[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5172]
[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. CORNYN:
       S. 2856. A bill to streamline certain feasibility studies 
     and avoid duplication of effort; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2857. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop 
     a strategy to obtain membership status for India in the Asia-
     Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 2858. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare 
     prescription drugs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRANKEN:
       S. 2859. A bill to establish a competitive grant program to 
     incentivize States to implement comprehensive reforms and 
     innovative strategies to significantly improve postsecondary 
     outcomes for low-income and first generation college 
     students, including increasing postsecondary enrollment and 
     graduation rates, to reduce the need of postsecondary 
     students for remedial education, to increase alignment of 
     high school and postsecondary education, and to promote 
     innovation in postsecondary education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2860. A bill to establish the Climate Change Advisory 
     Commission to develop recommendations, frameworks, and 
     guidelines for projects to respond to the impacts of climate 
     change, to issue Federal bonds, the proceeds of which shall 
     be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to climate 
     change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROUNDS:
       S. 2861. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     review and monitor prescribing practices at military 
     treatment facilities of pharmaceutical agents for the 
     treatment of post-traumatic stress; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2862. A bill to amend section 3606 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to grant probation officers authority to arrest 
     hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation 
     officer in the performance of official duties; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Brown, and 
             Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2863. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to remove limitations on Medicaid benefits for persons in 
     custody pending disposition of charges; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bennet, and 
             Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 2864. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on 
     prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Menendez, 
             and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 2865. A bill to promote stability and security in the 
     Asia-Pacific maritime domains, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 2866. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the sharing of health information concerning an 
     individual's substance abuse treatment by certain entities; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mr. Heller, and Mr. 
             Peters):
       S. 2867. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to establish an Office of the Advocate for Small 
     Business Capital Formation and a Small Business Capital 
     Formation Advisory Committee, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 2868. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the deferral of inclusion in gross income for 
     capital gains reinvested in economically distressed zones; to 
     the Committee on Finance.

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