[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18045-18046]
[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

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and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Nelson):
       S. 2262. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to cover screening computed tomography colonography as a 
     colorectal cancer screening test under the Medicare program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2263. A bill to encourage effective, voluntary private 
     sector investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and 
     women who have served in the United States military with 
     annual Federal awards to private sector employers recognizing 
     such investments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 2264. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to strengthen the child tax credit; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2265. A bill to improve the provision of health care by 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans in rural and 
     highly rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Nelson, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2266. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa 
     programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Casey, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Booker, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 2267. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve the financial aid process for homeless children 
     and youths and foster care children and youth; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2268. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     United States Army Dust Off crews of the Vietnam War, 
     collectively, in recognition of their extraordinary heroism 
     and life-saving actions in Vietnam; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2269. A bill to establish the Government Transformation 
     Board to make certain recommendations to improve the economy 
     of the United States and the efficiency and effectiveness of 
     Federal programs; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 2270. A bill to address voluntary location tracking of 
     electronic communications devices, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. 
             Coons):
       S. 2271. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals 
     and investments in renewable chemical production facilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Warren, and 
             Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2272. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     regarding proprietary institutions of higher education in 
     order to protect students and taxpayers; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 2273. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to establish an incubator and 
     accelerator grant program for veterans and members of the 
     Armed Forces; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Udall, 
             Mr. Franken, and Mr. Daines):
       S. 2274. A bill to provide for rental assistance for 
     homeless or at-risk Indian veterans; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Coats, and Mr. 
             Merkley):
       S. 2275. A bill to provide for automatic acquisition of 
     United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Daines, 
             and Mr. Peters):
       S. 2276. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 2277. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for 
     adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SCHATZ:
       S. 2278. A bill to promote the availability of additional 
     unlicensed spectrum for innovation and investment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Tillis, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mr. Tester):
       S. 2279. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a program to increase efficiency in the 
     recruitment and hiring by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     of health care workers that are undergoing separation from 
     the Armed Forces, to create uniform credentialing standards 
     for certain health care professionals of the Department, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. 
             Grassley, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2280. A bill to promote pro bono legal services as a 
     critical way in which to empower survivors of domestic 
     violence; considered and passed.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 2281. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in 
     the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.

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