[History of Bills, Volume 157 (2011)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SENATE BILLS
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S. 1--A bill to strengthen the economic competitiveness of the United
States; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Begich,
Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Akaka), S121 [25JA]
Text, S128 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S272 [26JA]
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S. 2--A bill to help middle class families succeed; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg,
and Mr. Akaka), S121 [25JA]
Text, S128 [25JA]
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S. 3--A bill to promote fiscal responsibility and control spending; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs.
Boxer, and Mrs. Shaheen), S121 [25JA]
Text, S128 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S1120 [2MR]
Placed on the calendar, S2775 [9MY]
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S. 4--A bill to make America the world's leader in clean energy; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Akaka), S121 [25JA]
Text, S128 [25JA]
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S. 5--A bill to reform schools and give America's children the tools
they need to succeed; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown
of Ohio, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mr. Inouye, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Akaka), S121
[25JA]
Text, S129 [25JA]
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S. 6--A bill to reform America's broken immigration system; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Lautenberg), S122 [25JA]
Text, S129 [25JA]
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S. 7--A bill to reform the Federal tax code; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Lautenberg), S122 [25JA]
Text, S129 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S272 [26JA]
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S. 8--A bill to strengthen America's national security; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
Begich, and Mr. Akaka), S122 [25JA]
Text, S129 [25JA]
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S. 9--A bill to reform America's political system and eliminate
gridlock that blocks progress; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown
of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Akaka), S122 [25JA]
Text, S129 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR]
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S. 10--A bill to ensure equity for women and address rising pressures
on American families; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Kerry, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Begich, and
Mr. Akaka), S122 [25JA]
Text, S129 [25JA]
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S. 11--A bill to provide permanent tax relief from the marriage
penalty; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Johanns,
and Mr. Cornyn), S122 [25JA]
Text, S130 [25JA]
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S. 12--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
additional tax relief for private sector job creation, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PORTMAN, S122 [25JA]
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S. 13--A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity
by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the
Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be
administered primarily by the States; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Moran, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Coburn, and Mr. DeMint), S122 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S1977 [30MR], S3498 [6JN]
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S. 14--A bill to establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary
Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Thune, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Coburn), S122 [25JA]
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S. 15--A bill to prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions
in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement
similar reductions; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. VITTER, S122 [25JA]
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S. 16--A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VITTER, S122 [25JA]
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S. 17--A bill to repeal the job-killing tax on medical devices to
ensure continued access to life-saving medical devices for
patients and maintain the standing of United States as the world
leader in medical device innovation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Cornyn), S122
[25JA]
Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA], S614 [7FE], S643 [10FE], S683 [14FE],
S871 [17FE], S1120 [2MR], S1329 [7MR], S1933 [29MR], S2446 [13AP],
S3613 [8JN], S3727 [13JN], S4485 [11JY], S7908 [28NO]
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S. 18--A bill to repeal the expansion of information reporting
requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte,
Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Coburn, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign,
Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs.
Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee,
Mr. Lugar, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Snowe,
Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr.
Wicker, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Sessions,
Mr. Warner, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Toomey,
and Mrs. McCaskill), S122 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S272 [26JA], S339 [27JA], S411 [1FE]
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S. 19--A bill to restore American's individual liberty by striking the
Federal mandate to purchase insurance; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Portman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coats, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McCain, Mr. Isakson,
Mr. Corker, and Mr. Ensign), S122 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S359 [31JA], S412 [1FE]
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S. 20--A bill to protect American job creation by striking the job-
killing Federal employer mandate; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Portman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coats, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McCain, Mr. Isakson,
Mr. Corker, and Mr. Alexander), S122 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S359 [31JA], S412 [1FE], S1060 [1MR],
S3052 [17MY], S3498 [6JN], S4156 [28JN], S4485 [11JY], S4641 [18JY],
S5536 [13SE], S5773 [20SE], S6872 [20OC], S7992 [29NO]
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S. 21--A bill to secure the United States against cyber attack, to
enhance American competitiveness and create jobs in the
information technology industry, and to protect the identities and
sensitive information of American citizens and businesses; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Bingaman),
S122 [25JA]
Text, S130 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S339 [27JA], S544 [3FE], S1120 [2MR]
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S. 22--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend and expand the additional standard deduction
for real property taxes for nonitemizers; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S122 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S1121 [2MR], S2446 [13AP]
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S. 23--A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for
patent reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Coons), S122 [25JA]
Text, S131 [25JA], S1381 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA], S747 [15FE], S871 [17FE], S976
[28FE], S1060 [1MR]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S543 [3FE]
Debated, S936, S956 [28FE], S1030, S1052 [1MR], S1089 [2MR], S1175,
S1204 [3MR], S1323 [7MR], S1348, S1360 [8MR]
Amendments, S936, S950, S952, S956, S957, S979 [28FE], S1032, S1033,
S1037, S1045, S1052, S1071, S1073, S1074 [1MR], S1092, S1093, S1109,
S1112, S1146, S1164 [2MR], S1175, S1183, S1206, S1239 [3MR], S1265,
S1306 [4MR], S1324, S1331 [7MR], S1362 [8MR]
Senate invoked cloture, S1324 [7MR]
Passed Senate amended, S1381 [8MR]
Message from the Senate, H1623 [9MR]
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S. 24--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend the election to deduct State and local sales
taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reid of
Nevada, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S122 [25JA]
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S. 25--A bill to phase out the Federal sugar program, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Durbin), S122 [25JA]
Text, S142 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S2088 [4AP], S5903 [22SE], S6090 [4OC], S6185
[5OC], S6665 [18OC], S8183 [5DE]
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S. 26--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the
percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines, and to
use the resulting revenues from such repeal for deficit reduction;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S122 [25JA]
Text, S143 [25JA]
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S. 27--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.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Collins, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Sanders), S122
[25JA]
Text, S144 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE]
Reported (no written report), S4845 [22JY]
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S. 28--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide
public safety providers an additional 10 megahertz of spectrum to
support a national, interoperable wireless broadband network and
authorize the Federal Communications Commission to hold incentive
auctions to provide funding to support such a network, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Nelson of
Florida, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Harkin), S122 [25JA]
Text, S146 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S683 [14FE], S747 [15FE], S1600 [14MR], S1828
[17MR], S2508 [14AP], S3052 [17MY], S3498 [6JN], S3541 [7JN], S5903
[22SE]
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S. 29--A bill to establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National
Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs.
Boxer)), S122 [25JA]
Text, S150 [25JA]
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S. 30--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an
additional year for the extension of the placed in service date
for the low-income housing credit rules applicable to the GO Zone;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Shelby, Mr.
Baucus, and Mr. Wicker), S122 [25JA]
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S. 31--A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. FRANKEN, S122 [25JA]
Text, S151 [25JA]
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S. 32--A bill to prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity
ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mr. Levin, Mr. Franken,
Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Durbin), S122 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA]
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S. 33--A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge as wilderness; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island,
Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Kohl,
Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Lautenberg), S122 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S1264 [4MR], S1933 [29MR], S2508 [14AP], S7368
[10NO]
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S. 34--A bill to increase public safety by permitting the Attorney
General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of
firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous
terrorists; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mr. Levin, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Durbin, and Mrs. Boxer), S123 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S360 [31JA]
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S. 35--A bill to establish background check procedures for gun shows;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Wyden), S123 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S629 [8FE], S6506 [13OC]
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S. 36--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide
100 percent reimbursement for medical assistance provided to a
Native Hawaiian through a Federally-qualified health center or a
Native Hawaiian health care system; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 37--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
remove the restriction that a clinical psychologist or clinical
social worker provide services in a comprehensive outpatient
rehabilitation facility to a patient only under the care of a
physician; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 38--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide improved reimbursement for clinical social worker services
under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 39--A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to
make certain graduate programs in professional psychology eligible
to participate in various health professions loan programs; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 40--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote mental
and behavioral health services for underserved populations; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 41--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the establishment of a National Office for Social Work Research;
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 42--A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to
ensure that social work students or social work schools are
eligible for support under certain programs that would assist
individuals in pursuing health careers or for grants for training
projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training
program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 43--A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to
establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 44--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 Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Begich), S123 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S360 [31JA], S615 [7FE], S2446
[13AP], S2581 [2MY], S4329 [5JY], S4555 [13JY]
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S. 45--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations
attributable for imported property; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Boxer,
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Harkin), S123 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S615 [7FE]
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S. 46--A bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, and
Mr. Nelson of Florida), S123 [25JA]
Text, S153 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S7005 [1NO]
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S. 47--A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to
authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct
evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental
illnesses; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 48--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the participation of pharmacists in National Health Services Corps
programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, and Mr. Begich),
S123 [25JA]
Text, S160 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S3106 [18MY], S3813 [15JN], S4156 [28JN], S4555
[13JY], S4960 [27JY], S5018 [28JY], S5071 [29JY], S5192 [1AU], S5340
[6SE]
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S. 49--A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded
coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are
contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hatch, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Tester), S123 [25JA]
Text, S162 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA]
Reported (no written report), S1894 [28MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-38), S4640 [18JY]
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S. 50--A bill to strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs
and activities with respect to commercially-marketed seafood by
directing the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate with the Federal
Trade Commission and other appropriate Federal agencies to
strengthen and coordinate those programs and activities; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Vitter), S123 [25JA]
Text, S163 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S3815 [15JN], S5726 [19SE], S6049
[3OC], S6917 [31OC], S7005 [1NO], S7908 [28NO]
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S. 51--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide health
care practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive
health care, including both physical and mental care, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 52--A bill to establish uniform administrative and enforcement
procedures and penalties 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.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, and
Ms. Cantwell), S123 [25JA]
Text, S165 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S3891 [16JN], S4675 [19JY], S6917 [31OC], S7005
[1NO]
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S. 53--A bill to express the sense of the Senate concerning the
establishment of Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Pharmacy
dual degree programs; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Reed of Rhode Island), S123 [25JA]
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S. 54--A bill to implement demonstration projects at federally
qualified community health centers to promote universal access to
family centered, evidence-based behavior health interventions that
prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being by
addressing parenting practices and skills for families from
diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, ethnic, and other
backgrounds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 55--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide
for coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics under
State Medicaid programs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 56--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve
access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants under
the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S3970 [21JN]
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S. 57--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the
application of the tonnage tax on certain vessels; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
Text, S172 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S4394 [6JY], S4517 [12JY]
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S. 58--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing
levels at certain Medicare providers, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S5838 [21SE]
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S. 59--A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as
qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition
indebtedness; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
Text, S173 [25JA]
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S. 60--A bill to provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada
for settlement of certain claims against the United States; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
Text, S174 [25JA]
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S. 61--A bill to establish a Native American Economic Advisory
Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Begich), S123
[25JA]
Text, S175 [25JA]
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S. 62--A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to modify
requirements relating to the location of bank branches on Indian
reservations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
Text, S176 [25JA]
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S. 63--A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the
validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed
military service on behalf of the United States during World War
II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
Text, S178 [25JA]
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S. 64--A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the
study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and
circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and
deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese
descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact
of those actions by the United States, and to recommend
appropriate remedies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
Text, S178 [25JA]
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S. 65--A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development for housing assistances for Native
Hawaiians; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
Text, S180 [25JA]
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S. 66--A bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act
to revise and extend that Act; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
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S. 67--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit former
members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected
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 are entitled to travel on such aircraft; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]
Text, S180 [25JA]
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S. 68--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize
certain disabled former prisoners of war to use Department of
Defense commissary and exchange stores; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. INOUYE, S124 [25JA]
Text, S181 [25JA]
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S. 69--A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of
2008 to exclude secondary sales, repair services, and certain
vehicles from the ban on lead in children's products, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. TESTER, S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S1264 [4MR], S2387 [12AP]
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S. 70--A bill to restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial
Day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. INOUYE, S124 [25JA]
Text, S181 [25JA]
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S. 71--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific
Islanders; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. INOUYE, S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S4608 [14JY]
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S. 72--A bill to repeal the expansion of information reporting
requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Reid of Nevada, Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Begich, Mr. Cardin, Ms.
Landrieu, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schumer, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Cantwell,
Mr. Manchin, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Franken), S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S339 [27JA], S360 [31JA], S412 [1FE],
S482 [2FE]
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S. 73--A bill to provide for an earlier start for State health care
coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE], S2130 [5AP]
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S. 74--A bill to preserve the free and open nature of the Internet,
expand the benefits of broadband, and promote universally
available and affordable broadband service; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Franken), S124 [25JA]
Text, S183 [25JA]
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S. 75--A bill to restore the rule that agreements between
manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set
the minimum price below which the manufacturer's product or
service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse,
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Wyden), S124 [25JA]
Text, S186 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S6917 [31OC]
Reported (no written report), S7126 [3NO]
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S. 76--A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to investigate and address cancer and disease
clusters, including in infants and children; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Crapo), S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S1894 [28MR], S3613 [8JN]
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S. 77--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution and lower
costs for building owners; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mrs. BOXER, S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE]
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S. 78--A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the
health of pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and children by
requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for
perchlorate; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. BOXER, S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S4802 [21JY]
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S. 79--A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the
health of vulnerable individuals, including pregnant women,
infants, and children, by requiring a health advisory and drinking
water standard for hexavalent chromium; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S124 [25JA]
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S. 80--A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local
general sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cornyn,
Mr. Alexander, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Thune), S124 [25JA]
Text, S187 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S3813 [15JN]
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S. 81--A bill to direct unused appropriations for Senate Official
Personnel and Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the
Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal
debt; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Johanns, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Lee, Ms. Collins, Mr. Enzi, Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Thune, Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts, and Mr. Graham), S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S412 [1FE], S482 [2FE], S544 [3FE],
S615 [7FE], S976 [28FE]
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S. 82--A bill to repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of
the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs, to repeal
the sunset of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with
respect to increased dollar limitations for such credit and
programs, and to allow the adoption credit to be claimed in the
year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the adoption
becomes final; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Burr,
Mr. Casey, and Mr. Thune), S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S615 [7FE], S792 [16FE], S4555 [13JY]
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S. 83--A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require
States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and
recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]
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S. 84--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.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Cochran), S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S3052 [17MY], S6506 [13OC]
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S. 85--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the
maximum rate of tax on the income of corporations to 20 percent;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. JOHANNS, S124 [25JA]
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S. 86--A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to
obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their
terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot
obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]
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S. 87--A bill to authorize and request the President to award the
Medal of Honor posthumously to Captain Emil Kapaun of the United
States Army for acts of valor during the Korean War; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran), S124 [25JA]
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S. 88--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a
Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research
expenditures; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]
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S. 89--A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain
payments made to vendors by government entities; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Wicker, and Mr.
Inhofe), S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S1121 [2MR], S1219 [3MR], S2992 [16MY], S3225
[23MY], S3813, S3815 [15JN], S4130 [27JN], S5838 [21SE]
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S. 90--A bill to establish the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award
for employers that have developed and implemented workplace
flexibility policies to assist the working spouses and caregivers
of service members, and returning service members, in addressing
family and home needs during deployments; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar), S124 [25JA]
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S. 91--A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of
amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born
and unborn human person; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Thune, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coats, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Paul), S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S747 [15FE], S7127 [3NO]
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S. 92--A bill to amend the public charter school provisions of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]
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S. 93--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
expenses relating to all home schools to be qualified education
expenses for purposes of a Coverdell education savings account; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]
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S. 94--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a
tax deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for expenses relating
to home schooling; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]
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S. 95--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide
that wages earned and self-employment income derived by
individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals
of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall
not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance program under such title; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]
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S. 96--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; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr.
Johanns), S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE]
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S. 97--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.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs.
Boxer)), S124 [25JA]
Text, S187 [25JA]
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S. 98--A bill to renew trade promotion authority, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Lieberman), S124 [25JA]
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S. 99--A bill to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United
States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase
out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of
medical isotopes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S124 [25JA]
Text, S188 [25JA], S7780 [17NO]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-17), S3105 [18MY]
Amendments, S7775, S7778, S7780 [17NO]
Passed Senate amended, S7778 [17NO]
Referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Science, Space,
and Technology; the Budget, H7888 [18NO]
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S. 100--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
and modify the railroad track maintenance credit; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S124 [25JA]
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S. 101--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve
the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S124 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S1547 [10MR]
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S. 102--A bill to provide an optional fast-track procedure the
President may use when submitting rescission requests, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Portman, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Coats, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Crapo,
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Ensign,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Begich, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Warner, Mr. Thune, and Mrs. Gillibrand),
S125 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA], S360 [31JA], S615 [7FE], S629 [8FE],
S747 [15FE], S976 [28FE], S1329 [7MR], S1677 [15MR], S2088 [4AP],
S2130 [5AP], S5773 [20SE], S5838 [21SE], S5903 [22SE], S6049 [3OC]
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S. 103--A bill to amend part B of the individuals with Disabilities
Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 104--A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill
prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and
streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Moran, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr.
Franken), S125 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S747 [15FE], S976 [28FE]
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S. 105--A bill to provide for preferential duty treatment to certain
apparel articles of the Philippines; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]
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S. 106--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the excise tax on telephone and other communications services; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]
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S. 107--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat
income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding
precious metal bullion as qualifying income; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]
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S. 108--A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]
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S. 109--A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require
congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear
cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]
Committee on Finance discharged, S542, S559 [3FE]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S542, S559 [3FE]
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S. 110--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote
charitable donations of qualified vehicles; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]
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S. 111--A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require
new voting systems to provide a voter-verified permanent record,
to develop better accessible voting machines for individuals with
disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules
and Administration.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]
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S. 112--A bill to authorize the application of State law with respect
to vehicle weight limitations on the Interstate Highway System in
the States of Maine and Vermont; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Leahy, and Ms. Snowe), S125 [25JA]
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S. 113--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal
the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of
public servants; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S125 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S8548 [13DE]
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S. 114--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter
into a cooperative agreement for a park headquarters at San
Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to expand the boundary
of the Park, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S125 [25JA]
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S. 115--A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to authorize
hunting under certain circumstances; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 116--A bill to provide for the establishment, on-going validation,
and utilization of an official set of data on the historical
temperature record, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S125 [25JA]
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S. 117--A bill to authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to
enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of
Federal housing assistance, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 118--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow
workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose
either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an
improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule
governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation
rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 119--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.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S3541 [7JN], S3613 [8JN], S3683 [9JN], S3727
[13JN], S3891 [16JN], S4802 [21JY], S5726 [19SE], S6090 [4OC]
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S. 120--A bill to direct the General Accountability Office to conduct
a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates
associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 121--A bill to impose admitting privilege requirements with respect
to physicians who perform abortions; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 122--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.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 123--A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the Social
Security Trust Funds; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 124--A bill to require all public school employees and those
employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI
background checks prior to being hired, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 125--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. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 126--A bill to reduce the amount of financial assistance provided
to the Government of Mexico in response to the illegal border
crossings from Mexico into the United States, which serve to
dissipate the political discontent with the higher unemployment
rate within Mexico; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
Committee on Rules and Administration discharged, S542, S559 [3FE]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S542, S559 [3FE]
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S. 127--A bill to establish the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area
in the State of Texas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S125 [25JA]
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S. 128--A bill to amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide
for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-
time paperwork violations by small business concerns; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 129--A bill to provide for full and open competition for Federal
contracts related to natural disaster reconstruction efforts; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]
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S. 130--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, S125 [25JA]
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S. 131--A bill to prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage
indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]
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S. 132--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 consistency and scientific
validity in forensic testing, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY, S125 [25JA]
Text, S195 [25JA]
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S. 133--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 Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Webb, Mr. Bennet, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Akaka, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Tester), S125 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S872 [17FE], S977 [28FE], S4555
[13JY]
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S. 134--A bill to authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease
adjudicated water rights; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S125 [25JA]
Text, S202 [25JA]
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S. 135--A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and
multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce
permanent; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]
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S. 136--A bill to establish requirements with respect to bisphenol A;
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Schumer,
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Franken)), S125 [25JA]
Text, S204 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S2387 [12AP], S4076 [23JN]
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S. 137--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.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Inouye,
Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Casey, and Mr.
Lautenberg)), S125 [25JA]
Text, S206 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S2446 [13AP]
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S. 138--A bill to provide for conservation, enhanced recreation
opportunities, and development of renewable energy in the
California Desert Conservation Area, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein), S125 [25JA]
Text, S209 [25JA]
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S. 139--A bill to provide that certain tax planning strategies are not
patentable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Levin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Kerry), S126 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE], S482 [2FE], S3339 [25MY]
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S. 140--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.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S126 [25JA]
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S. 141--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school
education expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. VITTER, S126 [25JA]
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S. 142--A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey
certain federally owned land located in Story County, Iowa; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Harkin), S126 [25JA]
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S. 143--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.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cardin), S126 [25JA]
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S. 144--A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of
national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of
Congress; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S126 [25JA]
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S. 145--A bill to promote labor force participation of older Americans
with the goals of increasing retirement security, reducing the
projected shortage of experienced workers, maintaining future
economic growth, and improving the Nation's fiscal outlook; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KOHL, S126 [25JA]
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S. 146--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged
veterans; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Burr),
S126 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S1406 [8MR], S1933 [29MR], S2088
[4AP], S2188 [6AP], S2387 [12AP], S2581 [2MY], S2622 [3MY], S2778
[9MY], S3052 [17MY], S3275 [24MY], S3339 [25MY], S3891 [16JN]
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S. 147--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.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Durbin), S126 [25JA]
Text, S222 [25JA]
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S. 148--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 (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Johanns, and Mr. Enzi), S126 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S629 [8FE], S4329 [5JY]
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S. 149--A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and the FISA
Amendments Act of 2008 until December 31, 2013, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein), S126 [25JA]
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S. 150--A bill to promote labor force participation of older
Americans, with the goals of increasing retirement security,
reducing the projected shortage of experienced workers,
maintaining future economic growth, and improving the Nation's
fiscal outlook; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. KOHL, S126 [25JA]
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S. 151--A bill to eliminate certain provisions relating to Texas and
the Education Jobs Fund; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cornyn), S126 [25JA]
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S. 152--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure the
availability of dual fueled automobiles and light duty trucks, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LUGAR, S126 [25JA]
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S. 153--A bill to improve compliance with mine and occupational safety
and health laws, empower workers to raise safety concerns, prevent
future mine and other workplace tragedies, establish rights of
families of victims of workplace accidents, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Murray, and Mr.
Manchin), S126 [25JA]
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S. 154--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants
to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment
programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S126 [25JA]
Text, S225 [25JA]
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S. 155--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
an enhanced credit for research and development by companies that
manufacture products in the United States; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. KOHL, S126 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S4024 [22JN]
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S. 156--A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to
provide a uniform efficiency descriptor for covered water heaters;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Pryor),
S126 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S683 [14FE], S8068 [30NO]
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S. 157--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
an investment credit for solar light pipe property, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KOHL, S126 [25JA]
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S. 158--A bill to reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S126 [25JA]
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S. 159--A bill to improve consumer protections for purchasers of long-
term care insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Klobuchar), S126 [25JA]
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S. 160--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.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S126 [25JA]
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S. 161--A bill to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of
California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S126 [25JA]
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S. 162--A bill to cut $500,000,000,000 in spending in fiscal year
2011.
