[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S59]
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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. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Young, Mr. 
             Rounds, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. 
             Cotton, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Daines, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Heller, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 21. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch 
     shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of 
     approval is enacted into law; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HELLER:
       S. 22. A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the further extension or establishment of national 
     monuments in the State of Nevada except by express 
     authorization of Congress; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 23. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt and 
     implement a standard identification protocol for use in the 
     tracking and procurement of biological implants by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 24. A bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and 
     medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, 
     Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans 
     who are age 75 or older, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 25. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     increase the credit for employers establishing workplace 
     child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to 
     encourage greater use of quality child care services, to 
     provide incentives for students to earn child care-related 
     degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase 
     the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
     assistance; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Murphy, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 26. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
     to require the disclosure of certain tax returns by 
     Presidents and certain candidates for the office of the 
     President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Carper, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 27. A bill to establish an independent commission to 
     examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of 
     Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other 
     attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national 
     election, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 28. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     expand the permissible use of health savings accounts to 
     include health insurance payments and to increase the dollar 
     limitation for contributions to health savings accounts, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 29. A bill to permit disabled law enforcement officers, 
     customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air 
     traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of 
     the Capitol Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, 
     employees of the Central Intelligence Agency performing 
     intelligence activities abroad or having specialized security 
     requirements, and diplomatic security special agents of the 
     Department of State to receive retirement benefits in the 
     same manner as if they had not been disabled; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Flake)):
       S. 30. A bill to extend the civil statute of limitations 
     for victims of Federal sex offenses; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. 
             Wyden, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, and 
             Ms. Harris)):
       S. 31. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling 
     on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, 
     Oregon, and Washington; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S.J. Res. 3. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States which requires (except 
     during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) 
     that the total amount of money expended by the United States 
     during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain 
     revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year 
     and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of 
     the United States during the previous calendar year; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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