[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 1650-1651]
[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. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 2527. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the mental health treatment provided by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs to veterans who served in classified 
     missions; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON:
       S. 2528. A bill to promote the safe manufacture, use, and 
     transportation of lithium batteries and cells, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 2529. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase 
     requirement for the school lunch program include fish 
     harvested within United States waters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2530. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the exemption for certain aircraft from the excise 
     taxes on transportation by air; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 2531. A bill to authorize State and local governments to 
     divest from entities that engage in commerce-related or 
     investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions 
     activities targeting Israel, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 2532. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State 
     Revolving Fund; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2533. A bill to provide short-term water supplies to 
     drought-stricken California and provide for long-term 
     investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western 
     United States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       S. 2534. A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act 
     of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system for 
     private security officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 2535. A bill to provide deadlines for corrosion control 
     treatment steps for lead and copper in drinking water, and 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       S. 2536. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to issue a notice of proposed 
     rulemaking regarding the inclusion in aircraft medical kits 
     of medications and equipment to meet the emergency medical 
     needs of children; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 2537. A bill to amend the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 
     with respect to certain prohibitions regarding the Palestine 
     Liberation Organization under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 2538. A bill to provide resources and incentives for the 
     enforcement of immigration laws in the interior of the United 
     States and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Franken, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Reed, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2539. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide 
     for mandatory funding, to ensure that the families that have 
     infants and toddlers, have a family income of not more

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     than 200 percent of the applicable Federal poverty guideline, 
     and need child care have access to high-quality infant and 
     toddler child care by the end of fiscal year 2026, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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