By Mr. PAUL, S126 [25JA]
Read the first time, S247 [25JA], S268 [26JA]
Read the second time, S249 [26JA]
Placed on the calendar, S268 [26JA]
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S. 163--A bill to require that the Government prioritize all
obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the
debt limit is reached.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lee, Mr. DeMint, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Vitter,
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ensign, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Rubio), S126 [25JA]
Read the first time, S247 [25JA], S268 [26JA]
Read the second time, S249 [26JA]
Placed on the calendar, S268 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE], S792 [16FE], S1121 [2MR]
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S. 164--A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain
payments made to vendors by government entities; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S126 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA], S1547 [10MR], S2088 [4AP], S2622
[3MY], S2840 [10MY], S2875 [11MY], S3106 [18MY], S3541 [7JN], S3683
[9JN], S3815 [15JN], S4156 [28JN], S4226 [29JN], S4292 [30JN], S4555
[13JY], S4869 [25JY], S5499 [12SE], S5838 [21SE], S6090 [4OC], S6185
[5OC], S6331 [6OC], S6665 [18OC], S6872 [20OC]
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S. 165--A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to prohibit
certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental
activities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Coats), S126
[25JA]
Cosponsors added, S3171 [19MY], S6600 [17OC], S8490 [12DE]
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S. 166--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.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S126 [25JA]
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S. 167--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws
requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Thune, Mr. Roberts,
Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Graham), S126 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S2731 [5MY]
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S. 168--A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish
standards for the distribution of voter registration application
forms and to require organizations to register with the State
prior to the distribution of such forms; to the Committee on Rules
and Administration.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Hatch), S126 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA]
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S. 169--A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in
contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Coburn), S126 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S4394 [6JY]
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S. 170--A bill to provide for the affordable refinancing of mortgages
held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. BOXER, S126 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S4517 [12JY], S5624 [14SE], S5726 [19SE], S5773
[20SE], S5945 [23SE]
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S. 171--A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to
permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer
Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and
Washington; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein,
Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Merkley), S126 [25JA]
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S. 172--A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for
the study of the Western States Trail; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S126 [25JA]
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S. 173--A bill to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation
Area in the State of California; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S126 [25JA]
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S. 174--A bill to improve the health of Americans and reduce health
care costs by reorienting the Nation's health care system toward
prevention, wellness, and health promotion; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. HARKIN, S127 [25JA]
Text, S229 [25JA]
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S. 175--A bill to provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance
in preventing and prosecuting crimes of violence against children;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. BOXER, S127 [25JA]
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S. 176--A bill to establish minimum standards for States that allow
the carrying of concealed firearms; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. BOXER, S127 [25JA]
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S. 177--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire
the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER, S127 [25JA]
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S. 178--A bill to reduce Federal spending by $2.5 trillion through
fiscal year 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DeMINT, S127 [25JA]
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S. 179--A bill to expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S127 [25JA]
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S. 180--A bill to require a 50-hour workweek for Federal prison
inmates, to reform inmate work programs, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S127 [25JA]
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S. 181--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
preserve and protect Social Security benefits of American workers
and to help ensure greater congressional oversight of the Social
Security system by requiring that both Houses of Congress approve
a totalization agreement before the agreement, giving foreign
workers Social Security benefits, can go into effect; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Roberts, and Mr. Cornyn), S127 [25JA]
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S. 182--A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from awarding
contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other
Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote the
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and its
shell companies which have been given new names; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER, S127 [25JA]
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S. 183--A bill to clarify the applicability of certain maritime laws
with respect to the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore
drilling unit Deepwater Horizon; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Whitehouse),
S127 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA]
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S. 184--A bill to prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible
State and local governments; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S127 [25JA]
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S. 185--A bill to provide United States assistance for the purpose of
eradicating severe forms of trafficking in children in eligible
countries through the implementation of Child Protection Compacts,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts), S127 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S1547 [10MR], S2687 [4MY], S4485
[11JY]
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S. 186--A bill to provide for the safe and responsible redeployment of
United States combat forces from Afghanistan; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Brown
of Ohio), S127 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S2581 [2MY], S3052 [17MY], S3613 [8JN]
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S. 187--A bill to provide for the expansion of the biofuels market; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms.
Klobuchar, and Mr. Franken), S127 [25JA]
Text, S239 [25JA]
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S. 188--A bill to designate the United States courthouse under
construction at 98 West First Street, Yuma, Arizona, as the ``John
M. Roll United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S272 [26JA]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S429 [1FE]
Text, S429 [1FE]
Debated, H560 [9FE]
Text, H560 [9FE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H569 [9FE]
Message from the House, S642 [10FE]
Presented to the President (February 11, 2011), S681 [14FE]
Approved [Public Law 112-2] (signed February 17, 2011)
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S. 189--A bill to require the Secretary of Defense, in awarding a
contract for the KC-X Aerial Refueling Aircraft Program, to
consider any unfair competitive advantage that an offeror may
possess; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Blunt, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Graham), S272 [26JA]
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S. 190--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to prohibit the
imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid system, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S272 [26JA]
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S. 191--A bill to direct the Department of Homeland Security to
undertake a study on emergency communications; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins), S272 [26JA]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-22), S3727 [13JN]
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S. 192--A bill to repeal the job-killing health care law and health
care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr.
Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts,
Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Enzi), S272 [26JA]
Read the second time, S295 [27JA]
Placed on the calendar, S335 [27JA]
Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S3614 [8JN]
Read the first time, S263, S268 [26JA]
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S. 193--A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA
PATRIOT Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY, S272 [26JA]
Text, S275 [26JA]
Reported (no written reports), S1826 [17MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-13), S2130 [5AP]
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S. 194--A bill to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by
terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns
and party conventions; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Johanns), S272
[26JA]
Text, S282 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S747 [15FE]
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S. 195--A bill to reinstate Federal matching of State spending of
child support incentive payments; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Mr. Cornyn,
Mr. Kohl, and Ms. Snowe)), S272 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S683 [14FE], S872 [17FE], S3428 [26MY], S3614
[8JN], S4485 [11JY], S4960 [27JY], S8680 [15DE]
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S. 196--A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President,
Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and
congressional staff; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. GRASSLEY, S272 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S3614 [8JN]
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S. 197--A bill to improve patient access to health care services and
provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the
liability system places on the health care delivery system; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Cornyn, and Mr. Alexander), S272 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S747 [15FE]
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S. 198--A bill to require the return and redistribution among State
transportation departments of certain unexpended highway funding;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CASEY, S272 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S747 [15FE]
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S. 199--A bill to require the obligation of certain highway funding
within a 3-year period; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. CASEY, S272 [26JA]
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S. 200--A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S272 [26JA]
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S. 201--A bill to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S272 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S3813 [15JN], S4451 [7JY]
Removal of cosponsors, S4024 [22JN], S4130 [27JN], S4485 [11JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-48), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 202--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 before the end of 2012,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. Vitter), S272 [26JA]
Text, S282 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S1060 [1MR], S3275 [24MY], S4024 [22JN], S4869
[25JY], S5340 [6SE], S6331 [6OC], S6917 [31OC]
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S. 203--A bill to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to institute research into the special
circumstances associated with oil spill prevention and response in
Arctic waters, including assessment of impacts on Arctic marine
mammals and other wildlife, marine debris research and removal,
and risk assessment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BEGICH, S272 [26JA]
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S. 204--A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to permit funds
in the Oil Spill Liability Trust to be used by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Coast Guard, and other
Federal agencies for certain research, prevention, and response
capabilities with respect to discharges of oil, for environmental
studies, and for grant programs to communities affected by oil
spills on the outer Continental Shelf, and to provide funding for
such uses and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BEGICH, S272 [26JA]
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S. 205--A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to
require that oil produced from Federal leases in certain Arctic
waters be transported by pipeline to onshore facilities and to
provide for the sharing of certain outer Continental Shelf
revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BEGICH, S272 [26JA]
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S. 206--A bill to reauthorize the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Alexander, and Mr. Ensign), S272 [26JA]
Text, S283 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S1977 [30MR], S2508 [14AP]
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S. 207--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 Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Reid of Nevada, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms.
Klobuchar), S272 [26JA]
Text, S288 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S747 [15FE], S5251 [2AU]
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S. 208--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the 100 percent exclusion for gain on certain small business
stock; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S272 [26JA]
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S. 209--A bill to prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals
detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the United States;
to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. KIRK, S272 [26JA]
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S. 210--A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the
mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for the use of offices
of Members of Congress; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Warner), S272 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S544 [3FE], S643 [10FE], S683 [14FE], S747 [15FE],
S792 [16FE], S872 [17FE], S1977 [30MR], S2130 [5AP], S2387 [12AP]
Removal of cosponsors, S792 [16FE]
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S. 211--A bill to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial
appropriations process and to enhance oversight and performance of
the Federal Government; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Vitter,
Mr. Thune, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Harkin), S338
[27JA]
Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S683 [14FE], S977 [28FE], S1828
[17MR], S2088 [4AP], S2130 [5AP], S2266 [7AP], S2387 [12AP], S2508
[14AP], S2622 [3MY], S2687 [4MY], S4292 [30JN], S4641 [18JY], S6090
[4OC], S6390 [11OC], S6872 [20OC]
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S. 212--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize
long-term contracts for the procurement of certain liquid
transportation fuels for the Department of Defense; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S338 [27JA]
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S. 213--A bill to authorize and request the President to award the
Medal of Honor posthumously to Captain Emil Kapaun of the United
States Army for acts of valor during the Korean War; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran), S338 [27JA]
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S. 214--A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil
polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S338 [27JA]
Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE], S1600 [14MR], S2508 [14AP], S2581
[2MY], S2622 [3MY], S2929 [12MY], S3171 [19MY]
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S. 215--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require
oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S338 [27JA]
Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE], S1600 [14MR], S2508 [14AP], S2581
[2MY], S2622 [3MY], S2929 [12MY]
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S. 216--A bill to increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and
international violations relating to food that is misbranded or
adulterated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Kohl, Mrs.
Feinstein, and Mr. Durbin), S338 [27JA]
Text, S340 [27JA], S2552 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S1933 [29MR]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S2045 [31MR]
Passed Senate amended, S2552 [14AP]
Amendments, S2552 [14AP]
Message from the Senate, H2870 [15AP]
Referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; the Judiciary,
H2908 [15AP]
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S. 217--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the
right of employees to a secret ballot election conducted by the
National Labor Relations Board; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
McCain, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Cornyn), S338
[27JA]
Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S2130 [5AP], S2387 [12AP], S2875
[11MY], S5459 [8SE]
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S. 218--A bill to improve patient access to health care services and
provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the
liability system places on the health care delivery system; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S338 [27JA]
Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S1600 [14MR]
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S. 219--A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations,
statements, and reports in electronic form; to the Committee on
Rules and Administration.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Levin, Mrs. McCaskill,
Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Lugar, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Begich), S338
[27JA]
Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S482 [2FE], S643 [10FE], S747 [15FE],
S1060 [1MR], S2622 [3MY], S3498 [6JN], S4226 [29JN]
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S. 220--A bill to provide for the reforestation 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.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S338 [27JA]
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S. 221--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the health insurance costs tax credit, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Stabenow, and
Mr. Casey), S338 [27JA]
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S. 222--A bill to limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S338 [27JA]
Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S1219 [3MR], S2088 [4AP], S2840
[10MY]
Reported (no written report), S2046 [31MR]
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S. 223--A bill to modernize the air traffic control system, improve
the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air
in the United States, provide modernization of the air traffic
control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration,
and for other purposes.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S338 [27JA]
Read the first time, S347 [27JA]
Placed on the calendar, S347 [27JA]
Placed on the calendar (January 27, 2011), S356 [31JA]
Amendments, S367 [31JA], S382, S426, S427, S428, S429 [1FE], S472,
S475, S488, S489, S490, S491 [2FE], S501, S502, S507, S531, S532,
S533, S536, S538, S553, S554, S555 [3FE], S570, S571 [4FE], S589,
S592, S595, S617, S618 [7FE], S622, S623, S624, S626, S634, S635
[8FE], S647, S648, S649, S650 [10FE], S674, S697, S699, S700, S701,
S702 [14FE], S710, S732, S733, S734, S739, S759, S760, S761, S762
[15FE], S770, S777, S800, S801, S802 [16FE], S814, S825, S826, S827,
S830, S831, S832, S920, S921, S922 [17FE]
Debated, S377 [1FE], S434 [2FE], S501, S531 [3FE], S586 [7FE], S622
[8FE], S653, S670 [14FE], S709, S731 [15FE], S768 [16FE], S809
[17FE]
Read the first time, S335 [27JA]
Passed Senate amended, S834 [17FE]
Held at the desk, S865 [17FE]
Text, S980 [28FE]
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S. 224--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
the offense of stalking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kohl, and Mr.
Chambliss), S359 [31JA]
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S. 225--A bill to permit the disclosure of certain information for the
purpose of missing child investigations; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Leahy), S359 [31JA]
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S. 226--A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or
other documentation is not subject to judicial review; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Sessions, and Mr. Roberts), S359 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE]
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S. 227--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.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Conrad), S359 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S1894 [28MR], S2188 [6AP], S2508 [14AP], S3052
[17MY], S3813 [15JN], S4485 [11JY], S5499 [12SE], S6185 [5OC], S6872
[20OC], S7187 [8NO], S7908 [28NO], S8414 [7DE]
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S. 228--A bill to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or
consideration of greenhouse gases under Federal and common law on
enactment of a Federal policy to mitigate climate change; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Enzi, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Moran, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, and
Mr. Lee), S359 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S569 [4FE], S615 [7FE], S643 [10FE], S747 [15FE],
S1121 [2MR], S1219 [3MR], S1502 [9MR], S1894 [28MR], S5684 [15SE],
S8734 [16DE]
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S. 229--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
require labeling of genetically-engineered fish; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, and Mr.
Wyden), S359 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S2687 [4MY], S3815 [15JN], S6764 [19OC]
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S. 230--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
prevent the approval of genetically-engineered fish; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mrs. Murray), S359
[31JA]
Cosponsors added, S3815 [15JN], S6600 [17OC]
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S. 231--A bill to suspend, until the end of the 2-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any Environmental
Protection Agency action under the Clean Air Act with respect to
carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other
than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Webb, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Johnson
of South Dakota, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Conrad),
S359 [31JA]
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S. 232--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in
electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LEVIN, S359 [31JA]
Text, S362 [31JA]
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S. 233--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.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S359 [31JA]
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S. 234--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for
enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline
transportation and to provide for enhanced reliability in the
transportation of United States energy products by pipeline, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. REID (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer)), S359
[31JA]
Text, S363 [31JA]
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S. 235--A bill to provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action
against contractors of the United States performing contracts
abroad with respect to members of the Armed Forces, civilian
employees of the United States, and United States citizen
employees of companies performing work for the United States in
connection with contractor activities, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Casey, and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S359 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S7702 [17NO]
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S. 236--A bill to eliminate the preferences and special rules for
Alaska Native Corporations under the program under section 8(a) of
the Small Business Act; to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship.
By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Carper), S359 [31JA]
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S. 237--A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to enhance the
oversight authorities of the Comptroller General, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Ms. Collins), S359 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE]
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S. 238--A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act to require that fishery impact statements be
updated each year and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S359 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE]
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S. 239--A bill to support innovation, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S359
[31JA]
Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S977 [28FE], S1121 [2MR]
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S. 240--A bill to require an Air Force study on the threats to, and
sustainability of, the test and training range infrastructure; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Reid, and Mr. Risch), S359 [31JA]
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S. 241--A bill to expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal
employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Webb), S359 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S8376 [6DE]
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S. 242--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the
roles and responsibilities of the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr.
Leahy, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Wyden), S359 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE], S1219 [3MR], S1600 [14MR], S1933
[29MR], S4846 [22JY], S4869 [25JY], S5340 [6SE]
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S. 243--A bill to enhance and improve the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration
Program of the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S411 [1FE]
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S. 244--A bill to enable States to opt out of certain provisions of
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Graham), S411 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S544 [3FE], S683 [14FE], S872 [17FE], S1677
[15MR], S1977 [30MR]
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S. 245--A bill to reduce Federal spending in a responsible manner; to
the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Burr, Mr. McCain, Mr.
Alexander, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Kirk), S411
[1FE]
Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S2508 [14AP], S2581 [2MY], S2840
[10MY], S3106 [18MY]
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S. 246--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
the disclosure of certain tax return information for the purpose
of missing or exploited children investigations; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S411 [1FE]
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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.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, and Mrs.
Gillibrand), S411 [1FE]
Text, S415 [1FE]
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S. 248--A bill to allow an earlier start for State health care
coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, and Ms.
Landrieu), S411 [1FE]
Text, S417 [1FE]
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged,
S612, S619 [7FE]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S612, S619 [7FE]
Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE], S1061 [1MR], S1121 [2MR], S1933
[29MR], S2130 [5AP], S3225 [23MY], S4156 [28JN]
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S. 249--A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide
that Act shall not apply to any gray wolf (Canis lupus); to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr.
McCain, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Enzi), S411 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S544 [3FE], S747 [15FE], S1061 [1MR], S8680 [15DE]
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S. 250--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.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr.
Harkin), S411 [1FE]
Text, S420 [1FE]
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S. 251--A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and
local governments for payment of obligations, to prohibit the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from financially
assisting State and local governments, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. DeMint), S411 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S683 [14FE], S2088 [4AP], S3171
[19MY], S3815 [15JN]
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S. 252--A bill to permit a State to elect to receive the contributions
of the State to the Highway Trust Fund in lieu of the Federal-aid
highway program apportionment of the State for the subsequent
fiscal year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S411 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S5018 [28JY]
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S. 253--A bill to establish a commission to ensure a suitable
observance of the centennial of World War I, and to designate
memorials to the service of men and women of the United States in
World War I; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Webb, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Thune,
and Mr. Blunt), S411 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S748 [15FE], S1548 [10MR], S2622 [3MY]
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S. 254--A bill to reduce the rape kit backlog and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennet,
Mr. Burr, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Casey), S411 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S1219 [3MR], S2267 [7AP], S4157 [28JN]
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S. 255--A bill to require the Congressional Budget Office and the
Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic modeling in
addition to static economic modeling in the preparation of
budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law; to
the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Johanns),
S481 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, S544 [3FE], S1061 [1MR]
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S. 256--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
credit against income tax for equity investments in small business
concerns; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PRYOR, S481 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE], S5340 [6SE]
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S. 257--A bill to improve certain programs of the Small Business
Administration to better assist small business customers in
accessing broadband technology, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Kerry), S481 [2FE]
Text, S484 [2FE]
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S. 258--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate
oil and gas company preferences; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr.
Leahy), S481 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, S748 [15FE], S1329 [7MR], S3052 [17MY]
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S. 259--A bill to require that the Government give priority to payment
of all obligations on the debt held by the public and payment of
Social Security benefits in the event that the debt limit is
reached; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VITTER, S482 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S4292 [30JN]
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S. 260--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.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Begich, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Snowe,
Mr. Vitter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Kerry), S482 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, S544 [3FE], S615 [7FE], S683 [14FE], S977 [28FE],
S1600 [14MR], S1828 [17MR], S2348 [8AP], S2388 [12AP], S2446 [13AP],
S2875 [11MY], S3813 [15JN], S4024 [22JN], S4130 [27JN], S4911
[26JY], S5018 [28JY], S5251 [2AU], S5459 [8SE], S6390 [11OC], S7005
[1NO]
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S. 261--A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to
provide for reform relating to Federal employees workers
compensation; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS, S482 [2FE]
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S. 262--A bill to repeal the excise tax on medical device
manufacturers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S543 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S748 [15FE], S1894 [28MR]
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S. 263--A bill to provide for child safety, care, and education
continuity in the event of a presidentially declared disaster; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Cochran), S543
[3FE]
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S. 264--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to
the State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the
boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S543 [3FE]
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S. 265--A bill to authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land
at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to
Vicksburg National Military Park; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S543 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S5499 [12SE]
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S. 266--A bill to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as
the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. COCHRAN, S543 [3FE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S924 [17FE]
Text, S924 [17FE]
Message from the Senate, H1227 [18FE]
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H1357 [18FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 112-171), H5284 [20JY]
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S. 267--A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 to require a lifetime income disclosure; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Kohl), S543 [3FE]
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S. 268--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.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S543 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S5992 [26SE]
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S. 269--A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical
center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr.,
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S543 [3FE]
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S. 270--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S543 [3FE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-49), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate amended, S6690 [18OC]
Text, S6690 [18OC]
Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6986 [21OC]
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S. 271--A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a
property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S543 [3FE]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112-50), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate amended, S7089 [2NO]
Amendments, S7089 [2NO]
Text, S7089 [2NO]
Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7328 [3NO]
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S. 272--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
clarify and confirm the authority of the Environmental Protection
Agency to deny or restrict the use of defined areas as disposal
sites for the discharge of dredged or fill material; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Portman), S543
[3FE]
Cosponsors added, S629 [8FE]
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S. 273--A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to
condition the receipt of certain highway funding by States on the
enactment and enforcement by States of certain laws to prevent
repeat intoxicated driving; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Franken,
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Begich), S543 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S7294 [9NO]
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S. 274--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
expand access to medication therapy management services under the
Medicare prescription drug program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr.
Johnson of South Dakota), S543 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S1121 [2MR], S1677 [15MR], S2687 [4MY], S3428
[26MY], S4157 [28JN], S4329 [5JY], S4960 [27JY], S5192 [1AU], S5251
[2AU], S5340 [6SE], S5536 [13SE]
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S. 275--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for
enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline
transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the
transportation of the Nation's energy products by pipeline, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Menendez, and Mr.
Begich), S543 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S2088 [4AP], S2732 [5MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-30), S4450 [7JY]
Amendments, S6611, S6613, S6616 [17OC]
Debated, S6613 [17OC]
Passed Senate amended, S6616 [17OC]
Text, S6616 [17OC]
Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]
Held at the desk, H6986 [21OC]
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S. 276--A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for
the study of the Pike National Historic Trail; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S544 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S7452 [15NO]
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S. 277--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans
who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the
water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr.
Grassley), S544 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S683 [14FE], S2581 [2MY], S2929
[12MY], S3924 [20JN], S5903 [22SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-42), S5191 [1AU]
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S. 278--A bill to provide for the exchange of certain land located in
the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S544 [3FE]
Text, S547 [3FE], S7090 [2NO], S8780 [17DE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-51), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate, S7089 [2NO]
Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO], H9931 [19DE]
Held at the desk, H7273 [3NO]
Debated, H8950 [14DE]
Amendments, H8950 [14DE]
Message from the House, S8731 [16DE], S8789 [23DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9822 [16DE]
Senate agreed to House amendment, S8780 [17DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H9944 [19DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8789 [23DE]
Presented to the President (December 23, 2011)
Approved [Public Law 112-79] (signed December 23, 2011)
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S. 279--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a
study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing
Camp Hale as a unit of the National Park System; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S544 [3FE]
Text, S548 [3FE]
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S. 280--A bill to provide for flexibility and improvements in
elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe), S544 [3FE]
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S. 281--A bill to delay the implementation of the health reform law in
the United States until there is a final resolution in pending
lawsuits; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coats, Mr. Blunt,
and Mr. Cornyn), S544 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S643 [10FE], S683 [14FE], S872 [17FE],
S2047 [31MR], S3683 [9JN]
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S. 282--A bill to rescind unused earmarks; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Begich), S544 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S684 [14FE], S872 [17FE], S1219
[3MR], S1933 [29MR]
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S. 283--A bill for the relief of Marco Antonio Sanchez; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]
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S. 284--A bill for the relief of Guy Vang, Genevieve Chong Foung,
Caroline Vang, and Meline ``Melanie'' Vang; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]
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S. 285--A bill for the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]
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S. 286--A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc
Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]
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S. 287--A bill for the relief of Luay Lufti Hadad; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]
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S. 288--A bill for the relief of Josephina Valera Lopez; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]
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S. 289--A bill to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and the FISA
Amendments Act of 2008 until December 31, 2013, and for other
purposes.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S544 [3FE]
Read the first time, S542, S559 [3FE]
Read the second time, S565 [4FE]
Placed on the calendar, S569 [4FE]
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S. 290--A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA
PATRIOT Act, and for other purposes.
