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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S10-S12 on Jan. 6, 2015.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Murkowski,
Mr. Donnelly, Mr. McConnell, Ms.
Heitkamp, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tester, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs.
McCaskill, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Warner, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Johnson, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Portman,
Mr. Heller, Mr. Flake, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Scott, Mr. Lee, Ms. Collins, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Alexander, Mr. Corker, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Fischer, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Coats, Mr. McCain, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Paul, Ms.
Ayotte, Mr. Daines, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.
Rounds, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Capito, Mr.
Gardner, Mr. Perdue, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Tillis, and Mr.
Sasse):
S. 1. A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; read the first time.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Roberts, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Enzi, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Paul):
S. 11. 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, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Enzi,
Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kirk, Mr. McCain, Mr.
Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Portman, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Scott, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Hoeven):
S. 12. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH:
S. 13. A bill to establish the Hurricane Sand Dunes National Recreation Area in the State of Utah, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HATCH:
S. 14. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interest in Federal land acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, Utah; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HATCH:
S. 15. 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.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Cruz):
S. 16. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to apply the provisions of the Act to certain Congressional staff and members of the executive branch; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
S. 17. A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER:
S. 18. A bill to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. VITTER:
S. 19. A bill to appropriately manage the debt of the United States by limiting the use of extraordinary measures; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER:
S. 20. A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the Social Security Trust Funds; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. VITTER:
S. 21. A bill to ensure efficiency and fairness in the awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SCHUMER:
S. 22. A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, and Mrs. Boxer):
S. 23. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to the definition of ``widow'' and ``widower'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Lee):
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On page S11, January 6, 2015, in the second column, the following appears: By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: S. 24. A bill to clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mrs. FEINSTEIN
(for herself and Mr. Lee): S. 24. A bill to clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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S. 24. A bill to clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Ayotte):
S. 25. A bill to improve the coordination of export promotion programs and to facilitate export opportunities for small businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown,
Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Coons):
S. 26. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal defense contract, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Graham):
S. 27. A bill to make wildlife trafficking a predicate offense under racketeering and money laundering statutes and the Travel Act, to provide for the use for conservation purposes of amounts from civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and restitution under such statutes based on such violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Udall, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr.
Wyden):
S. 28. A bill to limit the use of cluster munitions; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr.
Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr.
King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mrs.
McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski,
Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Reid, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.
Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall, Mr.
Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 29. A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Donnelly, Ms.
Murkowski, and Mr. Manchin):
S. 30. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 31. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Udall, Mr.
Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, and Ms.
Heitkamp):
S. 32. 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 Finance.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr.
Gardner, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Kaine, Mrs.
Capito, and Mr. Bennet):
S. 33. A bill to provide certainty with respect to the timing of Department of Energy decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. PAUL:
S. 34. A bill to prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it withdraws its request to join the International Criminal Court; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Daines):
S. 35. 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.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms.
Ayotte, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 36. 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.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Brown):
S. 37. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for State accountability in the provision of access to the core resources for learning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Toomey,
Mr. Lee, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Fischer, Mr.
Sasse, Mr. Perdue, and Mr. Daines):
S.J. Res. 1. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEE:
S.J. Res. 2. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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