[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8718-8719]
[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. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       S. 1502. A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of 
     Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 
     and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on 
     January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War 
     II; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1503. A bill to provide for enhanced Federal efforts 
     concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research 
     activities related to Lyme disease and other tick-borne 
     diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne 
     Diseases Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 1504. A bill to prohibit employers from requiring low-
     wage employees to enter into covenants not to compete, to 
     require employers to notify potential employees of any 
     requirement to enter into a covenant not to compete, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHATZ:
       S. 1505. A bill to amend part D of title V of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
     grants for the repair, renovation, and construction of 
     elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1506. A bill to provide for youth jobs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 1507. A bill to amend section 217 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act to modify the visa waiver program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 1508. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     redesign $20 Federal reserve notes so as to include a 
     likeness of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1509. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent 
     and treat obesity, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1510. A bill to designate and expand wilderness areas in 
     Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to 
     designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and 
     Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 1511. A bill to promote the recycling of vessels in the 
     United States and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Ayotte, 
             and Mr. Heller):
       S. 1512. A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote 
     women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable 
     workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform 
     the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, 
     or a related medical condition; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 1513. A bill to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 
     2007; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Nelson):
       S. 1514. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the application of Medicare secondary 
     payer rules to certain workers' compensation settlement 
     agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 1515. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the tax treatment for certain build 
     America bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1516. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the energy credit to provide greater incentives for 
     industrial energy efficiency; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Udall):
       S. 1517. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. King, and 
             Ms. Collins):
       S. 1518. A bill to make exclusive the authority of the 
     Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made 
     in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign 
     commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 1519. A bill to amend the Labor Management Relations 
     Act, 1947 to address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs 
     occurring at ports in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1520. A bill to protect victims of stalking from 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCOTT:
       S. 1521. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase access for the uninsured to high quality 
     physician care; to the Committee on Finance.

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