History of Bills

S. 9 — A bill to strengthen our Nation’s electoral system by ensuring clean and fair elections; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S3295 [22MY]

S. 15 — A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1001 [24FE], S1653 [13MR], S1731 [25MR], S1819 [27MR], S4705 [22JY]

S. 23 — A bill to designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Rules suspended. Passed House, H2125 [4MR]

Text, H2125 [4MR]

Message from the House, S1314 [5MR]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S1314 [5MR]

Examined and signed in the House, H2197 [5MR]

Presented to the President (March 6, 2014), S1364 [6MR]

Approved [Public Law 113–87] (signed March 13, 2014)

S. 25 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Debated, H1739 [11FE]

Text, H1739 [11FE]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H1743 [11FE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S934 [12FE]

Text, S934 [12FE]

Amendments, S934 [12FE]

Message from the House, S945 [12FE]

Message from the Senate, H1775 [14FE]

Message from the House (February 14, 2014), S1000 [24FE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S1000 [24FE]

Examined and signed in the House, H1776 [14FE]

Presented to the President (February 14, 2014), S1001 [24FE]

Approved [Public Law 113–82] (signed February 15, 2014)

S. 37 — A bill to sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to release certain wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for recreation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1366 [6MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–165), S3293 [22MY]

S. 40 — A bill to restore Americans’ individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2796 [7MY]

S. 41 — A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S132 [8JA], S223 [9JA], S655 [30JA], S763 [4FE]

S. 51 — A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–183), S3474 [5JN]

S. 56 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1653 [13MR]

S. 84 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S655 [30JA], S1731 [25MR], S1819 [27MR], S1871 [31MR], S4503 [15JY]

S. 91 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify eligibility for the child tax credit; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA]

S. 104 — A bill to provide for congressional approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1923 [1AP]

S. 109 — A bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S4271 [8JY], S4454 [14JY], S4503 [15JY]

S. 113 — A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain creditors to obtain certifications from institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1871 [31MR]

S. 114 — A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S702 [3FE], S1315 [5MR], S3719 [17JN], S4705 [22JY]

S. 116 — A bill to revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1001 [24FE]

S. 119 — A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S4454 [14JY], S4662 [21JY]

S. 127 — A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA], S223 [9JA], S764 [4FE]

S. 132 — A bill to provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1653 [13MR], S1692 [24MR], S2161 [3AP], S2195 [7AP], S5508 [10SE], S5588 [15SE], S5918 [12NO]

S. 135 — A bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1234 [27FE]

S. 149 — A bill to provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1048 [25FE], S1281 [4MR]

Reported (no written report), S1365 [6MR]

Objection is heard to request for consideration, S2636 [5MY]

S. 160 — A bill to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3184 [20MY]

S. 161 — A bill to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1048 [25FE]

Reported (no written report), S2161 [3AP]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–208), S4454 [14JY]

S. 162 — A bill to reauthorize and improve the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S528 [28JA], S764 [4FE], S2379 [10AP], S2796 [7MY], S3029 [14MY], S3184 [20MY], S3367 [3JN], S4662 [21JY]

Motion to proceed considered, S3019 [14MY], S3047 [15MY], S3151 [20MY], S3195 [21MY]

S. 163 — A bill to prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S3295 [22MY]

S. 170 — A bill to recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting on Federal public land and ensure continued opportunities for those activities; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1692 [24MR], S4336 [9JY], S4557 [16JY]

S. 178 — A bill to provide for alternative financing arrangements for the provision of certain services and the construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land border ports of entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S440 [16JA]

S. 182 — A bill to provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversion interest to the City; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–289), S6540 [10DE]

S. 192 — A bill to enhance the energy security of United States allies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1315 [5MR], S1366 [6MR], S1519 [11MR], S1692 [24MR], S1871 [31MR]

S. 200 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the interment in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration of individuals who served in combat support of the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1731 [25MR]

S. 202 — A bill to expand the use of E-Verify, to hold employers accountable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Objection is heard to request for consideration, S4129 [26JN]

S. 204 — A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.

Cosponsors added, S325 [14JA], S486 [27JA], S1001 [24FE], S1692 [24MR], S5051 [29JY]

S. 209 — A bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S3237 [21MY], S5784 [18SE], S6448 [9DE]

S. 212 — A bill to approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, Mississippi; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–184), S3474 [5JN]

S. 214 — A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA]

S. 217 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to collect information from coeducational elementary schools and secondary schools on such schools’ athletic programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S223 [9JA]

S. 223 — A bill to amend section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the visa waiver program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S5698 [17SE]

S. 224 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–185), S3474 [5JN]

S. 226 — A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA], S3184 [20MY]

S. 229 — A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 3900 Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S6305 [3DE]

Text, S6305 [3DE]

Message from the Senate, H8652 [4DE]

Referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, H8667 [4DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8857 [8DE]

Text, H8857 [8DE]

Message from the House, S6446 [9DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6446 [9DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H8928 [9DE]

Presented to the President (December 10, 2014), S6540 [10DE]

Approved [Public Law 113–230] (signed December 16, 2014)

S. 230 — A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Debated, H168 [13JA]

Text, H168 [13JA]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H172 [13JA]

Message from the House, S324 [14JA], S364 [15JA]

Examined and signed in the House, H222 [14JA]

Presented to the President (January 15, 2014), S365 [15JA]

Approved [Public Law 113–78] (signed January 24, 2014)

S. 231 — A bill to reauthorize the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1871 [31MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–235), S5216 [31JY]

Passed Senate, S5315 [31JY]

Text, S5315 [31JY]

Message from the Senate, H7205 [1AU]

Referred to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform; Natural Resources, H7239 [1AU]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H7249 [8SE]

Text, H7249 [8SE]

Message from the House, S5430 [9SE], S5504 [10SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5504 [10SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H7431 [10SE]

Presented to the President (September 10, 2014), S5560 [11SE]

Approved [Public Law 113–165] (signed September 19, 2014)

S. 232 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1234 [27FE], S2095 [2AP], S4003 [25JN]

S. 234 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S5051 [29JY], S5218 [31JY], S5918 [12NO]

S. 236 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and physicians or practitioners to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4336 [9JY]

S. 240 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for non-regular service; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S4455 [14JY], S4558 [16JY], S4705 [22JY], S4997 [28JY], S5051 [29JY], S5135 [30JY], S5218 [31JY], S5918 [12NO]

S. 247 — A bill to establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Passed Senate amended, S4357 [9JY]

Amendments, S4357 [9JY]

Text, S4362 [9JY]

Message from the Senate, H6049 [10JY]

Referred to the Committees on Natural Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure, H6104 [10JY]

S. 249 — A bill to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA]

S. 254 — A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the creation of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the dissemination of such materials and resources by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S3184 [20MY]

S. 255 — A bill to withdraw certain Federal land and interests in that land from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1281 [4MR]

Objection is heard to request for consideration, S2150 [3AP]

S. 257 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S821 [6FE], S1519 [11MR], S2796 [7MY]

S. 258 — A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–166), S3293 [22MY]

S. 267 — A bill to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing through port State measures; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–132), S132 [8JA]

S. 269 — A bill to establish uniform administrative and enforcement authorities for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA]

S. 270 — A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish a United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA]

S. 273 — A bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA]

S. 276 — A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Debated, H7408 [10SE]

Text, H7408 [10SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H7439 [11SE]

Message from the House, S5585 [15SE], S5623 [16SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5623 [16SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H7614 [16SE]

Presented to the President (September 16, 2014), S5623 [16SE]

Approved [Public Law 113–177] (signed September 26, 2014)

S. 279 — A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S821 [6FE], S2614 [1MY]

S. 280 — A bill to ensure effective control over the congressional budget process; to the Committee on the Budget.

Cosponsors added, S3508 [9JN]

S. 287 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S6541 [10DE]

S. 289 — A bill to extend the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Loan Program of the Small Business Administration; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Cosponsors added, S655 [30JA], S1923 [1AP]

S. 309 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Rules suspended. Passed House, H4453 [19MY]

Text, H4453 [19MY]

Message from the House, S3181 [20MY], S3235 [21MY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S3235 [21MY]

Examined and signed in the House, H4782 [21MY]

Presented to the President (May 21, 2014), S3235 [21MY]

Approved [Public Law 113–108] (signed May 30, 2014)

S. 311 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Amendments, S4354, S4358 [9JY]

Passed Senate amended, S4358 [9JY]

Text, S4363 [9JY]

Message from the Senate, H6049 [10JY]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6104 [10JY]

Reported (H. Rept. 113–708) (filed December 22, 2014), H10334 [2JA]

S. 313 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S948 [12FE], S1234 [27FE], S1315 [5MR], S1416 [10MR], S1692 [24MR], S1775 [26MR], S1923 [1AP], S2470 [29AP], S3295 [22MY], S3604 [11JN], S3898 [23JN], S6351 [4DE], S6388 [8DE], S6627 [11DE]

S. 314 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA]

S. 315 — A bill to reauthorize and extend the Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S702 [3FE], S1001 [24FE], S1175 [26FE], S1366 [6MR], S2161 [3AP], S2240 [8AP], S2566 [30AP], S3811 [18JN], S4662 [21JY], S4705 [22JY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4762 [23JY]

S. 316 — A bill to recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations of the United States Postal Service, to eliminate the requirement that the United States Postal Service prefund the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, to place restrictions on the closure of postal facilities, to create incentives for innovation for the United States Postal Service, to maintain levels of postal service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3669 [12JN]

S. 318 — A bill to rescind funds made available to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency if the Administrator fails to meet certain deadlines; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S6449 [9DE]

S. 323 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2614 [1MY], S3295 [22MY], S4558 [16JY]

S. 325 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2953 [13MY], S5698 [17SE]

S. 326 — A bill to reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S3341 [2JN], S5784 [18SE]

S. 338 — A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S486 [27JA], S1519 [11MR], S1692 [24MR], S5218 [31JY], S5918 [12NO]

S. 345 — A bill to reform the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S1175 [26FE]

S. 346 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S6023 [17NO]

S. 350 — A bill to provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S4271 [8JY]

S. 354 — A bill to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Passed Senate, S4359 [9JY]

Text, S4359, S4361 [9JY]

Message from the Senate, H6049 [10JY]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6104 [10JY]

Reported (H. Rept. 113–713) (filed December 22, 2014), H10334 [2JA]

S. 357 — A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S891 [11FE], S1175 [26FE], S2424 [28AP], S2911 [12MY], S2953 [13MY], S3029 [14MY], S4271 [8JY]

S. 359 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S5588 [15SE]

S. 360 — A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation’s natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S3184 [20MY]

S. 361 — A bill to require the lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1001 [24FE]

S. 363 — A bill to expand geothermal production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Passed Senate, S4359 [9JY]

Text, S4359, S4362 [9JY]

Message from the Senate, H6049 [10JY]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6104 [10JY]

Reported (H. Rept. 113–709) (filed December 22, 2014), H10334 [2JA]

S. 364 — A bill to establish the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, to designate certain Federal land as wilderness, and to improve the management of noxious weeds in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1315 [5MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–177), S3341 [2JN]

S. 367 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA], S2379 [10AP]

S. 370 — A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1234 [27FE], S1366 [6MR], S1692 [24MR], S2718 [6MY]

S. 375 — A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S1048 [25FE], S1653 [13MR], S1923 [1AP], S2424 [28AP], S2470 [29AP], S2566 [30AP], S2614 [1MY], S2718 [6MY], S2875 [8MY], S4224 [7JY], S4662 [21JY], S4997 [28JY], S5434 [9SE], S5918 [12NO]

S. 376 — A bill to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Amendments, S703 [3FE]

Passed Senate amended, S703 [3FE]

Text, S704 [3FE]

Message from the Senate, H1581 [4FE]

Held at the desk, H1581 [4FE]

S. 381 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the ‘‘Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’’, for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3184 [20MY]

S. 382 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1692 [24MR]

S. 392 — A bill to support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary school and secondary school students by enhancing school physical education and health education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1692 [24MR], S2195 [7AP], S5135 [30JY]

S. 394 — A bill to prohibit and deter the theft of metal, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1416 [10MR]

Objection is heard to request for consideration, S3224 [21MY]

S. 397 — A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA]

S. 398 — A bill to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA], S852 [10FE], S1692 [24MR], S2240 [8AP], S2566 [30AP], S2796 [7MY], S2953 [13MY], S3185 [20MY], S3342 [2JN], S4503 [15JY], S5918 [12NO]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–290), S6540 [10DE]

S. 399 — A bill to protect American job creation by striking the Federal mandate on employers to offer health insurance; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2796 [7MY]

S. 403 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1775 [26MR], S3185 [20MY], S5564 [11SE], S5784 [18SE]

S. 404 — A bill to preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–140), S1870 [31MR]

Passed Senate amended, S2151 [3AP]

Amendments, S2152 [3AP]

Text, S2152 [3AP]

Message from the Senate, H2906 [3AP]

Held at the desk, H2906 [3AP]

Debated, H2977 [7AP]

Text, H2977 [7AP]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H2980 [7AP]

Message from the House, S2233 [8AP], S2325 [9AP]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2325 [9AP]

Examined and signed in the House, H3054 [8AP]

Presented to the President (April 9, 2014), S2325 [9AP]

Approved [Public Law 113–99] (signed April 15, 2014)

S. 409 — A bill to add Vietnam Veterans Day as a patriotic and national observance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S821 [6FE], S1519 [11MR], S2095 [2AP]

S. 411 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S764 [4FE], S1175 [26FE], S1584 [12MR], S1731 [25MR], S1819 [27MR], S3029 [14MY], S5784 [18SE]

S. 413 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include human trafficking as a part 1 violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S5588 [15SE]

S. 429 — A bill to enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete masonry products; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S2195 [7AP], S3029 [14MY], S3367 [3JN], S4224 [7JY], S5334 [5AU], S5588 [15SE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S6388 [8DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–319), S6788 [12DE]

S. 430 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S764 [4FE]

S. 433 — A bill to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2095 [2AP]

S. 434 — A bill to authorize and implement the water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the State of Montana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S5374 [8SE]

S. 435 — A bill to ban the exportation of crude oil or refined petroleum products derived from Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3075 [15MY]

S. 445 — A bill to improve security at State and local courthouses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2095 [2AP], S2566 [30AP]

S. 452 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR], S1316 [5MR], S1519 [11MR], S2162 [3AP]

S. 460 — A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S372 [15JA]

S. 462 — A bill to enhance the strategic partnership between the United States and Israel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S1001 [24FE], S1282 [4MR], S1871 [31MR], S2195 [7AP], S2240 [8AP], S2424 [28AP], S2470 [29AP], S2718 [6MY], S2875 [8MY], S3295 [22MY]

S. 466 — A bill to assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2424 [28AP]

S. 476 — A bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Passed Senate amended, S4360 [9JY]

Amendments, S4360 [9JY]

Text, S4363 [9JY]

Message from the Senate, H6049 [10JY]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6104 [10JY]

Reported (H. Rept. 113–589), H7527 [15SE]

Debated, H7484 [15SE]

Text, H7484 [15SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H7636 [17SE]

Message from the House, S5773 [18SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5773 [18SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H7877 [18SE]

Presented to the President (September 19, 2014), S5905 [12NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–178] (signed September 26, 2014)

S. 482 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S3295 [22MY]

S. 484 — A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act relating to lead-based paint renovation and remodeling activities; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S1924 [1AP], S2240 [8AP], S3295 [22MY]

S. 487 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4763 [23JY]

S. 489 — A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S599 [29JA], S702 [3FE], S948 [12FE], S1234 [27FE], S1519 [11MR], S2379 [10AP], S2796 [7MY], S4224 [7JY], S4271 [8JY], S4503 [15JY], S4620 [17JY], S5135 [30JY], S5784 [18SE]

S. 490 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2648 [5MY]

S. 491 — A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify provisions relating to grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–186), S3474 [5JN]

S. 495 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to hire veterans, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3237 [21MY]

S. 501 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2648 [5MY], S2875 [8MY], S3342 [2JN]

S. 506 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1001 [24FE], S2911 [12MY], S3342 [2JN], S3424 [4JN]

S. 511 — A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Cosponsors added, S891 [11FE]

S. 517 — A bill to promote consumer choice and wireless competition by permitting consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S4336 [9JY], S4404 [10JY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4403 [10JY]

Passed Senate amended, S4510 [15JY]

Amendments, S4510 [15JY]

Message from the Senate, H6302 [16JY]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–212), S4618 [17JY]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H6835 [25JY]

Text, H6835 [25JY]

Message from the House, S4995 [28JY]

Examined and signed in House, H6974 [28JY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S4995 [28JY]

Presented to the President (January 28, 2014), S4996 [28JY]

Approved [Public Law 113–144] (signed August 1, 2014)

S. 526 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA], S655 [30JA], S948 [12FE], S1416 [10MR], S1819 [27MR], S2240 [8AP], S2614 [1MY], S3295 [22MY], S6148 [19NO], S6205 [20NO]

S. 530 — A bill to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2162 [3AP]

S. 531 — A bill to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity guidelines for Americans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4762 [23JY]

Cosponsors added, S5051 [29JY]

S. 534 — A bill to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA], S440 [16JA]

S. 539 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1871 [31MR], S1924 [1AP], S2424 [28AP], S2911 [12MY], S3029 [14MY], S3185 [20MY], S3367 [3JN], S3424 [4JN], S4271 [8JY], S4763 [23JY], S4904 [24JY], S4997 [28JY], S5698 [17SE], S5993 [13NO], S6148 [19NO]

S. 540 — A bill to designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ‘‘Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center’’; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Debated, H1752 [11FE]

Text, H1752 [11FE]

Passed House amended, H1758 [11FE]

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 478), H1769 [11FE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S933 [12FE]

Text, S933 [12FE]

Amendments, S933 [12FE]

Senate invoked cloture, S933 [12FE]

Message from the House, S945 [12FE]

Message from the Senate, H1775 [14FE]

Message from the House (February 14, 2014), S1000 [24FE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S1000 [24FE]

Examined and signed in the House, H1776 [14FE]

Presented to the President (February 14, 2014), S1001 [24FE]

Approved [Public Law 113–83] (signed February 15, 2014)

S. 541 — A bill to prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2566 [30AP], S5918 [12NO]

S. 544 — A bill to require the President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S4705 [22JY]

S. 553 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2424 [28AP], S3295 [22MY], S3508 [9JN], S4705 [22JY]

S. 554 — A bill to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government; to the Committee on the Budget.

Cosponsors added, S2195 [7AP]

S. 557 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication therapy management under part D of the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1653 [13MR], S1819 [27MR], S2614 [1MY]

S. 561 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4224 [7JY]

S. 562 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1001 [24FE]

S. 567 — A bill to improve the retirement of American families by strengthening Social Security; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S5218 [31JY]

S. 569 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S325 [14JA], S5135 [30JY], S5784 [18SE], S6023 [17NO]

S. 571 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a deadline for restricting sewage dumping into the Great Lakes and to fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S2327 [9AP]

S. 572 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S5993 [13NO]

S. 576 — A bill to reform laws relating to small public housing agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2379 [10AP], S2875 [8MY]

S. 577 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S764 [4FE], S4404 [10JY], S5698 [17SE]

S. 582 — A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Cosponsors added, S1416 [10MR]

S. 583 — A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.

Cosponsors added, S764 [4FE]

S. 603 — A bill to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S3864 [19JN]

S. 604 — A bill to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to relocate to Jerusalem the United States Embassy in Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S6023 [17NO]

S. 607 — A bill to improve the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic communications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1366 [6MR], S4662 [21JY], S5051 [29JY]

S. 609 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Passed Senate amended, S4360 [9JY]

Amendments, S4360 [9JY]

Text, S4364 [9JY]

Message from the Senate, H6049 [10JY]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6742 [23JY]

Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 113–710) (filed December 22, 2014), H10334 [2JA]

S. 610 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S6541 [10DE]

S. 611 — A bill to make a technical amendment to the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–136), S527 [28JA]

Passed Senate amended, S1595 [12MR]

Text, S1595 [12MR]

Amendments, S1595 [12MR]

Message from the Senate, H2374 [13MR]

Held at the desk, H2374 [13MR]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H4860 [28MY]

Text, H4860 [28MY]

Message from the House, S3339 [2JN], S3366 [3JN]

Examined and signed in the House, H5067 [2JN]

Presented to the President (June 3, 2014), S3366 [3JN]

Approved [Public Law 113–119] (signed June 9, 2014)

S. 619 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S852 [10FE]

S. 620 — A bill to withhold the salary of the Director of OMB upon failure to submit the President’s budget to Congress as required by section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S4904 [24JY]

