[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9087]
[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 and Mr. Markey):
       S. 1535. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, with 
     respect to passenger motor vehicle crash avoidance 
     information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mrs. Ernst, and Mr. Gardner):
       S. 1536. A bill to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility 
     Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on 
     small entities of rules, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 1537. A bill to establish grant programs to improve the 
     health of border area residents and for all hazards 
     preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism, 
     infectious disease, and noncommunicable emerging threats, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mr. Brown, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 1538. A bill to reform the financing of Senate 
     elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1539. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to establish a permanent, nationwide summer 
     electronic benefits transfer for children program; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1540. A bill to improve the enforcement of prohibitions 
     on robocalls, including fraudulent robocalls; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1541. A bill to empower States with authority for most 
     taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 1542. A bill to establish a program that promotes 
     reforms in workforce education and skill training for 
     manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 1543. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       S. 1544. A bill to rescind unused earmarks provided for the 
     Department of Transportation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 1545. A bill to require a quarterly report by the 
     Federal Communications Commission on the Lifeline program 
     funded by the Universal Service Fund; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 1546. A bill to establish an export credit insurance 
     program in the Small Business Administration; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 1547. A bill to provide high-skilled visas for nationals 
     of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 1548. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas 
     emission fees, reduce the rate of the corporate income tax, 
     provide tax credits to workers, deliver additional benefits 
     to retired and disabled Americans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mrs. Capito, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 1549. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for advanced illness care coordination 
     services for Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. ERNST (for herself and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 1550. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     establish entities tasked with improving program and project 
     management in certain Federal agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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