[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15557-15558]
[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

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and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 7. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to make permanent the removal of the rental cap for 
     durable medical equipment under the Medicare program with 
     respect to speech generating devices; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 8. A bill to provide for the approval of the Agreement 
     for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States 
     of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway 
     Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 9. A bill to provide for the regulation of over-the-
     counter hearing aids; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Graham, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 10. A bill to provide for the consideration of a 
     definition of anti-Semitism for the enforcement of Federal 
     antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or 
     activities; considered and passed.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 3489. A bill to prohibit a court from awarding damages 
     based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or 
     perceived sexual orientation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Perdue, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 3490. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to provide for an option under the Secure Mail 
     Initiative under which a person to whom a document is sent 
     under that initiative may require that the United States 
     Postal Service obtain a signature from that person in order 
     to deliver the document, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
             Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Casey, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. 
             Reed):
       S. 3491. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the 
     Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide justice to victims of 
     fraud; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 3492. A bill to designate the Traverse City VA 
     Community-Based Outpatient Clinic of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, as the ``Colonel 
     Demas T. Craw VA Clinic''; considered and passed.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 3493. A bill to revise the boundaries of certain John H. 
     Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in New Jersey; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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