S. 623 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA], S1175 [26FE]

S. 629 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA]

S. 631 — A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S5784 [18SE], S6449 [9DE]

S. 632 — A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S3424 [4JN], S3686 [16JN], S4224 [7JY], S4271 [8JY], S4404 [10JY], S4455 [14JY], S5135 [30JY]

S. 633 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S948 [12FE], S5698 [17SE]

S. 635 — A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice requirement; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S948 [12FE], S1001 [24FE], S1234 [27FE], S1584 [12MR], S1692 [24MR], S1731 [25MR], S1775 [26MR], S1924 [1AP], S2162 [3AP], S2470 [29AP], S2566 [30AP], S2911 [12MY], S3295 [22MY], S3342 [2JN], S3475 [5JN], S3864 [19JN], S5218 [31JY], S5784 [18SE]

S. 637 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4904 [24JY]

S. 641 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S948 [12FE], S4705 [22JY], S5218 [31JY], S5434 [9SE], S5508 [10SE], S5784 [18SE], S5993 [13NO], S6095 [18NO], S6388 [8DE]

S. 642 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2162 [3AP]

S. 644 — 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.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA], S1001 [24FE], S3719 [17JN]

S. 646 — A bill to create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S372 [15JA]

S. 653 — A bill to provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA]

Amendments, S4433, S4435 [10JY]

Passed Senate amended, S4435 [10JY]

Text, S4435 [10JY]

Message from the Senate, H6140 [14JY]

Held at the desk, H6140 [14JY]

Passed House, H6837 [25JY]

Text, H6837 [25JY]

Message from the House, S4995 [28JY], S5046 [29JY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5046, S5047 [29JY]

Examined and signed in the House, H7037 [29JY]

Approved [Public Law 113–161] (signed August 8, 2014)

S. 654 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2718 [6MY], S2875 [8MY], S3295 [22MY], S4154 [26JN], S4271 [8JY], S5325 [1AU]

S. 655 — A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S528 [28JA]

S. 666 — A bill to prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S440 [16JA], S487 [27JA], S6023 [17NO], S6205 [20NO]

S. 675 — A bill to prohibit contracting with the enemy; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–216), S4762 [23JY]

Cosponsors added, S5993 [13NO]

S. 684 — A bill to amend the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Amendments, S6924, S6926 [16DE]

Passed Senate amended, S6924 [16DE]

Text, S6927 [16DE]

Message from the Senate (December 17, 2014), H10327 [2JA]

S. 706 — A bill to provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S6840 [15DE]

Text, S6840 [15DE]

Message from the Senate, H10320 [16DE]

S. 709 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, leading to better care and outcomes for Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA], S1416 [10MR], S3237 [21MY], S3342 [2JN], S3367 [3JN], S3939 [24JN], S5218 [31JY]

S. 714 — A bill to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S3295 [22MY], S4706 [22JY], S6302 [3DE]

S. 715 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S2240 [8AP]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–167), S3293 [22MY]

S. 719 — A bill to provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4154 [26JN], S4455 [14JY]

S. 723 — A bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington’s Disease; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S764 [4FE]

S. 727 — A bill to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1366 [6MR], S1819 [27MR], S1871 [31MR], S2095 [2AP], S2470 [29AP], S5325 [1AU], S5919 [12NO]

S. 728 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees’ spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated beneficiaries of employees; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1692 [24MR]

S. 734 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA], S2379 [10AP], S5135 [30JY], S5218 [31JY], S5374 [8SE], S5919 [12NO]

S. 738 — A bill to grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S528 [28JA], S599 [29JA], S1731 [25MR], S4271 [8JY]

S. 739 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1316 [5MR]

S. 740 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA]

S. 741 — A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S1731 [25MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–187), S3474 [5JN]

S. 742 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA], S4154 [26JN], S5588 [15SE], S5993 [13NO]

S. 753 — A bill to provide for national security benefits for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–159), S3028 [14MY]

S. 754 — A bill to amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to include farmed shellfish as specialty crops; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S5218 [31JY]

S. 755 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1416 [10MR]

S. 758 — A bill to establish a comprehensive literacy program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S5135 [30JY]

S. 759 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4620 [17JY], S4662 [21JY], S4706 [22JY], S5051 [29JY], S5218 [31JY], S5374 [8SE], S5993 [13NO]

S. 760 — A bill to require the establishment of Federal customer service standards and to improve the service provided by Federal agencies; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Removal of cosponsors, S4763 [23JY]

S. 769 — A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S764 [4FE], S3295 [22MY], S6449 [9DE]

S. 772 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration’s jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1653 [13MR], S2406 [11AP], S2953 [13MY], S6262 [2DE]

S. 775 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive for the installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1519 [11MR], S1584 [12MR]

S. 776 — A bill to establish the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness in the State of New Mexico, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest System land in the State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–291), S6540 [10DE]

S. 782 — A bill to amend Public Law 101–377 to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–168), S3293 [22MY]

S. 809 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA], S5218 [31JY], S5629 [16SE]

S. 810 — A bill to require a pilot program on an online computerized assessment to enhance detection of behaviors indicating a risk of suicide and other mental health conditions in members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S1175 [26FE]

S. 813 — A bill to require that Peace Corps volunteers be subject to the same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as employees of the Peace Corps with respect to coverage of such services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S1366 [6MR]

S. 815 — A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 639), H5640 [23JN]

S. 820 — A bill to provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S5784 [18SE]

S. 822 — A bill to protect crime victims’ rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1819 [27MR], S1871 [31MR], S3475 [5JN], S3508 [9JN], S3544 [10JN], S3719 [17JN], S4662 [21JY], S4997 [28JY], S5374 [8SE], S5919 [12NO]

S. 824 — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA], S1584 [12MR]

S. 836 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1366 [6MR], S4154 [26JN], S4904 [24JY]

S. 838 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S6205 [20NO]

S. 839 — A bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–156), S2647 [5MY]

S. 841 — A bill to designate certain Federal land in the San Juan National Forest in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–292), S6540 [10DE]

S. 842 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1653 [13MR]

S. 851 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S5564 [11SE]

S. 862 — A bill to amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S372 [15JA], S655 [30JA], S1001 [24FE], S1175 [26FE], S1519 [11MR], S1775 [26MR]

S. 864 — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small public water systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–142), S1923 [1AP]

Cosponsors added, S4503 [15JY], S6234 [1DE], S6262 [2DE]

S. 865 — A bill to provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S655 [30JA], S1366 [6MR], S2614 [1MY], S2911 [12MY], S3295 [22MY], S4662 [21JY], S4904 [24JY], S5629 [16SE], S6023 [17NO]

S. 872 — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to make the shareholder threshold for registration of savings and loan holding companies the same as for bank holding companies; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2470 [29AP]

S. 875 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the reporting of cases of infectious diseases at facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2648 [5MY]

S. 877 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow public access to research of the Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S6541 [10DE]

S. 878 — A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2424 [28AP]

S. 885 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the ‘‘Thaddeus Stevens Post Office’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8009 [17NO]

Text, H8009 [17NO]

Message from the House, S6087 [18NO], S6143 [19NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6143 [19NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H8130 [19NO]

Presented to the President (November 19, 2014), S6143 [19NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–189] (signed November 26, 2014)

S. 887 — A bill to repeal the violation of sovereign nations’ laws and privacy matters; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S3475 [5JN]

S. 888 — A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S764 [4FE]

S. 890 — A bill to clarify the definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S1775 [26MR], S2240 [8AP]

S. 895 — A bill to improve the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to study the use of antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1653 [13MR], S3367 [3JN]

S. 896 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S948 [12FE], S2614 [1MY], S4706 [22JY], S5564 [11SE]

S. 897 — A bill to prevent the doubling of the interest rate for Federal subsidized student loans for the 2013–2014 academic year by providing funds for such loans through the Federal Reserve System, to ensure that such loans are available at interest rates that are equivalent to the interest rates at which the Federal Government provides loans to banks through the discount window operated by the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S5374 [8SE]

S. 898 — A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported (no written report), S3474 [5JN]

Passed Senate, S5460 [9SE]

Text, S5461 [9SE]

Message from the Senate, H7402 [10SE]

Held at the desk, H7402 [10SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H7914 [12NO]

Text, H7914 [12NO]

Message from the House, S5987 [13NO], S6020 [17NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6020 [17NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H7993 [14NO]

Presented to the President (November 17, 2014), S6021 [17NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–190] (signed November 26, 2014)

S. 907 — A bill to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1519 [11MR], S3719 [17JN], S6095 [18NO]

S. 908 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4404 [10JY]

S. 913 — A bill to amend the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to reauthorize and improve that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S528 [28JA]

S. 916 — A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S4271 [8JY]

S. 917 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1001 [24FE], S1692 [24MR], S1871 [31MR], S2379 [10AP], S2875 [8MY], S2911 [12MY], S3185 [20MY], S3342 [2JN], S5051 [29JY]

S. 919 — A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA], S1175 [26FE], S3604 [11JN]

Reported with amendment (no written report) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–285), S6349 [4DE]

S. 921 — A bill to amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the rental of motor vehicles that contain a defect related to motor vehicle safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–253), S5588 [15SE]

S. 931 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to raise awareness of, and to educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery, especially patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4224 [7JY], S6095 [18NO]

S. 932 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1316 [5MR], S3342 [2JN], S5334 [5AU]

S. 933 — A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1366 [6MR], S1416 [10MR], S1519 [11MR], S1584 [12MR], S1653 [13MR], S2470 [29AP], S2648 [5MY], S2718 [6MY], S2911 [12MY], S5135 [30JY], S5508 [10SE]

Objection is heard to request for consideration, S2691 [6MY]

S. 942 — A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S599 [29JA], S1001 [24FE], S1282 [4MR], S1316 [5MR], S2424 [28AP], S2718 [6MY], S2911 [12MY], S4455 [14JY], S4904 [24JY], S4997 [28JY], S5374 [8SE], S5629 [16SE], S5919 [12NO]

S. 945 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1871 [31MR], S1924 [1AP], S4271 [8JY]

S. 946 — A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S223 [9JA], S487 [27JA], S821 [6FE], S5698 [17SE]

S. 948 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S372 [15JA], S1584 [12MR], S1692 [24MR], S1819 [27MR], S2095 [2AP], S2648 [5MY], S3075 [15MY], S3237 [21MY], S3898 [23JN], S4154 [26JN], S4224 [7JY], S4997 [28JY], S5218 [31JY], S5374 [8SE], S5919 [12NO]

S. 952 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of church pension plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S5629 [16SE]

S. 958 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1316 [5MR], S1819 [27MR], S3424 [4JN]

S. 961 — A bill to improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S3295 [22MY], S3669 [12JN]

S. 968 — A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1001 [24FE]

S. 969 — A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–188), S3474 [5JN]

S. 970 — A bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding the water resources research and technology institutes established under the Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–143), S1923 [1AP]

S. 972 — A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services replacing ICD–9 with ICD–10 in implementing the HIPAA code set standards; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1366 [6MR]

S. 974 — A bill to provide for certain land conveyances in the State of Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–178), S3341 [2JN]

S. 975 — A bill to provide for the inclusion of court-appointed guardianship improvement and oversight activities under the Elder Justice Act of 2009; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1366 [6MR], S1819 [27MR]

S. 981 — A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S3864 [19JN]

S. 987 — A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S891 [11FE], S1001 [24FE], S1653 [13MR], S3719 [17JN], S4336 [9JY], S5051 [29JY], S5219 [31JY]

S. 994 — A bill to expand the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to increase accountability and transparency in Federal spending, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1692 [24MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–139), S1818 [27MR]

Passed Senate amended, S2359 [10AP]

Amendments, S2359, S2387, S2389 [10AP]

Text, S2359 [10AP]

Message from the Senate, H3202 [28AP]

Debated, H3203 [28AP]

Text, H3203 [28AP]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H3207 [28AP]

Message from the House, S2467 [29AP], S2564 [30AP]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2564 [30AP]

Examined and signed in the House, H3362 [30AP]

Presented to the President (April 30, 2014), S2564 [30AP]

Approved [Public Law 113–101] (signed May 9, 2014)

S. 995 — A bill to authorize the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–169), S3293 [22MY]

Cosponsors added, S6262 [2DE]

S. 997 — A bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues associated with recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S3075 [15MY]

S. 1000 — A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Message from the Senate, H8272 [2DE]

Held at the desk, H8272 [2DE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S6246 [2DE]

Amendments, S6247, S6263 [2DE]

Debated, H8878 [9DE]

Text, H8878 [9DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8967 [10DE]

Message from the House, S6622 [11DE], S6786 [12DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10310 [11DE]

Presented to the President (December 12, 2014), S6786 [12DE]

Approved [Public Law 113–273] (signed December 18, 2014)

S. 1008 — A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing proposed policy changes that would permit passengers to carry small, non-locking knives on aircraft; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1234 [27FE], S1316 [5MR], S2327 [9AP], S5374 [8SE]

S. 1009 — A bill to reauthorize and modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S5784 [18SE]

S. 1011 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of Boys Town, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S1001 [24FE], S1048 [25FE], S1653 [13MR], S1819 [27MR], S1871 [31MR], S1924 [1AP], S2162 [3AP], S2648 [5MY], S2796 [7MY], S3237 [21MY], S3367 [3JN], S3475 [5JN], S3604 [11JN], S4224 [7JY], S4662 [21JY], S5135 [30JY], S5508 [10SE], S5588 [15SE], S5698 [17SE], S5784 [18SE], S5919 [12NO], S6095 [18NO], S6148 [19NO], S6205 [20NO], S6262 [2DE], S6302 [3DE]

S. 1012 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare integrity program, to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S528 [28JA], S2614 [1MY], S2718 [6MY], S2911 [12MY], S3719 [17JN], S5219 [31JY], S6023 [17NO]

S. 1014 — A bill to reduce sports-related concussions in youth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR], S3342 [2JN]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S6388 [8DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–310), S6788 [12DE]

S. 1022 — A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S528 [28JA], S948 [12FE], S5051 [29JY]

S. 1027 — A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S3669 [12JN], S4155 [26JN]

S. 1029 — A bill to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2162 [3AP], S4336 [9JY], S6262 [2DE]

S. 1030 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S3719 [17JN], S5219 [31JY]

S. 1033 — A bill to authorize a grant program to promote physical education, activity, and fitness and nutrition, and to ensure healthy students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S702 [3FE], S2954 [13MY], S3185 [20MY], S3604 [11JN], S4336 [9JY]

S. 1038 — A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S5993 [13NO], S6302 [3DE]

S. 1040 — A bill to provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence, good sportsmanship, and philanthropy; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3185 [20MY], S3237 [21MY], S3295 [22MY], S3475 [5JN], S3508 [9JN], S3604 [11JN], S3669 [12JN], S3720 [17JN], S4271 [8JY], S4662 [21JY], S4706 [22JY], S4763 [23JY], S4997 [28JY], S5135 [30JY], S5588 [15SE], S5919 [12NO], S5993 [13NO], S6023 [17NO], S6095 [18NO], S6148 [19NO], S6205 [20NO], S6302 [3DE]

S. 1044 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the United States on D–Day, June 6, 1944; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1417 [10MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–141), S1870 [31MR]

Passed Senate, S3461 [5JN]

Text, S3461 [5JN]

Message from the Senate, H5077 [9JN]

Held at the desk, H5077 [9JN]

Debated, H5607 [23JN]

Text, H5607 [23JN]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H5610 [23JN]

Message from the House, S3930 [24JN]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S3930 [24JN]

Examined and signed in the House, H5722 [24JN]

Presented to the President (June 25, 2014), S4002 [25JN]

Approved [Public Law 113–123] (signed June 30, 2014)

S. 1045 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–272), S5992 [13NO]

S. 1049 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1731 [25MR], S2648 [5MY], S3939 [24JN]

S. 1053 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1001 [24FE], S1692 [24MR]

S. 1056 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2875 [8MY], S3811 [18JN]

S. 1060 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for military veterans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1316 [5MR]

S. 1061 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S821 [6FE]

S. 1064 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1520 [11MR], S1692 [24MR], S4224 [7JY], S4336 [9JY]

S. 1066 — A bill to allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance Federal student loans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1002 [24FE], S1775 [26MR], S2327 [9AP], S2566 [30AP], S3185 [20MY], S3237 [21MY], S3368 [3JN]

S. 1067 — A bill to establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR]

S. 1068 — A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–133), S132 [8JA]

Amendments, S902, S903 [11FE]

Debated, S903 [11FE]

Passed Senate amended, S908 [11FE]

Text, S908 [11FE]

Message from the Senate, H1776 [14FE]

Held at the desk, H1776 [14FE]

S. 1069 — A bill to prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S764 [4FE], S1002 [24FE], S1692 [24MR], S2470 [29AP], S3342 [2JN]

S. 1070 — A bill to make it unlawful to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number of a mobile device; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S948 [12FE], S1234 [27FE]

S. 1074 — A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported (no written report), S2161 [3AP]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–209), S4454 [14JY]

S. 1077 — A bill to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–189), S3474 [5JN]

S. 1080 — A bill to amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–190), S3474 [5JN]

S. 1086 — A bill to reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–138), S1048 [25FE]

Motion to proceed considered, S1169 [26FE], S1187, S1210, S1225 [27FE], S1257 [4MR], S1329 [6MR], S1371 [10MR], S1487 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S1234 [27FE], S1653 [13MR], S6023 [17NO]

Debated, S1285 [5MR], S1539 [12MR], S1601 [13MR], S5772 [18SE], S5963 [13NO]

Amendments, S1368 [6MR], S1419 [10MR], S1523, S1524, S1525 [11MR], S1539, S1545, S1554, S1555, S1556, S1559, S1562, S1566, S1568, S1587, S1588, S1589, S1590, S1591, S1593 [12MR], S1608, S1609, S1610, S1616, S1665 [13MR], S5772, S5836 [18SE]

Motion to proceed agreed to in the Senate, S1531 [12MR]

Passed Senate amended, S1617 [13MR]

Text, S1617 [13MR]

Message from the Senate, H2411 [13MR], H8027 [17NO]

Message from the House, S5585 [15SE], S6087 [18NO]

Debated, H7465 [15SE]

Text, H7465 [15SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H7481 [15SE]

Consideration of House amendment, S5772 [18SE]

Senate invoked cloture on debate on motion to agree to House amendment, S5963 [13NO]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S6012 [17NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6087 [18NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H8070 [18NO]

Presented to the President (November 18, 2014), S6087 [18NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–186] (signed November 19, 2014)

S. 1088 — A bill to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1775 [26MR], S5434 [9SE], S5698 [17SE], S5784 [18SE]

S. 1089 — A bill to provide for a prescription drug take-back program for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S5136 [30JY]

S. 1090 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S5919 [12NO]

S. 1091 — A bill to provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Semipostal Stamp; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S1520 [11MR], S3939 [24JN]

S. 1093 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, as the ‘‘First Lieutenant Alvin Chester Cockrell, Jr. Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8008 [17NO]

Text, H8008 [17NO]

Message from the House, S6087 [18NO], S6143 [19NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6143 [19NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H8130 [19NO]

Presented to the President (November 19, 2014), S6143 [19NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–191] (signed November 26, 2014)

S. 1099 — A bill to ensure that individuals do not simultaneously receive unemployment compensation and disability insurance benefits; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA]

S. 1104 — A bill to measure the progress of recovery and development efforts in Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–201), S4153 [26JN]

Passed Senate amended, S4434 [10JY]

Amendments, S4434 [10JY]

Message from the Senate, H6140 [14JY]

Held at the desk, H6140 [14JY]

Passed House, H6838 [25JY]

Text, H6838 [25JY]

Message from the House, S4995 [28JY], S5046 [29JY]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5046, S5047 [29JY]

Examined and signed in the House, H7037 [29JY]

Approved [Public Law 113–162] (signed August 8, 2014)

S. 1106 — A bill to improve the accuracy of mortgage underwriting used by Federal mortgage agencies by ensuring that energy costs are included in the underwriting process, to reduce the amount of energy consumed by homes, to facilitate the creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S4003 [25JN]

S. 1114 — A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA], S1366 [6MR], S1654 [13MR], S3669 [12JN], S4155 [26JN]

S. 1116 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1871 [31MR], S1924 [1AP], S2954 [13MY]

S. 1124 — A bill to establish requirements with respect to bisphenol A; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S4455 [14JY]