By Mr. LEAHY, S544 [3FE]
Read the first time, S542, S559 [3FE]
Read the second time, S565 [4FE]
Placed on the calendar, S569 [4FE]
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S. 291--A bill to repeal the sunset provisions in the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and other related
provisions and permanently reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Chambliss), S544
[3FE]
Text, S550 [3FE]
Read the first time, S542, S559 [3FE]
Read the second time, S565 [4FE]
Placed on the calendar, S569 [4FE]
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S. 292--A bill to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native
Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon
Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to
the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land
in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation
under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S569 [4FE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-52), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate amended, S6691 [18OC]
Amendments, S6691 [18OC]
Text, S6691 [18OC]
Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6986 [21OC]
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S. 293--A bill to modify the authority to use Cooperative Threat
Reduction funds for proliferation threat reduction projects and
activities outside the states of the former Soviet Union; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LUGAR, S614 [7FE]
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S. 294--A bill to enhance early care and education; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SANDERS, S614 [7FE]
Cosponsors added, S1061 [1MR], S4394 [6JY]
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S. 295--A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai
Chaowasaree); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. AKAKA, S614 [7FE]
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S. 296--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
provide the Food and Drug Administration with improved capacity to
prevent drug shortages; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Casey), S614 [7FE]
Cosponsors added, S1502 [9MR], S1828 [17MR], S2508 [14AP], S2778
[9MY], S2929 [12MY], S2992 [16MY], S3225 [23MY], S3275 [24MY], S3498
[6JN], S4226 [29JN], S5340 [6SE], S5773 [20SE], S5903 [22SE], S6390
[11OC], S6665 [18OC], S6917 [31OC], S7066 [2NO], S7452 [15NO]
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S. 297--A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934
to provide that funds received as universal service contributions
and the universal service support programs established pursuant to
that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31,
United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S614 [7FE]
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S. 298--A bill to drive American innovation and advanced vehicle
manufacturing, to reduce costs for consumers, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. STABENOW, S614 [7FE]
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S. 299--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.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Thune, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Wicker, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Portman, Mr. Johanns, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Lee, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr.
Rubio), S614 [7FE]
Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S3541 [7JN], S3614 [8JN], S4802
[21JY], S6331 [6OC], S7127 [3NO], S7452 [15NO]
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S. 300--A bill to prevent abuse of Government charge cards; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins), S629
[8FE]
Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S2875 [11MY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112-37), S4640 [18JY]
Passed Senate amended, S4850 [22JY]
Amendments, S4850 [22JY]
Text, S4850 [22JY]
Referred to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform; Armed
Services, H5487 [25JY]
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S. 301--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to make
technical and minor modifications to the positive train control
requirements under chapter 201; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Wicker, and Mr.
Coburn), S629 [8FE]
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S. 302--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue
right-of-way permits for a natural gas transmission pipeline in
nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S629 [8FE]
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S. 303--A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide a claimant of
a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of
60 days after written receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to
the claimant by registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or
pay the claim maintenance fee, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S629 [8FE]
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S. 304--A bill to amend the Alaska National Gas Pipeline Act to
improve the Alaska pipeline construction training program, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S629 [8FE]
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S. 305--A bill to repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for
the termination of the Constellation program of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S629 [8FE]
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S. 306--A bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken,
Mr. Graham, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mrs.
McCaskill, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr.
Menendez, and Mrs. Murray), S629 [8FE]
Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S748 [15FE], S2088 [4AP], S5251
[2AU], S6090 [4OC], S6331 [6OC], S6506 [13OC], S6600 [17OC], S6764
[19OC], S8376 [6DE], S8461 [8DE]
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S. 307--A bill to designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 217 West King Street, Martinsburg, West
Virginia, as the ``W. Craig Broadwater Federal Building and United
States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S629 [8FE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S924 [17FE]
Text, S924 [17FE]
Message from the Senate, H1227 [18FE]
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
H1357 [18FE]
Debated, H2582 [12AP]
Text, H2582 [12AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H2585 [12AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 112-59), H2602 [12AP]
Message from the House, S2444 [13AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S2444 [13AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H2663 [13AP]
Presented to the President (April 14, 2011), S2505 [14AP]
Approved [Public Law 112-11] (signed April 25, 2011)
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S. 308--A bill to extend trade adjustment assistance and certain trade
preference programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S629 [8FE]
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S. 309--A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of
Moldova; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. McCain, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr.
Cardin), S629 [8FE]
Cosponsors added, S5624 [14SE], S6185 [5OC], S8490 [12DE]
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S. 310--A bill to end unemployment payments to jobless millionaires;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Tester),
S629 [8FE]
Cosponsors added, S1219 [3MR]
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S. 311--A bill to provide for the coverage of medically necessary food
under Federal health programs and private health insurance; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Casey), S629 [8FE]
Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S977 [28FE], S2047 [31MR], S3428
[26MY], S3683 [9JN]
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S. 312--A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Blunt), S642
[10FE]
Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE], S1502 [9MR], S3171 [19MY], S4024
[22JN], S4394 [6JY], S4451 [7JY]
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S. 313--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue
permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the
boundaries of Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land
for Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc.,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S642 [10FE]
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S. 314--A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully
informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Thune, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Wicker), S642 [10FE]
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S. 315--A bill to amend section 798 of title 18, United States Code,
to provide penalties for disclosure of classified information
related to certain intelligence activities of the United States
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts), S642 [10FE]
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S. 316--A bill to ensure that the victims and victims' families of the
November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, receive the same
treatment, benefits, and honors as those Americans who have been
killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S642 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, S748 [15FE]
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S. 317--A bill to allow for use of existing Section 8 housing funds,
so as to preserve and revitalize affordable housing options for
low-income individuals; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S642 [10FE]
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S. 318--A bill to increase the use of security cameras at airport
security screening checkpoints and exits, to impose increased
penalties on individuals who circumvent security screening at
airports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S642 [10FE]
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S. 319--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Vitter, Mr. McCain, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Nelson
of Florida), S642 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, S2348 [8AP], S3171 [19MY], S4608 [14JY]
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S. 320--A bill for the relief of Genesio Januario Oliveira; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KERRY, S642 [10FE]
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S. 321--A bill to provide for the status of the Northern Rocky
Mountain distinct population segment of the gray wolf, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S642 [10FE]
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S. 322--A bill to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of
Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and
Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S642 [10FE]
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S. 323--A bill to establish the First State National Historical Park
in the State of Delaware, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Coons), S642 [10FE]
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S. 324--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.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S642 [10FE]
Text, S645 [10FE]
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S. 325--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the
provision of behavioral health services to members of the reserve
components of the Armed Forces necessary to meet pre-deployment
and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mrs. McCaskill), S642 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, S1406 [8MR], S1548 [10MR], S1677 [15MR], S1977
[30MR], S2446 [13AP], S2622 [3MY]
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S. 326--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish
national purposes and goals for the Federal surface transportation
activities and programs and create a national surface
transportation plan; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S642 [10FE]
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S. 327--A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth
clinic in Craig, Colorado, as the ``Major William Edward Adams
Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S682 [14FE]
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S. 328--A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify
that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies
relating to fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign
country; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S682 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, S748 [15FE], S792 [16FE], S1121 [2MR], S1601
[14MR], S1751 [16MR], S1828 [17MR], S2508 [14AP], S2581 [2MY]
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S. 329--A bill to prohibit sex offenders from using property
management or maintenance functions to access the residence of an
individual; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S682 [14FE]
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S. 330--A bill to prohibit the sale of any product to a consumer that
is subject to a recall, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S682 [14FE]
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S. 331--A bill to ensure that military voters have the right to bring
a civil action under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee
Voting Act to safeguard their right to vote; to the Committee on
Rules and Administration.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Cornyn), S682 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, S6872 [20OC]
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S. 332--A bill to promote the enforcement of immigration laws and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Roberts), S682 [14FE]
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S. 333--A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement
of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little
Wood River Ranch; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S682 [14FE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-53), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate, S6691 [18OC]
Text, S6691 [18OC]
Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H6986 [21OC]
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S. 334--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.
By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S682 [14FE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-54), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate, S6691 [18OC]
Text, S6691 [18OC]
Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H6986 [21OC]
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S. 335--A bill for the relief of Salah Naji Sujaa; to the Committee on
the Judiciary. ement of construction of a hydroelectric project
involving the American Falls Reservoir; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CHAMBLISS, S682 [14FE]
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S. 336--A bill to permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax relief
provisions, and to permanently repeal the estate tax, and to
provide permanent AMT relief, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DeMINT, S683 [14FE]
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S. 337--A bill for the relief of Sali Bregaj and Mjaftime Bregaj; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRAPO, S683 [14FE]
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S. 338--A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S683 [14FE]
Text, S686 [14FE]
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S. 339--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified
conservation contributions; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S683 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S977 [28FE], S2047 [31MR], S2088
[4AP], S2188 [6AP], S2349 [8AP], S3970 [21JN], S8376 [6DE]
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S. 340--An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; from the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S683 [14FE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-1), S682 [14FE]
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S. 341--A bill to require the rescission or termination of Federal
contracts and subcontracts with enemies of the United States; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. Ayotte), S683
[14FE]
Amendments, S2282, S2283 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, S3428 [26MY], S5459 [8SE], S6090 [4OC]
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S. 342--A bill to provide supplemental ex gratia compensation to the
Republic of the Marshall Islands for impacts of the nuclear
testing programs of the United States, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) (by request), S683
[14FE]
Text, S689 [14FE]
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S. 343--A bill to amend Title I of PL 99-658 regarding the Compact of
Free Association between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of Palau, to approve the results of the
15-year review of the Compact, including the Agreement Between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government of
the Republic of Palau Following the Compact of Free Association
Section 432 Review, and to appropriate funds for the purposes of
the amended PL 99-658 for fiscal years ending on or before
September 30, 2024, to carry out the agreements resulting from
that review; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S683 [14FE]
Text, S691 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, S3971 [21JN]
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S. 344--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.
By Mr. REID (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Tester), S683 [14FE]
Text, S696 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE], S872 [17FE], S977 [28FE], S1219
[3MR], S1329 [7MR], S1502 [9MR], S1548 [10MR], S1601 [14MR], S2447
[13AP], S2581 [2MY], S4157 [28JN], S4451 [7JY], S4517 [12JY], S4676
[19JY], S5192 [1AU], S5251 [2AU]
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S. 345--A bill for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN, S683 [14FE]
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S. 346--A bill to provide authority and sanction for the granting and
issuance of programs for residential and commuter toll, user fee
and fare discounts by States, municipalities, other localities,
and all related agencies and departments, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S683 [14FE]
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S. 347--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee
retirement pension plans; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Kyl), S747 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR], S4960 [27JY]
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S. 348--A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an
Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY, S747 [15FE]
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S. 349--A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road in Rootstown, Ohio, as the
``Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office''; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Portman), S747 [15FE]
Reported (no written report), S2927 [12MY]
Passed Senate, S3000 [16MY]
Text, S3000 [16MY]
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H3332
[23MY]
Debated, H4341 [21JN]
Text, H4341 [21JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H4346 [21JN]
Message from the House, S4022 [22JN], S4073 [23JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H4454 [22JN]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4073 [23JN]
Presented to the President (June 23, 2011), S4073 [23JN]
Approved [Public Law 112-22] (signed June 29, 2011)
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S. 350--A bill to require restitution for victims of criminal
violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Franken), S747 [15FE]
Text, S748 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, S1894 [28MR], S2581 [2MY]
Reported (no written report), S3170 [19MY]
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S. 351--A bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, development, and
production of oil and gas in and from the western portion of the
Coastal Plain of the State of Alaska without surface occupancy,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S747 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, S2508 [14AP], S2929 [12MY]
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S. 352--A bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, development,
production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation
of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in Alaska; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S747 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, S2508 [14AP], S2929 [12MY]
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S. 353--A bill to provide for improvements to the United States Postal
Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS, S747 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, S3614 [8JN]
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S. 354--A bill to amend the Classified Information Procedures Act to
improve the protection of classified information and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CARDIN, S747 [15FE]
Text, S753 [15FE]
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S. 355--A bill to improve, modernize, and clarify the espionage
statutes contained in chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code,
to promote Federal whistleblower protection statutes and
regulations, to deter unauthorized disclosures of classified
information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CARDIN, S747 [15FE]
Text, S755 [15FE]
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S. 356--A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make
technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Indian Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S747 [15FE]
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S. 357--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to identify
and declare wildlife disease emergencies and to coordinate rapid
response to those emergencies, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, and Mr.
Bingaman), S747 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, S2388 [12AP], S2732 [5MY]
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S. 358--A bill to codify and modify regulatory requirements of Federal
agencies; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Coats), S747 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE], S872 [17FE], S977 [28FE], S1502
[9MR], S1601 [14MR], S1751 [16MR], S1828 [17MR]
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S. 359--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the expansion of information reporting requirements to payments
made to corporations, payments for property and other gross
proceeds, and rental property expense payments, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. JOHANNS, S791 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE], S1121 [2MR], S1329 [7MR], S1502 [9MR]
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S. 360--A bill to reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary
spending caps for non--security spending; to the Committee on the
Budget.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. Boozman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Graham, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blunt, Mrs.
Hutchison, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Chambliss, Mr.
Johanns, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Cornyn), S791
[16FE]
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S. 361--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Ms. COLLINS, S791 [16FE]
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S. 362--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a
Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Begich, Mr. Lugar, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S791 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE], S1061 [1MR], S1329 [7MR], S1601
[14MR], S1677 [15MR], S2840 [10MY], S3498 [6JN], S3614 [8JN], S3813,
S3815 [15JN], S3891 [16JN], S3924 [20JN], S3971 [21JN], S4076
[23JN], S4157 [28JN], S4451 [7JY], S4960 [27JY], S5071 [29JY], S5340
[6SE], S6090 [4OC], S6506 [13OC], S7187 [8NO], S7294 [9NO], S7452
[15NO], S8183 [5DE], S8490 [12DE]
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S. 363--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey
property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Cochran), S791 [16FE]
Reported (no written report), S7187 [8NO]
Amendments, S7387, S7390 [10NO]
Passed Senate amended, S7390 [10NO]
Text, S7390 [10NO]
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7433 [14NO]
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S. 364--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish
a new Small Business Savings Account; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, and Mr. Kohl),
S791 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, S5340 [6SE]
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S. 365--An original bill to make a technical amendment to the
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002; from the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN, S791 [16FE]
Placed on the calendar, S791 [16FE]
Reported (no written report), S791 [16FE]
Passed Senate, S924 [17FE]
Text, S924 [17FE]
Message from the Senate, H1227 [18FE], H5894 [5AU]
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, H1357
[18FE]
Providing for consideration (H. Res. 384), H5882 [1AU]
Debated, H5840 [1AU]
Text, H5840 [1AU]
Passed House amended, H5866 [1AU]
Message from the House, S5191 [1AU], S5247 [2AU]
Debated, S5201 [2AU]
Senate consideration of House amendment, S5201 [2AU]
Senate agreed to House amendment, S5221 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the House, H5894 [5AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S5247 [2AU]
Presented to the President (August 2, 2011), S5247 [2AU]
Approved [Public Law 112-25] (signed August 2, 2011)
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S. 366--A bill to require disclosure to the Securities and Exchange
Commission of certain sanctionable activities, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Kirk), S791 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S2349 [8AP], S2388 [12AP], S2447
[13AP], S2732 [5MY], S3225 [23MY], S3614 [8JN], S3815 [15JN], S5684
[15SE], S5773 [20SE]
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S. 367--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.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Mrs. Hagan), S791
[16FE]
Cosponsors added, S3225 [23MY]
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S. 368--A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act to suspend a limitation on the period for which certain
borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance; to the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Conrad, and
Mrs. Gillibrand), S791 [16FE]
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S. 369--A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to
Giuseppe Garibaldi, and to Recognize the Republic of Italy on the
150th Anniversary of its Unification; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. ENZI, S791 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR]
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S. 370--A bill to require contractors to notify small business
concerns that have been included in offers relating to contracts
let by Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. CASEY, S791 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, S3275 [24MY]
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S. 371--A bill to improve the efficiency, operation, and security of
the national transportation system to move freight by leveraging
investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and
foreign commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. Cantwell), S792
[16FE]
Cosponsors added, S4869 [25JY]
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S. 372--A bill to reduce the ability of terrorists, spies, criminals,
and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, damage, and
destroy computer networks, critical infrastructure, and key
resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse), S792 [16FE]
Text, S796 [16FE]
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S. 373--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
prohibit the marketing of authorized generic drugs; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Inouye,
Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Schumer), S792 [16FE]
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S. 374--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric
hospital services under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Ms. Collins), S870 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE], S1601 [14MR], S5340 [6SE]
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S. 375--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements
with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide
certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and
protection services; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Enzi,
Mr. Thune, and Mr. Lee), S870 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP]
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged, S2505,
S2556 [14AP]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S2505,
S2556 [14AP]
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S. 376--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.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S870 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S3339 [25MY]
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S. 377--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of President Station in Baltimore,
Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S870 [17FE]
Text, S874 [17FE]
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S. 378--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a
tax incentive to individuals teaching in elementary and secondary
schools located in rural or high unemployment areas and to
individuals who achieve certification from the National Board for
Professional Teaching standards; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S870 [17FE]
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S. 379--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.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner), S870 [17FE]
Text, S875 [17FE]
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S. 380--A bill to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCAIN, S870 [17FE]
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S. 381--A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that
certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into
the United States by a licensed importer without obtaining
authorization from the Department of State or the Department of
Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Enzi, Mr. Begich, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Baucus), S870 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S3614 [8JN], S6049 [3OC], S7415 [14NO]
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S. 382--A bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of
1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture
regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System
land that is subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S870 [17FE]
Text, S882 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S1828 [17MR], S2047 [31MR], S2131
[5AP], S2581 [2MY], S3225 [23MY], S4292 [30JN], S4608 [14JY], S6185
[5OC]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-55), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 383--A bill to promote the domestic production of critical minerals
and materials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, S870 [17FE]
Text, S883 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S2581 [2MY], S4394 [6JY]
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S. 384--A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the
authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a
semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Snowe,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Portman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Begich, Mr. Coons, Mr. Barrasso, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Burr, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, Mr. Tester, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Cochran, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr.
Hatch), S870 [17FE]
Text, S884 [17FE], S8343 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S2508 [14AP], S2581 [2MY], S2622
[3MY], S2732 [5MY], S2929 [12MY], S3171 [19MY], S3614 [8JN], S3683
[9JN], S3891 [16JN], S4555 [13JY], S4608 [14JY], S4641 [18JY], S4869
[25JY], S5252 [2AU], S5340 [6SE], S5685 [15SE], S6872 [20OC], S6917
[31OC], S7702 [17NO]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-97), S7990 [29NO]
Passed Senate, S8343 [5DE]
Message from the Senate, H8178 [6DE]
Held at the desk, H8178 [6DE]
Debated, H8324 [12DE]
Text, H8324 [12DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8760 [13DE]
Message from the House, S8600 [14DE], S8677 [15DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8677 [15DE]
Presented to the President (December 16, 2011), S8731 [16DE]
Approved [Public Law 112-80] (signed December 23, 2011)
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S. 385--A bill to include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air
ambulance crew members and first responders for certain benefits;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Conrad, and
Mr. Franken), S870 [17FE]
Text, S885 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY], S3924 [20JN]
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S. 386--A bill to provide assistance to certain employers and States
in 2011 and 2012, to improve the long-term solvency of the
Unemployment Compensation Program, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S870
[17FE]
Text, S885 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR]
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S. 387--A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide
flexible spending arrangements for members of uniformed services,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Burr, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S870
[17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1220 [3MR], S1329 [7MR], S1601 [14MR], S1894
[28MR], S4485 [11JY], S4517 [12JY], S4676 [19JY], S5018 [28JY],
S5071 [29JY], S5252 [2AU], S5459 [8SE]
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S. 388--A bill to prohibit Members of Congress and the President from
receiving pay during Government shutdowns; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Tester, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska), S870
[17FE]
Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE], S1061 [1MR], S1220 [3MR], S2349 [8AP]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1051 [1MR]
Text, S1051 [1MR]
Message from the Senate, H1462 [2MR]
Held at the desk, H1462 [2MR]
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S. 389--A bill to establish the Grace Commission II 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.
By Mr. KIRK, S870 [17FE]
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S. 390--A bill to ensure that the right of an individual to display
the Service Flag on residential property not be abridged; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S870 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR], S2778 [9MY], S2875 [11MY], S6665
[18OC]
Removal of cosponsors, S6764 [19OC]
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S. 391--A bill to rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that
such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction; to the
Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. MORAN, S870 [17FE]
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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.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Bingaman), S870 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR]
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S. 393--A bill to aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and
education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Begich, Mr. Blumenthal,
Ms. Collins, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, and
Mr. Whitehouse), S870 [17FE]
Text, S889 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S2047 [31MR], S2447 [13AP], S2687
[4MY], S3614 [8JN], S5993 [26SE], S6186 [5OC]
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S. 394--A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and
exporting cartels illegal; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Snowe, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Lautenberg), S870 [17FE]
Text, S890 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S2778 [9MY], S3428 [26MY], S3614
[8JN], S3683 [9JN], S3813 [15JN]
Reported (no written report), S2266 [7AP]
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S. 395--A bill to repeal certain amendments to the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act with respect to lighting energy efficiency; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Toomey, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Paul,
Mr. Lee, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Coats, Mr. Thune, Mr. Hatch,
Mr. Grassley, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Burr, Mr.
