[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10267]
[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. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 1518. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to enter 
     into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of 
     promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in 
     the technology sector, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 1519. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Armed Services; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Schatz, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1520. A bill to expand recreational fishing 
     opportunities through enhanced marine fishery conservation 
     and management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. NELSON:
       S. 1521. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to reduce the interest rate caps for Federal Direct student 
     loans, to eliminate loan origination fees on all Federal 
     Direct student loans, and to provide for refinancing of 
     Federal Direct student loans and Federal family education 
     loans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 1522. A bill to establish an Every Kid Outdoors program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 1523. A bill to provide for additional safeguards with 
     respect to imposing Federal mandates, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.

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