[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2462-2463]
[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. UDALL (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 536. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health 
     Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received 
     under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Toomey):
       S. 537. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified 
     research credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch):
       S. 538. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with 
     respect to the operation of

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     longer combination vehicles on the Interstate System in the 
     State of Idaho, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 539. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy 
     caps; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 540. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain 
     improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food 
     service personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 541. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability 
     and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in 
     Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COATS:
       S. 542. A bill to enhance the homeland security of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. 
             Inhofe):
       S. 543. A bill to amend the Environmental Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to 
     provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications, 
     public participation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Risch, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. 
             Flake):
       S. 544. A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection 
     Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating 
     regulations or assessments based upon science that is not 
     transparent or reproducible; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 545. A bill making continuing appropriations for Coast 
     Guard pay in the event the Consolidated and Further 
     Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 expires and the 
     Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015 is 
     not enacted; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mr. King, Ms. Baldwin, 
             and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 546. A bill to establish the Railroad Emergency Services 
     Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation 
     (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency's National Advisory Council to provide 
     recommendations on emergency responder training and resources 
     relating to hazardous materials incidents involving 
     railroads, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 547. A bill to establish a regulatory framework for the 
     comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals 
     under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the 
     Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve 
     provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of 
     personal information of children, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 548. A bill to clarify that funding for the Public 
     Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the 
     sequester; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 549. A bill to clarify that funding for the Securities 
     Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the 
     sequester; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 550. A bill to clarify that funding for the standard 
     setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the 
     Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Murphy, Ms. 
             Warren, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 551. A bill to increase public safety by permitting the 
     Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the 
     issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
     suspected dangerous terrorists; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Ayotte, and 
             Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 552. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1958 to provide for increased limitations on leverage for 
     multiple licenses under common control; to the Committee on 
     Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rubio, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Coons, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Portman, Mr. Kirk, and 
             Mr. Cardin):
       S. 553. A bill to marshal resources to undertake a 
     concerted, transformative effort that seeks to bring an end 
     to modern slavery, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Udall, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Warner, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Carper, 
             Mrs. Murray, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 554. A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal 
     employees affected by a lapse in appropriations; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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