[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 10478-10479]
[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. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 2495. A bill to prevent a fiscal crisis by enacting 
     legislation to balance the Federal budget through reductions 
     of discretionary and mandatory spending; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Paul, Mr. Thune, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Heller, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Burr):
       S. 2496. A bill to preserve existing rights and 
     responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 2497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for equity investments 
     by angel investors; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, and 
             Mr. Schatz):
       S. 2498. A bill to clarify the definition of general 
     solicitation under Federal securities law; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 2499. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       S. 2500. A bill to restrict the ability of the Federal 
     Government to undermine privacy and encryption technology in 
     commercial products and in NIST computer security and 
     encryption standards; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Kirk, and 
             Mr. Nelson):
       S. 2501. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to make improvements to the Medicare hospital 
     readmissions reduction program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Isakson, and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 2502. A bill to establish in the United States Agency 
     for International Development an entity to be known as the 
     United States Global Development Lab, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 2503. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     enter into the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights 
     Settlement Agreement and the Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams 
     River Water Rights Settlement Agreement, to provide for the 
     lease of certain land located within Planet Ranch on the Bill 
     Williams River in the State of Arizona to benefit the Lower 
     Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, and to 
     provide for the settlement of specific water rights claims in 
     the Bill Williams River watershed in the State of Arizona; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Donnelly):

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       S. 2504. A bill to address prescription opioid and heroin 
     abuse; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2505. A bill to promote unlicensed spectrum use in the 5 
     GHz band, to maximize the use of the band for shared purposes 
     in order to bolster innovation and economic development, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 2506. A bill to award grants to States to support 
     efforts at institutions of higher education to increase 
     degree attainment, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 2507. A bill to provide that service of the members of 
     the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps 
     during World War II constituted active military service for 
     purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Coons, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Johanns):
       S. 2508. A bill to establish a comprehensive United States 
     Government policy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa 
     to improve access to and the affordability, reliability, and 
     sustainability of power, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Corker, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       S. 2509. A bill to ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague 
     Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
     Abduction, to establish procedures for the prompt return of 
     children abducted to other countries, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 2510. A bill to establish a temporary limitation on the 
     use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at 
     United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 2511. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to clarify the definition of substantial 
     cessation of operations; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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