[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6816]
[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. PORTMAN:
       S. 2965. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 229 West Main Cross Street 
     in Findlay, Ohio, as the ``Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Johnson, 
             and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2966. A bill to update the financial disclosure 
     requirements for judges of the District of Columbia courts, 
     and to make other improvements to the District of Columbia 
     courts; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mrs. Ernst):
       S. 2967. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to require the Office of Management and Budget to execute a 
     national biodefense strategy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2968. A bill to reauthorize the Office of Special 
     Counsel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 2969. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to conduct a comprehensive study 
     relating to disaster costs and losses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       S. 2970. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of the 
     Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. 
             Carper):
       S. 2971. A bill to authorize the National Urban Search and 
     Rescue Response System; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD:
       S. 2972. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide transparency and require certain standards in the 
     award of Federal grants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2973. A bill to increase the micro-purchase threshold 
     for universities, independent research institutes, and non-
     profit research organizations; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2974. A bill to ensure funding for the National Human 
     Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. ERNST:
       S. 2975. A bill to provide agencies with discretion in 
     securing information technology and information systems; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 2976. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to reform, streamline, and make improvements to the 
     Department of Homeland Security and support the Department's 
     efforts to implement better policy, planning, management, and 
     performance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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