S. 1128 — A bill to clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA], S4155 [26JN]

S. 1133 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S852 [10FE], S1924 [1AP], S6023 [17NO]

S. 1135 — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S702 [3FE], S1002 [24FE], S1584 [12MR], S2240 [8AP], S2406 [11AP]

S. 1137 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S528 [28JA]

S. 1141 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2566 [30AP], S3475 [5JN]

S. 1143 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S852 [10FE], S2162 [3AP], S2719 [6MY]

S. 1150 — A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Constance Baker Motley; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S1584 [12MR], S1924 [1AP], S2327 [9AP]

S. 1153 — A bill to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent the introduction and establishment in the United States of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites that are likely to cause harm; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S4662 [21JY]

S. 1155 — A bill to provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to include mental health professionals in training programs of the Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1871 [31MR]

S. 1156 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to add disclosure requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make such form mandatory; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1520 [11MR], S3475 [5JN]

S. 1158 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S891 [11FE], S5219 [31JY]

S. 1163 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1002 [24FE], S2379 [10AP]

S. 1169 — A bill to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the State of Montana for the Limestone Hills Training Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–160), S3028 [14MY]

S. 1171 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S185 [8JA]

Text, S185 [8JA]

Referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary, H132 [9JA]

S. 1174 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA], S223 [9JA], S325 [14JA], S372 [15JA], S440 [16JA], S528 [28JA], S702 [3FE], S821 [6FE], S1002 [24FE], S1048 [25FE], S1234 [27FE], S1282 [4MR], S1654 [13MR], S1731 [25MR], S1775 [26MR], S1924 [1AP], S2379 [10AP], S2470 [29AP], S2614 [1MY], S2648 [5MY], S2719 [6MY], S2796 [7MY], S2911 [12MY], S2954 [13MY], S3075 [15MY], S3185 [20MY], S3237 [21MY], S3295 [22MY]

S. 1181 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA], S487 [27JA], S702 [3FE], S1002 [24FE], S1282 [4MR], S1316 [5MR], S3029 [14MY]

S. 1183 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4763 [23JY]

S. 1184 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the Medicare and You Handbook and to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S702 [3FE], S3237 [21MY], S3811 [18JN], S4155 [26JN]

S. 1186 — A bill to reauthorize the Essex National Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S528 [28JA]

S. 1187 — A bill to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1048 [25FE], S1234 [27FE], S2566 [30AP], S2648 [5MY], S6095 [18NO]

S. 1188 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1654 [13MR], S2719 [6MY], S2911 [12MY], S3424 [4JN], S3669 [12JN], S5136 [30JY]

S. 1189 — A bill to adjust the boundaries of Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park to include Hinchliffe Stadium, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S2379 [10AP]

S. 1204 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S372 [15JA], S1002 [24FE], S1282 [4MR]

S. 1208 — A bill to require meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA], S948 [12FE], S1002 [24FE], S2911 [12MY], S4003 [25JN]

S. 1212 — A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S1692 [24MR]

S. 1214 — A bill to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3424 [4JN]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–236), S5216 [31JY]

Passed Senate, S5643 [16SE]

Text, S5643 [16SE]

Message from the Senate, H7624 [17SE]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H7672 [17SE]

S. 1217 — A bill to provide secondary mortgage market reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S5779 [18SE]

S. 1219 — A bill to authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S2161 [3AP]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–215), S4704 [22JY]

S. 1224 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4706 [22JY]

S. 1232 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect and restore the Great Lakes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S3185 [20MY]

S. 1235 — A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S655 [30JA], S948 [12FE], S3185 [20MY]

S. 1236 — A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA], S702 [3FE], S4455 [14JY]

S. 1237 — A bill to improve the administration of programs in the insular areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–146), S2238 [8AP]

Amendments, S3820, S3821, S3822 [18JN]

Passed Senate amended, S3821 [18JN]

Text, S3822 [18JN]

Message from the Senate, H5504 [19JN]

Held at the desk, H5504 [19JN]

Referred to the Committees on Natural Resources; Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Financial Services; Transportation and Infrastructure; Oversight and Government Reform, H8364 [3DE]

S. 1239 — A bill to expand the research and awareness activities of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2424 [28AP], S2719 [6MY], S3075 [15MY], S3342 [2JN]

S. 1242 — A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1692 [24MR]

S. 1249 — A bill to rename the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an Assistant Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S133 [8JA], S764 [4FE], S821 [6FE], S2095 [2AP], S2470 [29AP], S3424 [4JN], S3720 [17JN], S3898 [23JN], S4003 [25JN], S4404 [10JY], S4503 [15JY], S4558 [16JY], S5136 [30JY], S5219 [31JY], S5434 [9SE], S5508 [10SE], S6205 [20NO], S6388 [8DE]

S. 1251 — A bill to establish programs with respect to childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR], S4003 [25JN], S4224 [7JY], S4503 [15JY], S5434 [9SE], S5564 [11SE]

S. 1252 — A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Missisquoi River and the Trout River in the State of Vermont, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–170), S3293 [22MY]

S. 1254 — A bill to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Amendments, S959, S961 [12FE], S3771 [17JN]

Passed Senate amended, S961 [12FE]

Text, S961 [12FE]

Message from the Senate, H1779 [18FE], H5406 [18JN]

Referred to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology; Natural Resources, H1779 [18FE]

Reported with amendment from the Committee on Science, Space and Technology (H. Rept. 113–471, part 1), H5072 [5JN]

Committee on Natural Resources discharged, H5072 [5JN]

Debated, H5126 [9JN]

Text, H5126 [9JN]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H5130 [9JN]

Message from the House, S3542 [10JN], S3860 [19JN]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S3771 [17JN]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S3860 [19JN]

Examined and signed in the House, H5492 [18JN]

Presented to the President (June 19, 2014), S3861 [19JN]

Approved [Public Law 113–124] (signed June 30, 2014)

S. 1256 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in the treatment of human and animal diseases; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1654 [13MR], S1924 [1AP], S3075 [15MY], S3185 [20MY], S3424 [4JN], S3898 [23JN], S6541 [10DE]

S. 1261 — A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S4336 [9JY]

S. 1269 — A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to support community college and industry partnerships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1234 [27FE]

S. 1271 — A bill to direct the President to establish guidelines for the United States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA]

S. 1275 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance the existing loan funding the Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction program; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–251), S5507 [10SE]

S. 1277 — A bill to establish a commission for the purpose of coordinating efforts to reduce prescription drug abuse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2240 [8AP], S5699 [17SE]

S. 1280 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1175 [26FE]

S. 1291 — A bill to strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1692 [24MR]

S. 1294 — A bill to designate as wilderness certain public land in the Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (no written report), S2239 [8AP]

S. 1297 — A bill to establish the Government Transformation Commission to review and make recommendations regarding cost control in the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S599 [29JA]

S. 1300 — A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the conduct of stewardship end result contracting projects; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–179), S3341 [2JN]

S. 1301 — A bill to provide for the restoration of forest landscapes, protection of old growth forests, and management of national forests in the eastside forests of the State of Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–180), S3341 [2JN]

S. 1302 — A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for cooperative and small employer charity pension plans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Amendments, S531, S546 [28JA]

Debated, S545 [28JA]

Passed Senate amended, S554 [28JA]

Message from the Senate, H1485 [29JA]

Held at the desk, H1485 [29JA]

S. 1306 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to improve environmental literacy to better prepare students for postsecondary education and careers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S223 [9JA], S1692 [24MR]

S. 1307 — A bill to provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S2911 [12MY], S3939 [24JN]

S. 1309 — A bill to withdraw and reserve certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for military uses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–161), S3028 [14MY]

S. 1311 — A bill to provide for phased-in payment of Social Security Disability Insurance payments during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2954 [13MY]

S. 1317 — A bill to authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2014 through 2016, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S6540 [10DE]

S. 1318 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1366 [6MR], S1520 [11MR], S3939 [24JN]

S. 1322 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act relating to controlled substance analogues; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1234 [27FE]

S. 1323 — A bill to address the continued threat posed by dangerous synthetic drugs by amending the Controlled Substances Act relating to controlled substance analogues; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1175 [26FE], S5219 [31JY], S5784 [18SE], S6302 [3DE]

S. 1324 — A bill to prohibit any regulations promulgated pursuant to a presidential memorandum relating to power sector carbon pollution standards from taking effect; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S3295 [22MY], S3368 [3JN], S3424 [4JN]

S. 1328 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia town site in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–293), S6540 [10DE]

S. 1330 — A bill to delay the implementation of the employer responsibility provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4706 [22JY], S5136 [30JY]

S. 1332 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1002 [24FE], S1175 [26FE], S2162 [3AP], S3185 [20MY], S3368 [3JN], S3508 [9JN], S3669 [12JN], S4003 [25JN], S4706 [22JY], S5993 [13NO], S6095 [18NO]

Removal of cosponsors, S6262 [2DE]

S. 1333 — A bill to reinstate funding for the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1819 [27MR]

S. 1335 — A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA], S3720 [17JN]

S. 1336 — A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote in elections for Federal office.

Cosponsors added, S1775 [26MR]

S. 1341 — A bill to modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program as the program applies to units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–171), S3293 [22MY]

Cosponsors added, S3368 [3JN]

S. 1342 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit expensing of certain depreciable business assets for small businesses; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2096 [2AP]

S. 1343 — A bill to protect the information of livestock producers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S1819 [27MR]

S. 1346 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S3508 [9JN], S3686 [16JN]

S. 1347 — A bill to provide transparency, accountability, and limitations of Government sponsored conferences; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–268) (submitted October 1, 2014), S5918 [12NO]

S. 1349 — A bill to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S1002 [24FE], S1282 [4MR], S1731 [25MR], S1924 [1AP], S2470 [29AP], S2614 [1MY], S3237 [21MY], S3811 [18JN], S4224 [7JY], S4662 [21JY], S4706 [22JY], S5564 [11SE]

S. 1352 — A bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S290 [13JA]

Cosponsors added, S852 [10FE]

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged, S1691 [24MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1691 [24MR]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–152), S2406 [11AP]

Objection is heard to request for consideration, S6374 [8DE]

S. 1353 — A bill to provide for an ongoing, voluntary public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, and to strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development and education, and public awareness and preparedness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4903 [24JY]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–270), S5918 [12NO]

Amendments, S6639, S6665 [11DE]

Passed Senate amended, S6665 [11DE]

Text, S6665 [11DE]

Message from the Senate, H9294 [11DE]

Passed House, H9294 [11DE]

Text, H9294 [11DE]

Message from the House, S6785, S6786 [12DE], S6817 [13DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10321 [16DE]

Presented to the President (December 15, 2014), S6865 [15DE]

Approved [Public Law 113–274] (signed December 18, 2014)

S. 1358 — A bill to establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S372 [15JA]

S. 1360 — A bill to amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Amendments, S5840 [18SE]

Passed Senate amended, S5877 [18SE]

Message from the Senate, H7895 [19SE]

Held at the desk, H7895 [19SE]

S. 1361 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S6205 [20NO]

S. 1362 — A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S821 [6FE], S6023 [17NO]

S. 1363 — A bill to protect consumers by prohibiting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating as final certain energy-related rules that are estimated to cost more than $1,000,000,000 and will cause significant adverse effects to the economy; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S3295 [22MY]

S. 1364 — A bill to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1585 [12MR], S1731 [25MR]

S. 1368 — A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S3669 [12JN], S3811 [18JN]

S. 1369 — A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE], S2162 [3AP]

S. 1379 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S2470 [29AP]

S. 1381 — A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S5136 [30JY]

S. 1383 — A bill to provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, provide summer employment and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and carry out work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S224 [9JA]

S. 1387 — A bill to establish a pilot program to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2875 [8MY], S3185 [20MY]

S. 1389 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of the National Park System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S6095 [18NO]

S. 1391 — A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE], S4404 [10JY]

S. 1395 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1048 [25FE], S5919 [12NO]

S. 1396 — A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S4155 [26JN]

S. 1397 — A bill to improve the efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process through reforms overseen by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1048 [25FE], S1585 [12MR], S2911 [12MY], S5051 [29JY], S5136 [30JY]

S. 1401 — A bill to provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1316 [5MR]

S. 1404 — A bill to prohibit the consideration of any bill by Congress unless the authority provided by the Constitution of the United States for the legislation can be determined and is clearly specified; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S1048 [25FE]

S. 1405 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of certain ambulance add-on payments under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1871 [31MR]

S. 1406 — A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S224 [9JA], S291 [13JA], S326 [14JA], S487 [27JA], S528 [28JA], S764 [4FE], S1002 [24FE], S1048 [25FE], S1175 [26FE], S1654 [13MR], S2719 [6MY], S3075 [15MY], S3185 [20MY], S3424 [4JN], S3604 [11JN], S4155 [26JN], S5219 [31JY], S5785 [18SE], S6148 [19NO]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–254), S5588 [15SE]

S. 1407 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S702 [3FE], S3342 [2JN], S5785 [18SE], S5993 [13NO], S6262 [2DE]

S. 1410 — A bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S224 [9JA], S487 [27JA], S655 [30JA], S764 [4FE], S852 [10FE], S1002 [24FE], S1175 [26FE], S1417 [10MR], S1654 [13MR], S2096 [2AP], S2162 [3AP], S2240 [8AP], S2566 [30AP], S3424 [4JN], S3508 [9JN], S4224 [7JY], S4271 [8JY], S4455 [14JY], S4998 [28JY], S5136 [30JY], S5219 [31JY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1517 [11MR]

S. 1413 — A bill to exempt from sequestration certain fees of the Food and Drug Administration; to the Committee on the Budget.

Cosponsors added, S1417 [10MR]

S. 1417 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA], S5564 [11SE]

Passed Senate amended, S605 [29JA]

Text, S605 [29JA]

Message from the Senate, H1513 [31JA]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H1514 [31JA]

S. 1419 — A bill to promote research, development, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–294), S6540 [10DE]

S. 1422 — A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; to the Committee on the Budget.

Cosponsors added, S1924 [1AP], S2327 [9AP]

S. 1431 — A bill to permanently extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S224 [9JA], S372 [15JA], S440 [16JA], S655 [30JA], S822 [6FE], S1002 [24FE], S1175 [26FE], S1366 [6MR], S1585 [12MR], S1692 [24MR], S1871 [31MR], S2240 [8AP], S2379 [10AP], S2470 [29AP], S2614 [1MY], S2796 [7MY], S2875 [8MY], S2954 [13MY], S3075 [15MY], S3238 [21MY], S3368 [3JN], S3475 [5JN], S3508 [9JN], S3604 [11JN], S4336 [9JY], S4904 [24JY]

S. 1434 — A bill to designate the Junction City Community-Based Outpatient Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S333 [14JA]

Text, S333 [14JA]

Message from the Senate, H238 [15JA]

Referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, H471 [15JA]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8856 [8DE]

Text, H8856 [8DE]

Message from the House, S6446 [9DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6446 [9DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H8928 [9DE]

Presented to the President (December 10, 2014), S6540 [10DE]

Approved [Public Law 113–231] (signed December 16, 2014)

S. 1442 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and to provide a minimum 4 percent credit rate for existing buildings; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S764 [4FE], S4271 [8JY]

S. 1445 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2648 [5MY], S3029 [14MY], S3238 [21MY], S3425 [4JN], S3898 [23JN], S4155 [26JN], S6627 [11DE]

S. 1446 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the affordability of the health care tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S891 [11FE]

S. 1447 — A bill to make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–246) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

Passed Senate amended, S6355 [4DE]

Amendments, S6355 [4DE]

Text, S6355 [4DE]

Message from the Senate, H8825 [8DE]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H8866 [8DE]

S. 1448 — A bill to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S764 [4FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–202), S4153 [26JN]

S. 1451 — A bill to provide for environmental restoration activities and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or shipment of quagga mussels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–191), S3474 [5JN]

S. 1452 — A bill to enhance transparency for certain surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA]

S. 1456 — A bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S372 [15JA], S528 [28JA], S655 [30JA], S702 [3FE], S822 [6FE], S852 [10FE], S1048 [25FE], S1234 [27FE], S1282 [4MR], S1366 [6MR], S1417 [10MR], S1585 [12MR], S1654 [13MR]

Amendments, S1666, S1667 [13MR]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S1666 [13MR]

Text, S1667 [13MR]

Message from the Senate, H2470 [14MR]

Held at the desk, H2470 [14MR]

S. 1458 — A bill to establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S1048 [25FE]

S. 1459 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1048 [25FE], S4558 [16JY]

S. 1460 — A bill to create two additional judge positions on the court established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and modify the procedures for the appointment of judges to that court, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA]

S. 1462 — A bill to extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1654 [13MR], S1924 [1AP], S3185 [20MY]

S. 1463 — A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S4224 [7JY], S4336 [9JY], S4455 [14JY], S4763 [23JY], S4998 [28JY], S5051 [29JY], S5136 [30JY], S5219 [31JY], S5374 [8SE], S5508 [10SE], S5629 [16SE], S5699 [17SE], S5785 [18SE], S5919 [12NO], S6234 [1DE], S6351 [4DE], S6921 [16DE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113á09308), S6626 [11DE]

S. 1465 — A bill to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent the formation of corporations with hidden owners, stop the misuse of United States corporations by wrongdoers, and assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, tax evasion, and other criminal and civil misconduct involving United States corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA]

S. 1467 — A bill to establish the Office of the Special Advocate to provide advocacy in cases before courts established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S599 [29JA]

S. 1468 — A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S948 [12FE], S1048 [25FE], S1692 [24MR], S1775 [26MR], S1871 [31MR], S2327 [9AP], S2379 [10AP], S5919 [12NO]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–247) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

S. 1471 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of the Army to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Approved [Public Law 113–65] (signed December 20, 2013)

S. 1474 — A bill to encourage the State of Alaska to enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes in the State relating to the enforcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, to improve the quality of life in rural Alaska, to reduce alcohol and drug abuse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported (no written report) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–260), S5779 [18SE]

Passed Senate amended, S6414 [9DE]

Text, S6414 [9DE]

Amendments, S6416, S6454 [9DE]

Title amended, S6416 [9DE]

Message from the Senate, H8942 [10DE]

Held at the desk, H8942 [10DE]

Passed House, H9294 [11DE]

Text, H9294 [11DE]

Message from the House, S6785, S6786 [12DE], S6817 [13DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10321 [16DE]

Presented to the President (December 15, 2014), S6865 [15DE]

Approved [Public Law 113–275] (signed December 18, 2014)

S. 1476 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S326 [14JA], S487 [27JA], S1776 [26MR], S3864 [19JN], S4272 [8JY]

S. 1477 — A bill to clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands the National Labor Relations Act; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S5219 [31JY]

S. 1486 — A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–237), S5216 [31JY]

S. 1495 — A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order with respect to secondary cockpit barriers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S1002 [24FE], S1175 [26FE], S1234 [27FE], S1316 [5MR], S3425 [4JN], S4336 [9JY], S5434 [9SE]

S. 1499 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 278 Main Street in Chadron, Nebraska, as the ‘‘Sergeant Cory Mracek Memorial Post Office’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8007 [17NO]

Text, H8007 [17NO]

Message from the House, S6087 [18NO], S6143 [19NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6143 [19NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H8130 [19NO]

Presented to the President (November 19, 2014), S6143 [19NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–192] (signed November 26, 2014)

S. 1500 — A bill to declare the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, a terrorist attack, and to ensure that the victims of the attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those Americans who have been killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S1048 [25FE], S2379 [10AP]

S. 1504 — A bill to increase funds set aside for off-system bridges; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S3864 [19JN]

S. 1505 — A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from definition under that Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S4224 [7JY], S4503 [15JY]

S. 1506 — A bill to provide tax relief for persons affected by the discharge of oil in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1585 [12MR]

S. 1507 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA], S528 [28JA], S702 [3FE], S822 [6FE], S1366 [6MR], S1417 [10MR], S1654 [13MR], S1776 [26MR], S2380 [10AP], S2911 [12MY], S3238 [21MY], S4404 [10JY], S4706 [22JY], S5136 [30JY], S5325 [1AU], S5629 [16SE], S5699 [17SE], S5785 [18SE]

S. 1510 — A bill to provide for auditable financial statements for the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S2424 [28AP]

S. 1511 — A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to remove barriers to the adoption of children in foster care through reauthorization and improvement of the adoption incentives program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S3720 [17JN]

S. 1512 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1335 Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, as the ‘‘Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8009 [17NO]

Text, H8009 [17NO]

Message from the House, S6087 [18NO], S6143 [19NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6143 [19NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H8130 [19NO]

Presented to the President (November 19, 2014), S6143 [19NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–193] (signed November 26, 2014)

