[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13560-13561]
[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. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Corker, Mr. Coats, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Sasse, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Moran):
       S. 1919. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with 
     regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and 
     services, to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit 
     certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       S. 1920. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to develop and submit to Congress a biennial 
     report on the current state of the skills gap in the United 
     States, as of the date of the report, that includes an 
     analysis of the effectiveness of efforts to close the skills 
     gap and policy recommendations to improve such efforts, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 1921. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to encourage States to adopt administrative procedures 
     with respect to nonmedical exemptions for State immunization 
     requirements; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Lankford, and 
             Mr. Blunt):
       S. 1922. A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for quality reviews of benefit 
     decisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Lankford, and 
             Mr. Blunt):
       S. 1923. A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide certain individuals with information 
     on employment support services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 1924. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the 
     Secretary of the

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     Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion 
     in the Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Udall, Mr. 
             Bennet, Mr. Markey, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Peters, Mr. Tester, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. King, 
             Mr. Leahy, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 1925. A bill to extend the secure rural schools and 
     community self-determination program and to make permanent 
     the payment in lieu of taxes program and the land and water 
     conservation fund; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 1926. A bill to ensure access to screening mammography 
     services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COATS (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 1927. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     postpone the effective date of high-impact rules pending 
     judicial review; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. 
             Heinrich):
       S. 1928. A bill to support the education of Indian 
     children; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Lankford, and 
             Mr. Blunt):
       S. 1929. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to prevent 
     disability fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Perdue):
       S. 1930. A bill to adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw 
     Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis 
     House and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 1931. A bill to reaffirm that certain land has been 
     taken into trust for the benefit of certain Indian tribes; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 1932. A bill to provide States with flexibility to use 
     Federal IV-E funding for State child welfare programs to 
     improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for all 
     children who need child welfare services; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Markey, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. 
             Murray, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1933. A bill to establish a comprehensive United States 
     Government policy to encourage the efforts of countries in 
     sub-Saharan Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power 
     solutions, including renewable energy, for more broadly 
     distributed electricity access in order to support poverty 
     reduction, promote development outcomes, and drive economic 
     growth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Peters):
       S. 1934. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1958 to establish the Scale-up Manufacturing Investment 
     Company (``SUMIC'') Program; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. King, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mr. Peters):
       S. 1935. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     undertake certain activities to support waterfront community 
     revitalization and resiliency; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 1936. A bill to provide for drought preparedness 
     measures in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL:
       S. 1937. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     improve nutrition in tribal areas, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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