McCain, and Mr. Johanns), S870 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1977 [30MR], S3813 [15JN]
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S. 396--A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure
that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in
Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service Department of Veterans
Affairs inpatient health care facility; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S870 [17FE]
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S. 397--A bill to provide that no Federal or State requirement to
increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall
require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health
facility, or nursing home to install or use energy efficient
lighting if that lighting contains mercury; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Risch),
S870 [17FE]
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S. 398--A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to
improve energy efficiency of certain appliances and equipment, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S870 [17FE]
Text, S891 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1121 [2MR], S1329 [7MR], S1407 [8MR], S1502
[9MR], S1548 [10MR], S1677 [15MR], S1751 [16MR], S1894 [28MR], S1934
[29MR], S2088 [4AP], S2188 [6AP], S2349 [8AP], S2447 [13AP], S3541
[7JN], S4394 [6JY], S4960 [27JY], S5340 [6SE]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112-18), S3105 [18MY]
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S. 399--A bill to modify the purposes and operation of certain
facilities of the Bureau of Reclamation to implement the water
rights compact among the State of Montana, the Blackfeet Tribe of
the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, and the United
States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S870 [17FE]
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S. 400--A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that rates and
charges for electric energy are assessed in proportion to
measurable reliability or economic benefit, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Lee), S870 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE]
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S. 401--A bill to help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat
public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn), S870 [17FE]
Text, S905 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S4721 [20JY], S4802 [21JY], S4869 [25JY], S5018
[28JY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S5017 [28JY]
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S. 402--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for
the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed
Forces who served honorably during the Cold War, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Webb, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Kerry), S870
[17FE]
Cosponsors added, S6186 [5OC]
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S. 403--A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
segments of the Molalla River in the State of Oregon, as
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S870 [17FE]
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S. 404--A bill to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary
of the Interior; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. LEVIN, S871 [17FE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-56), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate, S6692 [18OC]
Text, S6692 [18OC]
Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6986 [21OC]
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S. 405--A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to
provide a requirement for certain lessees, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S871 [17FE]
Text, S907 [17FE]
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S. 406--A bill to modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 to require specific evidence for access to business records
and other tangible things, and provide appropriate transition
procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. WYDEN, S871 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S3171 [19MY], S3225 [23MY]
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S. 407--A bill to amend the Act of June 8, 1906, to require certain
procedures for designating national monuments, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lee, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Risch,
Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Roberts, and Ms. Murkowski), S871 [17FE]
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S. 408--A bill to provide for the temporary retention of sole
community hospital status for a hospital under the Medicare
program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S871 [17FE]
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S. 409--A bill to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Sessions, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal,
and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S871 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S1751 [16MR], S1934 [29MR], S2131
[5AP], S5018 [28JY], S5071 [29JY], S5726 [19SE], S5773 [20SE]
Reported (no written report), S5017 [28JY]
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S. 410--A bill to provide for media coverage of Federal court
proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Klobuchar), S871 [17FE]
Text, S908 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR]
Reported (no written report), S2266 [7AP]
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S. 411--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States
and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of
case management services associated with certain supported housing
programs for veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Cornyn,
Mr. Begich, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S871
[17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S2349 [8AP], S2840 [10MY], S4130
[27JN], S4641 [18JY]
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S. 412--A bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Landrieu,
Mr. Shelby, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Franken, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr.
Cornyn), S871 [17FE]
Text, S909 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR], S1751 [16MR], S1894 [28MR], S2581
[2MY], S2732 [5MY], S3052 [17MY], S3541 [7JN], S3683 [9JN], S4076
[23JN], S4555 [13JY], S5685 [15SE], S5993 [26SE], S7127 [3NO], S7155
[7NO]
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S. 413--A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and other
laws to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and
communications infrastructure of the United States; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Carper), S871
[17FE]
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S. 414--A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the
prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, and Mr.
Brown of Massachusetts), S871 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1061 [1MR], S1502 [9MR], S1548 [10MR], S1601
[14MR], S1828 [17MR], S1895 [28MR], S2088 [4AP], S2687 [4MY], S2840
[10MY], S2875 [11MY], S4076 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4157 [28JN],
S4292 [30JN], S6764 [19OC], S7992 [29NO]
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S. 415--A bill to provide the FCC with authority to conduct incentive
auctions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. WARNER, S871 [17FE]
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S. 416--A bill to develop a strategy for assisting stateless children
from North Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BURR (for himself and Ms. Landrieu), S976 [28FE]
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S. 417--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to
the Secretary of the Navy certain Federal land in Churchill
County, Nevada; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S976 [28FE]
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S. 418--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.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inouye, Ms. Snowe, Mr.
Wyden, and Mr. Begich), S976 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, S1061 [1MR], S1548 [10MR], S1601 [14MR], S1751
[16MR], S1828 [17MR], S1895 [28MR], S1977 [30MR], S2088 [4AP], S2388
[12AP], S2687 [4MY], S2840 [10MY], S3498 [6JN], S3541 [7JN], S3614
[8JN], S3727 [13JN], S3891 [16JN], S3924 [20JN], S3971 [21JN], S4076
[23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4226 [29JN], S4292 [30JN], S4451 [7JY], S4517
[12JY], S4608 [14JY], S4641 [18JY], S4960 [27JY], S5252 [2AU], S5340
[6SE], S6090 [4OC], S6918 [31OC], S8183 [5DE]
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S. 419--A bill to authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority
System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S976 [28FE]
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S. 420--A bill to support the establishment or expansion and operation
of programs using a network of public and private community
entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota), S976 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, S8490 [12DE]
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S. 421--A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 to require the Secretary of Energy to provide grants for
lithium production research and development; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. HAGAN, S976 [28FE]
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S. 422--A bill to improve consumer access to passenger vehicle loss
data held by insurers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S1060 [1MR]
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S. 423--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability
compensation in connection with applications that are fully-
developed at submittal, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BURR, S1060 [1MR]
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S. 424--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
preserve access to ambulance services under the Medicare Program;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Conrad), S1060 [1MR]
Cosponsors added, S1264 [4MR], S1548 [10MR], S1934 [29MR], S4608
[14JY], S6665 [18OC]
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S. 425--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the establishment of permanent national surveillance systems for
multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological
diseases and disorders; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Casey, and Mr. Johanns), S1060 [1MR]
Cosponsors added, S1121 [2MR], S1220 [3MR], S1548 [10MR], S1828
[17MR], S2388 [12AP], S2732 [5MY], S2929 [12MY], S3052 [17MY], S5192
[1AU]
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S. 426--A bill to strengthen student achievement and graduation rates
and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship
through innovative partnerships that meet the comprehensive needs
of children and youth; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Ms. Mikulski),
S1060 [1MR]
Cosponsors added, S2778 [9MY], S4394 [6JY]
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S. 427--A bill to withdraw certain land located in Clark County,
Nevada, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and
disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal
leasing or mineral materials, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign), S1060 [1MR]
Text, S1061 [1MR]
Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY]
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S. 428--A bill to establish the Office of the Inspector General of the
Senate; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mrs. McCASKILL, S1060 [1MR]
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S. 429--A bill to improve the reporting requirements relating to
foreign travel by Members of Congress and the use of foreign
currency; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mrs. McCASKILL, S1060 [1MR]
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S. 430--A bill to modify the naturalization requirements related to
physical presence in the United States for alien translators
granted special immigrant status, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S1119 [2MR]
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S. 431--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of
the Nation's first Federal law enforcement agency, the United
States Marshals Service; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Boozman), S1119 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S1977 [30MR], S2188 [6AP], S2388
[12AP], S2447 [13AP], S2581 [2MY], S2687 [4MY], S2875 [11MY], S4608
[14JY], S5476 [9SE], S5945 [23SE], S6764 [19OC], S7005 [1NO], S7066
[2NO], S7187 [8NO], S7294 [9NO], S7452 [15NO], S8490 [12DE], S8548
[13DE], S8602 [14DE], S8680 [15DE], S8734 [16DE]
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S. 432--A bill to provide for environmental restoration activities and
forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Ensign),
S1119 [2MR]
Text, S1123 [2MR]
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S. 433--A bill to extend certain trade preference programs, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SESSIONS, S1119 [2MR]
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S. 434--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.
By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S1119 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S1220 [3MR], S1895 [28MR], S2581 [2MY], S3339
[25MY], S4394 [6JY], S5340 [6SE], S5685 [15SE], S6506 [13OC]
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S. 435--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Johanns, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1120
[2MR]
Cosponsors added, S2581 [2MY]
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S. 436--A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited
from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal
background check system and require a background check for every
firearm sale; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1120 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S6090 [4OC], S7829 [18NO]
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S. 437--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require
the Secretary of the Treasury to provide each individual taxpayer
a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes the portion of
the payment which is allocable to various Government spending
categories; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts),
S1120 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S1895 [28MR], S3225 [23MY]
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S. 438--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve
women's health by prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart
disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms. Collins), S1120
[2MR]
Cosponsors added, S4024 [22JN], S4226 [29JN], S4517 [12JY], S5192
[1AU], S5340 [6SE], S6390 [11OC]
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S. 439--A bill to provide for comprehensive budget reform in order to
increase transparency and reduce the deficit; to the Committee on
the Budget.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kirk, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Portman), S1120 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR]
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S. 440--A bill for the relief of Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia Aranda
De Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1130 [2MR]
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S. 441--A bill for the relief of Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elna
Cobain Arreola, Nayely Arreola Carlos, and Cindy Jael Arreola; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1131 [2MR]
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S. 442--A bill for the relief of Robert Liang and Alice Liang; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1131 [2MR]
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S. 443--A bill for the relief of Javier Lopez-Urenda and Maria Leticia
Arenas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1132 [2MR]
Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, S8677 [15DE]
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S. 444--A bill for the relief of Shirley Constantino Tan; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1133 [2MR]
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S. 445--A bill for the relief of Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, Olivia
Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Jorge Rojas Gonzalez; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1134 [2MR]
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S. 446--A bill for the relief of Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and
Arthur Mkoyan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1135 [2MR]
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S. 447--A bill for the relief of Jose Alberto Martinez Moreno, Micaela
Lopez Martinez, and Adilene Martinez; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1136 [2MR]
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S. 448--A bill for the relief of Shina Ma ``Steve'' Li; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1136 [2MR]
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S. 449--A bill for the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1137 [2MR]
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S. 450--A bill for the relief of Jacqueline W. Coats; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1138 [2MR]
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S. 451--A bill for the relief of Claudia Marquez Rico; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1139 [2MR]
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S. 452--A bill for the relief of Alfredo Plascencia Lopez and Maria
Del Refugio Plascencia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1140 [2MR]
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S. 453--A bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S1120 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S1934 [29MR], S2131 [5AP], S3498
[6JN], S3683 [9JN], S8490 [12DE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-93), S7294 [9NO]
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S. 454--A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid,
and CHIP, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY, S1120 [2MR]
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S. 455--A bill to promote development and opportunity with regards to
spectrum occupancy and use, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Kerry), S1120 [2MR]
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S. 456--A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to
require monthly reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture of items
contained in the cold storage survey and the dairy products survey
of the National Agriculture Statistics; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1120 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY]
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S. 457--A bill to allow modified bloc voting by cooperative
associations of milk producers in connection with a referendum on
Federal milk marketing order reform; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1120 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY]
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S. 458--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
establish and enforce a maximum somatic cell count requirement for
fluid milk; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1120 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY]
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S. 459--A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
to preserve certain rates for the milk income loss contract
program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1120 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY]
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S. 460--A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Education from
promulgating or enforcing regulations or guidance regarding
gainful employment; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Lee, and Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin), S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1142 [2MR]
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S. 461--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
financing of the Superfund; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Merkley), S1120
[2MR]
Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR]
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S. 462--A bill to better protect, serve, and advance the rights of
victims of elder abuse and exploitation by establishing a program
to encourage States and other qualified entities to create jobs
designed to hold offenders accountable, enhance the capacity of
the justice system to investigate, pursue, and prosecute elder
abuse cases, identify existing resources to leverage to the extent
possible, and assure data collection, research, and evaluation to
promote the efficacy and efficiency of the activities described in
this Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S1120
[2MR]
Text, S1143 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S2349 [8AP], S3498 [6JN], S3971 [21JN]
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S. 463--A bill to amend part B of title II of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote effective STEM teaching
and learning; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Lieberman), S1120
[2MR]
Cosponsors added, S2349 [8AP], S2840 [10MY], S3225 [23MY]
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S. 464--A bill to establish a grant program to enhance training and
services to prevent abuse in later life; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Brown of
Ohio), S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1144 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR]
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S. 465--A bill to prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud
targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to
increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail,
telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, to educate the
public, seniors, and their families, and their caregivers about
how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Kohl), S1120 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S2778 [9MY]
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S. 466--A bill to provide for the restoration of legal rights for
claimants under holocaust-era insurance policies; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S1120 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S5773 [20SE], S7005 [1NO]
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S. 467--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
strengthen the earned income tax credit; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller), S1218 [3MR]
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S. 468--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
clarify the authority of the Administrator to disapprove
specifications of disposal sites for the discharge of, dredged or
fill material, and to clarify the procedure under which a higher
review of specifications may be requested; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Inhofe), S1218 [3MR]
Text, S1221 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S2047 [31MR], S2088 [4AP], S2388
[12AP], S2508 [14AP], S2732 [5MY], S2840 [10MY], S2992 [16MY], S3052
[17MY]
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S. 469--A bill to rescind amounts made available for water treatment
improvements for the city of Kalispell, Montana, and make the
amounts available for Federal deficit reduction; to the Committee
on Appropriations.
By Mr. TESTER, S1218 [3MR]
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S. 470--A bill to establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund to
support States in building and strengthening systems of high-
quality early learning and development programs, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Coons, and Mr.
Franken), S1218 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S2088 [4AP], S3614 [8JN]
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S. 471--A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to study the
feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and
Mississippi River Basins; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Schumer, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1218 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S1407 [8MR], S6506 [13OC]
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S. 472--A bill to increase the mileage reimbursement rate for members
of the armed services during permanent change of station and to
authorize the transportation of additional motor vehicles of
members on change of permanent station to or from nonforeign areas
outside the continental United States; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Murkowski, and Mrs.
Boxer), S1218 [3MR]
Text, S1223 [3MR]
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S. 473--A bill to extend the chemical facility security program of the
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Portman, and Ms.
Landrieu), S1218 [3MR]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S6600 [17OC]
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S. 474--A bill to reform the regulatory process to ensure that small
businesses are free to compete and to create jobs, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Enzi, and Mr.
Brown of Massachusetts), S1218 [3MR]
Text, S1225 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S1407 [8MR], S1503 [9MR], S1828 [17MR], S1895
[28MR], S2047 [31MR], S2131 [5AP]
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S. 475--A bill to enact President Obama's recommendations for program
terminations; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. COBURN, S1218 [3MR]
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S. 476--A bill to discontinue the Voice of America--Radio Marti and
Television Marti brodcasts to Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. PRYOR, S1218 [3MR]
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S. 477--A bill to limit Government printing, Government travel costs,
and Federal vehicle costs; to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PRYOR, S1218 [3MR]
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S. 478--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply a
100 percent continuous levy to Medicare providers and certain
Federal contractors with delinquent tax debt; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. PRYOR, S1219 [3MR]
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S. 479--A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to enhance
authorities with regard to real property that has yet to be
reported excess, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PRYOR, S1219 [3MR]
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S. 480--A bill to temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category
to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored
immigrant visa was approved on or before January 12, 2010; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr.
Leahy), S1219 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S1264 [4MR]
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S. 481--A bill to enhance and further research into the prevention and
treatment of eating disorders, to improve access to treatment of
eating disorders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Franken), S1219
[3MR]
Text, S1228 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S2508 [14AP], S2581 [2MY], S2778
[9MY], S6390 [11OC], S6506 [13OC], S7613 [16NO]
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S. 482--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from
promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to,
or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to
address climate change, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso,
Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint,
Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoeven,
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin,
Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker,
Mr. McCain, and Mr. Manchin), S1219 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S3815 [15JN]
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S. 483--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for the treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians
for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under
the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Bingaman), S1219 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S2349 [8AP], S3428 [26MY], S3815 [15JN], S4608
[14JY]
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S. 484--A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to pay to Fort
Lewis College in the State of Colorado an amount equal to the
tuition charges for Indian students who are not residents of the
State of Colorado; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S1219 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP], S5685 [15SE], S5993 [26SE], S8548
[13DE]
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S. 485--A bill to expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National
Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S1219 [3MR]
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S. 486--A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance
protections for members of the uniformed services relating to
mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders,
and Mr. Tester), S1219 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S1828 [17MR], S1895 [28MR], S2267
[7AP], S2581 [2MY], S2687 [4MY], S2778 [9MY], S3106 [18MY], S4157
[28JN]
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S. 487--A bill to ensure that private property, public safety, and
human life are protected from flood hazards that directly result
from post-fire watershed conditions that are created by wildfires
on Federal land; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. McCAIN, S1219 [3MR]
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S. 488--A bill to require the FHA to equitably treat homebuyers who
have repaid in full their FHA-insured mortgages, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CARDIN, S1219 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR]
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S. 489--A bill to require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for
modifications, to establish a grant program for State and local
government mediation programs, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Franken, and Mr. Leahy), S1219 [3MR]
Text, S1233 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S1407 [8MR], S1677 [15MR], S1895 [28MR], S2267
[7AP], S2388 [12AP], S2508 [14AP], S2778 [9MY], S2840 [10MY], S2930
[12MY], S3106 [18MY], S4157 [28JN]
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S. 490--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.
By Mr. AKAKA, S1219 [3MR]
Text, S1236 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S2622 [3MY], S3683 [9JN]
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S. 491--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.
By Mr. PRYOR, S1264 [4MR]
Cosponsors added, S1829 [17MR], S2088 [4AP], S2188 [6AP], S2388
[12AP], S2622 [3MY], S3106 [18MY], S3225 [23MY], S3339 [25MY], S3727
[13JN], S5387 [7SE], S8149 [1DE]
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S. 492--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit
Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after
fiscal year 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Coburn), S1264 [4MR]
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S. 493--A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Pryor, and
Mr. Levin), S1264 [4MR]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S1501 [9MR]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S1543 [10MR],
S1590 [14MR]
Motion to proceed to consideration withdrawn, S1543 [10MR]
Senate invoked cloture, S1590 [14MR]
Amendments, S1608, S1609, S1610 [14MR], S1620, S1641, S1642, S1648,
S1649, S1654, S1683, S1684, S1685, S1686, S1687, S1690, S1691,
S1692, S1693, S1694, S1695, S1696, S1697, S1698, S1699, S1700,
S1701, S1703, S1704, S1705, S1706 [15MR], S1717, S1722, S1723,
S1729, S1737, S1740, S1758, S1759, S1761, S1762, S1763, S1764, S1765
[16MR], S1781, S1854, S1855, S1873 [17MR], S1901, S1903, S1904
[28MR], S1939, S1940, S1941 [29MR], S1962, S1996, S1997, S1998
[30MR], S2056, S2057 [31MR], S2141 [5AP], S2155, S2156, S2157, S2182
[6AP], S2283 [7AP], S2361 [8AP], S2400 [12AP], S2454 [13AP], S2546,
S2547, S2549 [14AP], S2626, S2627, S2628, S2635 [3MY]
Debated, S1620 [15MR], S1715 [16MR], S1780 [17MR], S1883 [28MR],
S1913, S1922 [29MR], S1962 [30MR], S2111 [5AP], S2154, S2182 [6AP],
S2572 [2MY]
Text, S1620 [15MR]
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S. 494--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a
national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
provide States the option to increase screening in the United
States population for the prevention, early detection, and timely
treatment of colorectal cancer; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S1328 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S2047 [31MR], S8461 [8DE]
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S. 495--A bill to expend and enhance existing adult day programs for
individuals with neurological diseases or conditions, including
multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury,
and other similar diseases or conditions, to support and improve
access to respite services for family caregivers who are taking
care of such individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY, S1328 [7MR]
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S. 496--A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to
repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of
catfish; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Coburn), S1329 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, S1503 [9MR], S1548 [10MR], S1601 [14MR], S1895
[28MR], S2388 [12AP], S2778 [9MY], S3053 [17MY], S3892 [16JN], S5387
[7SE]
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S. 497--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify
the requirements of the visa waiver program and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Kirk), S1329 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, S4451 [7JY], S4869 [25JY], S5685 [15SE], S7613
[16NO]
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S. 498--A bill to ensure objective, independent review of task and
delivery orders; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr.
Portman), S1329 [7MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-16), S2777 [9MY]
Passed Senate, S2969 [12MY]
Text, S2969 [12MY]
Message from the Senate, H3294 [13MY]
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S. 499--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond
Fork System of the Central Utah Project; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HATCH, S1329 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, S1407 [8MR]
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S. 500--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.
By Mr. HATCH, S1329 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, S1407 [8MR]
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S. 501--A bill to establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program
to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home
monitoring and communications technologies; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. THUNE, S1406 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S1503 [9MR], S2267 [7AP], S2687 [4MY], S2778
[9MY], S3053 [17MY], S3428 [26MY], S4292 [30JN], S5340 [6SE]
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S. 502--A bill for the relief of Maha Dakar; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S1406 [8MR]
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S. 503--A bill to declare English as the official language of the
United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for
naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English
language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to
Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United
States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under
article I, section 8, of the Constitution; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. INHOFE, S1406 [8MR]
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S. 504--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; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul,
Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Risch), S1406 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S1829 [17MR], S1977 [30MR], S2875 [11MY], S3683
[9JN], S3813 [15JN], S4451 [7JY], S5499 [12SE], S6050 [3OC], S6331
[6OC], S6601 [17OC], S6665 [18OC]
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S. 505--A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide
immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious
behavior and response; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman), S1406 [8MR]
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S. 506--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.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms.
Mikulski), S1406 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S2447 [13AP], S2582 [2MY], S2778
[9MY], S3225 [23MY], S3892 [16JN], S3924 [20JN], S4024 [22JN], S4157
[28JN], S4226 [29JN], S4517 [12JY], S5685 [15SE], S6665 [18OC],
S7415 [14NO], S8149 [1DE], S8183 [5DE], S8461 [8DE], S8602 [14DE]
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S. 507--A bill to provide for increased Federal oversight of
prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing
opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S1406 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY], S4130 [27JN], S4157 [28JN]
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S. 508--A bill to establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in the
State of Colorado; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S1406 [8MR]
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S. 509--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.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Collins, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden), S1406 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S1503 [9MR], S1601 [14MR], S1677 [15MR], S1829
[17MR], S3498 [6JN], S5252 [2AU], S7155 [7NO]
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S. 510--A bill to prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Begich, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Mr.
Rockefeller, and Mr. Schumer), S1406 [8MR]
Text, S1410 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S3813 [15JN], S4130 [27JN], S4911
[26JY], S6090 [4OC]
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S. 511--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction
in the number of boutique fuels, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Corker, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cornyn,
Mr. Hatch, Mr. Ensign, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Kyl, Mr. McCain,
Mr. Alexander, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Portman, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Risch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Brown
of Massachusetts, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Burr), S1406 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR]
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S. 512--A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the
Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and
demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Udall of Colorado,
Mr. Pryor, and Ms. Landrieu), S1406 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S1503 [9MR], S1548 [10MR], S5252 [2AU]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-57), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 513--A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide
enhanced penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Grassley), S1406 [8MR]
Text, S1411 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S8490 [12DE]
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S. 514--A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to
provide that fathers of permanently disabled or deceased veterans
shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference
eligibles for treatment in the civil service; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Akaka),
S1406 [8MR]
Text, S1412 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S1503 [9MR], S2388 [12AP]
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S. 515--A bill to rescind amounts made available for water treatment
improvements for the Flathead County Water and Sewer District and
make the amounts available for Federal deficit reduction; to the
Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. TESTER, S1406 [8MR]
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S. 516--A bill to extend outer Continental Shelf leases to accommodate
permitting delays and to provide operators time to meet new
drilling and safety requirements; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter,
Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Sessions), S1501 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR]
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S. 517--A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants for
States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Schumer,
Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Bennet), S1501 [9MR]
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S. 518--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.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Harkin,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Roberts, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Risch, Ms. Klobuchar, and
Mr. Isakson), S1501 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S2508 [14AP]
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S. 519--A bill to further allocate and expand the availability of
hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs. Feinstein),
S1501 [9MR]
Text, S1505 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112-58), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 520--A bill to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Cardin), S1501 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S1751 [16MR], S1829 [17MR], S1934
[29MR], S1977 [30MR], S2088 [4AP], S2131 [5AP], S2267 [7AP]
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S. 521--A bill for the relief of Tim Lowery and Paul Nettleton of
Owyhee County, Idaho; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch), S1502 [9MR]
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S. 522--A bill to clarify the rights and responsibilities of Federal
entities in the spectrum relocation process, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. WARNER, S1502 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR]
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S. 523--A bill to provide for enhanced criminal penalties for
individuals who file a SEVP certification petition under false
pretenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Nelson of Florida,
Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Tester), S1502 [9MR]
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S. 524--A bill to terminate certain hydropower reservations, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1502 [9MR]
Text, S1508 [9MR]
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S. 525--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
integration of mental health services and mental health treatment
outreach teams, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Mikulski), S1502 [9MR]
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S. 526--A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land
Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and
Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S1502 [9MR]
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S. 527--A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008 to terminate the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury
to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification
Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were
already extended an offer to participate in the Program, either on
a trial or permanent basis; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Coburn), S1502 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR]
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S. 528--A bill to provide driver safety grants to States with
graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum
requirements; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Ms.