S. 1517 — A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act and the Social Security Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S599 [29JA], S1692 [24MR], S2911 [12MY], S4404 [10JY]

S. 1524 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA]

S. 1529 — A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S702 [3FE]

S. 1530 — A bill to realign structures and reallocate resources in the Federal Government, in keeping with the core American belief that families are the best protection for children and the bedrock of any society, to bolster United States diplomacy and assistance targeted at ensuring that every child can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving family, and to strengthen intercountry adoption to the United States and around the world and ensure that it becomes a viable and fully developed option for providing families for children in need, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S2380 [10AP]

S. 1531 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the types of wines taxed as hard cider; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1234 [27FE], S4904 [24JY], S5699 [17SE]

S. 1533 — A bill to end offshore tax abuses, to preserve our national defense and protect American families and businesses from devastating cuts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S326 [14JA], S5374 [8SE]

S. 1534 — A bill to provide a framework establishing the rights, liabilities, and responsibilities of participants in closing procedures for certain types of consumer deposit accounts, to protect individual consumer rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3939 [24JN]

S. 1535 — A bill to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S5508 [10SE], S5564 [11SE]

Reported (no written report), S5588 [15SE]

Debated, S6657 [11DE]

Amendments, S6657, S6658 [11DE]

Message from the Senate, H9292 [11DE]

S. 1555 — A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a delay in the implementation schedule of the reductions in disproportionate share hospital payments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1776 [26MR], S5219 [31JY]

S. 1556 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S4225 [7JY], S5374 [8SE]

S. 1557 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Rules suspended. Passed House, H2782 [1AP]

Text, H2782 [1AP]

Message from the House, S2092 [2AP]

Examined and signed in the House, H2852 [2AP]

Presented to the President (April 2, 2014), S2093 [2AP]

Approved [Public Law 113–98] (signed April 7, 2014)

S. 1562 — A bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Reported with amendment (no written report), S27 [6JA]

Cosponsors added, S1002 [24FE], S1234 [27FE], S2424 [28AP], S3669 [12JN], S4998 [28JY], S5136 [30JY], S5374 [8SE], S5589 [15SE]

S. 1565 — A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list of all employers that relocate a call center overseas, to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA]

S. 1574 — A bill to amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1693 [24MR]

Reported (no written report) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

S. 1577 — A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S3238 [21MY]

S. 1587 — A bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods in recognition of their contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA], S655 [30JA], S822 [6FE], S1175 [26FE], S2648 [5MY]

S. 1590 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA], S224 [9JA], S326 [14JA]

S. 1591 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1049 [25FE]

S. 1595 — A bill to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA]

S. 1596 — A bill to require State educational agencies that receive funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to have in effect policies and procedures on background checks for school employees; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S655 [30JA], S1002 [24FE], S2327 [9AP]

S. 1597 — A bill to provide for the use of savings promotion raffle products by financial institutions to encourage savings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1002 [24FE]

S. 1599 — A bill to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S948 [12FE], S1002 [24FE], S4225 [7JY]

S. 1600 — A bill to facilitate the reestablishment of domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, research, and international capabilities in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA]

S. 1603 — A bill to reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of the Match-E–Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatami Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported (no written report), S3668 [12JN]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–194), S3719 [17JN]

Passed Senate, S3884 [19JN]

Text, S3884 [19JN]

Message from the Senate, H5577 [20JN]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H5595 [20JN]

Reported (H. Rept. 113–590), H7527 [15SE]

Debated, H7485 [15SE]

Text, H7485 [15SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H7577 [16SE]

Message from the House, S5695 [17SE], S5773 [18SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5773 [18SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H7877 [18SE]

Presented to the President (September 18, 2014), S5773 [18SE]

Approved [Public Law 113–179] (signed September 26, 2014)

S. 1610 — A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA]

S. 1611 — A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S2240 [8AP]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–157), S2718 [6MY]

Amendments, S5837, S5863, S5864 [18SE]

Passed Senate amended, S5863 [18SE]

Text, S5864 [18SE]

Message from the Senate, H7895 [19SE]

Referred to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform; Armed Services, H7897 [19SE]

S. 1614 — A bill to require Certificates of Citizenship and other Federal documents to reflect name and date of birth determinations made by a State court, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Message from the House (received during adjournment, December 23, 2013), S19 [6JA]

Message from the House, S132 [8JA]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S132 [8JA]

Examined and signed in the House, H18 [7JA]

Presented to the President (January 8, 2014), S132 [8JA]

Approved [Public Law 113–74] (signed January 16, 2014)

S. 1618 — A bill to enhance the Office of Personnel Management background check system for the granting, denial, or revocation of security clearances or access to classified information of employees and contractors of the Federal Government; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–283), S6261 [2DE]

S. 1622 — A bill to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA], S1654 [13MR], S2380 [10AP], S2614 [1MY], S2719 [6MY], S2875 [8MY], S2911 [12MY], S3029 [14MY], S3075 [15MY], S3185 [20MY], S3295 [22MY], S3811 [18JN], S4003 [25JN], S4155 [26JN], S4455 [14JY]

Reported (no written report) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–264) (submitted October 1, 2014), S5918 [12NO]

S. 1623 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA], S2096 [2AP], S5993 [13NO]

S. 1628 — A bill to provide Federal death and disability benefits for contractors who serve as firefighters of the Forest Service, Department of the Interior agencies, or any State or local entity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S5434 [9SE]

S. 1635 — A bill to amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the period during which supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are temporarily increased; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S2424 [28AP]

S. 1645 — A bill to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE], S2380 [10AP], S2719 [6MY], S4998 [28JY], S5219 [31JY]

S. 1647 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal distributions for medicine qualified only if for prescribed drug or insulin; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1693 [24MR], S3425 [4JN], S4558 [16JY], S4998 [28JY], S5629 [16SE]

S. 1648 — A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence each Memorial Day; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S372 [15JA], S1002 [24FE]

S. 1649 — A bill to promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S2875 [8MY]

S. 1654 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny tax deductions for corporate regulatory violations; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S655 [30JA], S1175 [26FE], S5785 [18SE]

S. 1656 — A bill to clarify that volunteers at a children’s consignment event are not employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S3368 [3JN]

S. 1657 — A bill to reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1234 [27FE]

S. 1658 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain small business tax provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S528 [28JA]

S. 1659 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1049 [25FE], S1520 [11MR], S1693 [24MR], S2240 [8AP]

S. 1674 — A bill to help establish, enhance, and increase access to early childhood parent education and family engagement programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S6205 [20NO]

S. 1675 — A bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1417 [10MR], S3029 [14MY], S4405 [10JY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S1517 [11MR]

S. 1681 — An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; from the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Amendments, S3610 [11JN]

Passed Senate amended, S3620 [11JN]

Message from the Senate, H5342 [12JN]

Debated, H5700 [24JN]

Text, H5700 [24JN]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H5712 [24JN]

Message from the House, S4002 [25JN], S4151 [26JN]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S4151 [26JN]

Examined and signed in the House, H5766 [25JN]

Presented to the President (June 26, 2014), S4151 [26JN]

Approved [Public Law 113–126] (signed July 7, 2014)

S. 1683 — A bill to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Amendments, S6352 [4DE]

Passed Senate amended, S6355 [4DE]

Message from the Senate, H8825 [8DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H9017 [10DE]

Text, H9017 [10DE]

Message from the House, S6622 [11DE], S6786 [12DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10310 [11DE]

Presented to the President (December 12, 2014), S6786 [12DE]

Approved [Public Law 113–276] (signed December 18, 2014)

S. 1686 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide enhanced penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S6234 [1DE]

S. 1687 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S599 [29JA]

S. 1688 — A bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), collectively, in recognition of their superior service and major contributions during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S702 [3FE], S822 [6FE], S1366 [6MR], S2470 [29AP], S3368 [3JN], S4155 [26JN], S5374 [8SE]

S. 1690 — A bill to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S1417 [10MR], S1924 [1AP], S2406 [11AP], S3295 [22MY], S3604 [11JN], S3686 [16JN], S4662 [21JY], S5508 [10SE], S5629 [16SE], S5919 [12NO]

Reported with amendments (no written report) (submitted October 1, 2014), S5918 [12NO]

S. 1691 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the security of the United States border and to provide for reforms and rates of pay for border patrol agents; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1049 [25FE], S3185 [20MY], S4003 [25JN], S5374 [8SE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–248) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

Amendments, S5837, S5865 [18SE]

Debated, S5865 [18SE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S5868 [18SE]

Text, S5868 [18SE]

Message from the Senate, H7895 [19SE]

Referred to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform; Homeland Security, H7897 [19SE]

Debated, H8945 [10DE]

Text, H8945 [10DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8951 [10DE]

Message from the House, S6622 [11DE], S6786 [12DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10310 [11DE]

Presented to the President (December 12, 2014), S6786 [12DE]

Approved [Public Law 113–277] (signed December 18, 2014)

S. 1692 — A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S3939 [24JN]

S. 1694 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of hearing aids; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S1316 [5MR], S1520 [11MR], S1693 [24MR], S2162 [3AP]

S. 1695 — A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S1819 [27MR], S2195 [7AP], S2614 [1MY], S3029 [14MY], S3368 [3JN], S3898 [23JN], S4998 [28JY], S5434 [9SE], S6023 [17NO], S6148 [19NO], S6449 [9DE], S6541 [10DE], S6627 [11DE], S6921 [16DE]

S. 1696 — A bill to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S2954 [13MY], S4225 [7JY]

S. 1697 — A bill to support early learning; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S326 [14JA], S372 [15JA], S528 [28JA], S764 [4FE], S1234 [27FE], S2424 [28AP], S2614 [1MY], S2719 [6MY], S3508 [9JN]

S. 1700 — A bill to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to extend, enhance, and revise the provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, to establish certain other protections for personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S3185 [20MY], S3238 [21MY]

S. 1702 — A bill to empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE], S5051 [29JY], S5785 [18SE], S6095 [18NO]

S. 1704 — A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S528 [28JA], S655 [30JA], S1002 [24FE], S1520 [11MR]

S. 1706 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to issue prospective guidance clarifying the employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments with respect to such clarifications; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S372 [15JA]

S. 1708 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the establishment of performance measures for the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S487 [27JA], S948 [12FE], S1366 [6MR], S1585 [12MR], S1654 [13MR], S2911 [12MY], S3238 [21MY], S3368 [3JN], S3425 [4JN]

S. 1709 — A bill to require the Committee on Technology of the National Science and Technology Council to develop and update a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S69 [7JA], S655 [30JA]

S. 1710 — A bill to require Amtrak to propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain Amtrak trains, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S5136 [30JY]

S. 1712 — A bill to provide protections for workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S702 [3FE], S5051 [29JY]

S. 1714 — A bill to impose sanctions with respect to Syria, to expand existing sanctions with respect to Syria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Message from the Senate, H10320 [16DE]

S. 1716 — A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new long-term job creation through the establishment of an Infrastructure Financing Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S3295 [22MY]

S. 1719 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S224 [9JA], S373 [15JA]

S. 1725 — A bill to amend the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to confirm that a customer’s net equity claim is based on the customer’s last statement and that certain recoveries are prohibited, to change how trustees are appointed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S891 [11FE], S2566 [30AP], S4455 [14JY], S4620 [17JY]

S. 1726 — A bill to prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S326 [14JA], S440 [16JA]

S. 1728 — A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve ballot accessibility to uniformed services voters and overseas voters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Cosponsors added, S2240 [8AP], S2380 [10AP], S2719 [6MY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S2378 [10AP]

S. 1729 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide further options with respect to levels of coverage under qualified health plans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA], S1654 [13MR], S1776 [26MR]

S. 1733 — A bill to stop exploitation through trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S224 [9JA], S1282 [4MR], S1316 [5MR], S1731 [25MR], S1924 [1AP], S2162 [3AP], S2566 [30AP], S2954 [13MY], S3238 [21MY], S3342 [2JN], S3605 [11JN], S3669 [12JN], S4558 [16JY]

S. 1737 — A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend increased expensing limitations and the treatment of certain real property as section 179 property.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S69 [7JA], S224 [9JA], S291 [13JA], S326 [14JA], S822 [6FE], S949 [12FE], S1234 [27FE], S1282 [4MR], S1520 [11MR], S1585 [12MR], S1654 [13MR], S1819 [27MR], S1924 [1AP]

Motion to proceed considered, S1860 [31MR], S1883 [1AP], S2043 [2AP]

S. 1738 — A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S133 [8JA], S373 [15JA], S949 [12FE], S1049 [25FE], S1234 [27FE], S1316 [5MR], S1585 [12MR], S1693 [24MR], S1924 [1AP], S2240 [8AP], S2875 [8MY], S3720 [17JN], S3939 [24JN], S4003 [25JN], S4337 [9JY], S4621 [17JY]

S. 1739 — A bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA], S326 [14JA], S1417 [10MR], S4455 [14JY], S4706 [22JY], S5051 [29JY], S5434 [9SE], S6351 [4DE]

S. 1743 — A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to recognize the authority of States to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S3295 [22MY]

S. 1744 — A bill to strengthen the accountability of individuals involved in misconduct affecting the integrity of background investigations, to update guidelines for security clearances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3295 [22MY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S6204 [20NO]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–276), S6234 [1DE]

Passed Senate amended, S6866 [15DE]

Amendments, S6866 [15DE]

Title amended, S6867 [15DE]

S. 1750 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States and political subdivisions of States providing for the continued operation, in whole or in part, of public land, units of the National Park System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest System in the State during any period in which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to maintain normal level of operations at the units due to a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–295), S6540 [10DE]

S. 1752 — A bill to reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes.

Objection is heard, S981 [24FE]

Debated, S1335 [6MR]

Returned to the calendar, S1349 [6MR]

S. 1754 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for homeless children and youths and foster children and youth; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA]

S. 1756 — A bill to amend section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S1175 [26FE], S1316 [5MR], S1417 [10MR], S2425 [28AP], S5785 [18SE]

S. 1758 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to Medicare data; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S4558 [16JY]

S. 1759 — A bill to reauthorize the teaching health center program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA], S3185 [20MY]

S. 1760 — A bill to amend the statutory authorities of the Coast Guard to improve the quality of life for current and former Coast Guard personnel and their families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1002 [24FE]

S. 1761 — A bill to permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 and establish a private right of action to enforce compliance with such Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S852 [10FE], S3425 [4JN], S4225 [7JY]

S. 1764 — A bill to limit the retirement of A–10 aircraft; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S1366 [6MR], S2195 [7AP]

S. 1767 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1693 [24MR], S1776 [26MR]

S. 1768 — A bill to establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1693 [24MR], S1776 [26MR]

S. 1770 — A bill to provide for Federal civil liability for trade secret misappropriation in certain circumstances; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S764 [4FE]

S. 1771 — A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–225), S5215 [31JY]

S. 1778 — A bill to require the Attorney General to report on State law penalties for certain child abusers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S70 [7JA], S373 [15JA]

S. 1784 — A bill to improve timber management on Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113á09307), S6626 [11DE]

S. 1788 — A bill to make it a negotiating principle of the United States in negotiations for bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreements to seek the inclusion of provisions that promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA]

S. 1790 — A bill to modernize laws, and eliminate discrimination, with respect to people living with HIV/AIDS, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S3605 [11JN]

S. 1792 — A bill to close out expired, empty grant accounts; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S655 [30JA], S1002 [24FE]

S. 1793 — A bill to encourage States to require the installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1585 [12MR], S2195 [7AP], S2327 [9AP], S2954 [13MY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–269), S5918 [12NO]

S. 1794 — A bill to designate certain Federal land in Chaffee County, Colorado, as a national monument and as wilderness; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors added, S1234 [27FE]

S. 1796 — A bill to increase the participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields, to encourage and support students from all economic backgrounds to pursue STEM career opportunities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S70 [7JA]

S. 1798 — A bill to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not counted as full-time employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S70 [7JA], S133 [8JA], S224 [9JA], S373 [15JA], S440 [16JA]

S. 1799 — A bill to reauthorize subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA], S764 [4FE], S822 [6FE], S949 [12FE], S1316 [5MR], S1366 [6MR], S1776 [26MR], S2471 [29AP], S2875 [8MY], S3075 [15MY], S3475 [5JN], S3508 [9JN], S3605 [11JN], S3669 [12JN], S3686 [16JN], S3811 [18JN], S3939 [24JN], S4155 [26JN]

Reported (no written report), S3668 [12JN]

Amendments, S4186, S4189 [26JN]

Passed Senate amended, S4189 [26JN]

Message from the Senate, H5825 [3JY]

Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce, H5825 [3JY]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H6875 [28JY]

Text, H6875 [28JY]

Message from the House, S5046 [29JY], S5131 [30JY], S5214 [31JY]

Examined and signed in the House, H7123 [30JY]

Presented to the President (July 31, 2014), S5214 [31JY]

Approved [Public Law 113–163] (signed August 8, 2014)

S. 1800 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–226), S5215 [31JY]

Amendments, S6924, S6928 [16DE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S6924 [16DE]

Text, S6928 [16DE]

Message from the Senate (December 17, 2014), H10327 [2JA]

S. 1802 — A bill to provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Cosponsors added, S70 [7JA], S1002 [24FE], S1585 [12MR], S2380 [10AP]

S. 1803 — A bill to require certain protections for student loan borrowers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S702 [3FE], S1520 [11MR], S1585 [12MR], S1731 [25MR], S1871 [31MR], S3029 [14MY], S3475 [5JN], S4503 [15JY]

S. 1804 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–273), S6022 [17NO]

S. 1808 — A bill to prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S291 [13JA], S1520 [11MR]

S. 1810 — A bill to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S70 [7JA], S487 [27JA], S1731 [25MR], S3720 [17JN], S4558 [16JY]

S. 1811 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit voice communications through mobile communication devices on commercial passenger flights; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR], S1520 [11MR], S5374 [8SE]

S. 1814 — A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S655 [30JA]

S. 1815 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S6205 [20NO]

S. 1817 — A bill to require the Secretary to implement standards for short-term custody of individuals held in facilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S1002 [24FE], S1282 [4MR]

S. 1818 — A bill to ratify a water settlement agreement affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Reported (no written report), S4704 [22JY]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–220), S4996 [28JY]

S. 1820 — A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of official portraits of Members of Congress, heads of executive agencies, and heads of agencies and offices of the legislative branch; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S3295 [22MY]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–217), S4762 [23JY]

S. 1821 — A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S599 [29JA], S1002 [24FE]

Amendments, S1368, S1369 [6MR]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S1369 [6MR]

Text, S1369 [6MR]

Indefinitely postponed (H.R. 3771 passed in lieu), S1706 [25MR]

S. 1823 — A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of human trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA], S599 [29JA], S1003 [24FE], S1693 [24MR], S1776 [26MR], S2471 [29AP], S2911 [12MY], S3185 [20MY], S3720 [17JN], S5564 [11SE]

S. 1826 — A bill to provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE]

S. 1827 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S373 [15JA], S599 [29JA], S764 [4FE], S852 [10FE], S949 [12FE], S1316 [5MR], S1417 [10MR], S1693 [24MR]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1778 [26MR]

Text, S1779 [26MR]

Message from the Senate, H2736 [27MR]

Held at the desk, H2736 [27MR]

S. 1828 — A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA], S853 [10FE], S891 [11FE], S949 [12FE], S1049 [25FE], S1282 [4MR], S1366 [6MR], S1731 [25MR], S2425 [28AP], S5374 [8SE], S6023 [17NO]

S. 1837 — A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2566 [30AP], S2876 [8MY], S3605 [11JN], S3898 [23JN]

S. 1839 — A bill to make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S2380 [10AP], S2425 [28AP], S2796 [7MY]

S. 1842 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S5136 [30JY]

Removal of cosponsors, S5219 [31JY]

S. 1844 — A bill to restore full military retirement benefits by closing corporate tax loopholes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA], S373 [15JA]

S. 1845 — A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S5, S15 [6JA], S37 [7JA], S88 [8JA]

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S133 [8JA], S822 [6FE]

Senate invoked cloture on consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S39 [7JA]

Amendments, S71, S72, S76, S77 [7JA], S142, S147, S148, S149, S150, S151, S179, S180, S181, S183 [8JA], S204, S227, S229, S231 [9JA], S293, S294, S296, S297 [13JA], S329, S330, S332 [14JA], S545 [28JA], S703 [3FE], S737, S738, S768, S769 [4FE], S826, S827, S829, S830, S832 [6FE]

Debated, S203 [9JA], S268 [13JA], S300 [14JA], S736 [4FE], S777 [6FE]

S. 1846 — A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors added, S70 [7JA], S224 [9JA], S326 [14JA]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S267 [13JA], S299 [14JA], S335, S344 [15JA]

Amendments, S379, S380 [15JA], S455 [16JA]

Amendments (January 15, 2014), S456 [16JA]

S. 1848 — A bill to amend section 1303(b)(3) of Public Law 111–148 concerning the notice requirements regarding the extent of health plan coverage of abortion and abortion premium surcharges; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA], S224 [9JA], S326 [14JA]

S. 1853 — A bill to amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications, public participation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cosponsors added, S326 [14JA], S6234 [1DE]

S. 1856 — A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, relating to an annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE]

S. 1861 — A bill to save taxpayer money and end bailouts of financial institutions by providing for a process to allow financial institutions to go bankrupt; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors added, S4662 [21JY], S6449 [9DE]

S. 1862 — A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Monuments Men, in recognition of their heroic role in the preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and artifacts of cultural importance during and following World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cosponsors added, S440 [16JA], S528 [28JA], S599 [29JA], S764 [4FE], S891 [11FE], S949 [12FE], S1003 [24FE], S1175 [26FE], S1234 [27FE], S1520 [11MR], S1731 [25MR], S1776 [26MR], S1820 [27MR], S1871 [31MR], S2195 [7AP], S2240 [8AP], S2380 [10AP], S2425 [28AP], S2566 [30AP], S2648 [5MY], S2719 [6MY], S2796 [7MY], S2876 [8MY], S2911 [12MY], S2954 [13MY]

S. 1865 — A bill to amend the prices set for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps and make limited waivers of stamp requirements for certain users; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–210), S4502 [15JY]

S. 1869 — A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, relating to an annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62, and to provide an offset; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S70 [7JA], S133 [8JA], S291 [13JA], S373 [15JA], S599 [29JA]

S. 1870 — An original bill to reauthorize and restructure adoption incentive payments, to better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking, to increase the reliability of child support for children, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Finance.

