[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13649-13651]
[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. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 1938. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the approval of certain programs of education for 
     purposes of educational assistance provided by the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1939. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for institutional ineligibility based on low 
     cohort repayment rates and to require risk sharing payments 
     of institutions of higher education; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHATZ:
       S. 1940. A bill to improve the retirement security of 
     American families by increasing Social Security benefits for 
     current and future beneficiaries while making Social Security 
     stronger for future generations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 1941. A bill to authorize, direct, expedite, and 
     facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties, 
     Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       S. 1942. A bill to require a land conveyance involving the 
     Elkhorn Ranch and the White River National Forest in the 
     State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       S. 1943. A bill to modify the boundary of the Shiloh 
     National Military Park located in the State of Tennessee and 
     Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as 
     an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       S. 1944. A bill to require each agency to repeal or amend 1 
     or more rules before issuing or amending a rule; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Murphy, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       S. 1945. A bill to make available needed psychiatric, 
     psychological, and supportive services for individuals with 
     mental illness and families in mental health crisis, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1946. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for 
     other purposes; from the Committee on Finance; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 1947. A bill to exclude the discharge of certain Federal 
     student loans from the calculation of gross income; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 1948. A bill to increase awareness of the Federal 
     student loan income-based repayment plan, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1949. A bill to make it unlawful to alter or remove the 
     unique equipment identification number of a mobile device; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1950. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to provide for online voter registration and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1951. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to require the availability of early voting or no-excuse 
     absentee voting; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1952. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to modify the procedures for change of address; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 1953. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     authorize States to restrict interstate waste imports and 
     impose a higher fee on out-of-State waste; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1954. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax incentive to individuals teaching in public 
     elementary and secondary schools located in rural or high 
     unemployment areas and to individuals who achieve 
     certification from the National Board for Professional 
     Teaching Standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       S. 1955. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for equitable allotment of land to 
     Alaska Native veterans; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Peters, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       S. 1956. 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 Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Cotton, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. 
             Crapo):
       S. 1957. A bill to require the Attorney General to provide 
     State officials with access to criminal history information 
     with respect to certain financial service providers required 
     to undergo State criminal background checks, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Franken, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 1958. A bill to establish additional protections and 
     disclosures for students and co-signers with respect to 
     student loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 1959. A bill to provide greater controls and 
     restrictions on revolving door lobbying; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 1960. A bill to establish a statute of limitations for 
     certain actions of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 1961. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to make improvements to the treatment of the 
     United States territories under the Medicare and Medicaid 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 1962. A bill to authorize 2 additional district 
     judgeships for the district of Colorado; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 1963. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection 
     Act of 2010 to establish advisory boards, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Bennet, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 1964. A bill to amend parts B and E of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act to invest in funding prevention and 
     family services to help keep children safe and supported at 
     home with their families, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lee, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 1965. A bill to place restrictions on the use of 
     solitary confinement for juveniles in Federal custody; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Kirk, 
             Mr. Brown, Mr. Donnelly, and Mr. Bennet):

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       S. 1966. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to require alternative options for program 
     delivery; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       S. 1967. A bill to provide for the conveyance of land of 
     the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs in Danville, Illinois; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       S. 1968. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to require certain companies to disclose information 
     describing any measures the company has taken to identify and 
     address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human 
     trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within the 
     company's supply chains; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1969. A bill to designate Federal election day as a 
     public holiday; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1970. A bill to establish national procedures for 
     automatic voter registration for elections for Federal 
     Office; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1971. A bill to expand the boundary of the California 
     Coastal National Monument, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 1972. A bill to require air carriers to modify certain 
     policies with respect to the use of epinephrine for in-flight 
     emergencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 1973. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the deduction for interest on education loans, to 
     extend and expand the deduction for qualified tuition and 
     related expenses, and eliminate the limitation on 
     contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP:
       S. 1974. A bill to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection to amend its regulations relating to qualified 
     mortgages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Heitkamp, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. McCaskill, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. 
             Warren):
       S. 1975. A bill to establish the Sewall-Belmont House 
     National Historic Site as a unit of the National Park System, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1976. A bill to prohibit the distribution in commerce of 
     children's products and upholstered furniture containing 
     certain flame retardants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1977. A bill to provide family members and close 
     associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to 
     himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Donnelly):
       S. 1978. A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 
     1940 to prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small 
     business investment companies; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1979. A bill to direct the Chief of Engineers to 
     transfer an archaeological collection, commonly referred to 
     as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One, to the Washington 
     State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 1980. A bill to posthumously award a Congressional gold 
     medal to Alice Paul, in recognition of her role in the 
     women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for 
     women; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Murphy, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 1981. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against 
     prospective and current employees for the purposes of making 
     adverse employment decisions; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 1982. A bill to authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part 
     of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain 
     private contributions to fund the Wall of Remembrance; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1983. A bill to authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
     Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD:
       S. 1984. A bill to prevent Indian tribes and tribal 
     organizations that cultivate, manufacture, or distribute 
     marijuana on Indian land from receiving Federal funds; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1985. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land to Washington County, Utah, to authorize the exchange of 
     Federal land and non-Federal land in the State of Utah, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 1986. A bill to provide for a land conveyance in the 
     State of Nevada; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 1987. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     relating to lead-based paint renovation and remodeling 
     activities; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 1988. A bill to enhance the security of military 
     personnel at United States military installations and 
     operating locations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       S. 1989. A bill to improve access to primary care services; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 1990. A bill to require Inspectors General and the 
     Comptroller General of the United States to submit reports on 
     the use of logical access controls and other security 
     practices to safeguard classified and personally identifiable 
     information on Federal computer systems, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 1991. A bill to eliminate the sunset date for the Choice 
     Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand 
     eligibility for such program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1992. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces and 
     the spouse of that member shall have the same rights 
     regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty 
     station of the member; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 1993. A bill to establish the 21st Century Conservation 
     Service Corps to place youth and veterans in the United 
     States in national service positions to protect, restore, and 
     enhance the great outdoors of the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CARPER:
       S. 1994. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase certain fuel taxes and to strengthen the earned 
     income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions 
     under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1995. A bill to provide grants for projects to acquire 
     land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation 
     purposes and to develop new or renovate existing outdoor 
     recreation facilities; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 1996. A bill to streamline the employer reporting 
     process and strengthen the eligibility verification process 
     for the premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing 
     subsidy; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1997. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for wildfire 
     mitigation grants and financial assistance in certain areas 
     affected by wildfires; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1998. A bill to improve college affordability; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. NELSON:
       S. 1999. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating to act, 
     without liability for certain damages, to prevent and respond 
     to the threat of damage from pollution of the sea by crude 
     oil, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2000. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain 
     agreements with non-Department of Veterans Affairs health 
     care providers if the Secretary is not feasibly able to 
     provide health care in facilities of the Department or 
     through contracts or sharing agreements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. AYOTTE:
       S. 2001. A bill to phase out special wage certificates 
     under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
     that allow individuals with disabilities to be paid at 
     subminimum wage rates; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 2002. A bill to strengthen our mental health system and 
     improve public safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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