Klobuchar, and Mr. Whitehouse), S1502 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S2349 [8AP], S2687 [4MY], S3924
[20JN], S3971 [21JN]
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S. 529--A bill to extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain
cotton shirting fabrics, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Casey), S1502
[9MR]
Cosponsors added, S2388 [12AP]
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S. 530--A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Webb), S1502 [9MR]
Text, S1544 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S2622 [3MY]
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S. 531--A bill to amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code,
to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a
qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes
of determinations relating to overtime pay; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Lieberman), S1502 [9MR]
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S. 532--A bill to establish the Patriot Express Loan Program under
which the Small Business Administration may make loans to members
of the military community wanting to start or expand small
business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S1502 [9MR]
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S. 533--A bill to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Lee), S1502 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR]
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S. 534--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a
reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by
certain small producers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Snowe, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Burr, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Tester, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Portman, and Mr.
Cardin), S1502 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S1829 [17MR], S1934 [29MR], S2088
[4AP], S2582 [2MY], S2778 [9MY], S3275 [24MY], S3339 [25MY], S3541
[7JN], S3971 [21JN], S4024 [22JN], S4130 [27JN], S4555 [13JY], S5773
[20SE], S8602 [14DE]
Removal of cosponsors, S4608 [14JY]
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S. 535--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease
certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Chambliss), S1502 [9MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-59), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate, S7090 [2NO]
Text, S7090 [2NO]
Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7328 [3NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 112-298), H8074 [1DE]
Debated, H8129 [5DE]
Text, H8129 [5DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8244 [7DE]
Message from the House, S8460 [8DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8460 [8DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8316 [8DE]
Presented to the President (December 9, 2011), S8489 [12DE]
Approved [Public Law 112-69] (signed December 19, 2011)
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S. 536--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance
shall not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate
amount of assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and
related educational assistance programs; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. WEBB, S1502 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]
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S. 537--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct
the United States Executive Directors of the World Bank and the
Asian Development Bank to use the voice and vote of the United
States to oppose the provision of any loan or financial or
technical assistance for a project for the construction of
hydroelectric dams or electricity transmission systems in the
Mekong River Basin unless the Secretary makes certain assurances
with respect to the project, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WEBB, S1502 [9MR]
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S. 538--A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Act to reauthorize the Act; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mr. CARDIN, S1546 [10MR]
Text, S1549 [10MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-46), S5248 [2AU]
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S. 539--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.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S1546 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S2622 [3MY], S3339 [25MY], S3428
[26MY], S4226 [29JN], S4394 [6JY], S4555 [13JY], S4802 [21JY], S4911
[26JY], S5340 [6SE]
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S. 540--A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of higher
education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Wyden, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. Murray),
S1546 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1934 [29MR]
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S. 541--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational
agencies, and schools to increase implementation of schoolwide
positive behavioral interventions and supports and early
intervening services in order to improve student academic
achievement, reduce disciplinary problems in schools, and to
improve coordination with similar activities and services provided
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Burr),
S1546 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S3971 [21JN]
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S. 542--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize
space--available travel on military aircraft for members of the
reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve
component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and
widowers of retired members, and dependents; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
By Mr. BEGICH, S1546 [10MR]
Text, S1549 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S2447 [13AP], S2778 [9MY], S3171
[19MY], S3728 [13JN], S4394 [6JY], S4641 [18JY], S6050 [3OC]
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S. 543--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.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. McCain, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Burr), S1546
[10MR]
Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S4485 [11JY], S4869 [25JY], S7066
[2NO], S8490 [12DE]
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S. 544--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role
of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S1547 [10MR]
Text, S1550 [10MR]
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S. 545--A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000 to strengthen the quality control
measures in place for part B lung disease claims and part E
processes with independent reviews; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, S1547 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S1977 [30MR], S4024 [22JN], S6506
[13OC]
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S. 546--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 Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S1547 [10MR]
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S. 547--A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish an
award program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school
system employees providing services to students in pre--
kindergarten through higher education; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY, S1547 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S2388 [12AP], S2840 [10MY], S2875 [11MY], S2992
[16MY], S3106 [18MY], S3171 [19MY], S4024 [22JN], S7992 [29NO],
S8602 [14DE]
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S. 548--A bill to provide for the effective interrogation of
unprivileged enemy belligerents and for other purposes; to the
Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. McCain, and
Mr. Burr), S1547 [10MR]
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S. 549--A bill to require the Attorney General of the United States to
compile, and make publically available, certain data relating to
the Equal Access to Justice Act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. McCain, Mr. Vitter, Mr.
Enzi, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Moran), S1547 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR]
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S. 550--A bill to improve the provision of assistance to fire
departments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Brown
of Massachusetts), S1547 [10MR]
Text, S1551 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S1895 [28MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-28), S4221 [29JN]
Placed on the calendar, S4221 [29JN]
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S. 551--A bill to improve procedures for the detention and review of
status of detainees of the United States in connection with the
continuing armed conflict with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and
affiliated groups; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Chambliss,
Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S1547 [10MR]
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S. 552--A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by creating a
surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas
company tax loopholes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S1547 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP]
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S. 553--A bill to provide for the review of challenges to the
detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McCain, Ms. Ayotte, and
Mr. Burr), S1547 [10MR]
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S. 554--A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for
the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of
individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Ayotte, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Burr, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Johanns,
Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S1547 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S1751 [16MR], S1977 [30MR], S2088
[4AP]
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S. 555--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.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Murray, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Begich, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr.
Reed, and Mr. Coons), S1547 [10MR]
Text, S1558 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S1977 [30MR], S3106 [18MY], S3225
[23MY], S4961 [27JY]
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S. 556--A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain
thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Pryor), S1547 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S3498 [6JN], S3614 [8JN], S4329 [5JY], S4394
[6JY], S6050 [3OC], S6331 [6OC], S6601 [17OC]
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S. 557--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for
charitable purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Burr, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown
of Ohio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Leahy,
and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1547 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]
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S. 558--A bill to limit the use of cluster munitions; to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer,
Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Durbin,
Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden),
S1547 [10MR]
Text, S1561 [10MR]
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S. 559--A bill to promote the production and use of renewable energy,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR, S1547 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR]
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S. 560--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices
under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Akaka), S1547
[10MR]
Text, S1561 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S1977 [30MR], S4608 [14JY], S5499
[12SE]
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S. 561--A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S1547 [10MR]
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S. 562--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating
heavy rail on fixed guideway; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Warner, and
Mr. Webb), S1547 [10MR]
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S. 563--A bill to provide for equal access to COBRA continuation
coverage; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mrs. BOXER, S1547 [10MR]
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S. 564--A bill to designate the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a
unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S1547
[10MR]
Text, S1563 [10MR]
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S. 565--A bill to establish an employment--based immigrant visa for
alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from
investors to establish a business in the United States; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Udall of Colorado),
S1600 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S2349 [8AP], S3106 [18MY], S5340
[6SE]
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S. 566--A bill to provide for the establishment of the National
Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S1600 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, S6050 [3OC]
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S. 567--A bill to amend the small, rural school achievement program
and the rural and low-income school program under part B of title
VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Ms. Collins), S1600 [14MR]
Text, S1604 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S1977 [30MR], S2131 [5AP], S2582
[2MY], S2840 [10MY], S3106 [18MY]
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S. 568--A bill to establish a pilot grant program for first responder
agencies that experience an extraordinary financial burden
resulting from the deployment of employees; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Tester),
S1600 [14MR]
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S. 569--A bill to provide for fairness for the Federal judiciary; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Reid, Mr. Lee, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr.
Kerry), S1600 [14MR]
Text, S1606 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, S5340 [6SE]
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S. 570--A bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and
cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Begich, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Paul, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr.
Coburn), S1600 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S1752 [16MR], S1829 [17MR], S1934
[29MR], S1978 [30MR], S2088 [4AP], S2349 [8AP], S2388 [12AP], S2508
[14AP], S2622 [3MY], S3171 [19MY], S3428 [26MY], S3498 [6JN], S3815
[15JN], S4486 [11JY], S4869 [25JY], S5773 [20SE], S6050 [3OC], S7992
[29NO]
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S. 571--A bill to amend subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act to provide education for homeless children
and youths, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Begich), S1600
[14MR]
Cosponsors added, S4130 [27JN], S4451 [7JY], S8414 [7DE]
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S. 572--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the
prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and
questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of
Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Mikulski, Mr.
Franken, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Begich), S1600 [14MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-68), S5338 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, S6918 [31OC]
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S. 573--A bill to establish a harbor maintenance block grant program
to provide maximum flexibility to each State to carry out harbor
maintenance and deepening projects in the State, to require
transparency for water resources development projects carried out
by the Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Graham), S1600 [14MR]
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S. 574--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
individuals to designate that up to 10 percent of their income tax
liability be used to reduce the national debt, and to require
spending reductions equal to the amounts so designated; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S1676 [15MR]
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S. 575--A bill to study the market and appropriate regulatory
structure for electronic debit card transactions, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Carper, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Coons, Mr. Lee, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Toomey, Mr.
Thune, and Mr. Coburn), S1676 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S1752 [16MR], S1829 [17MR], S1934 [29MR]
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S. 576--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to improve standards for physical education; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN, S1676 [15MR]
Text, S1678 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S2508 [14AP], S2778 [9MY], S2875
[11MY], S3339 [25MY], S4721 [20JY], S5499 [12SE], S6872 [20OC]
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S. 577--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
eligibility for the child tax credit; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VITTER, S1676 [15MR]
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S. 578--A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to
eliminate the abstinence-only education program; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Begich,
Mr. Wyden, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kerry, and Mrs. Murray), S1676 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S2188 [6AP], S5252 [2AU]
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S. 579--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Defense to provide members of the Individual Ready
Reserve, Individual Mobilization Augmentees, and inactive members
of the National Guard who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with
information on counseling to prevent suicide, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S1676 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S2992 [16MY], S5726 [19SE]
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S. 580--A bill to amend the Environmental Research, Development, and
Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to require the appointment
of a member of the Science Advisory Board based on the
recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture; to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska),
S1676 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S5340 [6SE]
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S. 581--A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990 to require criminal background checks for child care
providers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S1676 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S2687 [4MY], S3683 [9JN], S4292 [30JN], S6461
[12OC], S7368 [10NO], S8376 [6DE]
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S. 582--A bill to establish a point of order against any efforts to
reduce benefits paid to Social Security recipients, raise the
retirement age, or create private retirement accounts under title
II of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Begich, Mr.
Blumenthal, and Mr. Lautenberg), S1676 [15MR]
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S. 583--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
permit direct payment under the Medicare Program for clinical
social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing
facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Inouye), S1676 [15MR]
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S. 584--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.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Inouye),
S1677 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S1934 [29MR], S2388 [12AP], S2622 [3MY], S2840
[10MY], S2930 [12MY], S4157 [28JN], S4486 [11JY], S5340 [6SE], S7992
[29NO]
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S. 585--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants
for the support of full-service community schools, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Durbin), S1677
[15MR]
Cosponsors added, S1752 [16MR], S4451 [7JY]
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S. 586--A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995
to apply whistleblower protections available to certain executive
branch employees to legislative branch employees, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S1677 [15MR]
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S. 587--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.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, and Mr.
Cardin), S1677 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S2622 [3MY], S2840 [10MY], S6390 [11OC], S8603
[14DE]
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S. 588--A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to
authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY, S1677 [15MR]
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S. 589--A bill to provide for an expedited response to emergencies
related to oil or gas production or storage; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY, S1677 [15MR]
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S. 590--A bill to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory
the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin
Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) (by request), S1677
[15MR]
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S. 591--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the qualifying advanced energy project credit; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Casey, and Mr. Merkley), S1677 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S4076 [23JN]
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S. 592--A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to remove the
cap on punitive damages established by the Supreme Court in Exxon
Shipping Company v. Baker; to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Leahy, and Mrs.
Shaheen), S1750 [16MR]
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S. 593--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the tax rate for excise tax on investment income of private
foundations; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Burr, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Begich, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Inouye, Mrs. Hagan, and Ms. Snowe), S1751 [16MR]
Cosponsors added, S1934 [29MR], S2687 [4MY]
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S. 594--A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to facilitate
the ability of persons affected by oil spills to seek judicial
redress; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S1751 [16MR]
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S. 595--A bill to amend title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to
complete payments under such title to local educational agencies
eligible for such payments within 3 fiscal years; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Thune), S1751 [16MR]
Cosponsors added, S1934 [29MR], S2047 [31MR], S2131 [5AP], S2188
[6AP], S2267 [7AP], S2388 [12AP], S2622 [3MY], S2875 [11MY], S4076
[23JN], S6090 [4OC], S6506 [13OC]
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S. 596--A bill to establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex
trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Cornyn), S1751 [16MR]
Cosponsors added, S2508 [14AP], S2622 [3MY], S3106 [18MY], S3971
[21JN], S6391 [11OC], S6506 [13OC]
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S. 597--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
include neurologists as primary care physicians for purposes of
incentive payments for primary care services under the Medicare
Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Collins), S1751 [16MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR]
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S. 598--A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure
respect for State regulation of marriage; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Akaka,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mr.
Inouye, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr.
Wyden), S1751 [16MR]
Cosponsors added, S1829 [17MR], S2508 [14AP], S2732 [5MY], S3053
[17MY], S3428 [26MY], S3614 [8JN], S4486 [11JY], S5252 [2AU], S5459
[8SE], S6872 [20OC]
Reported (no written report), S7366 [10NO]
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S. 599--A bill to establish a commission to commemorate the
sesquicentennial of the American Civil War; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Ms. Landrieu), S1751 [16MR]
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S. 600--A bill to promote the diligent development of Federal oil and
gas leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Merkley), S1751 [16MR]
Cosponsors added, S1829 [17MR], S1895 [28MR], S1978 [30MR]
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S. 601--A bill to encourage and ensure the use of safe football
helmets and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr.
Blumenthal), S1751 [16MR]
Text, S1755 [16MR]
Cosponsors added, S5993 [26SE]
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S. 602--A bill to require regulatory reform; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Barrasso), S1751
[16MR]
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S. 603--A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United
States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade
names, or commercial names; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Burr), S1751 [16MR]
Cosponsors added, S1829 [17MR], S2388 [12AP], S2875 [11MY], S2930
[12MY], S3541 [7JN], S5459 [8SE]
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S. 604--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.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Inouye, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Durbin),
S1826 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S3106 [18MY], S5192 [1AU], S7066
[2NO]
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S. 605--A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to place
synthetic drugs in Schedule I; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hatch, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Whitehouse), S1826 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S2267 [7AP], S4721 [20JY], S5071
[29JY], S5726 [19SE]
Reported (no written report), S5071 [29JY]
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S. 606--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
improve the priority review voucher incentive program relating to
tropical and rare pediatric diseases; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Franken), S1826 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S4076 [23JN], S5993 [26SE], S6050
[3OC], S8149 [1DE]
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S. 607--A bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as
wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land
and non-Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S1826 [17MR]
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S. 608--A bill to provide limitations on maritime liens on fishing
licenses and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S1826 [17MR]
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S. 609--A bill to provide for the establishment of a committee to
assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Johanns), S1826 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S4394 [6JY], S4641 [18JY], S4869 [25JY], S5993
[26SE], S8490 [12DE]
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S. 610--A bill to provide for the conveyance of approximately 140
acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the
Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
By Mr. INHOFE, S1826 [17MR]
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S. 611--A bill to provide greater technical resources to FCC
Commissioners; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Warner), S1826 [17MR]
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S. 612--A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Confirmation Act to
require the Secretary of Energy to develop and implement a
strategic petroleum demand response plan to reduce the consumption
of petroleum products by the Federal Government; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Merkley), S1826 [17MR]
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S. 613--A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act to permit a prevailing party in an action or proceeding
brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and
certain other expenses; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Sanders), S1826
[17MR]
Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S3225 [23MY], S3339 [25MY], S3728
[13JN]
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S. 614--A bill to require the Attorney General to consult with
appropriate officials within the executive branch prior to making
the decision to try an unprivileged enemy belligerent in Federal
Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman), S1826 [17MR]
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S. 615--A bill to improve the accountability and transparency in
infrastructure spending by requiring a life-cycle cost analysis of
major infrastructure projects, providing the flexibility to use
alternate infrastructure type bidding procedures to reduce project
costs, and requiring the use of design standards to improve
efficiency and save taxpayer dollars; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER, S1826 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S3106 [18MY]
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S. 616--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 in order to support the community schools model; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms.
Cantwell, and Mr. Coons), S1826 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S2732 [5MY]
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S. 617--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into
trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada,
and or other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign), S1826 [17MR]
Text, S1835 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY]
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S. 618--A bill to promote the strengthening of the private sector in
Egypt and Tunisia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Lieberman), S1826
[17MR]
Cosponsors added, S2992 [16MY], S3171 [19MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-25), S4023 [22JN]
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S. 619--A bill to assist in the coordination among science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics efforts in the States, to
strengthen the capacity of elementary schools, middle schools, and
secondary schools to prepare students in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S1826 [17MR]
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S. 620--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants
to support fire safety education programs on college campuses; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Menendez), S1826 [17MR]
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S. 621--A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 to provide for use of excess funds available under that
Act to provide for certain benefits, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S1826 [17MR]
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S. 622--A bill to establish the Commission on Effective Regulation and
Assessment Systems for Public Schools; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Alexander), S1826 [17MR]
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S. 623--A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code,
relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of
discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL, S1826 [17MR]
Text, S1838 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S2349 [8AP], S3171 [19MY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S3170 [19MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-45), S5248 [2AU]
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S. 624--A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban
Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into
sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic
opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and
investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services,
educational opportunities, public assets, public transportation,
and improved access to jobs; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S1826 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S5387 [7SE]
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S. 625--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to incorporate
regional transportation planning organizations into statewide
transportation planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Alexander), S1827 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S2778 [9MY]
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S. 626--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the shipping investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to
provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the
United States; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Inouye, Ms. Landrieu, and Mrs. Murray), S1827 [17MR]
Text, S1839 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S7005 [1NO], S7829 [18NO], S8461
[8DE]
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S. 627--A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information
Act Processing Delays; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr.
Tester), S1827 [17MR]
Reported with amendments, S2348 [8AP]
Passed Senate amended, S3458 [26MY]
Amendments, S3458 [26MY], S5062, S5063, S5078, S5086 [29JY]
Text, S3459 [26MY]
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H3761
[27MY]
Providing for consideration (H. Res. 375), H5660 [27JY]
Debated, H5693 [28JY]
Text, H5693 [28JY]
Debated, S5062 [29JY], S5092 [30JY], S5148 [31JY], S5156 [1AU]
Message from the House, S5068 [29JY]
Amendments, H5761 [29JY]
Passed House amended, H5766 [29JY]
Providing for consideration (H. Res. 383), H5780 [29JY]
Senate consideration of House amendment, S5156 [1AU]
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S. 628--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey a
railroad right of way between North Pole, Alaska, and Delta
Junction, Alaska, to the Alaska Railroad Corporation; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S1827 [17MR]
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S. 629--A bill to improve hydropower, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Cantwell,
Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Risch, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden),
S1827 [17MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-19), S3105 [18MY]
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S. 630--A bill to promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy
research and development, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S1827 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S4130 [27JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112-31), S4485 [11JY]
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S. 631--A bill to extend certain Federal benefits and income tax
provisions to energy generated by hydropower resources; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S1827 [17MR]
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S. 632--A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act to extend the authorized period for rebuilding of
certain overfished fisheries, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr.
Burr), S1827 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S3172 [19MY]
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S. 633--A bill to prevent fraud in small business contracting, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts,
Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Enzi), S1827 [17MR]
Text, S1843 [17MR], S5846 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S1934 [29MR], S4641 [18JY], S5252
[2AU], S5340 [6SE], S5499 [12SE], S5726 [19SE], S5773 [20SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S5846 [21SE]
Amendments, S5846 [21SE]
Message from the Senate, H6355 [22SE]
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, H6411 [22SE]
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S. 634--A bill to ensure that the courts of the United States may
provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States
citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate
legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States
citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or
operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such
persons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Franken,
Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr.
Lautenberg), S1827 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S1978 [30MR], S2447 [13AP], S2732
[5MY], S2778 [9MY], S2840 [10MY], S5387 [7SE], S5903 [22SE], S6391
[11OC]
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S. 635--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain
Federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously
identified as suitable for disposal, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. McCain), S1827 [17MR]
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S. 636--A bill to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood
Protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray), S1827 [17MR]
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S. 637--A bill to establish a program to provide guarantees for debt
issued by or on behalf of State catastrophe insurance programs to
assist in the financial recovery from earthquakes, earthquake-
induced landslides, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S1827 [17MR]
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S. 638--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide
for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens
charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. McCain, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.
Boxer, and Mrs. Hutchison), S1827 [17MR]
Text, S1846 [17MR]
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S. 639--A bill to authorize to be appropriated $950,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 2012 through 2015 to carry out the State
Criminal Alien Assistance Program; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. McCain, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.
Boxer, and Mrs. Hutchison), S1827 [17MR]
Text, S1846 [17MR]
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S. 640--A bill to underscore the importance of international nuclear
safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the
efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress
in improving nuclear safety, and enhancing the public availability
of nuclear safety information; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Carper), S1827 [17MR]
Text, S1847 [17MR]
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S. 641--A bill to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to
safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis within
six years by improving the capacity of the United States
Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the
Poor Act of 2005; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Reid, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Leahy), S1827 [17MR]
Text, S1848 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S2088 [4AP], S2778 [9MY], S2875
[11MY], S2992 [16MY], S3225 [23MY], S4451 [7JY], S4641 [18JY], S4721
[20JY], S5685 [15SE], S7452 [15NO], S8376 [6DE]
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S. 642--A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center
Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY, S1827 [17MR]
Text, S1851 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S7992 [29NO]
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S. 643--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to direct
Medicaid EHR incentive payments to federally qualified health
centers and rural health clinics; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Ms. Snowe), S1827 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S2875 [11MY], S3339 [25MY], S4076 [23JN], S5340
[6SE]
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S. 644--A bill to amend subchapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, United
States Code, to prohibit coverage for annuity purposes for any
individual hired as a Federal employee after 2012; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McCain, Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Thune, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Toomey), S1827 [17MR]
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S. 645--A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to
establish a permanent background check system; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Johanns, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1827 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S8548 [13DE]
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S. 646--A bill to reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction
programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S1827 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S1978 [30MR], S2388 [12AP]
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S. 647--A bill to authorize the conveyance of mineral rights by the
Secretary of the Interior in the State of Montana, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S1827 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP]
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S. 648--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.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1827 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S2388 [12AP], S2509 [14AP], S2930 [12MY], S3498
[6JN], S3892 [16JN], S5192 [1AU], S6391 [11OC]
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S. 649--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.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1827 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S3225 [23MY], S3498 [6JN], S4641 [18JY], S6391
[11OC]
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S. 650--A bill to require greater transparency concerning the criteria
used to grant waivers to the job-killing health care law and to
ensure that applications for such waivers are treated in a fair
and consistent manner, irrespective of the applicant's political
contributions or association with a labor union, a health plan
provided for under a collective bargaining agreement, or another
organized labor group; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S1827 [17MR]
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S. 651--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the
McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to the State of North
Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Burr), S1827 [17MR]
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S. 652--A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of
infrastructure projects and new job creation through the
establishment of an American Infrastructure Financing Authority,
to provide for an extension of the exemption from the alternative
minimum tax treatment for certain tax-exempt bonds, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Warner, and Mr.
