[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7525-7526]
[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 Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mrs. Ernst, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2993. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to change the spill 
     prevention, control, and countermeasure rule with respect to 
     certain farms; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2994. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 2995. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     provide a safe harbor from certain requirements related to 
     qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an 
     originating depository institution's portfolio, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2996. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to phase out tax preferences for fossil fuels on the same 
     schedule as the phase out of the tax credits for wind 
     facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Booker, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 2997. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to commence proceedings related to the resiliency 
     of critical telecommunications networks during times of 
     emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. COATS:
       S. 2998. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices under 
     the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Roberts, and 
             Mr. Scott):
       S. 2999. A bill to prohibit the transfer of any individual 
     detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 3000. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 2017, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HOEVEN:
       S. 3001. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Donnelly):
       S. 3002. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     encourage the display of the flag of the United States on 
     National Vietnam War Veterans Day; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 3003. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     deem certain service in the organized military forces of the 
     Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the 
     Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of 
     benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 3004. A bill to make technical corrections to the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 3005. A bill to establish the Alaska Land Use Council, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 3006. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     National Forest System land and non-Federal land in the State 
     of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 3007. A bill to prohibit funds from being obligated or 
     expended to aid, support, permit, or facilitate the 
     certification or approval of any new sensor for use by the 
     Russian Federation on observation flights under the Open 
     Skies Treaty unless the President submits a certification 
     related to such sensor to Congress and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Coons, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 3008. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income certain discharges of student 
     loan indebtedness; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 3009. A bill to support entrepreneurs serving in the 
     National Guard and Reserve, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 3010. A bill to provide for restrictions related to 
     nuclear cooperation with the People's Republic of China, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 3011. A bill to improve the accountability, efficiency, 
     transparency, and overall effectiveness of the Federal 
     Government; read the first time.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 3012. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to establish 
     an Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 3013. A bill to authorize and implement the water rights 
     compact among the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of 
     the Flathead Indian Reservation, the State of Montana, and 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 3014. A bill to improve the management of Indian forest 
     land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 3015. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to 
     provide for informational materials to educate and prevent 
     addiction in teenagers and adolescents who are injured 
     playing youth sports and subsequently prescribed an opioid; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 3016. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the disclosure of certain tax return information 
     for the purpose of missing or exploited children 
     investigations; to the Committee on Finance.

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