[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16256]
[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. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 2187. A bill to establish a third-party quality system 
     assessment program; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Donnelly):
       S. 2188. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the humanitarian device 
     exemption; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Udall, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 2189. A bill to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction 
     Facilitation Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 2190. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish a scholarship program for educators of rural 
     students and provide for loan forgiveness for rural 
     educators, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 to provide professional development grants for 
     rural elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2191. A bill to establish Federal-State higher education 
     financing partnerships to drive down the cost of tuition for 
     millions of American students; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2192. A bill to ensure that States submit all records of 
     individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm to 
     the national instant criminal background check system; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Vitter, and 
             Mr. Perdue):
       S. 2193. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally 
     reenter the United States after being removed and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.

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