Graham), S1827 [17MR]
Cosponsors added, S3614 [8JN], S3813 [15JN], S3892 [16JN], S3971
[21JN], S4226 [29JN], S6665 [18OC], S6918 [31OC]
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S. 653--A bill to allow the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration to create or save jobs by providing interest relief
on certain outstanding disaster loans relating to damage caused by
the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes or the 2008 Gulf Coast hurricanes;
to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Cochran), S1894
[28MR]
Text, S1897 [28MR]
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S. 654--A bill for the relief of Djibril Coulibaly; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Ms. LANDRIEU, S1894 [28MR]
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S. 655--A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as the
``Spencer Byrd Powers, Jr. Post Office''; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. COCHRAN, S1894 [28MR]
Reported (no written report), S2927 [12MY]
Passed Senate, S3000 [16MY]
Text, S3000 [16MY]
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H3332
[23MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H4344 [21JN]
Text, H4344 [21JN]
Message from the House, S4022 [22JN], S4073 [23JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H4454 [22JN]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4073 [23JN]
Presented to the President (June 23, 2011), S4073 [23JN]
Approved [Public Law 112-23] (signed June 29, 2011)
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S. 656--A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain
nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residents; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Mikulski,
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Cardin), S1894 [28MR]
Text, S1898 [28MR]
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S. 657--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.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Coons, and Mr. Whitehouse), S1894 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY], S2622 [3MY], S2930 [12MY], S3053
[17MY], S5459 [8SE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S5458 [8SE]
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S. 658--A bill to provide for the preservation of the Department of
Defense of documentary evidence of the Department of Defense on
incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Murkowski, and Mrs.
McCaskill), S1894 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S2875 [11MY], S2930 [12MY], S3106
[18MY], S3339 [25MY], S3428 [26MY], S3815 [15JN], S4869 [25JY]
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S. 659--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health services
under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S1933 [29MR]
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S. 660--A bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data
obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny or delay
coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs
and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for
advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient
treatment response; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Crapo, and Mr. Roberts), S1933 [29MR]
Text, S1935 [29MR]
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S. 661--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
ensure the safe and proper use of dispersants in the event of an
oil spill or release of hazardous substances, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S1933 [29MR]
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S. 662--A bill to provide for payments to certain natural resource
trustees to assist in restoring natural resources damaged as a
result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. VITTER, S1933 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2388 [12AP]
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S. 663--A bill for the relief of Al-Housseynou Ba; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN, S1933 [29MR]
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S. 664--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the capital gain or loss treatment of the sale or exchange of
mitigation credits earned by restoring wetlands, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Crapo), S1933 [29MR]
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S. 665--A bill to promote industry growth and competitiveness and to
improve worker training, retention, and advancement, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S1933 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2622 [3MY], S3813 [15JN], S5252
[2AU]
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S. 666--A bill to require a report on the establishment of a
Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the
Department of Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Conrad,
and Mr. Tester), S1933 [29MR]
Text, S1936 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, S2088 [4AP]
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S. 667--A bill to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National
Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S1933
[29MR]
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S. 668--A bill to remove unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from
seniors' personal health decisions by repealing the Independent
Payment Advisory Board; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
Thune, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn,
and Mr. Inhofe), S1933 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, S2188 [6AP], S2267 [7AP], S2388 [12AP], S2447
[13AP], S2509 [14AP], S2582 [2MY], S2622 [3MY], S2687 [4MY], S2778
[9MY], S2840 [10MY], S2992 [16MY], S3106 [18MY], S3225 [23MY], S3275
[24MY], S3614 [8JN], S3813 [15JN], S4292 [30JN], S5192 [1AU]
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S. 669--A bill to amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation
Act to improve the compensation system, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ISAKSON, S1933 [29MR]
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S. 670--A bill to authorize States and their political subdivisions to
regulate fuel economy and emissions standards for taxicabs; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1933 [29MR]
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S. 671--A bill to authorize the United States Marshals Service to
issue administrative subpoenas in investigations relating to
unregistered sex offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hatch, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Lee, Ms. Collins, Mr. Thune, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Burr, and Mr.
Chambliss), S1933 [29MR]
Text, S1937 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, S1978 [30MR], S2131 [5AP], S2188 [6AP], S2582
[2MY], S2875 [11MY], S4157 [28JN], S7702 [17NO]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S8148 [1DE]
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S. 672--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
and modify the railroad track maintenance credit; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. REID (for Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Moran,
Mr. Wyden, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Thune, and Ms. Snowe)), S1933 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S2088 [4AP], S2131 [5AP], S2267
[7AP], S2930 [12MY], S3225 [23MY], S3541 [7JN], S3684 [9JN], S3813
[15JN], S3924 [20JN], S4226 [29JN], S4329 [5JY], S4608 [14JY], S4676
[19JY], S5252 [2AU], S5838 [21SE], S6050 [3OC], S7368 [10NO], S7702
[17NO], S8068 [30NO], S8149 [1DE], S8734 [16DE]
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S. 673--A bill to require the conveyance of the decommissioned Coast
Guard Cutter STORIS; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S1933 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, S4076 [23JN]
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S. 674--A bill to amend chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, to
limit the printing of the Congressional Record, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Kohl), S1976 [30MR]
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S. 675--A bill to express the policy of the United States regarding
the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to
provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the
Native Hawaiian governing entity; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Begich, and Ms. Murkowski),
S1976 [30MR]
Text, S1979 [30MR]
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S. 676--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. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Franken, Mr. Inouye, Mr.
Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Udall of New
Mexico), S1976 [30MR]
Text, S1984 [30MR]
Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S5624 [14SE]
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S. 677--A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for
the more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas
Americans in the decennial census, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HATCH, S1976 [30MR]
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S. 678--A bill to increase the penalties for economic espionage; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Coons), S1976 [30MR]
Text, S1985 [30MR]
Cosponsors added, S4024 [22JN], S6601 [17OC], S7006 [1NO], S8149
[1DE], S8414 [7DE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S8460 [8DE]
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S. 679--A bill to reduce the number of executive positions subject to
Senate confirmation; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Reid, Mr. McConnell,
Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Bingaman,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Kyl), S1976 [30MR]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S3727 [13JN]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S3874, S3883
[16JN]
Amendments, S3934, S3936 [20JN], S3977 [21JN], S3991, S4008, S4011,
S4016, S4018, S4033, S4034, S4035 [22JN], S4049, S4057, S4059,
S4061, S4066, S4104, S4105 [23JN], S4148, S4161 [28JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-24), S3970 [21JN]
Cosponsors added, S3971 [21JN]
Debated, S3991 [22JN], S4046 [23JN], S4144 [28JN], S4174 [29JN]
Passed Senate amended, S4178 [29JN]
Text, S4178 [29JN]
Message from the Senate, H4583 [1JY]
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S. 680--A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to
convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to
provide for the establishment of a National Women's History
Museum; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Hutchison,
Mrs. Murray, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, Ms.
Murkowski, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Akaka,
Mr. Pryor, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms. Ayotte),
S1976 [30MR]
Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S2088 [4AP], S6050 [3OC]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112-14), S2580 [2MY]
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S. 681--A bill to provide greater accountability in the Small Business
Lending Fund; to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. SNOWE, S1976 [30MR]
Text, S1991 [30MR]
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S. 682--A bill to provide for reliquidation of certain entries of
medium density fiberboard; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY, S1976 [30MR]
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S. 683--A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of
land to the town of Mantua, Utah; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. LEE, S1976 [30MR]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112-60), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate amended, S7090 [2NO]
Amendments, S7090 [2NO]
Text, S7091 [2NO]
Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]
Held at the desk, H7273 [3NO]
Debated, H8132 [5DE]
Text, H8132 [5DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8245 [7DE]
Message from the House, S8460 [8DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8460 [8DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8316 [8DE]
Presented to the President (December 9, 2011), S8489 [12DE]
Approved [Public Law 112-70] (signed December 19, 2011)
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S. 684--A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of
land to the town of Alta, Utah; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. LEE, S1976 [30MR]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112-61), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate amended, S7091 [2NO]
Amendments, S7091 [2NO]
Text, S7091 [2NO]
Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7328 [3NO]
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S. 685--A bill to repeal the Federal sugar program; to the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Paul), S1976 [30MR]
Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S2582 [2MY], S3924 [20JN], S8603
[14DE]
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S. 686--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to improve public charter schooling by addressing quality
issues; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Durbin, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Lieberman), S1976 [30MR]
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S. 687--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified
leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and
qualified retail improvement property; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Mrs. Hutchison,
Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, and Ms. Snowe), S1977 [30MR]
Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S2582 [2MY], S3813 [15JN], S6872
[20OC], S7066 [2NO], S7613 [16NO]
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S. 688--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
apply the additional Medicare HITECH payment provisions to
hospitals in Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schumer,
and Mr. Bingaman), S1977 [30MR]
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S. 689--A bill to promote the oil independence of the United States,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S1977 [30MR]
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S. 690--A bill to establish the Office of the Homeowner Advocate; to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rockefeller,
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. Murray), S1977
[30MR]
Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S3053 [17MY]
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S. 691--A bill to support State and tribal government efforts to
promote research and education related to maple syrup production,
natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry,
market promotion of maple products, and greater access to lands
containing maple trees for maple-sugaring activities, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S1977 [30MR]
Cosponsors added, S2188 [6AP]
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S. 692--A bill to improve hurricane preparedness by establishing the
National Hurricane Research Initiative, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S1977 [30MR]
Text, S1992 [30MR]
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S. 693--A bill to establish a term certain for the conservatorships of
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to provide conditions for continued
operation of such enterprises, and to provide for the wind down of
such operations and dissolution of such enterprises; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S5685 [15SE]
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S. 694--A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more than one
Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and
apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting
through independent commissions, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Udall of New
Mexico), S2046 [31MR]
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S. 695--A bill to require the use of electronic on-board recording
devices in motor carriers to improve compliance with hours of
service regulations; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Alexander), S2046 [31MR]
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S. 696--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet
Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes
of payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to Department
facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER, S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP], S2582 [2MY], S2930 [12MY], S3172
[19MY], S3225 [23MY]
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S. 697--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 Services 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.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Ms. Landrieu), S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S3614 [8JN], S4517 [12JY], S4676 [19JY], S4961
[27JY], S5192 [1AU], S5252 [2AU], S5340 [6SE]
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S. 698--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the
prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington
National Cemetery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. WARNER, S2046 [31MR]
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S. 699--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a
program to demonstrate the commercial application of integrated
systems for long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Rockefeller, and Ms.
Murkowski), S2046 [31MR]
Text, S2049 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S2088 [4AP], S2582 [2MY], S3429 [26MY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112-32), S4485 [11JY]
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S. 700--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend the treatment of certain farming business
machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of
depreciation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr.
Roberts), S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S2582 [2MY], S2732 [5MY], S3542
[7JN], S3684 [9JN], S7006 [1NO], S7127 [3NO]
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S. 701--A bill to amend section 1120A(c) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to assure comparability of
opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Cochran), S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY], S2732 [5MY], S2841 [10MY], S3106
[18MY], S5993 [26SE]
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S. 702--A bill to authorize funding for, and increase accessibility
to, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, to
facilitate data sharing between such system and the National Crime
Information Center database of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, to provide incentive grants to help facilitate
reporting to such systems, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]
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S. 703--A bill to amend the Long-Term Leasing Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Thune, Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S3498 [6JN]
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S. 704--A bill to provide for duty-free treatment of certain
recreational performance outerwear, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Schumer, and Mr. Merkley), S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S7127 [3NO]
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S. 705--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Landrieu, Mr.
Lugar, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Roberts), S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S2188 [6AP], S2447 [13AP], S2509 [14AP], S2732
[5MY], S3172 [19MY], S3339 [25MY], S4024 [22JN], S4226 [29JN]
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S. 706--A bill to stimulate the economy, produce domestic energy, and
create jobs at no cost to the taxpayers, and without borrowing
money from foreign governments for which our children and
grandchildren will be responsible, and for other purposes.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe,
Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Rubio), S2046 [31MR]
Read the first time, S2043, S2060 [31MR]
Read the second time, S2063 [4AP]
Placed on the calendar, S2084 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, S2349 [8AP]
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S. 707--A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further
protection for puppies; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Vitter), S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S2089 [4AP], S2188 [6AP], S2509 [14AP], S2687
[4MY], S2992 [16MY], S3106 [18MY], S3172 [19MY], S4486 [11JY], S4721
[20JY], S4802 [21JY], S5477 [9SE], S6506 [13OC], S7127 [3NO], S8183
[5DE], S8490 [12DE], S8603 [14DE], S8734 [16DE]
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S. 708--A bill to renew and extend the provisions relating to
identification of trade enforcement priorities, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Casey), S2046
[31MR]
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S. 709--A bill to enhance the security of chemical facilities and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Menendez), S2046 [31MR]
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S. 710--A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish
a hazardous waste electronic manifest system; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Inhofe),
S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP], S5252 [2AU]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-20), S3541 [7JN]
Passed Senate, S5281 [2AU]
Text, S5281 [2AU]
Message from the Senate, H5894 [5AU]
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S. 711--A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to reduce or eliminate the risk of
releases of hazardous chemicals from public water systems and
wastewater treatment works, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S2046 [31MR]
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S. 712--A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. McConnell,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Vitter), S2046
[31MR]
Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S2188 [6AP], S2267 [7AP], S2509
[14AP], S2622 [3MY], S3106 [18MY]
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S. 713--A bill to modify the boundary of Petersburg National
Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner), S2046 [31MR]
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S. 714--A bill to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction
Facilitation Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and
Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S2087 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, S2388 [12AP], S6461 [12OC]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-69), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 715--A bill to reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric
licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction
of certain hydroelectric projects; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S2087 [4AP]
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S. 716--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.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Franken, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Reid), S2087 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2509 [14AP]
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S. 717--A bill to establish an advisory committee to issue nonbinding
governmentwide guidelines on making public information available
on the Internet, to require publicly available Government
information held by the executive branch to be made available on
the Internet, to express the sense of Congress that publicly
available information held by the legislative and judicial
branches should be available on the Internet, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER, S2087 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, S3498 [6JN]
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S. 718--A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered
pesticides; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. ROBERTS, S2087 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2388 [12AP], S2447 [13AP], S2687
[4MY], S2841 [10MY]
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S. 719--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2011 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
United States Government, the Community Management Account, and
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System,
and for other purposes; from the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S2087 [4AP]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-12), S2087 [4AP]
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S. 720--A bill to repeal the CLASS Program; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Graham), S2087 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S2188 [6AP], S2267 [7AP], S2582
[2MY], S2732 [5MY], S3172 [19MY], S6764 [19OC], S6872 [20OC], S7006
[1NO], S7067 [2NO], S7127 [3NO], S7155 [7NO]
Removal of cosponsors, S2778 [9MY], S6918 [31OC]
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S. 721--A bill to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure
that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components
thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service
performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact
interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs,
which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the
curtailment of Government activities and services; to the
Committee on Appropriations.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Inhofe), S2087 [4AP]
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S. 722--A bill to strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Roberts), S2087 [4AP]
Text, S2089 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP], S2623 [3MY], S2992 [16MY], S3106
[18MY], S3614 [8JN], S4024 [22JN], S4676 [19JY], S5192 [1AU], S5252
[2AU], S5499 [12SE]
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S. 723--A bill to amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United
States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at
birth; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Moran), S2130
[5AP]
Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY]
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S. 724--A bill to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure
that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components
thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue
to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a
funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year
appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the
furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of
Government activities and services; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Murkowski,
Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Casey), S2130 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, S2188 [6AP], S2267 [7AP], S2349 [8AP], S2388
[12AP], S4292 [30JN]
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S. 725--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage, as supplies associated with the injection of
insulin, of containment, removal, decontamination and disposal of
home-generated needles, syringes, and other sharps through a sharp
container, decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail
program or similar program under part D of the Medicare Program;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ISAKSON, S2130 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, S2875 [11MY]
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S. 726--A bill to rescind $45 billion of unobligated discretionary
appropriations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Budget.
By Mr. RUBIO, S2130 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2389 [12AP], S2509 [14AP], S2582
[2MY], S3106 [18MY], S3814 [15JN], S3892 [16JN], S3971 [21JN], S4451
[7JY], S4721 [20JY]
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S. 727--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the
Federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally
responsible, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Coats, and Mr. Begich), S2130 [5AP]
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S. 728--A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National American
Indian Veterans, Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S2130 [5AP]
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S. 729--A bill to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Reid), S2130 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY]
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S. 730--A bill to provide for the settlement of certain claims under
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S2130 [5AP]
Text, S2136 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, S2778 [9MY], S7294 [9NO]
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S. 731--A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide
travel and transportation allowances for members of the reserve
components for long distance and certain other travel to inactive
duty training; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wyden, and
Mr. Leahy), S2130 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]
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S. 732--A bill to improve billing disclosures to cellular telephone
consumers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S2130 [5AP]
Text, S2139 [5AP]
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S. 733--A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers
to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and
biologicals under Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S2130 [5AP]
Text, S2140 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, S2389 [12AP], S4024 [22JN]
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S. 734--A bill to provide for a program of research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies
at the Department of Education; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Ms. STABENOW, S2187 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S2875 [11MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-70), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 735--A bill to reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. KERRY, S2187 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S4641 [18JY], S5192 [1AU]
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S. 736--A bill to improve the Fugitive Safe Surrender Program; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2187 [6AP]
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S. 737--A bill to replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection with a 5-person Commission, to bring the
Bureau into the regular appropriations process, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S2187 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S2349 [8AP], S2875 [11MY], S2930 [12MY], S3053
[17MY], S3225 [23MY], S3684 [9JN], S8414 [7DE]
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S. 738--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for Medicare coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease
and related dementia diagnosis and services in order to improve
care and outcomes for Americans living with Alzheimer's disease
and related dementias by improving detection, diagnosis, and care
planning; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Ms. Collins), S2187 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S2876 [11MY], S2992 [16MY], S3275
[24MY], S3429 [26MY], S3614 [8JN], S3815 [15JN], S3892 [16JN], S5252
[2AU], S6601 [17OC], S7067 [2NO]
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S. 739--A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish
battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in
parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost
to the Federal Government; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Kerry, Ms.
Murkowski, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Stabenow), S2187 [6AP]
Text, S2189 [6AP]
Reported (no written report), S2927 [12MY]
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S. 740--A bill to revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee
Smith Memorial Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Udall of
New Mexico), S2187 [6AP]
Text, S2190 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2349 [8AP], S2389 [12AP], S2732
[5MY], S2779 [9MY], S3498 [6JN], S3815 [15JN], S3924 [20JN], S4130
[27JN], S5773 [20SE]
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S. 741--A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr.
Bennet, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms. Klobuchar), S2187 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S3498 [6JN], S6186 [5OC]
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S. 742--A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States
Code, to set the age at which Members of Congress are eligible for
an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social
Security Act; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2187 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S3339 [25MY], S4846 [22JY], S5685
[15SE]
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S. 743--A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to
clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited
personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure
policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and
agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide
certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Lieberman,
Mr. Levin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Landrieu,
Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Cardin), S2187 [6AP]
Text, S2194 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S5499 [12SE]
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S. 744--A bill to authorize certain Department of State personnel, who
are responsible for examining and processing United States
passport applications, to access relevant information in Federal,
State, and other records and databases, for the purpose of
verifying the identity of a passport applicant and detecting
passport fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr.
Kerry), S2187 [6AP]
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S. 745--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect
certain veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in
educational assistance benefits, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S2187 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S2623 [3MY], S4555 [13JY], S4721
[20JY], S4846 [22JY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S4675 [19JY]
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S. 746--A bill to repeal provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe,
Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kyl,
Mr. Lee, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Sessions,
Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Wicker), S2187 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP]
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S. 747--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to
vehicle weight limitations applicable to the Interstate System,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Portman),
S2187 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY]
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S. 748--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based
biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer credit and
the special allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant property; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Kerry),
S2187 [6AP]
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S. 749--A bill to establish a revenue source for fair elections
financing of Senate campaigns by providing an excise tax on
amounts paid pursuant to contracts with the United States
Government; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Franken, Mr.
Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Tester), S2187 [6AP]
Text, S2202 [6AP]
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S. 750--A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Franken, Mr.
Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Tester), S2188 [6AP]
Text, S2202 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S3225 [23MY], S8680 [15DE]
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S. 751--A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a
comprehensive national manufacturing strategy, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S2188 [6AP]
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S. 752--A bill to establish a comprehensive interagency response to
reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Kerry), S2188
[6AP]
Text, S2209 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY], S2623 [3MY], S2993 [16MY], S3053
[17MY], S3225 [23MY], S3339 [25MY], S3614 [8JN], S3684 [9JN], S3728
[13JN], S3815 [15JN], S4076 [23JN], S4641 [18JY], S4802 [21JY],
S5903 [22SE], S6918 [31OC], S7127 [3NO], S8376 [6DE], S8461 [8DE],
S8548 [13DE]
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S. 753--A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Economic Development to establish an early-stage business
investment and incubation grant program, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2188 [6AP]
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S. 754--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Transportation to establish and maintain a national
clearinghouse for records relating to alcohol and controlled
substance testing of commercial motor vehicle operators, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Snowe, and Mr.
Vitter), S2266 [7AP]
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S. 755--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an
offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other
State judicial debts that are past-due; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Thune,
Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Graham), S2266 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY], S2876 [11MY], S2930 [12MY], S3106
[18MY], S3429 [26MY], S3684 [9JN], S3815 [15JN], S3971 [21JN], S4227
[29JN], S4608 [14JY], S5252 [2AU], S7613 [16NO], S8414 [7DE]
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S. 756--A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide
for the public availability of Medicare claims data; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S2266 [7AP]
Text, S2269 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY], S5192 [1AU]
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S. 757--A bill to provide incentives to encourage the development and
implementation of technology to capture carbon dioxide from dilute
sources on a significant scale using direct air capture
technologies; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Enzi), S2266 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-33), S4485 [11JY]
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S. 758--A bill to establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mrs. Shaheen), S2266
[7AP]
Cosponsors added, S2732 [5MY], S3275 [24MY], S3542 [7JN]
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S. 759--A bill to provide to the Secretary of the Interior a mechanism
to cancel contracts for the sale of materials CA-20139 and CA-
22901, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER, S2266 [7AP]
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S. 760--A bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to
prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the Environmental Protection
Agency to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Webb), S2266 [7AP]
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S. 761--A bill to improve the acquisition workforce through the
establishment of an acquisition management fellows program and a
leadership development training program, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Akaka, and Mrs. McCaskill), S2266
[7AP]
Text, S2271 [7AP]
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S. 762--A bill to improve the Federal Acquisition Institute; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Brown
of Massachusetts), S2266 [7AP]
Text, S2272 [7AP]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-21), S3682 [9JN]
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S. 763--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to require the establishment of teacher evaluation programs;
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, and Ms.