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–137), S820 [6FE]

S. 1871 — An original bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate formula and to improve beneficiary access under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Finance.

Reported (S. Rept. 113–135), S438 [16JA]

S. 1873 — A bill to provide for institutional risk-sharing in the Federal student loan programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S2240 [8AP]

S. 1874 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen Federal-State partnerships in postsecondary education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors added, S3475 [5JN]

S. 1875 — A bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.

Cosponsors added, S133 [8JA], S326 [14JA], S440 [16JA], S487 [27JA], S764 [4FE], S1003 [24FE], S1282 [4MR], S3075 [15MY], S3425 [4JN], S4155 [26JN], S4337 [9JY], S4558 [16JY], S4998 [28JY], S5219 [31JY]

S. 1878 — A bill to better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA], S4272 [8JY]

S. 1880 — A bill to provide that the annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 shall not apply to members retired for disability and to retired pay used to compute certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities; to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA]

S. 1881 — A bill to expand sanctions imposed with respect to Iran and to impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S133 [8JA], S224 [9JA], S2567 [30AP]

S. 1883 — A bill to extend duty-free treatment for certain trousers, breeches, or shorts imported from Nicaragua, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S3425 [4JN]

S. 1885 — A bill to place conditions on assistance to the Government of Burma; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cosponsors added, S3811 [18JN]

S. 1891 — A bill to require a study and report by the Comptroller General regarding the restart provision of the Hours of Service Rules for Commercial Truck Drivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA]

S. 1893 — A bill to require the Transportation Security Administration to implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cosponsors added, S1520 [11MR], S3898 [23JN]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–274), S6022 [17NO]

S. 1894 — A bill to provide for the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if it is determined that the Act has resulted in increasing the number of uninsured individuals; to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors added, S28 [6JA], S70 [7JA]

S. 1895 — A bill to establish a commission to examine the United States monetary policy, evaluate alternative monetary regimes, and recommend a course for monetary policy going forward; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. CORNYN, S27 [6JA]

Text, S28 [6JA]

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE]

S. 1896 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax credit and provide designated allocations for areas impacted by a decline in manufacturing; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN, S68 [7JA]

Cosponsors added, S373 [15JA], S528 [28JA], S3475 [5JN]

S. 1897 — A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Blumenthal), S132 [8JA]

Text, S134 [8JA]

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA], S487 [27JA]

S. 1898 — A bill to require adequate information regarding the tax treatment of payments under settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Coburn), S132 [8JA]

Cosponsors added, S4763 [23JY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S5627 [16SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–259), S5779 [18SE]

S. 1899 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a consumer renewable credit for a utility that sells renewable power, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), S223 [9JA]

Cosponsors added, S1417 [10MR]

S. 1900 — A bill to establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations, to provide for consideration of trade agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S223 [9JA]

S. 1901 — A bill to authorize the President to extend the term of the nuclear energy agreement with the Republic of Korea until March 19, 2016; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Corker), S223 [9JA]

Reported (no written report), S367 [15JA]

Passed Senate, S491 [27JA]

Text, S491 [27JA]

Message from the Senate, H1439 [28JA]

Held at the desk, H1439 [28JA]

Passed House, H1472 [28JA]

Text, H1472 [28JA]

Message from the House, S597 [29JA], S700 [3FE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S700 [3FE]

Examined and signed in the House, H1543 [3FE]

Presented to the President (February 4, 2014), S760 [4FE]

Approved [Public Law 113–81] (signed February 12, 2014)

S. 1902 — A bill to require notification of individuals of breaches of personally identifiable information through Exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Moran, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Burr), S223 [9JA]

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA], S326 [14JA], S373 [15JA], S440 [16JA], S487 [27JA], S528 [28JA], S822 [6FE]

S. 1903 — A bill to provide greater fee disclosures for consumers who have prepaid cards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. WARNER, S223 [9JA]

S. 1904 — A bill to amend the eligibility requirements for funding under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LEE, S223 [9JA]

Cosponsors added, S5219 [31JY], S5919 [12NO]

S. 1905 — A bill to provide direction to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the establishment of standards for emissions of any greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Hoeven), S223 [9JA]

Cosponsors added, S2876 [8MY], S3475 [5JN]

S. 1906 — A bill to establish the Office of Net Assessment within the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Kaine), S223 [9JA]

S. 1907 — A bill to amend a provision of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 regarding prohibitions on investments in certain funds to clarify that such provision shall not be construed to require the divestiture of certain collateralized debt obligations backed by trust-preferred securities or debt securities of collateralized loan obligations; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Moran, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Wicker), S223 [9JA]

Cosponsors added, S291 [13JA], S326 [14JA]

S. 1908 — A bill to allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Portman, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Graham, Mr. Burr, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Johanns), S223 [9JA]

Cosponsors added, S292 [13JA], S373 [15JA], S487 [27JA], S655 [30JA], S1049 [25FE], S1520 [11MR], S2406 [11AP], S3029 [14MY]

S. 1909 — A bill to expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SCOTT (for himself and Mr. Alexander), S223 [9JA]

Cosponsors added, S373 [15JA], S441 [16JA], S599 [29JA], S655 [30JA], S764 [4FE], S3296 [22MY]

S. 1910 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Pat Summitt, in recognition of her remarkable career as an unparalleled figure in women’s team sports, and for her courage in speaking out openly and courageously about her battle with Alzheimer’s; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. Corker), S223 [9JA]

S. 1911 — A bill to reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st century, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Coburn), S223 [9JA]

Cosponsors added, S441 [16JA], S891 [11FE], S2471 [29AP]

S. 1912 — A bill to clarify that certain banking entities are not required to divest from collateralized debt obligations backed by trust preferred securities under the Volcker Rule; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S223 [9JA]

S. 1913 — A bill to make permanent the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S290 [13JA]

Cosponsors added, S441 [16JA]

S. 1914 — A bill to designate the Federal building housing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Headquarters located at 99 New York Avenue N.E., Washington, D.C., as the ‘‘Eliot Ness ATF Building’’; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Durbin), S290 [13JA]

S. 1915 — A bill to permit health insurance issuers to offer additional plan options to individuals; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin), S291 [13JA]

Cosponsors added, S326 [14JA]

S. 1916 — A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide for an application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Paul), S325 [14JA]

Text, S327 [14JA]

Cosponsors added, S599 [29JA]

S. 1917 — A bill to provide for additional enhancements of the sexual assault prevention and response activities of the Armed Forces.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Ms. Ayotte, and Mrs. Fischer), S325 [14JA]

Read the first time, S324, S334 [14JA]

Read the second time, S335, S365 [15JA]

Placed on the calendar, S365 [15JA]

Objection is heard, S981 [24FE]

Debated, S1349 [6MR]

Senate invoked cloture, S1349 [6MR]

Passed Senate, S1377 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1417 [10MR]

Message from the Senate, H2264 [11MR]

Referred to the Committees on Armed Services; Transportation and Infrastructure; the Judiciary, H2299 [11MR]

S. 1918 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special change in status rule for employees who become eligible for TRICARE; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S325 [14JA]

S. 1919 — A bill to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Lee, Mr. Tester, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Murphy), S325 [14JA]

Cosponsors added, S373 [15JA]

S. 1920 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the research and development credit to encourage innovation; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Coons), S325 [14JA]

Cosponsors added, S600 [29JA], S1367 [6MR]

S. 1921 — A bill to require a Federal agency to include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Rubio), S325 [14JA]

Cosponsors added, S441 [16JA], S6302 [3DE]

S. 1922 — A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prevent the illegal trafficking of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits by requiring all program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. VITTER, S325 [14JA]

S. 1923 — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Vitter), S325 [14JA]

Cosponsors added, S487 [27JA], S528 [28JA], S655 [30JA], S1003 [24FE], S1235 [27FE], S1924 [1AP], S2195 [7AP], S4405 [10JY]

S. 1924 — A bill to require a report on INF Treaty compliance information sharing; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Johanns), S325 [14JA]

Cosponsors added, S655 [30JA]

S. 1925 — A bill to limit the retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hatch, Mr. King, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Begich, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Coons, Mr. Portman, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Thune), S325 [14JA]

Cosponsors added, S656 [30JA], S822 [6FE], S1820 [27MR], S2240 [8AP], S2471 [29AP]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–255), S5588 [15SE]

S. 1926 — A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S325 [14JA]

Read the first time, S324, S334 [14JA]

Read the second time, S335, S365 [15JA]

Placed on the calendar, S365 [15JA]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S383, S425 [16JA], S467 [27JA], S495 [28JA], S565 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S441 [16JA], S487 [27JA], S528 [28JA], S600 [29JA]

Amendments, S529, S530, S531, S542, S543, S545 [28JA], S565, S566, S568, S571, S573, S574, S577, S579, S604, S605 [29JA]

Debated, S613 [30JA]

Passed Senate amended, S619 [30JA]

Text, S619 [30JA]

Message from the Senate, H1513 [31JA]

Held at the desk, H1513 [31JA]

S. 1927 — A bill to protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Blunt), S372 [15JA]

S. 1928 — A bill to require the Government Accountability Office to study the expenses incurred by the Pentagon to meet its renewable energy and energy efficiency mandates; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Flake, and Ms. Murkowski), S372 [15JA]

S. 1929 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the State of Alaska certain land for the purpose of building a road between the community of King Cove and the all-weather airport in Cold Bay, Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BEGICH, S372 [15JA]

S. 1930 — A bill to repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under age 62, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. PAUL, S372 [15JA]

S. 1931 — A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Portman, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Coats, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Hoeven), S372 [15JA]

Read the first time, S365, S380 [15JA]

Read the second time, S383, S437 [16JA]

Placed on the calendar, S437 [16JA]

S. 1932 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare Better Care Program to provide integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Isakson), S372 [15JA]

Text, S374 [15JA]

S. 1933 — A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Levin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Markey), S372 [15JA]

Cosponsors added, S764 [4FE], S822 [6FE], S4003 [25JN]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–203), S4153 [26JN]

S. 1934 — A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to convey the Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse back to Teton County, Wyoming; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S372 [15JA]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S3474 [5JN]

Passed Senate amended, S5460 [9SE]

Title amended, S5460 [9SE]

Text, S5460 [9SE]

Message from the Senate, H7402 [10SE]

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, H7431 [10SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H7913 [12NO]

Text, H7913 [12NO]

Message from the House, S5987 [13NO], S6020 [17NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6020 [17NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H7993 [14NO]

Presented to the President (November 17, 2014), S6021 [17NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–194] (signed November 26, 2014)

S. 1935 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore access to diabetic testing supplies for Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Moran), S439 [16JA]

S. 1936 — A bill to improve the response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Inhofe), S439 [16JA]

S. 1937 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to develop contingency plans to address unexpected emergencies or natural disasters that may threaten to disrupt the administration of an election for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S439 [16JA]

Reported (no written report), S2378 [10AP]

Amendments, S4227 [7JY]

S. 1938 — A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to replace the current requirement for a biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Begich, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coons, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Wyden), S439 [16JA]

S. 1939 — A bill to repeal the War Powers Resolution and to provide for proper war powers consultation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. King), S439 [16JA]

S. 1940 — A bill to provide reimbursement under the Medicaid Program to individuals and entities that provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to Medicaid beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S439 [16JA]

S. 1941 — A bill to establish requirements for the adoption of any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or an air traffic controller for a sleep disorder, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Johanns), S439 [16JA]

Cosponsors added, S656 [30JA], S853 [10FE], S1316 [5MR], S1693 [24MR]

S. 1942 — A bill to ensure that the United States promotes women’s meaningful inclusion and participation in mediation and negotiation processes undertaken in order to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict and implements the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Kirk, and Mrs. Shaheen), S439 [16JA]

S. 1943 — A bill to incentivize State support for postsecondary education and to promote increased access and affordability for higher education for students, including Dreamer students; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Hirono), S439 [16JA]

Cosponsors added, S853 [10FE]

S. 1944 — A bill to amend XVIII of the Social Security Act to distribute additional information to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Casey), S439 [16JA]

S. 1945 — A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Coons), S439 [16JA]

Cosponsors added, S3898 [23JN], S5508 [10SE], S5919 [12NO]

S. 1946 — A bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Schatz, and Mrs. Feinstein), S439 [16JA]

Cosponsors added, S1003 [24FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–227), S5215 [31JY]

S. 1947 — A bill to rename the Government Printing Office the Government Publishing Office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Chambliss), S439 [16JA]

Reported (no written report), S2378 [10AP]

S. 1948 — A bill to promote the academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Begich, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. Baucus), S439 [16JA]

Cosponsors added, S488 [27JA], S764 [4FE], S1417 [10MR], S3029 [14MY], S3296 [22MY], S5993 [13NO]

Reported (no written report) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–265) (submitted October 1, 2014), S5918 [12NO]

S. 1949 — A bill to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. MURRAY, S439 [16JA]

S. 1950 — A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

By Mr. SANDERS, S439 [16JA]

Read the first time, S437, S458 [16JA]

Read the second time, S467 [27JA]

Placed on the calendar, S484 [27JA]

Cosponsors added, S529 [28JA], S600 [29JA], S702 [3FE], S764 [4FE]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S557 [29JA], S611 [30JA], S665 [3FE]

Motion to proceed considered, S707 [4FE]

S. 1951 — A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to make responsible parties liable for certain costs relating to the release of pollutants or contaminants; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller), S439 [16JA]

S. 1952 — A bill to provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of renewable energy; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. BALDWIN, S439 [16JA]

S. 1953 — A bill to amend certain provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 and the Inspector General Improvement Act of 2008, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S439 [16JA]

Cosponsors added, S656 [30JA]

S. 1954 — A bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Thune), S439 [16JA]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S855 [10FE]

Text, S855 [10FE]

Message from the Senate, H1731 [11FE]

Referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means, H1768 [11FE]

S. 1955 — A bill to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Lee), S439 [16JA]

Cosponsors added, S4763 [23JY], S5508 [10SE]

S. 1956 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to review the discharge characterization of former members of the Armed Forces who were discharged by reason of the sexual orientation of the member, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S439 [16JA]

Cosponsors added, S488 [27JA], S529 [28JA], S600 [29JA], S656 [30JA], S853 [10FE], S891 [11FE], S949 [12FE], S1003 [24FE], S1049 [25FE], S1175 [26FE], S1654 [13MR], S1693 [24MR], S2425 [28AP]

S. 1957 — A bill to establish the American Infrastructure Fund, to provide bond guarantees and make loans to States, local governments, and infrastructure providers for investments in certain infrastructure projects, and to provide equity investments in such projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Warner, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. King, Mr. Graham, Mr. Coats, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Kirk), S439 [16JA]

Cosponsors added, S656 [30JA], S1003 [24FE], S3029 [14MY], S3605 [11JN]

S. 1958 — A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to raise the per-incident cap on removal actions; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller), S439 [16JA]

S. 1959 — A bill to criminalize the knowing use of commercial robocalls without the prior express written consent of the recipient, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S486 [27JA]

S. 1960 — A bill to require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S486 [27JA]

Text, S488 [27JA]

Cosponsors added, S3296 [22MY]

S. 1961 — A bill to protect surface water from contamination by chemical storage facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Rockefeller), S486 [27JA]

Cosponsors added, S702 [3FE], S1367 [6MR], S1872 [31MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–238), S5216 [31JY]

S. 1962 — A bill to establish the Pullman National Historical Park in the State of Illinois as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S486 [27JA]

Text, S489 [27JA]

S. 1963 — A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mrs. Hagan, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Begich), S486 [27JA]

Read the first time, S484, S492 [27JA]

Read the second time, S493, S526 [28JA]

Placed on the calendar, S526 [28JA]

Motion to proceed considered, S738 [4FE], S775, S812 [6FE], S837 [10FE], S860 [11FE]

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE], S853 [10FE], S891 [11FE]

Senate invoked cloture, S846 [10FE]

Amendments, S855 [10FE], S897, S898, S899, S901 [11FE]

Returned to the calendar, S936 [12FE]

S. 1964 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt certain flights from increased aviation security service fees; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Schatz), S486 [27JA]

S. 1965 — A bill to amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the contract for certain water services; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S528 [28JA]

Cosponsors added, S3368 [3JN]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–228), S5215 [31JY]

S. 1966 — A bill to provide for the restoration of the economic and ecological health of National Forest System land and rural communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BARRASSO, S528 [28JA]

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE]

S. 1967 — A bill to provide for the management of certain inventoried roadless areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BARRASSO, S528 [28JA]

S. 1968 — A bill to allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to the accredited or otherwise State-approved public school, private school, or supplemental educational services program they attend; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Vitter), S528 [28JA]

Cosponsors added, S3238 [21MY], S5919 [12NO]

S. 1969 — A bill to provide for higher education reform; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Sanders), S599 [29JA]

S. 1970 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements applicable to automatic contribution arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Nelson), S599 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S3342 [2JN]

S. 1971 — A bill to establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Wyden), S599 [29JA]

Text, S602 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S3508 [9JN], S3864 [19JN], S4004 [25JN]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–296), S6540 [10DE]

S. 1972 — A bill to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Murphy), S599 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S656 [30JA], S853 [10FE]

S. 1973 — A bill to improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, facilitate public-private partnerships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S599 [29JA]

Cosponsors added, S3342 [2JN]

S. 1974 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit Federal education mandates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ROBERTS, S654 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S5219 [31JY]

S. 1975 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S655 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S2380 [10AP]

S. 1976 — A bill to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a breach of security; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Nelson), S655 [30JA]

S. 1977 — A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, relating to an annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62, and to provide an offset.

