[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15649-15650]
[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. SASSE (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 2128. A bill to require the Council of Inspectors 
     General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit to Congress a 
     report on Inspector General mandates; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Alexander, 
             and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2129. A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Energy and 
     Water Development, and Departments of Transportation, and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Hoeven, 
             Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2130. A bill making appropriations for Department of 
     Defense, energy and water development, Department of Homeland 
     Security, military construction, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and Department of State, foreign operations, and 
     related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2016, and for other purposes; read the first time.
  

           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. 
             Hoeven):
       S. 2131. A bill making appropriations for Departments of 
     Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies and 
     Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Blunt):
       S. 2132. A bill making appropriations for financial 
     services and general government, Department of the Interior, 
     environment, and Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education, and related programs for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; read 
     the first time.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Tillis, 
             Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Johnson, and Ms. Baldwin)):
       S. 2133. A bill to improve Federal agency financial and 
     administrative controls and procedures to assess and mitigate 
     fraud risks,

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     and to improve Federal agencies' development and use of data 
     analytics for the purpose of identifying, preventing, and 
     responding to fraud, including improper payments; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2134. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide educational 
     assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for 
     education and training as physician assistants of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish pay grades and 
     require competitive pay for physician assistants of the 
     Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       S. 2135. A bill to address the liability of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency relating to the Animas and 
     San Juan Rivers spill; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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