Landrieu), S2266 [7AP]
Text, S2274 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, S2732 [5MY]
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S. 764--A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to make
technical corrections to the segment designations for the Chetco
River, Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S2266 [7AP]
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S. 765--A bill to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National
Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S2266 [7AP]
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S. 766--A bill to provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase
Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of
Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild rivers,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S2266 [7AP]
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S. 767--A bill to improve the calculation of, the reporting of, and
the accountability for, secondary school graduation rates; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN, S2266 [7AP]
Text, S2278 [7AP]
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S. 768--A bill to provide for continuing operations of Government in a
fiscally responsible manner.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. DeMint), S2266 [7AP]
Read the first time, S2264, S2286 [7AP]
Read the second time, S2287 [8AP]
Placed on the calendar, S2346 [8AP]
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S. 769--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service
dogs on Department of Veterans Affairs property; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Isakson), S2348 [8AP]
Cosponsors added, S3339 [25MY], S3542 [7JN], S3971 [21JN], S4394
[6JY], S4451 [7JY]
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S. 770--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.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Blumenthal),
S2348 [8AP]
Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY]
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S. 771--A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to modify a
provision relating to gaming on land acquired after October 17,
1988; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Kyl), S2348 [8AP]
Text, S2351 [8AP]
Cosponsors added, S4802 [21JY]
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S. 772--A bill to protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the
security of Federal facilities and authorize and modernize the
Federal Protective Service; to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Akaka), S2348
[8AP]
Text, S2353 [8AP]
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S. 773--A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 and the Public Health Service Act to provide parity under
group health plans and group health insurance coverage for the
provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and
benefits for other medical and surgical services; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Harkin), S2348 [8AP]
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S. 774--A bill to appropriate funds for pay and allowances and support
for members of the Armed Forces, their families, and other
personnel critical to national security during a funding gap; to
the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S2348 [8AP]
Text, S2359 [8AP]
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S. 775--A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with
respect to pulmonary hypertension, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY, S2348 [8AP]
Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]
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S. 776--A bill to provide for the compensation of furloughed Federal
employees; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Webb),
S2348 [8AP]
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S. 777--A bill to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Defense to
provide for the pay of the military of the United States under the
Feed and Forage Act of 1861; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S2348 [8AP]
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S. 778--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.
By Mr. MORAN, S2348 [8AP]
Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY], S2623 [3MY], S2876 [11MY], S3971
[21JN], S4394 [6JY], S4486 [11JY]
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S. 779--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.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S2348 [8AP]
Cosponsors added, S7295 [9NO]
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S. 780--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt
reimbursements of expenses related to accident, theft, loss, or
casualty loss from determinations of annual income with respect to
pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of
veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER, S2348 [8AP]
Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]
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S. 781--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of
renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. THUNE, S2348 [8AP]
Cosponsors added, S2732 [5MY], S2779 [9MY], S2930 [12MY]
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S. 782--A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Baucus), S2348 [8AP]
Cosponsors added, S2389 [12AP], S3684 [9JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-15), S2580 [2MY]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S3492 [6JN],
S3519 [7JN]
Senate agreed to motion to proceed to consideration, S3524 [7JN]
Debated, S3524 [7JN], S3579 [8JN], S3635 [9JN], S3752 [14JN], S3847
[15JN], S3852 [16JN], S3962 [21JN]
Text, S3525 [7JN]
Amendments, S3527, S3528, S3553, S3556, S3558, S3559, S3562, S3564,
S3565, S3566 [7JN], S3595, S3598, S3621, S3622, S3623, S3625, S3626,
S3627, S3628 [8JN], S3655, S3656, S3657, S3659, S3660, S3661, S3662,
S3663, S3665, S3695, S3697, S3698, S3699, S3701, S3702, S3703, S3704
[9JN], S3735, S3736, S3737 [13JN], S3784, S3785 [14JN], S3842,
S3844, S3845, S3846, S3847 [15JN], S3871, S3898, S3899, S3901
[16JN], S3933, S3935, S3936 [20JN], S3977 [21JN]
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S. 783--A bill to provide an extension of time for filing individual
income tax returns in the case of a Federal Government shutdown.
By Mr. THUNE, S2348 [8AP]
Read the first time, S2347, S2362 [8AP]
Read the second time, S2366 [12AP]
Placed on the calendar, S2385 [12AP]
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S. 784--A bill to prevent the shutdown of the Federal Government; to
the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, S2348 [8AP]
Text, S2360 [8AP]
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S. 785--A bill to require that the Federal Government procure from the
private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations
and management of certain Government agencies, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Isakson, and
Mr. Barrasso), S2387 [12AP]
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S. 786--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the
appointment and grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist
Corps; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S2387 [12AP]
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S. 787--A bill to provide grants to promote financial literacy; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY, S2387 [12AP]
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S. 788--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex,
race, or national origin, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Akaka, Mrs.
Boxer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Merkley), S2387 [12AP]
Text, S2390 [12AP]
Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP]
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S. 789--A bill to express the sense of the Senate that Medicare should
not be dismantled and turned into a voucher program; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S2387 [12AP]
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S. 790--A bill to provide for mandatory training for Federal
Government supervisors and the assessment of management
competencies; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA, S2387 [12AP]
Text, S2392 [12AP]
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S. 791--A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to
improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Risch), S2387 [12AP]
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S. 792--A bill to authorize the waiver of certain debts relating to
assistance provided to individuals and households since 2005; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PRYOR, S2387 [12AP]
Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S3429 [26MY], S3614 [8JN], S3892
[16JN]
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S. 793--A bill to allow the Corps of Engineers to use certain amounts
to carry out harbor deepening projects; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. GRAHAM, S2387 [12AP]
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S. 794--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow
any deduction for punitive damages, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse), S2387 [12AP]
Text, S2395 [12AP]
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S. 795--A bill to address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2387 [12AP]
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S. 796--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to extend qualified
school construction bonds and qualified zone academy bonds, to
treat qualified zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds,
and to modify the private business contribution requirement for
qualified zone academy bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Begich,
and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), S2387 [12AP]
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S. 797--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.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid,
Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley,
and Mrs. Hagan), S2387 [12AP]
Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP], S2583 [2MY], S3542 [7JN], S3816
[15JN], S3971 [21JN], S5018 [28JY], S6506 [13OC], S8149 [1DE]
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S. 798--A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and
their family members can register certain firearms in the National
Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Leahy), S2387 [12AP]
Cosponsors added, S3106 [18MY], S3684 [9JN], S4076 [23JN], S4130
[27JN], S4486 [11JY], S4676 [19JY], S4721 [20JY], S5192 [1AU], S5341
[6SE], S5838 [21SE], S6050 [3OC], S6331 [6OC], S7155 [7NO], S8490
[12DE]
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S. 799--A bill to establish a regulatory framework for the
comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under
the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. McCain), S2387 [12AP]
Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP]
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S. 800--A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users to reauthorize and
improve the Safe Routes To School Program; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall of New
Mexico, Mr. Begich, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Franken, Mr. Carper,
Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Wyden), S2387 [12AP]
Cosponsors added, S2841 [10MY], S3107 [18MY], S3429 [26MY], S3498
[6JN], S3542 [7JN], S3684 [9JN], S3971 [21JN], S4227 [29JN], S4555
[13JY], S5387 [7SE]
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S. 801--A bill to amend chapter 113 of title 40, United States Code,
to require executive agency participation in real-time
transparency of investment projects, to require performance and
governance reviews of all cost overruns on Federal information
technology investment projects, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Brown
of Massachusetts), S2387 [12AP]
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S. 802--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the
storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project
in Oklahoma, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. INHOFE, S2446 [13AP]
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S. 803--A bill to implement a comprehensive border security plan to
combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent
activity in the southwest border of the United States; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S2446 [13AP]
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S. 804--A bill to adjust the normal and early retirement ages for
receipts of benefits under the Social Security program, increase
the maximum age for delayed retirement credit, and provide for
progressive price indexing of benefits; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Lee), S2446 [13AP]
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S. 805--A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act to improve the business and industry direct and guaranteed
loan program of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S2446 [13AP]
Cosponsors added, S5499 [12SE], S5624 [14SE]
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S. 806--A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to conduct levee
system evaluations and certifications on receipt of requests from
non-Federal interests; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S2446 [13AP]
Text, S2448 [13AP]
Cosponsors added, S5252 [2AU], S8183 [5DE]
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S. 807--A bill to authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary
protection program and to expand the program to include more small
businesses; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Coburn),
S2446 [13AP]
Text, S2449 [13AP]
Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S4227 [29JN], S4486 [11JY], S4555
[13JY], S4802 [21JY]
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S. 808--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for
prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and
the Uintah Water Conservancy District; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S2446 [13AP]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-62), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate, S7091 [2NO]
Text, S7091 [2NO]
Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]
Held at the desk, H7273 [3NO]
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S. 809--A bill to provide high-quality public charter school options
for students by enabling such public charter schools to expand and
replicate; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, and Ms. Landrieu), S2446 [13AP]
Text, S2450 [13AP]
Cosponsors added, S3275 [24MY]
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S. 810--A bill to prohibit the conducting of invasive research on
great apes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Sanders, and Mr.
Lieberman), S2446 [13AP]
Cosponsors added, S3684 [9JN], S4721 [20JY], S6050 [3OC], S6391
[11OC], S6601 [17OC], S7829 [18NO], S8149 [1DE], S8680 [15DE]
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S. 811--A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation or gender identity; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Harkin, and Ms. Collins),
S2446 [13AP]
Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S5071 [29JY], S5993 [26SE]
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S. 812--A bill to build capacity and provide support at the leadership
level for successful school turnaround efforts; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Brown of Ohio),
S2446 [13AP]
Cosponsors added, S3225 [23MY]
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S. 813--A bill to promote public awareness of cyber security; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S2446 [13AP]
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S. 814--A bill to require the public disclosure of audits conducted
with respect to entities receiving funds under title X of the
Public Health Service Act; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MANCHIN, S2446 [13AP]
Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S3498 [6JN]
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S. 815--A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with
dignity and respect; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Pryor, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Coats, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Johanns, Mr.
Hoeven, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Rockefeller),
S2446 [13AP]
Cosponsors added, S2583 [2MY], S2732 [5MY], S2993 [16MY], S3275
[24MY], S3614 [8JN], S3684 [9JN], S3728 [13JN], S3892 [16JN], S4024
[22JN], S5341 [6SE], S5459 [8SE], S7415 [14NO]
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S. 816--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.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2506 [14AP]
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S. 817--A bill to provide for the inclusion of independent regulatory
agencies in the application of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. PORTMAN, S2506 [14AP]
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S. 818--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.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S2506 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY], S3340 [25MY], S5341 [6SE]
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S. 819--A bill to provide the spouses and children of aliens who
perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to
adjust their status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for
permanent residence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr.
Menendez), S2506 [14AP]
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S. 820--A bill to repeal the current Internal Revenue Code and replace
it with a flat tax, thereby guaranteeing economic growth and
greater fairness for all Americans; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SHELBY, S2506 [14AP]
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S. 821--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting
permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent
residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same
manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and
to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent
partnerships; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Merkley, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Inouye, and Mr.
Sanders), S2506 [14AP]
Text, S2512 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2583 [2MY], S3542 [7JN], S5685 [15SE]
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S. 822--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require
all wage withholding returns to be filed electronically; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S2506 [14AP]
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S. 823--A bill to permit aliens who lawfully enter the United States
on valid visas as nonimmigrant elementary and secondary school
students to attend public schools in the United States for longer
than 1 year if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency
that administers the school for the full, unsubsidized per capita
cost of providing education at such school for the period of the
alien's attendance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Leahy),
S2506 [14AP]
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S. 824--A bill to provide for enhanced mortgage-backed and asset-
backed security investor protections, to prevent foreclosure
fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2506 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S3614 [8JN]
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S. 825--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend and modify the research tax credit, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COONS, S2506 [14AP]
Text, S2514 [14AP]
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S. 826--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a
program to provide loans and loan guarantees to enable eligible
public entities to acquire interests in real property that are in
compliance with habitat conservation plans approved by the
Secretary of the Interior under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S2506 [14AP]
Text, S2516 [14AP]
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S. 827--A bill to allow a State to combine certain funds and enter
into a performance agreement with the Secretary of Education to
improve the academic achievement of students; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Vitter), S2506
[14AP]
Cosponsors added, S4157 [28JN], S5341 [6SE]
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S. 828--A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to
establish the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as
the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local
assistance provided to promote the energy retrofitting of schools;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Ms. Collins), S2506 [14AP]
Text, S2517 [14AP]
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S. 829--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Franken, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Reed,
and Mr. Graham), S2506 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2583 [2MY], S2623 [3MY], S3614 [8JN], S4330
[5JY], S4869 [25JY], S5387 [7SE], S5624 [14SE], S7127 [3NO]
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S. 830--A bill to establish partnerships to create or enhance
educational and skills development pathways to 21st century
careers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY, S2506 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY]
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S. 831--A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to
provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.
Gillibrand, and Mr. Sanders), S2506 [14AP]
Text, S2518 [14AP]
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S. 832--A bill to reauthorize certain port security programs, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mrs. Murray), S2506 [14AP]
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S. 833--A bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students
in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous
curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the
middle grades prepared for success in secondary school and
postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies
and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in
the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle
grades models for struggling students, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Franken, and Mr. Akaka), S2506 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY], S5252 [2AU]
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S. 834--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve
education and prevention related to campus sexual violence,
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mrs. Murray), S2506 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S3684 [9JN], S3814 [15JN], S3971 [21JN], S4076
[23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4451 [7JY], S4721 [20JY], S4846 [22JY], S4869
[25JY], S5192 [1AU], S5252 [2AU], S6050 [3OC], S7992 [29NO], S8068
[30NO], S8149 [1DE], S8183 [5DE]
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S. 835--A bill to reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives, modernize firearms laws and regulations, protect the
community from criminals, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S2506 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S4227 [29JN], S4676 [19JY]
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S. 836--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
special depreciation and amortization rules for highway and
related property subject to long-term leases, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S2506 [14AP]
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S. 837--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to remove
privatized highway miles as a factor in apportioning highway
funding; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S2506 [14AP]
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S. 838--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 a definition under that Act; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr.
Begich, and Mr. Boozman), S2506 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY], S2687 [4MY], S2779 [9MY], S2930
[12MY], S2993 [16MY], S3107 [18MY], S3172 [19MY], S3275 [24MY],
S4076 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4555 [13JY], S4721 [20JY], S4846
[22JY], S5252 [2AU], S5341 [6SE], S5903 [22SE], S5993 [26SE], S6090
[4OC], S6391 [11OC], S7006 [1NO], S7829 [18NO]
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S. 839--A bill to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Grassley), S2506 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S4721 [20JY], S5192 [1AU], S5727 [19SE]
Reported (no written report), S5017 [28JY]
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S. 840--A bill to establish customs user fees for commercial trucks
transporting foreign municipal solid waste, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Levin), S2506 [14AP]
Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged, S3103, S3116
[18MY]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S3116 [18MY]
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S. 841--A bill to provide cost-sharing assistance to improve access to
the markets of foreign countries for energy efficiency products
and renewable energy products exported by small-and medium-sized
businesses in the United States, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Merkley),
S2506 [14AP]
Text, S2521 [14AP]
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S. 842--A bill to require reports by the Comptroller General on
Department of Defense military spouse employment programs, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. CASEY, S2506 [14AP]
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S. 843--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, S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2522 [14AP]
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S. 844--A bill to provide incentives for States and local educational
agencies to implement comprehensive reforms and innovative
strategies that are designed to lead to significant improvement in
outcomes for all students and significant reductions in
achievement gaps among subgroups of students, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2523 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2732 [5MY], S2841 [10MY]
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S. 845--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the logical flow of return information between partnerships,
corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals to better enable
each party to submit timely, accurate returns and reduce the need
for extended and amended returns, to provide for modified due
dates by regulation, and to conform the automatic corporate
extension period to longstanding regulatory rule; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S2507 [14AP]
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S. 846--A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 80
Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the Christopher
S. Bond United States Courthouse; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S2507 [14AP]
Reported (no written report), S4845 [22JY]
Passed Senate, S4914 [26JY]
Text, S4914 [26JY]
Message from the Senate, H5591 [27JY]
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
H5659 [27JY]
Debated, H6288 [21SE]
Text, H6288 [21SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H6314 [21SE]
Message from the House, S5900 [22SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S5900 [22SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H6411 [22SE]
Presented to the President (September 22, 2011), S5900 [22SE]
Approved [Public Law 112-31] (signed September 23, 2011)
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S. 847--A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure
that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.
Boxer, and Mr. Franken), S2507 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S3275 [24MY], S3614 [8JN], S4157 [28JN], S5499
[12SE], S6461 [12OC]
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S. 848--A bill to provide for the development of reports based on
Medicare data, data that is publicly available, or private data
that is provided by a requesting entity in order to improve the
quality and efficiency of health care; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. CORNYN, S2507 [14AP]
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S. 849--A bill to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the
State of Texas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S2507 [14AP]
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S. 850--A bill to provide for enhanced treatment, support, services,
and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and
their families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lautenberg,
and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2526 [14AP]
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S. 851--A bill to establish expanded learning time initiatives, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Franken, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2507 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S3924 [20JN]
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S. 852--A bill to improve the H--2A agricultural worker program for
use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kohl, Mr.
Schumer, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2530 [14AP]
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S. 853--A bill to provide for financial literacy education; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. HAGAN, S2507 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S4451 [7JY]
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S. 854--A bill to provide for programs and activities with respect to
the prevention of underage drinking; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S2507 [14AP]
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S. 855--A bill to make available such funds as may be necessary to
ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve
components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for
active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure
to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces
occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel
and the curtailment of Government activities and services; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Casey), S2507
[14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2687 [4MY], S3053 [17MY], S3275 [24MY], S3340
[25MY], S3615 [8JN], S3816 [15JN]
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S. 856--A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to make
available to the public aggregate data on providers of services
and suppliers under the Medicare Program and to allow qualified
individuals and groups access to claims and payment data under the
Medicare Program for purposes of conducting health research and
detecting fraud; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN, S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2531 [14AP]
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S. 857--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to aid gifted and talented learners, including high-ability
learners not formally identified as gifted; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Casey), S2507 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY], S5341 [6SE]
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S. 858--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study to determine the suitability and
feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in
Xenia, Ohio as a unit of the National Park System, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Portman), S2507 [14AP]
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S. 859--A bill to prohibit sexual harassment by individuals
administering programs and activities receiving Federal
assistance; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY, S2507 [14AP]
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S. 860--A bill to ensure that methodologies and technologies used by
the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to screen for and
detect the presence of chemical, nuclear, biological, and
radiological weapons in municipal solid waste are as effective as
the methodologies and technologies used by the Bureau to screen
for those materials in other items of commerce entering the United
States through commercial motor vehicle transport; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2533 [14AP]
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S. 861--A bill to restore the natural resources, ecosystems,
fisheries, marine habitats, and coastal wetland of Gulf Coast
States, to create jobs and revive the economic health of
communities adversely affected by the explosion on, and sinking
of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Vitter), S2507 [14AP]
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S. 862--A bill to provide for a comprehensive Gulf of Mexico
restoration plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2536 [14AP]
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S. 863--A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to
clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements
are not to be considered available resources under the
Supplemental Security Income Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE, S2507 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2583 [2MY]
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S. 864--A bill to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National
Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Nelson of
Florida), S2580 [2MY]
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S. 865--A bill to provide grants to promote financial literacy; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Cochran), S2580 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, S2688 [4MY]
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S. 866--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.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Snowe, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Chambliss), S2580 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY], S3225 [23MY], S3275 [24MY], S3340
[25MY], S3498 [6JN], S3542 [7JN], S3924 [20JN], S4676 [19JY], S4911
[26JY], S4961 [27JY], S5252 [2AU], S5341 [6SE], S5499 [12SE]
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S. 867--A bill to fight criminal gangs; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S2621 [3MY]
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S. 868--A bill to restore the longstanding partnership between the
States and the Federal Government in managing the Medicaid
Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Kyl), S2621 [3MY]
Cosponsors added, S2688 [4MY], S2732 [5MY], S2779 [9MY], S2841
[10MY], S3429 [26MY], S3498 [6JN], S3542 [7JN], S4130 [27JN]
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S. 869--A bill to provide for an exchange of land between the
Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports
Authority; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRAHAM, S2621 [3MY]
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, S4517, S4532
[12JY]
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, S4517, S4532 [12JY]
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S. 870--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
modify oil and hazardous substance liability, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. TESTER, S2621 [3MY]
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S. 871--A bill to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Webb, Mr. Burr, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Risch), S2621 [3MY]
Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3684 [9JN], S4721 [20JY]
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S. 872--A bill to amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to modify
the date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria
of California is considered to be held in trust and to provide for
the conduct of certain activities on the land; to the Committee on
Indian Affairs.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S2621 [3MY]
Text, S2624 [3MY]
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S. 873--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to
herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam
era outside Vietnam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA, S2621 [3MY]
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S. 874--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the
provision of compensation and pension to surviving spouses of
veterans in the months of the deaths of the veterans, to improve
housing loan benefits for veterans, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA, S2621 [3MY]
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S. 875--A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require
additional monitoring of certain contaminants, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S2621 [3MY]
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S. 876--A bill to amend title 23 and 49, United States Code, to modify
provisions relating to the length and weight limitations for
vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S2621 [3MY]
Cosponsors added, S3684 [9JN], S4024 [22JN], S4608 [14JY], S7006
[1NO]
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S. 877--A bill to prevent taxpayer-funded elective abortions by
applying the longstanding policy of the Hyde amendment to the new
health care law; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Hutchison,
Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Thune, Mr. Risch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Moran, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Coats, Mr. Corker, Mr.
Paul, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. McCain, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Kyl),
S2686 [4MY]
Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S3499 [6JN], S6506 [13OC], S7295
[9NO]
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S. 878--A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to
revise the requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas
for purposes of such Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, S2686 [4MY]
Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY]
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S. 879--A bill to promote human rights and democracy in Iran; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Cornyn), S2686
[4MY]
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S. 880--A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of
Florida; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S2686 [4MY]
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S. 881--A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure
meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements,
including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such
agreements, to provide substantive rights to consumers under such
agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Blunt), S2686 [4MY]
Cosponsors added, S3225 [23MY], S8149 [1DE]
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S. 882--A bill to prevent misuse, overutilization, and trafficking of
prescription drugs by limiting access to such drugs for Medicare
and Medicaid beneficiaries who have been identified as high-risk
prescription drug users; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2686 [4MY]
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S. 883--A bill to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to
establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia
to honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence,
liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S2686 [4MY]
Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S7368 [10NO]
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S. 884--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for a variable VEETC rate based on the price of crude oil, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Johanns, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mr. Franken, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Nelson
of Nebraska), S2686 [4MY]
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S. 885--A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century to reauthorize a provision relating to additional contract
authority for States with Indian reservations; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S2687 [4MY]
Text, S2689 [4MY]
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S. 886--A bill to amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to
prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S2687 [4MY]
Text, S2690 [4MY]
Cosponsors added, S3684 [9JN]
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S. 887--A bill to increase the portion of community block grants that
may be used to provide public services, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S2687 [4MY]
Cosponsors added, S6461 [12OC]
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S. 888--A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a
segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S2730 [5MY]
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S. 889--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of
Mother's Day; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Whitehouse, and Ms. Stabenow), S2730 [5MY]
Cosponsors added, S5903 [22SE]
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S. 890--A bill to establish the supplemental fraud fighting account,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S2730 [5MY]
Text, S2733 [5MY]
Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY]
Reported (no written report), S3170 [19MY]
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S. 891--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for the recognition of attending physician assistants as
attending physicians to serve hospice patients; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Conrad), S2730 [5MY]
Cosponsors added, S2841 [10MY], S3429 [26MY], S3615 [8JN], S3728
[13JN], S4157 [28JN], S4641 [18JY], S5387 [7SE]
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S. 892--A bill to establish the Department of Energy and the
Environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thune, Mr. McCain,
Mr. Coats, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Cochran, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Johnson of
Wisconsin, and Mr. Lee), S2730 [5MY]
Cosponsors added, S3340 [25MY]
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S. 893--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide
financial assistance to the State of Louisiana for a pilot program
to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to
assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. LANDRIEU, S2731 [5MY]
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S. 894--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
an increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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 Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Akaka, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Webb, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr.