By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wicker, and Ms. Collins), S655 [30JA]

Read the first time, S652, S658 [30JA]

Read the second time, S665, S700 [3FE]

Placed on the calendar, S700 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S703 [3FE], S765 [4FE], S853 [10FE], S891 [11FE], S949 [12FE], S1003 [24FE]

S. 1978 — A bill to increase access to primary care services through training and accountability improvements; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S655 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S853 [10FE]

S. 1979 — A bill to provide for USA Retirement Funds, to reform the pension system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Brown), S655 [30JA]

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE], S3368 [3JN]

S. 1980 — A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment under the Medicaid Program and Children’s Health Insurance Program and to promote quality care; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S702 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S1235 [27FE]

S. 1981 — A bill to provide that the rules of the Federal Communications Commission relating to preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices shall be restored to effect until the date when the Commission takes final action in the proceedings on such rules that were remanded to the Commission by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Franken, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Merkley), S702 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S949 [12FE]

S. 1982 — A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Begich, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Heitkamp, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S702 [3FE]

Read the first time, S700, S705 [3FE]

Read the second time, S708, S759 [4FE]

Placed on the calendar, S708, S759 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S765 [4FE], S822 [6FE], S853 [10FE], S891 [11FE], S1003 [24FE], S1049 [25FE], S1175 [26FE], S1924 [1AP]

Motion to proceed considered, S936, S940 [12FE], S978 [24FE], S1011, S1020 [25FE], S1144 [26FE]

Senate invoked cloture on motion to proceed to consideration, S1027 [25FE]

Amendments, S1050, S1051, S1052, S1092, S1093, S1131 [25FE], S1168, S1178, S1179, S1180, S1181, S1182, S1184, S1185 [26FE], S1240, S1241, S1242, S1243, S1244, S1245, S1247, S1250, S1252 [27FE]

Motion to proceed agreed to in the Senate, S1168 [26FE]

Debated, S1168 [26FE], S1194 [27FE]

S. 1983 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of either of those agencies; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HELLER, S702 [3FE]

S. 1984 — A bill to enhance penalties for computer crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KIRK, S702 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE]

S. 1985 — A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. MORAN, S702 [3FE]

S. 1986 — A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for outreach, and coordination of services, to veterans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Ms. Collins), S702 [3FE]

S. 1987 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S763 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S853 [10FE]

S. 1988 — A bill to allow States to waive regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act relating to electric generating units under certain circumstances; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. INHOFE, S763 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S3296 [22MY]

S. 1989 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for greater transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed by the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Coats), S763 [4FE]

S. 1990 — A bill to prohibit aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits that are not available to all citizens and nationals of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. VITTER, S763 [4FE]

S. 1991 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for amounts contributed to disaster savings accounts to help defray the cost of preparing their homes to withstand a disaster and to repair or replace property damaged or destroyed in a disaster; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. INHOFE, S763 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S822 [6FE]

S. 1992 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services in Medicaid; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Portman), S763 [4FE]

Cosponsors added, S1693 [24MR], S1731 [25MR], S2614 [1MY]

S. 1993 — A bill to protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Rubio), S763 [4FE]

S. 1994 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the availability of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling under the TRICARE Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. McCASKILL, S763 [4FE]

S. 1995 — A bill to protect consumers by mitigating the vulnerability of personally identifiable information to theft through a security breach, providing notice and remedies to consumers in the wake of such a breach, holding companies accountable for preventable breaches, facilitating the sharing of post-breach technical information between companies, and enhancing criminal and civil penalties and other protections against the unauthorized collection or use of personally identifiable information; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Markey), S763 [4FE]

S. 1996 — A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.

By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Heller, Mr. Tester, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Begich, Mr. Portman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Vitter), S763 [4FE]

Read the first time, S760, S774 [4FE]

Read the second time, S775, S819 [6FE]

Placed on the calendar, S775, S819 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S2162 [3AP], S2380 [10AP], S2471 [29AP]

S. 1997 — A bill to authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BAUCUS, S821 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S3669 [12JN]

S. 1998 — A bill to amend the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to reserve funds for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal College or University adult education and literacy; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Begich), S821 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S1367 [6MR], S1820 [27MR], S3811 [18JN]

S. 1999 — A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Reed), S821 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S949 [12FE], S1049 [25FE], S1924 [1AP], S4763 [23JY]

S. 2000 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare payments for physicians and other professionals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S821 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S1175 [26FE], S1282 [4MR], S1924 [1AP]

S. 2001 — A bill to require that textile and apparel articles acquired for use by executive agencies be manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN, S821 [6FE]

S. 2002 — A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a motor and motor-driven systems market assessment and public awareness program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S821 [6FE]

S. 2003 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for certain property under construction; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Heller), S821 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S5136 [30JY]

S. 2004 — A bill to ensure the safety of all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, as they travel on and across federally funded streets and highways; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. Schatz), S821 [6FE]

Cosponsors added, S1585 [12MR], S1924 [1AP], S2471 [29AP], S2719 [6MY], S2954 [13MY], S3029 [14MY], S3238 [21MY], S3368 [3JN], S3425 [4JN], S3669 [12JN]

S. 2005 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the reporting of certain hospital payment data under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S821 [6FE]

S. 2006 — A bill to provide for the establishment of a National Rare Earth Refinery Cooperative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Manchin), S821 [6FE]

S. 2007 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for regulating clinical and health software, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. King, and Mr. Rubio), S852 [10FE]

S. 2008 — A bill to strengthen resources for entrepreneurs by improving the SCORE program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Risch), S852 [10FE]

Cosponsors added, S1417 [10MR], S1693 [24MR], S1732 [25MR], S1872 [31MR]

S. 2009 — A bill to improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans in rural and highly rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Heller), S852 [10FE]

Cosponsors added, S949 [12FE], S2471 [29AP], S2911 [12MY], S3185 [20MY]

S. 2010 — A bill to amend the Water Conservation and Utilization Act to authorize the development of non-Federal hydropower and issuance of leases of power privileges at projects constructed pursuant to the authority of the Water Conservation and Utilization Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BARRASSO, S852 [10FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–229), S5215 [31JY]

S. 2011 — A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from modifying the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Thune, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Burr, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coats, Mr. Moran, Mr. Scott, Mr. Risch, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Graham, Mr. Johanns, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lee, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Portman, Mr. Paul, Mr. McCain, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Corker, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Grassley), S890 [11FE]

Cosponsors added, S949 [12FE]

S. 2012 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to more effectively regulate anabolic steroids; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S890 [11FE]

Cosponsors added, S1175 [26FE], S2797 [7MY]

S. 2013 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. RUBIO, S890 [11FE]

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR], S1654 [13MR], S2096 [2AP], S2162 [3AP], S2240 [8AP], S2425 [28AP], S2471 [29AP], S2567 [30AP], S2719 [6MY], S2911 [12MY], S2954 [13MY], S3029 [14MY], S3185 [20MY], S3238 [21MY], S3296 [22MY], S3342 [2JN], S3368 [3JN], S3425 [4JN], S4503 [15JY]

S. 2014 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for clarification regarding the children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. DURBIN, S890 [11FE]

Text, S892 [11FE]

S. 2015 — A bill to help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Inhofe), S890 [11FE]

S. 2016 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take actions to provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to the State of California due to drought, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Merkley), S891 [11FE]

Text, S893 [11FE]

S. 2017 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Nelson), S947 [12FE]

S. 2018 — A bill to provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BARRASSO, S947 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S2327 [9AP], S2912 [12MY]

S. 2019 — A bill to reauthorize and update certain provisions of the Secure Water Act; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S947 [12FE]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–230), S5215 [31JY]

S. 2020 — A bill to set forth the process for Puerto Rico to be admitted as a State of the Union; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S947 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S3811 [18JN]

S. 2021 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for the production of biodiesel; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Grassley), S947 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S1003 [24FE], S1049 [25FE], S1924 [1AP]

S. 2022 — A bill to establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic disciplines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S947 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S2425 [28AP]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S6388 [8DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–320), S6788 [12DE]

S. 2023 — A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Warren), S947 [12FE]

Text, S951 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S2240 [8AP], S4337 [9JY], S5136 [30JY]

S. 2024 — A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, with regard to the definition of ‘‘marriage’’ and ‘‘spouse’’ for Federal purposes and to ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.

By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Lee), S947 [12FE]

Read the first time, S945, S964 [12FE]

Read the second time, S978, S1000 [24FE]

Placed on the calendar, S978, S1000 [24FE]

Cosponsors added, S1003 [24FE], S1175 [26FE], S1520 [11MR], S1585 [12MR], S1693 [24MR], S2567 [30AP]

S. 2025 — A bill to require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure the accuracy of collected personal information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Markey), S947 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S3342 [2JN], S4004 [25JN]

S. 2026 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Isakson), S947 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S1003 [24FE], S1235 [27FE]

S. 2027 — A bill to authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch), S947 [12FE]

S. 2028 — A bill to amend the law relating to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Thune), S948 [12FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–205), S4224 [7JY]

S. 2029 — A bill to use amounts provided for the Fund for the Improvement of Education to establish a pilot program that supports year-round public elementary schools and secondary schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Booker), S948 [12FE]

S. 2030 — A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S948 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S4662 [21JY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–279), S6234 [1DE]

S. 2031 — A bill to amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. BALDWIN, S948 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S3368 [3JN]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–297), S6540 [10DE]

S. 2032 — A bill to require mobile service providers and mobile device manufacturers to give consumers the ability to remotely delete data from mobile devices and render such devices inoperable; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Blumenthal), S948 [12FE]

S. 2033 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow the Secretary of Education to award job training Federal Pell Grants; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. LANDRIEU, S948 [12FE]

Cosponsors added, S4706 [22JY]

S. 2034 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to facilitate the transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. SCHATZ, S1001 [24FE]

S. 2035 — A bill to provide funding to the National Institute of Mental Health to support suicide prevention and brain research, including funding for the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BEGICH, S1001 [24FE]

Cosponsors added, S2876 [8MY]

S. 2036 — A bill to protect all school children against harmful and life-threatening seclusion and restraint practices; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Murphy, and Ms. Ayotte), S1001 [24FE]

Text, S1004 [24FE]

Removal of cosponsors, S1049 [25FE]

Cosponsors added, S1175 [26FE], S3185 [20MY]

S. 2037 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Moran, Mr. Franken, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Collins, Mr. Johanns, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Kirk), S1001 [24FE]

Cosponsors added, S1235 [27FE], S1654 [13MR], S1693 [24MR], S1776 [26MR], S2380 [10AP], S2471 [29AP], S2648 [5MY], S2719 [6MY], S3185 [20MY], S3545 [10JN], S4155 [26JN], S5051 [29JY], S5374 [8SE], S6023 [17NO]

S. 2038 — A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. THUNE, S1048 [25FE]

S. 2039 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that ITIN applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer assistance centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CORNYN, S1048 [25FE]

Text, S1049 [25FE]

S. 2040 — A bill to exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by the realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch), S1048 [25FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–242), S5334 [5AU]

Amendments, S5839, S5872 [18SE]

Passed Senate amended, S5872 [18SE]

Message from the Senate, H7895 [19SE]

Held at the desk, H7895 [19SE]

Debated, H8187 [1DE]

Text, H8187 [1DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8237 [2DE]

Message from the House, S6300 [3DE], S6348 [4DE], S6384 [8DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6384 [8DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H8667 [4DE]

Presented to the President (December 8, 2014), S6385 [8DE]

Approved [Public Law 113–232] (signed December 16, 2014)

S. 2041 — A bill to repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch), S1048 [25FE]

Reported with amendments (no written report) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–271), S5992 [13NO]

S. 2042 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S1174 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S2912 [12MY], S5375 [8SE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–239), S5216 [31JY]

S. 2043 — A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from asking taxpayers questions regarding religious, political, or social beliefs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Johanns), S1174 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S2195 [7AP], S2876 [8MY]

S. 2044 — A bill to improve transparency and efficiency with respect to audits and communications between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Johanns), S1174 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S2195 [7AP]

S. 2045 — A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to secure the rights of visual artists to copyright, to provide for resale royalties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Markey), S1174 [26FE]

S. 2046 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries coordinated care and greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN, S1174 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S1316 [5MR], S1520 [11MR]

S. 2047 — A bill to prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Brown), S1174 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S1417 [10MR], S4405 [10JY], S6206 [20NO], S6541 [10DE]

S. 2048 — A bill to include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Murray), S1174 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR], S1820 [27MR], S3475 [5JN]

S. 2049 — A bill to curb unfair and deceptive practices during assertion of patents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Rockefeller), S1174 [26FE]

Cosponsors added, S1316 [5MR]

S. 2050 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KIRK, S1233 [27FE]

S. 2051 — A bill to provide States with greater flexibility in innovative highway financing; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Warner), S1233 [27FE]

S. 2052 — A bill to reauthorize the weatherization and State energy programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. COONS (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Reed, and Mrs. Shaheen), S1233 [27FE]

S. 2053 — A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to place a chair honoring American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action on the Capitol Grounds; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Markey), S1233 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1585 [12MR], S2195 [7AP], S6023 [17NO]

S. 2054 — 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. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Harkin), S1233 [27FE]

S. 2055 — A bill to allow for the collection of certain user fees by non-Federal entities; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Pryor), S1233 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1924 [1AP]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 113–309), S6788 [12DE]

S. 2056 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the ‘‘Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1233 [27FE]

Reported (no written report), S4336 [9JY]

Passed Senate, S4436 [10JY]

Text, S4436 [10JY]

Message from the Senate, H6140 [14JY]

Held at the desk, H6140 [14JY]

S. 2057 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 198 Baker Street in Corning, New York, as the ‘‘Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1233 [27FE]

Reported (no written report), S4336 [9JY]

Passed Senate, S4436 [10JY]

Text, S4436 [10JY]

Message from the Senate, H6140 [14JY]

Held at the desk, H6140 [14JY]

S. 2058 — A bill to establish a loan guarantee program for natural gas distribution grids to be installed in areas with extremely high energy costs; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BEGICH, S1233 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1654 [13MR]

S. 2059 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the purchase of heating and cooling equipment which meets the Energy Star program requirements and is used in certain high-cost energy communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BEGICH, S1233 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1654 [13MR]

S. 2060 — A bill to direct the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Hatch), S1233 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S3296 [22MY], S4004 [25JN]

S. 2061 — A bill to prevent conflicts of interest relating to contractors providing background investigation fieldwork services and investigative support services; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Begich), S1233 [27FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–257), S5627 [16SE]

Passed Senate amended, S5873 [18SE]

Text, S5873 [18SE]

Message from the Senate, H7895 [19SE]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H7897 [19SE]

S. 2062 — A bill to authorize Members of Congress to bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief in response to a written statement by the President or any other official in the executive branch directing officials of the executive branch to not enforce a provision of law.

By Mr. PAUL, S1233 [27FE]

Read the first time, S1232, S1253 [27FE]

Read the second time, S1255 [3MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1256 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S1520 [11MR]

S. 2063 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S1233 [27FE]

S. 2064 — A bill to provide for the repeal of certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that have the effect of rationing health care; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROBERTS, S1233 [27FE]

S. 2065 — A bill to create incentives for the development of alternative fuel vehicles; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Levin), S1233 [27FE]

S. 2066 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service.

By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S1233 [27FE]

Read the first time, S1232, S1253 [27FE]

Read the second time, S1255 [3MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1256 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR], S1654 [13MR]

Objection is heard to request for consideration, S2637 [5MY]

S. 2067 — A bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities.

By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S1233 [27FE]

Read the first time, S1232, S1253 [27FE]

Read the second time, S1255 [3MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1256 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR], S1654 [13MR]

Objection is heard to request for consideration, S2637 [5MY]

S. 2068 — A bill to provide for the development and use of technology for personalized handguns, to require that, within 3 years, all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the United States incorporate such technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren), S1233 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1654 [13MR]

S. 2069 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. Landrieu), S1233 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1316 [5MR], S1520 [11MR], S1654 [13MR], S1820 [27MR], S6095 [18NO]

S. 2070 — A bill to reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to prohibit the procurement of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S1233 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S3368 [3JN]

S. 2071 — A bill to establish outer Continental Shelf lease and permit processing coordination offices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BEGICH, S1233 [27FE]

S. 2072 — A bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CRUZ, S1233 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR]

S. 2073 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CRUZ, S1233 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR]

S. 2074 — A bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Portman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Coons, Mr. Warner, Mr. Franken, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Collins, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Isakson), S1233 [27FE]

Cosponsors added, S1282 [4MR]

S. 2075 — A bill to prohibit a reduction in funding for the defense commissary system in fiscal year 2015 pending the report of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Chambliss), S1281 [4MR]

Cosponsors added, S1776 [26MR], S1820 [27MR], S1924 [1AP], S2425 [28AP], S5136 [30JY]

S. 2076 — A bill to amend the provisions of title 46, United States Code, related to the Board of Visitors to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wicker), S1281 [4MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–158), S3028 [14MY]

Cosponsors added, S3545 [10JN]

Amendments, S4186, S4188 [26JN]

Passed Senate amended, S4188 [26JN]

Text, S4188 [26JN]

Message from the Senate, H5825 [3JY]

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, H5825 [3JY]

S. 2077 — A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

By Mr. REED, S1281 [4MR]

Read the first time, S1280, S1283 [4MR]

Read the second time, S1314, S1326 [5MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1314 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1585 [12MR]

S. 2078 — A bill to prohibit Federal funding for motorcycle checkpoints, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Manchin), S1315 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S2380 [10AP]

S. 2079 — A bill to establish a pilot program to hire individuals with alternative educational experience; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. RUBIO, S1315 [5MR]

S. 2080 — A bill to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, improve the quality of life for the people of the United States, enhance fish and wildlife-dependent recreation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S1315 [5MR]

Text, S1317 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S2567 [30AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–192), S3474 [5JN]

S. 2081 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require notification of Congress by the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board regarding any violation of the Constitutional rights of taxpayers; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. COLLINS, S1315 [5MR]

S. 2082 — A bill to provide for the development of criteria under the Medicare Program for medically necessary short inpatient hospital stays, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mrs. Fischer), S1315 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1585 [12MR], S1654 [13MR], S1693 [24MR], S1732 [25MR], S1776 [26MR], S2380 [10AP], S3029 [14MY], S3186 [20MY], S3864 [19JN], S5052 [29JY], S5136 [30JY], S5219 [31JY], S5699 [17SE]

S. 2083 — A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to promote economic growth and job creation in the United States, to strengthen strategic partnerships with allies of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Begich), S1315 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1693 [24MR]

S. 2084 — A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Ms. Landrieu), S1315 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S6541 [10DE]

S. 2085 — A bill to address shortages and interruptions in the availability of propane and other home heating fuels in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Franken, and Ms. Baldwin), S1315 [5MR]

Cosponsors added, S1367 [6MR]

S. 2086 — A bill to address current emergency shortages of propane and other home heating fuels and to provide greater flexibility and information for Governors to address such emergencies in the future; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Coats, and Mr. Blunt), S1365 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1417 [10MR], S1585 [12MR], S1654 [13MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–162), S3183 [20MY]

Passed Senate amended, S3243 [21MY]

Amendments, S3243 [21MY]

Text, S3243 [21MY]

Message from the Senate, H4804 [22MY]

Referred to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce, H4827 [22MY]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H5602 [23JN]

Text, H5602 [23JN]

Message from the House, S3930 [24JN]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S3930 [24JN]

Examined and signed in the House, H5722 [24JN]

Presented to the President (June 25, 2014), S4003 [25JN]

Approved [Public Law 113–125] (signed June 30, 2014)

S. 2087 — A bill to protect the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to reconciliation involving changes to the Medicare Program; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Franken, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Begich), S1365 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1924 [1AP], S3186 [20MY]

S. 2088 — A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act with respect to the exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MARKEY, S1365 [6MR]

S. 2089 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the Supplemental Security Income Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Ms. Warren), S1365 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S5564 [11SE]

S. 2090 — A bill to prohibit the export from the United States of certain electronic waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S1365 [6MR]

S. 2091 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Moran, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Tester), S1365 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1654 [13MR], S1776 [26MR], S1820 [27MR], S2195 [7AP], S2240 [8AP], S2380 [10AP], S2615 [1MY], S3029 [14MY], S3425 [4JN], S3475 [5JN], S3508 [9JN], S3812 [18JN], S4004 [25JN], S4155 [26JN]

S. 2092 — A bill to provide certain protections from civil liability with respect to the emergency administration of opioid overdose drugs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MARKEY, S1365 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S2471 [29AP], S4558 [16JY], S5699 [17SE]

S. 2093 — A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to modify the purposes of authorized collection of business records and to prohibit the bulk collection of metadata, to require judicial review of national security letters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WALSH, S1365 [6MR]

S. 2094 — A bill to provide for the establishment of nationally uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Markey, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wicker), S1365 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S1872 [31MR], S2615 [1MY], S2954 [13MY], S3669 [12JN], S4763 [23JY], S5565 [11SE]

Amendments, S4664 [21JY], S5828 [18SE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S6388 [8DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–304), S6540 [10DE]

S. 2095 — A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. King), S1365 [6MR]

Cosponsors added, S3475 [5JN]

S. 2096 — A bill to amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2004 to provide for the authorization of liquified natural gas terminals and related facilities necessary for the export of Alaska natural gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BEGICH, S1366 [6MR]

S. 2097 — A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Portman, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Coats, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Kirk), S1366 [6MR]

Read the first time, S1364, S1369 [6MR]

Read the second time, S1371, S1415 [10MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1415 [10MR]

S. 2098 — A bill to ratify and approve certain payments to school districts serving Yellowstone National Park; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Walsh), S1366 [6MR]

S. 2099 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish uniform requirements for thorough economic analysis of regulations by Federal agencies based on sound principles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. COATS, S1416 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1585 [12MR]

S. 2100 — A bill to promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Durbin), S1416 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S2380 [10AP], S2406 [11AP], S5325 [1AU], S5375 [8SE]

S. 2101 — A bill to amend the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the Act applies to condominiums; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Heller, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1416 [10MR]

S. 2102 — A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. COLLINS, S1416 [10MR]

S. 2103 — A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Roberts), S1519 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S1693 [24MR], S1776 [26MR], S1872 [31MR], S1925 [1AP], S2240 [8AP], S2380 [10AP], S3475 [5JN], S3864 [19JN], S4503 [15JY], S4763 [23JY], S5589 [15SE], S5785 [18SE]

S. 2104 — A bill to require the Director of the National Park Service to refund to States all State funds that were used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the October 2013 shutdown; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Alexander, Mr. McCain, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Lee, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Corker), S1519 [11MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–298), S6540 [10DE]

S. 2105 — A bill to prohibit the Federal funding of a State firearms ownership database; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Moran, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Collins, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Johanns), S1519 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S1655 [13MR], S1693 [24MR]

S. 2106 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin), S1519 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S1585 [12MR], S1693 [24MR], S2240 [8AP], S2327 [9AP]

S. 2107 — A bill to increase students’ and borrowers’ access to student loan information within the National Student Loan Data System, and to encourage improved outreach to and communication with borrowers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S1519 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S3475 [5JN]

S. 2108 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects at elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1519 [11MR]

S. 2109 — A bill to eliminate duplicative, outdated, or unnecessary congressionally mandated Federal agency reporting; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Ms. Ayotte), S1519 [11MR]

Cosponsors added, S1925 [1AP], S5136 [30JY]

S. 2110 — A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and to improve Medicare and Medicaid payments, and for other purposes.

