[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 17020-17021]
[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 Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
             Capito, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 2226. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the residential treatment programs for pregnant 
     and postpartum women and to establish a pilot program to 
     provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote 
     innovative service delivery models for such women; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2227. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act to permit the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration to 
     authorize Federal agencies to accept certain payments related 
     to spectrum efficiency and reallocation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cornyn, 
             and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2228. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment 
     determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 2229. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to conduct audits relating to the timely access 
     of veterans to hospital care, medical services, and other 
     health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 2230. A bill to require the Secretary of State to submit 
     a report to Congress on the designation of the Muslim 
     Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Markey, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2231. A bill to express the sense of Congress that the 
     Government of the Maldives should immediately release former 
     President Mohamed Nasheed from prison and release all other 
     political prisoners in the country, as well as guarantee due 
     process for and respect the human rights of all of the people 
     of the Maldives; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, 
             Mr. Daines, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Heller, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Lee, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cornyn, 
             and Mr. Scott):
       S. 2232. A bill to require a full audit of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal 
     reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; read the first time.

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           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 2233. A bill to amend section 3716 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to reestablish the period of limitations for 
     claims of the United States that may be collected by 
     garnishing payments received from the Government; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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