[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9961-9962]
[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. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
             Casey):
       S. 1604. A bill to establish the Transition to Independence 
     Medicaid Buy-In Option demonstration program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Coons, and 
             Mr. Isakson):
       S. 1605. A bill to amend the Millennium Challenge Act of 
     2003 to authorize concurrent compacts for purposes of 
     regional economic integration and cross-border 
     collaborations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 1606. A bill to support the development, implementation, 
     and evaluation of innovative strategies and methods to 
     increase out-of-school access to digital learning resources 
     for eligible students in order to increase student and 
     educator engagement and disseminate evidence-based strategies 
     to relevant stakeholders and the public; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       S. 1607. A bill to affirm the authority of the President to 
     require independent regulatory agencies to comply with 
     regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive 
     agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1608. A bill to protect the safety of the national 
     airspace system from the hazardous operation of consumer 
     drones, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1609. A bill to provide support for the development of 
     middle school career exploration programs linked to career 
     and technical education programs of study; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 1610. A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law 
     enforcement officers, promote accountability for State and 
     local law enforcement agencies, reenfranchise citizens, 
     eliminate sentencing disparities, and promote re-entry and 
     employment programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Booker, and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 1611. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast 
     Guard for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             and Mr. Franken):
       S. 1612. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty 
     and rest requirements for passenger operations of air 
     carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 1613. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     convene a panel of citizens to make a recommendation to the 
     Secretary regarding the likeness of a woman on the ten dollar 
     bill, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 1614. A bill to provide for the inclusion of court-
     appointed guardianship improvement and oversight activities 
     under the Elder Justice Act of 2009; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. King, and Mr. 
             Peters):
       S. 1615. A bill to reform and modernize domestic refugee 
     resettlement programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 1616. A bill to provide for the identification and 
     prevention of improper payments and the identification of 
     strategic sourcing opportunities by reviewing and analyzing 
     the use of Federal agency charge cards; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 1617. A bill to prevent Hizballah and associated 
     entities from gaining access to international financial and 
     other institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Gardner, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 1618. A bill to reallocate Federal Government-held 
     spectrum for commercial use, to promote wireless innovation 
     and enhance wireless communications, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HOEVEN:
       S. 1619. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 1620. A bill to reduce duplication of information 
     technology at the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 1621. A bill to prohibit universal service support of 
     commercial mobile service and Internet access service through 
     the Lifeline program; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 1622. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to devices; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1623. A bill to establish the Maritime Washington 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Peters, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Nelson, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Moran):
       S. 1624. A bill to provide predictability and certainty in 
     the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 1625. A bill to require a report on the location of C-
     130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System units; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 1626. A bill to reauthorize Federal support for 
     passenger rail programs, improve safety, streamline rail 
     project delivery, and

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     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 1627. A bill to ensure the Secretary of State complies 
     fully with reporting requirements in section 116(d) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 1628. A bill to preserve the current amount of basic 
     allowance for housing for certain married members of the 
     uniformed services; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 1629. A bill to revise certain authorities of the 
     District of Columbia courts, the Court Services and Offender 
     Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, and the 
     Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. RISCH:
       S. 1630. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     and the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to deter labor 
     slowdowns at ports of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       S. 1631. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     modify certain provisions relating to multiemployer pensions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 1632. A bill to require a regional strategy to address 
     the threat posed by Boko Haram; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 1633. A bill to require that the face of Federal Reserve 
     Notes bear the likeness of Jeannette Rankin before the 
     likeness of any other woman appears on a Federal Reserve 
     Note, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 1634. A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to 
     provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from 
     such laws that are contrary to the public interest with 
     respect to railroads; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORKER:
       S. 1635. An original bill to authorize the Department of 
     State for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Cotton, and 
             Mr. Perdue):
       S. 1636. A bill to streamline the collection and 
     distribution of Government information; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 1637. A bill to promote permanent families for children, 
     privacy and safety for unwed mothers, responsible fatherhood, 
     and security for adoptive parents by establishing a National 
     Responsible Father Registry and encouraging States to enter 
     into agreements to contribute the information contained in 
     the State's Responsible Father Registry to the National 
     Responsible Father Registry, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 1638. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to submit to Congress information on the Department 
     of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project in 
     the National Capital Region, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Murray, 
             and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1639. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to assure educational stability for 
     children in foster care, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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