By Mr. WYDEN, S1519 [11MR]

Read the first time, S1516, S1528 [11MR]

Read the second time, S1531, S1581 [12MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1581 [12MR]

S. 2111 — A bill to reauthorize the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. McCAIN, S1584 [12MR]

S. 2112 — A bill to authorize the approval of natural gas pipelines and establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain natural gas gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Enzi), S1584 [12MR]

S. 2113 — A bill to provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost and performance of Government programs and areas of duplication among them, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Begich, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Flake, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Scott, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Warner), S1584 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S2195 [7AP], S2912 [12MY], S6023 [17NO]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–243) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

S. 2114 — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to disclosures to investors in municipal and corporate debt securities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Coburn), S1584 [12MR]

S. 2115 — A bill to provide for the establishment of a fund to provide for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Markey, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs. Hagan), S1584 [12MR]

Text, S1586 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S1693 [24MR], S5136 [30JY], S6023 [17NO], S6148 [19NO]

S. 2116 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with Indian tribes, to make grants, competitive grants, and special research grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and other contracting instruments with, eligible entities to conduct research and education and training programs to protect and preserve Native American seeds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S1584 [12MR]

S. 2117 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to change the default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Portman), S1584 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S2797 [7MY], S3898 [23JN]

Reported (no written report), S5216 [31JY]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–244), S5373 [8SE]

Amendments, S5642, S5647 [16SE]

Passed Senate amended, S5647 [16SE]

Message from the Senate, H7624 [17SE]

Held at the desk, H7624 [17SE]

S. 2118 — A bill to protect the separation of powers in the Constitution of the United States by ensuring that the President takes care that the laws be faithfully executed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Isakson), S1584 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S1655 [13MR], S2096 [2AP], S2327 [9AP], S2425 [28AP], S4763 [23JY]

S. 2119 — A bill to amend the Head Start Act to authorize block grants to States for prekindergarten education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LEE, S1584 [12MR]

S. 2120 — A bill to expand the prohibition on the manufacture, distribution, and importation of children’s products that contain phthalates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1584 [12MR]

S. 2121 — A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Tester), S1584 [12MR]

Cosponsors added, S1872 [31MR]

S. 2122 — A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and to improve Medicare and Medicaid payments, and for other purposes.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Cornyn), S1584 [12MR]

Read the first time, S1581, S1595 [12MR]

Read the second time, S1650, S1669 [13MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1650, S1669 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S1693 [24MR], S1872 [31MR]

S. 2123 — A bill to authorize the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land in the State of Minnesota; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar), S1584 [12MR]

S. 2124 — An original bill to support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S1584 [12MR]

Reported (no written report), S1584 [12MR]

Motion to proceed considered, S1627, S1633, S1642 [13MR], S1679 [24MR], S1703 [25MR]

Senate invoked cloture, S1686 [24MR]

Amendments, S1695 [24MR], S1734, S1735, S1736, S1739 [25MR], S1833 [27MR]

Motion to proceed is withdrawn, S1720 [25MR]

S. 2125 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the integrity of voice communications and to prevent unjust or unreasonable discrimination among areas of the United States in the delivery of such communications; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S1652 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S1732 [25MR], S1776 [26MR], S1872 [31MR], S2195 [7AP], S2406 [11AP], S2471 [29AP], S3238 [21MY], S3425 [4JN], S5993 [13NO]

S. 2126 — A bill to launch a national strategy to support regenerative medicine through the establishment of a Regenerative Medicine Coordinating Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Kirk), S1652 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S2567 [30AP], S3186 [20MY], S3898 [23JN]

S. 2127 — A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. Murkowski), S1652 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S1820 [27MR]

S. 2128 — A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, Texas, as the ‘‘Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cruz), S1652 [13MR]

Text, S1656 [13MR]

S. 2129 — A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to improve technology transfer at the Department of Energy by reducing bureaucratic barriers to industry, entrepreneurs, and small businesses, as well as ensure that public investments in research and development generate the greatest return on investment for taxpayers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S1652 [13MR]

S. 2130 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to temporarily waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken), S1652 [13MR]

S. 2131 — A bill to amend the statutory authorities of the Coast Guard to strengthen Coast Guard prevention and response capabilities in the Arctic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Cantwell), S1652 [13MR]

S. 2132 — A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. McCain, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Enzi), S1652 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S2096 [2AP], S2615 [1MY], S3186 [20MY], S3296 [22MY], S4405 [10JY], S4998 [28JY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–224), S5133 [30JY]

S. 2133 — A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Warren, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Franken), S1652 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S1732 [25MR], S2195 [7AP], S2954 [13MY], S3864 [19JN], S5136 [30JY]

S. 2134 — A bill to withdraw approval for the drug Zohydro ER and prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from approving such drug unless it is reformulated to prevent abuse; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MANCHIN, S1652 [13MR]

S. 2135 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Levin), S1652 [13MR]

S. 2136 — A bill to ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. MARKEY, S1652 [13MR]

S. 2137 — A bill to ensure that holders of flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program do not receive premium refunds for coverage of second homes.

By Mr. LEE, S1652 [13MR]

Passed Senate, S1632 [13MR]

Text, S1632 [13MR]

Message from the Senate, H2411 [13MR]

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, H2431 [13MR]

S. 2138 — A bill to provide a payroll tax holiday for newly hired veterans; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S1652 [13MR]

S. 2139 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for small business stock, to provide incentives for small business high technology research investment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Toomey), S1652 [13MR]

S. 2140 — A bill to improve the transition between experimental permits and commercial licenses for commercial reusable launch vehicles; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S1652 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S1776 [26MR], S2096 [2AP], S2380 [10AP]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S6349 [4DE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–318), S6788 [12DE]

S. 2141 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Isakson), S1652 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S2195 [7AP], S2240 [8AP], S2406 [11AP], S2471 [29AP], S2876 [8MY], S3238 [21MY], S3342 [2JN], S3939 [24JN], S4272 [8JY], S5052 [29JY], S5219 [31JY], S5699 [17SE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S5697 [17SE]

Debated, S5715 [17SE]

Text, S5715 [17SE]

Passed Senate amended, S5720 [17SE]

Message from the Senate, H7772 [18SE]

Held at the desk, H7772 [18SE]

Debated, H7959 [13NO]

Text, H7959 [13NO]

Passed House, H7964 [13NO]

Message from the House, S6020 [17NO], S6143 [19NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S6143 [19NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H8130 [19NO]

Presented to the President (November 19, 2014), S6143 [19NO]

Approved [Public Law 113–195] (signed November 26, 2014)

S. 2142 — A bill to impose targeted sanctions on persons responsible for violations of human rights of antigovernment protesters in Venezuela, to strengthen civil society in Venezuela, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Kirk), S1652 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S2327 [9AP]

Amendments, S6389, S6396 [8DE]

Passed Senate amended, S6396 [8DE]

Text, S6396 [8DE]

Message from the Senate, H8875 [9DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H9020 [10DE]

Text, H9020 [10DE]

Message from the House, S6622 [11DE], S6786 [12DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10310 [11DE]

Presented to the President (December 12, 2014), S6786 [12DE]

Approved [Public Law 113–278] (signed December 18, 2014)

S. 2143 — A bill to increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S1652 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S3342 [2JN], S5219 [31JY]

S. 2144 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply Medicare competitive bidding to vacuum erection systems and to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a national mail order program for such devices; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. McCASKILL, S1652 [13MR]

S. 2145 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Durbin), S1653 [13MR]

S. 2146 — A bill to establish a United States Patent and Trademark Office Innovation Promotion Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Flake), S1653 [13MR]

Cosponsors added, S2195 [7AP]

S. 2147 — A bill to amend Public Law 112–59 to provide for the display of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Montford Point Marines, United States Marine Corps, by the Smithsonian Institution and at other appropriate locations.

By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Nelson), S1653 [13MR]

Passed Senate, S1667 [13MR]

Text, S1667 [13MR]

Message from the Senate, H2470 [14MR]

Held at the desk, H2470 [14MR]

S. 2148 — A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Collins, Mr. Booker, Mr. Portman, Mr. Brown, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Kirk), S1653 [13MR]

Read the first time, S1650, S1669 [13MR]

Read the second time, S1679, S1691 [24MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1691 [24MR]

S. 2149 — A bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Collins, Mr. Booker, Mr. Portman, Mr. Brown, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Kirk), S1691 [24MR]

Read the first time, S1691 [24MR]

Read the second time, S1697 [25MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1729 [25MR]

S. 2150 — A bill to advance the public health by encouraging independent innovators to pursue drug repurposing research and develop new treatments and cures by providing appropriate intellectual property protections for those innovations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S1691 [24MR]

S. 2151 — A bill to enhance the early warning reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S1730 [25MR]

Cosponsors added, S4662 [21JY]

S. 2152 — A bill to direct Federal investment in carbon capture and storage and other clean coal technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. HEITKAMP, S1730 [25MR]

Cosponsors added, S2912 [12MY], S3238 [21MY], S3476 [5JN]

S. 2153 — A bill to establish a National Regulatory Budget, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. RUBIO, S1730 [25MR]

Cosponsors added, S1776 [26MR], S1872 [31MR]

S. 2154 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S1730 [25MR]

Cosponsors added, S2719 [6MY], S2912 [12MY], S3238 [21MY], S3686 [16JN], S4455 [14JY], S4706 [22JY], S4763 [23JY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4762 [23JY]

Passed Senate amended, S5514 [10SE]

Amendments, S5514 [10SE]

Message from the Senate, H7436 [11SE]

Debated, H7461 [15SE]

Text, H7461 [15SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H7549 [16SE]

Message from the House, S5695 [17SE], S5773 [18SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5773 [18SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H7877 [18SE]

Presented to the President (September 18, 2014), S5773 [18SE]

Approved [Public Law 113–180] (signed September 26, 2014)

S. 2155 — A bill to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to create a Federal Spectrum Reallocation Commission, to provide for the use of a portion of the proceeds from the auction of reallocated Federal spectrum for deficit reduction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. KIRK, S1731 [25MR]

S. 2156 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to confirm the scope of the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to deny or restrict the use of defined areas as disposal sites; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Manchin), S1731 [25MR]

Cosponsors added, S2195 [7AP], S2327 [9AP], S3186 [20MY], S3296 [22MY], S4225 [7JY], S4558 [16JY], S4621 [17JY], S5434 [9SE]

S. 2157 — A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and to improve Medicare and Medicaid payments, and for other purposes.

By Mr. WYDEN, S1731 [25MR]

Read the first time, S1729, S1740 [25MR]

Read the second time, S1742 [26MR]

Placed on the calendar, S1773 [26MR]

Cosponsors added, S1872 [31MR]

S. 2158 — A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the United States against cybersecurity and physical and other threats and vulnerabilities; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. MARKEY, S1775 [26MR]

S. 2159 — A bill to restore long-standing United States policy that the Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Lee, Ms. Ayotte, and Mrs. Feinstein), S1775 [26MR]

Cosponsors added, S6148 [19NO]

S. 2160 — A bill to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to require background checks before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court proceedings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Barrasso, and Ms. Heitkamp), S1775 [26MR]

Cosponsors added, S2425 [28AP]

S. 2161 — A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing any final rule under the Clean Air Act until the date on which the Administrator improves certain employment effect analyses under that Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Thune, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Flake, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Scott, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Lee, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Graham), S1775 [26MR]

Cosponsors added, S1872 [31MR]

S. 2162 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children and to increase the earned income tax credit for childless workers, and to provide for budget offsets; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Brown), S1775 [26MR]

Cosponsors added, S2240 [8AP], S3238 [21MY], S3425 [4JN]

S. 2163 — A bill to establish an emergency watershed protection disaster assistance fund to be available to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for any natural disaster; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S1775 [26MR]

Cosponsors added, S1925 [1AP], S2380 [10AP]

S. 2164 — A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Casey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Merkley), S1818 [27MR]

Cosponsors added, S5785 [18SE]

S. 2165 — A bill to enhance consumer access to electricity information and allow for the adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage their energy usage; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Markey), S1818 [27MR]

S. 2166 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify provisions relating to determinations of full-time equivalent employees for purposes of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Warner, Mr. Begich, and Ms. Klobuchar), S1818 [27MR]

S. 2167 — A bill to establish a grant program for career education in computer science; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1818 [27MR]

S. 2168 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of large employer for purposes of applying the employer mandate; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Warner, Mr. Begich, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. King), S1818 [27MR]

S. 2169 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax regarding the taxation of distilled spirits; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1818 [27MR]

Cosponsors added, S3186 [20MY], S3342 [2JN], S3508 [9JN]

S. 2170 — A bill to free the private sector to harness domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate economic growth by removing statutory and administrative barriers; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CRUZ, S1818 [27MR]

Cosponsors added, S2240 [8AP]

S. 2171 — A bill to address voluntary location tracking of electronic communications devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Ms. Warren), S1818 [27MR]

Cosponsors added, S2096 [2AP], S2162 [3AP], S3476 [5JN]

S. 2172 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to improve nonretaliation provisions relating to equal pay requirements; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S1818 [27MR]

Cosponsors added, S3720 [17JN]

S. 2173 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide a permanent path for the direct enrollment of individuals in qualified health plans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Warner, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. Begich), S1818 [27MR]

S. 2174 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide greater flexibility in offering health insurance coverage across State lines; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken, and Ms. Klobuchar), S1818 [27MR]

Cosponsors added, S5629 [16SE]

S. 2175 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to enhance access for independent agents and brokers to information regarding marketplace enrollment; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Warner, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. Begich), S1818 [27MR]

S. 2176 — A bill to revise reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to preserve the privacy of individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Begich, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Ms. Klobuchar), S1818 [27MR]

Cosponsors added, S1925 [1AP], S3296 [22MY], S3605 [11JN], S6388 [8DE]

S. 2177 — A bill to establish an Office of Forensic Science and a Forensic Science Board, to strengthen and promote confidence in the criminal justice system by ensuring scientific validity, reliability, and accuracy in forensic testing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn), S1818 [27MR]

Text, S1822 [27MR]

Cosponsors added, S2719 [6MY]

S. 2178 — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the timing of elections and pre-election hearings and the identification of pre-election issues, and to require that lists of employees eligible to vote in organizing elections be provided to the National Labor Relations Board; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Barrasso), S1818 [27MR]

Cosponsors added, S1925 [1AP], S2196 [7AP], S2380 [10AP], S2615 [1MY]

S. 2179 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive the minimum period of continuous active duty in the Armed Forces for receipt of benefits for homeless veterans, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish benefits for homeless veterans to homeless veterans with discharges or releases from service in the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. MURRAY, S1818 [27MR]

S. 2180 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend tax incentives to certain live theatrical performances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Blunt), S1819 [27MR]

S. 2181 — A bill to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Schatz), S1819 [27MR]

S. 2182 — A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. WALSH (for himself and Mr. Tester), S1819 [27MR]

Cosponsors added, S1872 [31MR], S2096 [2AP], S2380 [10AP], S2471 [29AP], S2615 [1MY], S2797 [7MY], S3296 [22MY], S3545 [10JN], S4558 [16JY], S4621 [17JY], S4998 [28JY], S5052 [29JY], S5219 [31JY], S5589 [15SE]

S. 2183 — A bill entitled ‘‘United States International Programming to Ukraine and Neighboring Regions’’.

By Mr. McCONNELL, S1819 [27MR]

Text, S1830, S1834 [27MR]

Passed Senate, S1834 [27MR]

Message from the Senate, H2751 [1AP]

Held at the desk, H2751 [1AP]

Debated, H2756 [1AP]

Text, H2756 [1AP]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H2785 [1AP]

Message from the House, S2092 [2AP]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2092 [2AP]

Examined and signed in the House, H2852 [2AP]

Presented to the President (April 3, 2014), S2160 [3AP]

Approved [Public Law 113–96] (signed April 3, 2014)

S. 2184 — A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in The Dalles, Oregon, as the ‘‘Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans’ Clinic’’; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S1870 [31MR]

S. 2185 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 South 9th Street in De Pere, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself and Ms. Baldwin), S1870 [31MR]

S. 2186 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a minimum Medicare payment rate for primary care services furnished by primary care physicians; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BEGICH, S1870 [31MR]

S. 2187 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a five-year extension of the rural community hospital demonstration program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BEGICH, S1870 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S3720 [17JN], S3812 [18JN], S4272 [8JY], S4455 [14JY], S6095 [18NO]

S. 2188 — A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Begich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Walsh), S1871 [31MR]

Text, S1873 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S2240 [8AP], S3605 [11JN], S3939 [24JN], S4503 [15JY], S4706 [22JY], S5629 [16SE]

Reported with amendment (no written report) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

S. 2189 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and extend the deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Schatz), S1923 [1AP]

Text, S1925 [1AP]

S. 2190 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Burr, Mr. Kirk, Mr. McCain, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Scott, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Wicker), S1923 [1AP]

Cosponsors added, S2196 [7AP], S2327 [9AP], S2912 [12MY]

S. 2191 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Chambliss), S1923 [1AP]

S. 2192 — A bill to amend the National Alzheimer’s Project Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to prepare and submit, directly to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, an annual budget estimate (including an estimate of the number and type of personnel needs for the Institutes) for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to such an Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S1923 [1AP]

Cosponsors added, S2425 [28AP], S2615 [1MY], S2648 [5MY], S2719 [6MY], S2954 [13MY], S3342 [2JN], S3368 [3JN], S3476 [5JN], S3545 [10JN], S3669 [12JN], S3720 [17JN], S3898 [23JN], S4155 [26JN], S4225 [7JY], S4337 [9JY], S4558 [16JY], S5219 [31JY], S5699 [17SE], S5785 [18SE], S6095 [18NO]

S. 2193 — A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Paul), S1923 [1AP]

Cosponsors added, S2797 [7MY]

S. 2194 — A bill to improve the Federal Pell Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Whitehouse), S1923 [1AP]

Cosponsors added, S2096 [2AP], S2797 [7MY], S5325 [1AU]

S. 2195 — A bill to deny admission to the United States to any representative to the United Nations who has engaged in espionage activities against the United States, poses a threat to United States national security interests, or has engaged in a terrorist activity against the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CRUZ, S1923 [1AP]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S2180 [7AP]

Amendments, S2180, S2201 [7AP]

Text, S2180 [7AP]

Cosponsors added, S2196 [7AP], S2241 [8AP]

Message from the Senate, H3001 [8AP], H3202 [28AP]

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H3054 [8AP]

Committee discharged. Passed House, H3184 [10AP]

Text, H3184 [10AP]

Message from the House, S2376, S2377 [10AP]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2377 [10AP]

Examined and signed in the House, H3237 [28AP]

Presented to the President (April 10, 2014), S2377 [10AP]

Approved [Public Law 113–100] (signed April 18, 2014)

