[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4144]
[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. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Flake, and 
             Mr. McCain):
       S. 842. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to extend Interstate 
     Route 11; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Nelson, and 
             Mrs. Capito):
       S. 843. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation 
     services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient 
     hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility 
     services under Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 844. A bill to repeal the medical device excise tax, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 845. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     implement security measures in the electronic tax return 
     filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being 
     perpetrated with electronic identity theft; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 846. A bill to require Federal agencies to review 
     certain rules and regulations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Flake):
       S. 847. A bill to prohibit the intentional hindering of 
     immigration, border, and customs controls, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 848. A bill to clarify that compliance with an emergency 
     order under the Federal Power Act may not be considered a 
     violation of any Federal, State, or local environmental law 
     or regulation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mr. Casey, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 849. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for systematic data collection and analysis and 
     epidemiological research regarding Multiple Sclerosis (MS), 
     Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       S. 850. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate 
     transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels 
     stacked on top of one another; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Heller):
       S. 851. A bill to promote neutrality, simplicity, and 
     fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital 
     services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 852. A bill to provide that employment-related 
     arbitration agreements shall not be enforceable with respect 
     to any claim related to a tort arising out of rape; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       S. 853. A bill to improve the efficiency and reliability of 
     rail transportation by reforming the Surface Transportation 
     Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 854. A bill to establish a new organization to manage 
     nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting 
     nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for 
     managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       S. 855. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate 
     endangered species and intrastate threatened species, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Rounds, 
             Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 856. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to require criminal background checks 
     for school employees; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.

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