Graham, Scott back extension of Internet Tax Freedom Act

WASHINGTON — The following bills were introduced or co-sponsored by U.S. Senators from South Carolina.

Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC:

•Co-signed a bill introduced by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to "ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." The legislation was referred to the Senate Finance Committee.

•Co-signed a bill introduced by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to "provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice requirement." The legislation was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.

•Co-signed a bill introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, 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." The legislation was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC:

•Co-signed a bill introduced by Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., to "establish a benefit calculation methodology with respect to currency undervaluation for purposes of countervailing duty investigations and reviews." The legislation was referred to the Senate Finance Committee.

•Co-signed a resolution introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., "expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the January 24, 2015, attacks carried out by Russian-backed rebels on the civilian propulation in Mariupol, Ukraine, and the provision of lethal and non-lethal military assitance to Ukraine." The resolution was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

•Co-signed a bill introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to "prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions." The legislation was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sens. Scott and Graham:

•Co-signed a bill introduced by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., to "permanently extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act." The legislation was referred to the Senate Finance Committee.

•Co-signed a joint resolution introduced by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., "providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures." The resolution was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

•Co-signed a resolution introduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, "proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget."