[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11159-11160]
[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. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Coats, Mr. 
             Johanns, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 2533. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to include in any proposed 
     rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes 
     increased costs on other Federal agencies an offset from 
     funds available to the Administrator for all projected 
     increased costs that the proposed rule would impose on other 
     Federal agencies; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2534. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Risch, and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 2535. A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the Hobbs Act), and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2536. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for enhanced criminal and civil remedies in the 
     protection of children and other victims of commercial sexual 
     exploitation and related crimes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 2537. A bill to provide legal certainty to property 
     owners along the Red River in Texas, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 2538. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis 
     surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
     deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 2539. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize certain programs relating to traumatic brain 
     injury and to trauma research; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
             Warren, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 2540. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to Patriot employers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 2541. A bill to allow additional appointing authorities 
     to select individuals from competitive service certificates; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. HAGAN:
       S. 2542. A bill to clarify the effect of State statutes of 
     repose on the required commencement date for actions under 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 2543. A bill to support afterschool and out-of-school-
     time science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 2544. A bill to authorize early repayment of obligations 
     to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation 
     District in the State of Nebraska; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in 
     electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 2546. A bill to repeal a requirement that new employees 
     of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the 
     employer's health benefits; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2547. A bill to establish the Railroad Emergency 
     Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety 
     Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency's National Advisory Council to 
     provide recommendations on emergency responder training and 
     resources relating to hazardous materials incidents involving 
     railroads, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Nelson, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Franken, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Schatz, Ms. 
             Warren, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 2548. A bill to require the Commodity Futures Trading 
     commission to take certain

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     emergency action to eliminate excessive speculation in energy 
     markets; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 2549. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to allow for the personal importation of safe 
     and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 2550. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of non-
     violent persons when released from incarceration; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Coats):
       S. 2551. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish the Innovative Approaches to Technology Transfer 
     Grant Program; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2552. A bill to enhance beneficiary and provider 
     protections and improve transparency in the Medicare 
     Advantage market, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2553. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for standardized post-acute care assessment 
     data for quality, payment, and discharge planning, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2554. An original bill to approve the Keystone XL 
     Pipeline; from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 2555. A bill to require a report on military assistance 
     to Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2556. A bill to require the Under Secretary for Oceans 
     and Atmosphere to conduct an assessment of cultural and 
     historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2557. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide for State accountability in 
     the provision of access to the core resources for learning, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. 
             Heinrich):
       S. 2558. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to revise the definition of 
     the term ``colonia'', and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 2559. A bill to provide greater transparency, 
     accountability, and safety authority to the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CARDIN (by request):
       S. 2560. A bill to authorize the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service to seek compensation for injuries to trust 
     resources and use those funds to restore, replace, or acquire 
     equivalent resources, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Flake):
       S. 2561. A bill to prevent organized human smuggling, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Pryor, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. McCaskill, and 
             Mr. Schatz):
       S. 2562. A bill to provide an incentive to businesses to 
     bring jobs back to America; read the first time.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 2563. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     improve highway safety and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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