Management 
     Foundation to encourage, obtain, and use gifts, devises, and 
     bequests for projects for the benefit of, or in connection 
     with, activities and services of the Bureau of Land 
     Management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 3431. A bill to coordinate and advance fibrosis research 
     activities at the National Institutes of Health, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Booker, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 3432. A bill to reform the use of solitary confinement 
     and other forms of restrictive housing in the Bureau of 
     Prisons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 3433. A bill to coordinate, manage, and implement the 
     Department of Labor's evaluation and research programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 3434. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to improve the provision of services and benefits 
     from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who 
     experience domestic violence or sexual assault, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Barrasso, 
             and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 3435. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries 
     in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Moran):
       S. 3436. A bill to prevent proposed regulations relating to 
     restrictions on liquidation of an interest with respect to 
     estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes from 
     taking effect; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 3437. A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance 
     of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in 
     the State of North Dakota; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HELLER:
       S. 3438. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in 
     Reno, Nevada; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 3439. A bill to streamline the application process for 
     H-2A employers and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 3440. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide uniform standards for the use of electronic 
     signatures for third-party disclosure authorizations; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 3441. A bill to provide for the vacating of certain 
     convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of 
     human trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 3442. A bill to amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act 
     of 2002 to provide for the release of certain blocked assets, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. PERDUE:
       S. 3443. A bill to prohibit the United States Government 
     from making cash payments to state sponsors of terrorism, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       S. 3444. A bill to clarify the hours of service 
     requirements for education support professionals; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Durbin, and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 3445. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights 
     of members of the uniformed services with respect to States 
     and private employers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 3446. A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990 regarding remedies and procedures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 3447. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring the 
     helicopter pilots and crew members of the Vietnam era, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. AYOTTE:
       S. 3448. A bill to provide for the creation of the Missing 
     Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection at the National 
     Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to 
     the Archivist and the public disclosure of Missing Armed 
     Forces Personnel records, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Sessions, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 3449. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to develop a program for labeling cultural property 
     of Iraq or Syria legally entering the United States; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 3450. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to include electric charging of certain vehicle as a 
     qualified transportation fringe benefit excluded from gross 
     income; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 3451. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a refundable and advanceable tax credit for 
     individuals with young children; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 3452. A bill to authorize the United States Postal 
     Service to carry out emergency suspensions of post offices in 
     accordance with certain procedures, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 3453. A bill to amend provisions in the securities laws 
     relating to regulation crowdfunding to raise the dollar 
     amount limit and to clarify certain requirements and 
     exclusions for funding portals established by such Act; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 3454. A bill to improve medication adherence; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 3455. A bill to allow for the expedited approval of 
     generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of 
     prescription drugs in the case of noncompetitive drug markets 
     and drug shortages; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 3456. A bill to establish the Office for Partnerships 
     Against Violent Extremism of the Department of Homeland 
     Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 3457. A bill to establish Centers for Medicare & 
     Medicaid Services SBIR or STTR program grants which shall be 
     known as Medicare commercialization grants; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 3458. A bill to establish programs to improve family 
     economic security by breaking the cycle of multigenerational 
     poverty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Wicker, and 
             Mr. McConnell):
       S. 3459. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to enhance the requirements for secure geological storage of 
     carbon dioxide for purposes of the carbon dioxide 
     sequestration credit; to the Committee on Finance.

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