[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8202]
[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:
       S. 3030. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to count resident time spent in a critical access 
     hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for 
     purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate 
     medical education payments; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 3031. A bill to require certain standards and 
     enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in 
     residential programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Moran, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Heller, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
             Tillis, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Tester, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 3032. A bill to provide for an increase, effective 
     December 1, 2016, in the rates of compensation for veterans 
     with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
     dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
     certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 3033. A bill to provide for an Atomic Veterans Service 
     Medal; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 3034. A bill to prohibit the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration from allowing the Internet 
     Assigned Numbers Authority functions contract to lapse unless 
     specifically authorized to do so by an Act of Congress; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 3035. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to increase the use of 
     medical scribes to maximize the efficiency of physicians at 
     medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Reed, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 3036. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for an investment tax credit related to the 
     production of electricity from offshore wind; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 3037. A bill to help individuals receiving disability 
     insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act 
     obtain rehabilitative services and return to the workforce, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 3038. A bill to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management 
     Act of 1972, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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