S. 2196 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S1923 [1AP]

S. 2197 — A bill to repeal certain requirements regarding newspaper advertising of Senate stationery contracts; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Roberts), S1923 [1AP]

Reported (no written report), S2378 [10AP]

Passed Senate, S2887 [8MY]

Text, S2887 [8MY]

Message from the Senate, H4038 [9MY]

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, H4055 [9MY]

S. 2198 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take actions to provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to the State of California and other Western States due to drought, and for other purposes.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reid, Mr. Heller, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Stabenow), S1923 [1AP]

Read the first time, S1919, S2041 [1AP]

Read the second time, S2043 [2AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2093 [2AP]

Cosponsors added, S2096 [2AP], S3296 [22MY]

Amendments, S3303, S3304, S3308 [22MY]

Passed Senate amended, S3308 [22MY]

Message from the Senate, H4833 [23MY]

S. 2199 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

By Ms. MIKULSKI, S1923 [1AP]

Read the first time, S1919, S2041 [1AP]

Read the second time, S2043 [2AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2093 [2AP]

Motion to proceed considered, S2179, S2181 [7AP], S2203, S2210 [8AP], S2293, S2316 [9AP], S5487 [10SE], S5524 [11SE]

Cosponsors added, S2196 [7AP], S2241 [8AP], S2327 [9AP], S4763 [23JY], S5508 [10SE]

Amendments, S2242, S2244, S2247, S2284, S2285 [8AP], S5513 [10SE], S5530, S5566, S5567, S5568 [11SE]

Senate invoked cloture on motion to proceed debate, S5487 [10SE]

Motion to proceed agreed to in the Senate, S5530 [11SE]

Debated, S5530 [11SE]

Cloture motion rejected, S5579 [15SE]

S. 2200 — A bill to provide debit card holders with consumer protections equivalent to those available to credit card holders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S2095 [2AP]

S. 2201 — A bill to limit the level of premium subsidy provided by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to agricultural producers; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Coburn), S2095 [2AP]

S. 2202 — A bill to provide for revenue sharing of qualified revenues from leases in the South Atlantic planning area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. SCOTT (for himself and Mr. Graham), S2095 [2AP]

Cosponsors added, S4763 [23JY]

S. 2203 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the tax treatment for certain build America bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MARKEY, S2161 [3AP]

S. 2204 — A bill to establish the Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Brown), S2161 [3AP]

Text, S2162 [3AP]

Cosponsors added, S2406 [11AP], S3686 [16JN], S3720 [17JN]

S. 2205 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain small businesses from the employer health insurance mandate and to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of such mandate; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Thune), S2161 [3AP]

Cosponsors added, S2241 [8AP]

S. 2206 — A bill to streamline the collection and distribution of government information; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S2161 [3AP]

Cosponsors added, S2912 [12MY], S3898 [23JN], S4272 [8JY], S6449 [9DE]

S. 2207 — A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all political committees to notify the Federal Election Commission within 48 hours of receiving cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more from any contributor during a calendar year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. KING, S2161 [3AP]

Cosponsors added, S5375 [8SE]

S. 2208 — A bill to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to rely on State examinations for certain financial institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar), S2161 [3AP]

Cosponsors added, S2719 [6MY], S3425 [4JN]

S. 2209 — A bill to require a report on accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Kaine, and Mrs. Shaheen), S2161 [3AP]

Cosponsors added, S2196 [7AP], S2797 [7MY]

S. 2210 — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food service personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Heitkamp), S2161 [3AP]

Cosponsors added, S2648 [5MY], S5629 [16SE], S5785 [18SE]

S. 2211 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to protect the enrollment of incarcerated youth for medical assistance under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Booker), S2161 [3AP]

S. 2212 — A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to strengthen the review authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council of regulations issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mrs. FISCHER, S2161 [3AP]

Cosponsors added, S2196 [7AP]

S. 2213 — A bill to replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with a five-person Commission; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mrs. FISCHER, S2161 [3AP]

Cosponsors added, S2196 [7AP], S2912 [12MY]

S. 2214 — A bill to prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. RUBIO, S2194 [7AP]

S. 2215 — A bill to protect taxpayers from improper audits by the Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CORNYN, S2194 [7AP]

Text, S2196 [7AP]

S. 2216 — A bill to provide small businesses with a grace period for a regulatory violation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PAUL, S2194 [7AP]

S. 2217 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the participation of mental health professionals in boards for the correction of military records and boards for the review of the discharge or dismissal of members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Walsh), S2194 [7AP]

S. 2218 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of certain territories and regions for designation for participation in the visa waiver program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Kirk, and Ms. Klobuchar), S2239 [8AP]

S. 2219 — A bill to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, in the commission of hate crimes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. MARKEY, S2239 [8AP]

S. 2220 — A bill to provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar), S2239 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S3812 [18JN]

S. 2221 — A bill to extend the authorization for the Automobile National Heritage Area in Michigan; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. LEVIN, S2239 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S2406 [11AP]

S. 2222 — A bill to require a Comptroller General of the United States report on the sexual assault prevention activities of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. WALSH, S2239 [8AP]

S. 2223 — A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend increased expensing limitations and the treatment of certain real property as section 179 property.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Reid), S2239 [8AP]

Read the first time, S2233, S2287 [8AP]

Read the second time, S2293 [9AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2325 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S2327 [9AP], S2380 [10AP], S2425 [28AP], S2615 [1MY], S5434 [9SE]

Motion to proceed considered, S2333 [10AP], S2409, S2419 [28AP], S2427, S2430 [29AP], S2527, S2535 [30AP]

Amendments, S2475, S2487 [29AP]

S. 2224 — A bill to enhance the accuracy of credit reporting and provide greater rights to consumers who dispute errors in their credit reports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Blumenthal), S2326 [9AP]

S. 2225 — A bill to provide for a smart water resource management pilot program; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Chambliss), S2326 [9AP]

S. 2226 — A bill to establish a WaterSense program within the Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mrs. Boxer), S2326 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S2797 [7MY]

S. 2227 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for property certified by the Environmental Protection Agency under the WaterSense Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S2326 [9AP]

S. 2228 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to consider projects involving rural communities in the selection of alternative water source projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S2326 [9AP]

S. 2229 — A bill to expand primary care access; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SANDERS, S2327 [9AP]

S. 2230 — A bill to provide the legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. RUBIO, S2327 [9AP]

S. 2231 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide an individual with a mental health assessment before the individual enlists in the Armed Forces or is commissioned as an officer in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller), S2327 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S2567 [30AP], S2719 [6MY], S3296 [22MY], S4337 [9JY], S4405 [10JY], S5375 [8SE]

S. 2232 — A bill to protect the right to freedom of speech secured by the First Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. TOOMEY, S2327 [9AP]

S. 2233 — A bill to provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Booker), S2327 [9AP]

S. 2234 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Scott), S2327 [9AP]

Cosponsors added, S3720 [17JN], S4621 [17JY]

S. 2235 — A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Booker, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Sanders, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2378 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S2567 [30AP], S4155 [26JN], S4272 [8JY]

S. 2236 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance efforts to address antimicrobial resistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BROWN, S2378 [10AP]

S. 2237 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an elective safe harbor for the expensing by small businesses of the costs of acquiring or producing tangible property; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Cantwell), S2378 [10AP]

S. 2238 — A bill to ensure that the United States Government in no way recognizes Russia’s annexation of Crimea; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. COATS (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kirk, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Portman), S2378 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S3476 [5JN]

S. 2239 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain return information related to identity theft, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Warner), S2378 [10AP]

S. 2240 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. COONS (for Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Blumenthal)), S2378 [10AP]

S. 2241 — A bill to enhance the safety of drug-free playgrounds; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BEGICH, S2378 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S5785 [18SE]

S. 2242 — A bill to establish the prudential regulator of community and independent depository institutions as the conduit and arbiter of all Federal financial oversight, examination, and reporting; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. COATS, S2378 [10AP]

S. 2243 — A bill to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. MURRAY, S2378 [10AP]

Text, S2383 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S3296 [22MY]

S. 2244 — A bill to extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program established under the Terrorism Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Reed, Mr. Heller, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Warner, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Menendez), S2378 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S2406 [11AP], S2471 [29AP], S2615 [1MY], S3186 [20MY], S3296 [22MY], S3720 [17JN], S4503 [15JY]

Reported with amendments (no written report), S3898 [23JN]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–199), S4153 [26JN]

Motion to proceed considered, S4298 [9JY], S4367, S4384 [10JY]

Amendments, S4427, S4428 [10JY], S4574, S4582, S4584, S4585 [17JY]

Message from the Senate, H6396 [17JY]

Held at the desk, H6396 [17JY]

Debated, S4574 [17JY]

Passed Senate amended, S4589 [17JY]

Text, S4589 [17JY]

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 775), H8930 [9DE]

Debated, H8975 [10DE]

Text, H8975 [10DE]

Passed House amended, H8991 [10DE]

Message from the House, S6622 [11DE]

S. 2245 — A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to streamline the District’s legislative process and conserve taxpayer dollars; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. Carper), S2378 [10AP]

S. 2246 — A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Government of the District of Columbia to determine the fiscal year period, to make local funds of the District of Columbia for a fiscal year available for use by the District upon enactment of the local budget act for the year subject to a period of congressional review, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. Carper), S2379 [10AP]

S. 2247 — A bill to prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL, S2379 [10AP]

S. 2248 — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the number of children eligible for free school meals, with a phased-in transition period, with an offset; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FRANKEN, S2379 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S2471 [29AP], S5785 [18SE]

S. 2249 — A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act to extend a certain income tax exemption to the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar), S2379 [10AP]

S. 2250 — A bill to extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Begich, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Reid, Mr. Heller, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Warner, Mr. Graham, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Mikulski), S2379 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S2567 [30AP], S3508 [9JN], S4337 [9JY], S4405 [10JY], S4998 [28JY], S5219 [31JY], S5589 [15SE], S5785 [18SE], S6023 [17NO], S6095 [18NO]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 113–234), S5215 [31JY]

S. 2251 — A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to develop and test an expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals in efforts to coordinate care and improve the efficiency of service delivery; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Franken), S2379 [10AP]

S. 2252 — A bill to reaffirm the importance of community banking and community banking regulatory experience on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, to ensure that the Federal Reserve Board of Governors has a member who has previous experience in community banking or community banking supervision, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. Kirk), S2379 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S2406 [11AP], S2471 [29AP], S2567 [30AP], S2615 [1MY], S3508 [9JN], S4455 [14JY]

S. 2253 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary shift in the scheduled collection of the transitional reinsurance program payments; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, and Ms. Klobuchar), S2379 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S4662 [21JY]

S. 2254 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Merkley), S2379 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S4621 [17JY]

S. 2255 — A bill to remove the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan from treatment as terrorist organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Menendez), S2379 [10AP]

Cosponsors added, S2615 [1MY], S2912 [12MY], S3342 [2JN]

S. 2256 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land and mineral rights on the reservation of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and other culturally important land into trust for the benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WALSH (for himself and Mr. Tester), S2406 [11AP]

S. 2257 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from the tax on early distributions for certain Bureau of Prisons correctional officers who retire before age 55, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. TOOMEY, S2424 [28AP]

S. 2258 — A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 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. REID (for Mr. Begich (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Burr, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Heller, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Moran)), S2424 [28AP]

Cosponsors added, S5434 [9SE], S5508 [10SE], S5565 [11SE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S5570 [11SE]

Text, S5571 [11SE]

Message from the Senate, H7459 [15SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H7587 [16SE]

Text, H7587 [16SE]

Message from the House, S5695 [17SE], S5773 [18SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5773 [18SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H7878 [18SE]

Presented to the President (September 18, 2014), S5773 [18SE]

Approved [Public Law 113–181] (signed September 26, 2014)

S. 2259 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow for data collection about military-connected students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Cardin), S2424 [28AP]

S. 2260 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN, S2424 [28AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–154), S2424 [28AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2424 [28AP]

Motion to proceed considered, S2763 [7MY]

Amendments, S3087, S3088 [15MY]

S. 2261 — An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, to remove provisions that are no longer applicable, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN, S2424 [28AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 113–155), S2424 [28AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2424 [28AP]

S. 2262 — A bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Portman, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Franken, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wicker), S2424 [28AP]

Read the first time, S2422, S2425 [28AP]

Read the second time, S2467 [29AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2467 [29AP]

Motion to proceed considered, S2571, S2591 [1MY], S2625, S2636 [5MY], S2681, S2685 [6MY], S2743 [7MY]

Amendments, S2650, S2659, S2670, S2671, S2672, S2673, S2675, S2676 [5MY], S2722, S2723, S2724, S2725, S2729, S2733, S2735, S2736, S2737 [6MY], S2763, S2800, S2801, S2814, S2815, S2816, S2817, S2818, S2819, S2820, S2822 [7MY], S2879, S2880, S2882, S2884 [8MY], S2913 [12MY]

Senate invoked cloture on consideration of motion to proceed, S2690 [6MY]

Motion to proceed agreed to in the Senate, S2763 [7MY]

Debated, S2763, S2768 [7MY], S2899 [12MY]

S. 2263 — A bill to appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to employees; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mrs. McCaskill), S2424 [28AP]

Cosponsors added, S2567 [30AP], S2615 [1MY]

S. 2264 — A bill to designate memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Rockefeller), S2424 [28AP]

S. 2265 — A bill to prohibit certain assistance to the Palestinian Authority; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Moran, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Coats, Mr. Graham, Mr. Burr, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Lee), S2470 [29AP]

Cosponsors added, S2615 [1MY], S2797 [7MY]

Objection is heard to request for consideration, S4212 [7JY]

S. 2266 — A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to establish a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by certain diseases is the result of the performance of the duties of the employee; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Ms. Collins), S2470 [29AP]

S. 2267 — A bill to modify chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S2470 [29AP]

S. 2268 — A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism, infectious disease, and noncommunicable emerging threats, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2470 [29AP]

S. 2269 — A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S2470 [29AP]

S. 2270 — A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Tester), S2470 [29AP]

Text, S2472 [29AP]

Cosponsors added, S2567 [30AP], S2719 [6MY], S2797 [7MY], S2912 [12MY], S2954 [13MY], S3186 [20MY], S3238 [21MY], S3296 [22MY], S3342 [2JN], S3368 [3JN]

Amendments, S3382, S3383 [3JN]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S3383 [3JN]

Message from the Senate, H5071 [5JN]

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, H5071 [5JN]

Committee discharged. Passed House, H9019 [10DE]

Text, H9019 [10DE]

Message from the House, S6622 [11DE], S6786 [12DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10311 [11DE]

Presented to the President (December 12, 2014), S6786 [12DE]

Approved [Public Law 113–279] (signed December 18, 2014)

S. 2271 — A bill to establish the Green Bank to assist in the financing of qualified clean energy projects and qualified energy efficiency projects; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S2566 [30AP]

S. 2272 — A bill to prohibit discretionary bonuses for employees of the Internal Revenue Service who have engaged in misconduct or who have delinquent tax liability; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Manchin), S2566 [30AP]

S. 2273 — A bill to improve energy savings by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, S2566 [30AP]

Cosponsors added, S3186 [20MY]

S. 2274 — A bill to expedite decisions on applications for authorization to export natural gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Begich, and Ms. Heitkamp), S2566 [30AP]

S. 2275 — A bill to expand project eligibility to certain public infrastructure projects under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Merkley), S2613 [1MY]

S. 2276 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve access to mental health services under the TRICARE Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Franken), S2613 [1MY]

Cosponsors added, S2876 [8MY], S3186 [20MY], S3296 [22MY]

S. 2277 — A bill to prevent further Russian aggression toward Ukraine and other sovereign states in Europe and Eurasia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Rubio, Mr. McCain, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coats, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Thune, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Flake, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Burr), S2613 [1MY]

Cosponsors added, S2719 [6MY]

S. 2278 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act so as to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to limit the ability of medical providers to conduct lawful business, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Barrasso), S2614 [1MY]

S. 2279 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LEE, S2614 [1MY]

Cosponsors added, S3075 [15MY]

S. 2280 — A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.

By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Portman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Thune, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Flake, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Lee, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Scott, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McCain, Mr. Corker, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Risch, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heller, Mr. Paul, Mr. Moran, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Collins, Mr. Begich, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Warner, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Tester, and Mrs. Hagan), S2614 [1MY]

Read the first time, S2609, S2622 [1MY]

Read the second time, S2647, S2677 [5MY]

Placed on the calendar, S2647 [5MY]

Debated, S6029 [18NO]

Failed of passage, S6073 [18NO]

S. 2281 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S2614 [1MY]

Cosponsors added, S3605 [11JN]

S. 2282 — A bill to prohibit the provision of performance awards to employees of the Internal Revenue Service who owe back taxes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Thune, Mr. Rubio, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Isakson), S2614 [1MY]

Cosponsors added, S2648 [5MY], S2797 [7MY], S3186 [20MY], S3605 [11JN]

S. 2283 — A bill to encourage enhanced security cooperation with European allies and continued enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Murphy), S2614 [1MY]

S. 2284 — A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish new standards for automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Schatz), S2614 [1MY]

Cosponsors added, S2954 [13MY]

S. 2285 — A bill to help small businesses access capital and create jobs by reauthorizing the successful State Small Business Credit Initiative; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Levin, Mr. Begich, and Ms. Landrieu), S2614 [1MY]

Cosponsors added, S2954 [13MY], S3508 [9JN]

S. 2286 — A bill to provide for greater oversight of Department of Defense service contracts; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. WALSH, S2614 [1MY]

S. 2287 — A bill to facilitate the development and commercial deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Walsh), S2647 [5MY]

S. 2288 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand existing tax credits to encourage the capture, utilization, and sequestration of carbon dioxide; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S2647 [5MY]

Cosponsors added, S6206 [20NO]

S. 2289 — A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) (by request), S2647 [5MY]

S. 2290 — A bill to increase the maximum penalty for unfair and deceptive practices relating to advertising of the costs of air transportation; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S2647 [5MY]

S. 2291 — A bill to require that Peace Corps volunteers be subject to the same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as employees of the Peace Corps with respect to coverage of such services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Warren, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Markey), S2718 [6MY]

Cosponsors added, S3186 [20MY], S3686 [16JN], S3812 [18JN]

S. 2292 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Brown, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Heinrich), S2718 [6MY]

Cosponsors added, S2797 [7MY], S2876 [8MY], S3030 [14MY], S3075 [15MY], S3186 [20MY], S3368 [3JN]

S. 2293 — A bill to clarify the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Blumenthal), S2718 [6MY]

S. 2294 — A bill to require a survey of the preferences of members of the Armed Forces regarding military pay and benefits; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Cornyn), S2718 [6MY]

S. 2295 — A bill to establish the National Commission on the Future of the Army, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Graham, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Tester, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coons, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Lee, Mr. Markey, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Cardin), S2718 [6MY]

Cosponsors added, S2797 [7MY], S2876 [8MY], S2912 [12MY], S2954 [13MY], S3030 [14MY], S3075 [15MY], S3238 [21MY], S3296 [22MY], S3669 [12JN], S3720 [17JN]

S. 2296 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ at least three decision review officers at each regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S2796 [7MY]

S. 2297 — A bill to make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public elementary schools and secondary schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. TESTER, S2796 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S3296 [22MY]

S. 2298 — A bill to provide for a lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-connected disability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Collins), S2796 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S3508 [9JN], S3686 [16JN], S3720 [17JN], S3898 [23JN], S4004 [25JN], S4337 [9JY], S5785 [18SE], S5919 [12NO]

S. 2299 — A bill to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. King), S2796 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S3030 [14MY]

Reported with amendment (no written report) (submitted August 26, 2014), S5373 [8SE]

Report to accompany (S. Rept. 113–266) (submitted October 1, 2014), S5918 [12NO]

S. 2300 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct periodic mental health assessments for members of the Armed Forces and to submit reports with respect to mental health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S2796 [7MY]

S. 2301 — A bill to amend section 2259 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Portman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Grassley, Mr. McCain, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Pryor), S2796 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S3075 [15MY], S3343 [2JN], S3508 [9JN], S3686 [16JN], S4405 [10JY], S4706 [22JY], S5052 [29JY], S5136 [30JY], S6206 [20NO], S6627 [11DE]

S. 2302 — A bill to provide for a 1-year extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Portman), S2796 [7MY]

Cosponsors added, S2876 [8MY], S2912 [12MY], S3030 [14MY], S3186 [20MY], S3238 [21MY]

Removal of cosponsors, S3296 [22MY]

S. 2303 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the United States Coast Guard; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S2796 [7MY]

S. 2304 — A bill to amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.