[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 16224]
[From the U.S. 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. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 1576. A bill to redesignate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Healthcare System located at 10000 Bay Pines 
     Boulevard in Bay Pines, Florida, as the ``C.W. Bill Young 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Levin, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 1577. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in 
     connection with a mortgage transaction; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1578. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to cover the costs associated with the care of 
     veterans at medical foster homes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1579. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to improve the protections provided to members of the 
     uniformed services and their families, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 1580. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require recipients of per diem payments from the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs for the provision of services for homeless 
     veterans to comply with codes relevant to operations and 
     level of care provided, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1581. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to provide counseling and treatment for sexual trauma 
     to members of the Armed Forces, to require the Secretary to 
     screen veterans for domestic abuse, to require the Secretary 
     to submit reports on military sexual trauma and domestic 
     abuse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1582. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to submit reports on the provision of services by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with hearing loss 
     and other auditory system injuries and the measures that can 
     be taken jointly by the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
     the Department of Defense with respect to hearing loss and 
     other auditory system injuries, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1583. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct an education program and peer support 
     program for the education and training of family members and 
     caregivers of veterans with mental health disorders; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1584. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans 
     and members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1585. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     update the Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance program to 
     base premium rates on the Commissioners 2001 Standard 
     Ordinary Mortality Table instead of the Commissioners 1941 
     Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1586. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve dental health care for veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Wyden, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1587. A bill to posthumously award the Congressional 
     Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods in 
     recognition of their contributions to the Nation; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Isakson, and 
             Mr. Begich):
       S. 1588. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical 
     treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive 
     care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month 
     period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BURR:
       S. 1589. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs has an up-to-date policy on 
     reporting of cases of infectious diseases, to require an 
     independent assessment of the Veterans Integrated Service 
     Networks and medical centers of the Department, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       S. 1590. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to require transparency in the operation 
     of American Health Benefit Exchanges; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. HAGAN:
       S. 1591. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses 
     which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve 
     or National Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 1592. A bill to provide for a delay of the individual 
     mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
     until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning 
     properly; read the first time.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 1593. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to enhance the protections accorded to servicemembers and 
     their spouses with respect to mortgages, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution relating to the 
     disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to 
     suspend the debt limit, as submitted under section 1002(b) of 
     the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 on October 17, 2013; 
     placed on the calendar.

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