Moran, and Mr. Boozman), S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2736 [5MY], S6787 [19OC]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-44), S5191 [1AU]
Passed Senate, S6787 [19OC]
Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]
Held at the desk, H6986 [21OC]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H7232 [2NO]
Text, H7232 [2NO]
Message from the House, S7125 [3NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7125 [3NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H7328 [3NO]
Presented to the President (November 3, 2011), S7125 [3NO]
Approved [Public Law 112-53] (signed November 9, 2011)
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S. 895--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to invest in innovation for education; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr.
Leahy), S2731 [5MY]
Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY]
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S. 896--A bill to amend the Public Land 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.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr.
Begich), S2731 [5MY]
Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S2841 [10MY], S7295 [9NO]
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S. 897--A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have
the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal
reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr.
Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Lee), S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2737 [5MY], S7092 [2NO]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-63), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate, S7091 [2NO]
Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7328 [3NO]
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S. 898--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary to establish a comprehensive design standard program to
prevent, control, and treat pollulted stormwater runoff from
federally funded highways and roads, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CARDIN, S2731 [5MY]
Cosponsors added, S4292 [30JN]
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S. 899--A bill to provide fo the eradication and control of nutria; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Merkley,
and Mrs. Hagan), S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2739 [5MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-94), S7451 [15NO]
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S. 900--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants
to educational organizations to carry out educational programs
about the Holocaust; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S2731 [5MY]
Read the first time, S2972 [12MY]
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S. 901--A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 to ensure that amounts are made available for projects to
provide recreational public access, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Risch), S2731 [5MY]
Cosponsors added, S5252 [2AU]
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S. 902--A bill to amend part D of title V of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for the repair,
renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools;
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN, S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2741 [5MY]
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S. 903--A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Citrus
Disease Research and Development Trust Fund to support research on
diseases impacting the citrus industry, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs.
Boxer), S2731 [5MY]
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S. 904--A bill to improve jobs, opportunity, benefits, and services
for unemployed Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH, S2731 [5MY]
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S. 905--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.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs.
Gillibrand), S2731 [5MY]
Cosponsors added, S4676 [19JY], S8068 [30NO]
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S. 906--A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide
for conscience protections, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Blunt, Mr. DeMint, Mr.
Coats, Mr. Burr, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Moran, Ms. Ayotte, Mr.
Johanns, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Kyl, and Mr. Thune), S2731 [5MY]
Cosponsors added, S2841 [10MY], S2876 [11MY], S2930 [12MY], S2993
[16MY], S3107 [18MY], S3226 [23MY], S3429 [26MY], S3499 [6JN], S3814
[15JN], S3892 [16JN], S4555 [13JY]
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S. 907--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business
meals and entertainment; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE, S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2743 [5MY]
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S. 908--A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to
the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon; to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S2731 [5MY]
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S. 909--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit
certain revenues of private providers of public transportation by
vanpool received from providing public transportation to be used
for the purpose of acquiring rolling stock, and to permit certain
expenditures of private vanpool contractors to be credited toward
the local matching share of the costs of public transportation
projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S2731 [5MY]
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S. 910--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that
veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive
services in at least one full-service Department of Veterans
Affairs medical center in the State or receive comparable services
provided by contract in the State, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Ayotte), S2777 [9MY]
Text, S2780 [9MY]
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S. 911--A bill to establish the sense of Congress that Congress should
enact, and the President should sign, bipartisan legislation to
strengthen public safety and to enhance wireless communications;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S2777 [9MY]
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S. 912--A bill to prevent foreign states that do business, issue
securities, or borrow money in the United States, and fail to
satisfy United States court judgments totaling $100,000,000 or
more based on such activities, from inflicting further economic
injuries in the United States, from undermining the integrity of
United States courts, and from discouraging responsible lending to
poor and developing nations by undermining the secondary and
primary markets for sovereign debt; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. WICKER, S2777 [9MY]
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S. 913--A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe
regulations regarding the collection and use of personal
information obtained by tracking the online activity of an
individual, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S2777 [9MY]
Text, S2781 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY], S4961 [27JY]
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S. 914--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and
telemedicine visits of veterans, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Tester), S2777 [9MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-88), S6390 [11OC]
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S. 915--A bill to provide for health care for every American and to
control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care
system; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SANDERS, S2777 [9MY]
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S. 916--A bill to facilitate appropriate oil and gas development on
Federal land and waters, to limit dependence of the United States
on foreign sources of oil and gas, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S2777 [9MY]
Text, S2783 [9MY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112-64), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 917--A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to
reform the management of energy and mineral resources on the outer
Continental Shelf, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S2777 [9MY]
Text, S2785 [9MY]
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S. 918--A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out
programs and activities to improve highway safety; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S2777 [9MY]
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S. 919--A bill to authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe,
and healthy students; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2777 [9MY]
Text, S2794 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S5252 [2AU], S5341 [6SE]
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S. 920--A bill to create clean energy jobs and set efficiency
standards for small-duct high-velocity air conditioning and heat
pump systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mrs. McCaskill), S2777
[9MY]
Cosponsors added, S5252 [2AU], S5624 [14SE]
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S. 921--A bill to allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to
receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States
nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Kirk), S2777 [9MY]
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S. 922--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.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2777 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S3542 [7JN], S3892 [16JN], S4024 [22JN], S4292
[30JN], S4517 [12JY], S5341 [6SE], S7368 [10NO]
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S. 923--A bill to withhold United States contributions to the United
Nations until the United Nations formally retracts the final
report of the ``United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza
Conflict''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Inhofe),
S2777 [9MY]
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S. 924--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
commuter flexible spending arrangements, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BEGICH, S2777 [9MY]
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S. 925--A bill to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER, S2777 [9MY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S6692 [18OC]
Text, S6692 [18OC]
Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6986 [21OC]
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S. 926--A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to
permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer
Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning
areas; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr.
Cardin), S2777 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S2841 [10MY]
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S. 927--A bill to require congressional approval before implementation
of certain agency actions, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. VITTER, S2839 [10MY]
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S. 928--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the
authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use bid savings
on major medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans
Affairs to expand or change the scope of a major medical facility
project of the Department, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BURR, S2839 [10MY]
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S. 929--A bill to establish a comprehensive literacy program; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Begich, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Franken), S2839 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, S4451 [7JY]
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S. 930--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
the same capital gains treatment for art and collectibles as for
other investment property and to provide that a deduction equal to
fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of
literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by
the donor; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S2839 [10MY]
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S. 931--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform
the rules relating to fractional charitable donations of tangible
personal property; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Bingaman, and Ms.
Cantwell), S2839 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, S2876 [11MY], S2930 [12MY]
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S. 932--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
$1,000 refundable credit for individuals who are bona fide
volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical
service organizations; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S2839 [10MY]
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S. 933--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.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Ms. Collins), S2839 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, S3814 [15JN], S4227 [29JN], S5459 [8SE], S6918
[31OC], S7188 [8NO], S7702 [17NO], S7992 [29NO]
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S. 934--A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to make a technical correction relating to stainless steel
single-piece exhaust gas manifolds; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY, S2839 [10MY]
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S. 935--A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry
out a program of outreach to veterans, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2839 [10MY]
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S. 936--A bill to establish the American Infrastructure Investment
Fund and other activities to facilitate investments in
infrastructure projects that significantly enhance the economic
competitiveness of the United States by improving economic output,
productivity, or competitive commercial advantage, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S2839 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, S6918 [31OC]
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S. 937--A bill to repeal certain barriers to domestic fuel production,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Murkowski,
Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Coats), S2839 [10MY]
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S. 938--A bill to establish a research, development, demonstration,
and commercial application program to promote research of
appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Kohl), S2839
[10MY]
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S. 939--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to
bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage
facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S2839 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S3542 [7JN], S6391 [11OC], S6665
[18OC], S7006 [1NO], S7908 [28NO]
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S. 940--A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil
tax loopholes, and for other purposes.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Tester, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs.
Boxer, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Franken, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mrs.
Feinstein), S2839 [10MY]
Read the first time, S2838, S2850 [10MY]
Read the second time, S2851 [11MY]
Placed on the calendar, S2872 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S2876 [11MY], S2930 [12MY]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S3013 [17MY]
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S. 941--A bill to strengthen families' engagement in the education of
their children; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Whitehouse), S2839 [10MY]
Text, S2842 [10MY]
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S. 942--A bill to provide for improved investment in national
transportation infrastructure; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Durbin), S2839
[10MY]
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S. 943--A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require
States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program from being
used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S2874 [11MY]
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S. 944--A bill to reaffirm the authority of the Department of Defense
to maintain United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as
a location for the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents
held by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Chambliss,
Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Webb), S2874 [11MY]
Text, S2877 [11MY]
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S. 945--A bill to save at least $5,000,000,000 by consolidating some
duplicative and overlapping Government programs; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Warner), S2874 [11MY]
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S. 946--A bill to establish an Office of Rural Education Policy in the
Department of Education; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Begich, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Conrad), S2874 [11MY]
Text, S2879 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3107 [18MY], S3226 [23MY], S3340
[25MY], S3542 [7JN], S3971 [21JN], S4676 [19JY]
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S. 947--A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions
of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Cochran), S2874 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY]
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S. 948--A bill to promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Alexander), S2874 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY], S4024 [22JN]
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S. 949--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.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Reed, Mr. Burr, and Mr.
Sanders), S2874 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY], S3275 [24MY], S3499 [6JN], S3542
[7JN], S3814 [15JN], S3892 [16JN], S4025 [22JN], S4293 [30JN], S6090
[4OC]
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S. 950--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to repeal a
prohibition on allowing States to use toll revenues as State
matching funds for Appalachian Development Highway projects; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Casey), S2874 [11MY]
Text, S2881 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S5253 [2AU]
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S. 951--A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition,
rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members
of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr.
Akaka, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts), S2874 [11MY]
Text, S2882 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S2993 [16MY], S3053 [17MY], S3429
[26MY], S3499 [6JN], S3684 [9JN], S3924 [20JN], S3971 [21JN], S4025
[22JN], S4130 [27JN], S4451 [7JY], S4486 [11JY], S4911 [26JY], S4961
[27JY], S5253 [2AU], S5341 [6SE], S5993 [26SE], S6050 [3OC], S6331
[6OC], S7155 [7NO], S7188 [8NO]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S4450 [7JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-36), S4640 [18JY]
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S. 952--A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment
of status of certain alien students who are long-term United
States residents and who entered the United States as children and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet,
Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Carper, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Reed,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Whitehouse), S2874 [11MY]
Text, S2886 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S2931 [12MY], S3429 [26MY]
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S. 953--A bill to authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the
Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S2874 [11MY]
Read the first time, S2872, S2892 [11MY]
Read the second time, S2896 [12MY]
Placed on the calendar, S2926 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S2931 [12MY], S2993 [16MY], S3053 [17MY]
Text, S2931 [12MY]
Debated, S3013 [17MY]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S3069 [18MY]
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S. 954--A bill to promote the strengthening of the Haitian private
sector; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LUGAR, S2874 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S3107 [18MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-67), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 955--A bill to provide grants for the renovation, modernization or
construction of law enforcement facilities; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. KERRY, S2874 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S3275 [24MY], S8461 [8DE]
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S. 956--A bill to establish a pilot program for police departments to
use anonymous texts from citizens to augment their anonymous tip
hotlines; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KERRY, S2875 [11MY]
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S. 957--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic
brain injury, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Begich), S2875 [11MY]
Text, S2889 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S4025 [22JN]
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S. 958--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate
graduate medical education programs; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Blunt,
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr.
Roberts), S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3053 [17MY], S3429 [26MY], S3499
[6JN], S3814, S3816 [15JN], S4076 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4157
[28JN], S4608 [14JY], S4676 [19JY], S5253 [2AU]
Reported (no written report), S5498 [12SE]
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S. 959--A bill to improve outcomes for students in persistently low-
performing schools, to create a culture of recognizing, rewarding,
and replicating educational excellence, to authorize school
turnaround grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Lieberman), S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S4227 [29JN]
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S. 960--A bill to provide for a study on issues relating to access to
intravenous immune globulin (IVG) for Medicare beneficiaries in
all care settings and a demonstration project to examine the
benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services
necessary to administer IVG in the home; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Wyden), S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S3276 [24MY], S3340 [25MY], S3499 [6JN], S3684
[9JN], S3892 [16JN], S4227 [29JN], S5727 [19SE], S6918 [31OC], S7188
[8NO]
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S. 961--A bill to create the income security conditions and family
supports needed to ensure permanency for the Nation's
unaccompanied youth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Begich), S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S5018 [28JY]
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S. 962--A bill to reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine
Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the
resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S2928 [12MY]
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S. 963--A bill to reduce energy costs, improve energy efficiency, and
expand the use of renewable energy by Federal agencies, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CARPER, S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S3542 [7JN]
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S. 964--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify
the applicability of such Act with respect to States that have
right to work laws in effect; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Risch, Mr. Boozman,
Mr. Lee, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Grassley,
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Heller, Mr. McCain,
Mr. Wicker, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Corker), S2928 [12MY]
Text, S2936 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3276 [24MY], S3814 [15JN]
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S. 965--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
an income tax credit for the costs of certain infertility
treatments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S3892 [16JN], S4641 [18JY], S5773 [20SE]
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S. 966--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and
surveillance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S4641 [18JY], S5071 [29JY]
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S. 967--A bill to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage
servicers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Reed, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Wyden, and Mr. Akaka), S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3542 [7JN], S5624 [14SE]
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S. 968--A bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and
theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Franken), S2928 [12MY]
Text, S2937 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S3226 [23MY], S3340 [25MY], S3429 [26MY], S3684
[9JN], S3816 [15JN], S4076 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4293 [30JN], S4330
[5JY], S4451 [7JY], S4555 [13JY], S4869 [25JY], S4911 [26JY], S5387
[7SE], S5946 [23SE], S6050 [3OC], S6601 [17OC], S6764 [19OC], S6872
[20OC], S6918 [31OC], S7067 [2NO], S7155 [7NO], S8490 [12DE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S3426 [26MY]
Removal of cosponsors, S4130 [27JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-39), S4845 [22JY]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S8783 [17DE]
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S. 969--A bill to award planning grants and implementation grants to
State educational agencies to enable the State educational
agencies to complete comprehensive planning to carry out
activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12
instruction and curriculum and to provide evaluation grants to
measure efficacy of K-12 engineering education; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms.
Stabenow, and Mr. Begich), S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S4157 [28JN]
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S. 970--A bill to designate additional segments and tributaries of
White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Casey), S2928 [12MY]
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S. 971--A bill to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the
taxation of digital goods and digital services; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Thune), S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S4517 [12JY], S4846 [22JY]
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S. 972--A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to
establish procedures to advance the use of cleaner construction
equipment on Federal-aid highway and public transportation
construction projects, to make the acquisition and installation of
emission control technology an eligible expense in carrying out
such projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CARPER, S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S3340 [25MY], S3429 [26MY], S3814 [15JN]
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S. 973--A bill to create the National Endowment for the Oceans to
promote the protection and conservation of the United States
ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Nelson
of Florida, Ms. Landrieu, and Ms. Stabenow), S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S4451 [7JY]
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S. 974--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and to promote
tax compliance in the cosmetology sector; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Landrieu), S2928 [12MY]
Text, S2943 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S7155 [7NO]
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S. 975--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the participation of physical therapists in the National Health
Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Akaka), S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S3728 [13JN], S3814 [15JN], S4803 [21JY]
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S. 976--A bill to extend the designation of Monroe County,
Pennsylvania, as a HUBZone, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. CASEY, S2928 [12MY]
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S. 977--A bill to fight criminal gangs; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S2928 [12MY]
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S. 978--A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal
infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Coons), S2928
[12MY]
Reported (no written report), S3924 [20JN]
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S. 979--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.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin,
and Mr. Reed), S2928 [12MY]
Text, S2944 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S3107 [18MY], S3172 [19MY], S3542 [7JN], S3684
[9JN], S4157 [28JN], S4641 [18JY], S4869 [25JY], S8490 [12DE]
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S. 980--A bill to promote secure ferry transportation and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr.
Begich), S2928 [12MY]
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S. 981--A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for
military activities of the Department of Defense and for military
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal
year 2012, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. McCain) (by request), S2928 [12MY]
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S. 982--A bill to reaffirm the authority of the Department of Defense
to maintain United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as
a location for the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents
held by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Chambliss,
Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Webb), S2928 [12MY]
Text, S2948 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3053 [17MY], S3172 [19MY], S3276
[24MY], S3814 [15JN]
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S. 983--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow
a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party
relating to a discharge of oil; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S3226 [23MY], S3276 [24MY], S5727 [19SE]
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S. 984--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.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Casey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Franken, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Inouye, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer,
Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2928 [12MY]
Text, S2949 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S4608 [14JY]
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S. 985--A bill to amend the definition of a law enforcement officer
under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code, respectively, to ensure the inclusion of
certain positions; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. MIKULSKI, S2928 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S8461 [8DE]
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S. 986--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate
the subsidies paid to rum producers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S2929 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S5387 [7SE], S6391 [11OC]
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S. 987--A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect
to arbitration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin,
Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Merkley,
Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Casey, and Mrs. Boxer), S2929
[12MY]
Cosponsors added, S4486 [11JY], S8068 [30NO]
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S. 988--A bill to ensure that local educational agencies and units of
local governments are compensated for tax revenues lost when the
Federal Government takes land into trust for the benefit of a
federally recognized Indian tribe or an individual Indian; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S2929 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S4293 [30JN]
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S. 989--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require the exclusion of
data of an exceedance or violation of a national ambient air
quality standard caused by a prescribed fire in the Flint Hills
Region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe), S2929 [12MY]
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S. 990--A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
By Ms. LANDRIEU, S2929 [12MY]
Read the first time, S2926 [12MY]
Read the second time, S2975 [16MY]
Placed on the calendar, S2990 [16MY]
Amendments, S3199, S3200 [19MY], S3262, S3263, S3284, S3285 [24MY],
S3346, S3347, S3348, S3349, S3356, S3357, S3358, S3359, S3360, S3361
[25MY], S3400, S3455, S3456 [26MY]
Passed Senate amended, S3200 [19MY]
Debated, S3262 [24MY], S3298 [25MY], S3367, S3372 [26MY]
Message from the House, S3266 [24MY], S3496 [6JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H3352 [24MY]
Amendments, H3352 [24MY], H3739 [26MY]
Senate agreed to House amendment, S3367, S3372 [26MY]
Debated, H3739 [26MY]
House consideration of Senate amendment to House amendment, H3739
[26MY]
House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment, H3746 [26MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H3752 [26MY]
Presented to the President (May 26, 2011), S3496 [6JN]
Approved [Public Law 112-14] (signed May 26, 2011)
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S. 991--A bill to ensure efficient performance of agency functions; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. MIKULSKI, S2929 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY]
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S. 992--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.
By Mrs. BOXER, S2929 [12MY]
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S. 993--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent
the extension of the tax collection period merely because the
taxpayer is a member of the Armed Forces who is hospitalized as a
result of combat zone injuries; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORNYN, S2929 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY]
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S. 994--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to protect
States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-
play reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr.
Durbin), S2929 [12MY]
Text, S2954 [12MY]
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S. 995--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
public officials from engaging in undisclosed self-dealing; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KIRK, S2929 [12MY]
Text, S2955 [12MY]
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S. 996--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the new markets tax credit through 2016, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S2929 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S3107 [18MY], S3340 [25MY], S3542
[7JN], S3925 [20JN], S4077 [23JN], S4227 [29JN], S5536 [13SE], S5838
[21SE], S5946 [23SE], S6050 [3OC], S7006 [1NO], S7155 [7NO], S7702
[17NO], S8183 [5DE], S8461 [8DE]
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S. 997--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend a
water contract between the United States and the East Bench
Irrigation District; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. TESTER, S2929 [12MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-65), S5338 [6SE]
Passed Senate, S7092 [2NO]
Text, S7092 [2NO]
Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7328 [3NO]
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S. 998--A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, in the case of airline pilots who are required by
regulation to retire at age 60, to compute the actuarial value of
monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at age
60; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Durbin), S2929 [12MY]
Text, S2956 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY], S6873 [20OC], S7295 [9NO]
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S. 999--A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent the
enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations
unless sufficient funding is available; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Risch, and Mr. Crapo), S2992 [16MY]
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S. 1000--A bill to promote energy savings in residential and
commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Portman), S2992 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, S3107 [18MY], S4721 [20JY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-71), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 1001--A bill to reduce oil consumption and improve energy security,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S2992 [16MY]
Text, S2995 [16MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-72), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 1002--A bill to prohibit theft of medical products, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Graham, Mr. Coons, Mr. Bennet,
Mr. Lugar, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Casey, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr.
Lautenberg), S2992 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S3172 [19MY], S3499 [6JN], S3542
[7JN], S4025 [22JN], S4077 [23JN], S4227 [29JN], S4293 [30JN], S4330
[5JY], S5253 [2AU], S5536 [13SE], S5685 [15SE], S6601 [17OC], S7127
[3NO]
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S. 1003--A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 to limit the liability of a State performing
reclamation work under an approved State approved mine reclamation
plan; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. TESTER, S2992 [16MY]
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S. 1004--A bill to support Promise Neighborhoods; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kerry,
Mr. Casey, and Mr. Franken), S2992 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, S3226 [23MY]
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S. 1005--A bill to provide for parental notification and intervention
in the case of a minor seeking an abortion; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Thune, and Mr. Johanns), S2992 [16MY]
Text, S2998 [16MY]
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S. 1006--A bill to allow seniors to file their Federal income tax on a
new Form 1040SR; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S3052 [17MY]
Cosponsors added, S3276 [24MY], S3499 [6JN]
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S. 1007--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil
and natural gas produced from marginal properties; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INHOFE, S3052 [17MY]
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S. 1008--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used
predominantly within an Indian reservation; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. INHOFE, S3052 [17MY]
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S. 1009--A bill to rescind certain Federal funds identified by States
as unwanted and use the funds to reduce the Federal debt; to the
Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. RUBIO, S3052 [17MY]
Cosponsors added, S3107 [18MY], S3276 [24MY], S3499 [6JN], S3684
[9JN], S3814 [15JN], S3892 [16JN], S4077 [23JN], S5536 [13SE]
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S. 1010--A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the amount of
any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil
Service Retirement System, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CARPER, S3052 [17MY]
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S. 1011--A bill to improve the provisions relating to the privacy of
electronic communications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY, S3052 [17MY]
Text, S3055 [17MY]
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S. 1012--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the excise tax on telephone and other communications services; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S3052 [17MY]
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S. 1013--A bill to renew the authority of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to approve demonstration projects designed to test
innovative strategies in State child welfare programs; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Enzi),
S3052 [17MY]
Cosponsors added, S4130 [27JN], S4641 [18JY], S4722 [20JY], S4803
[21JY], S5072 [29JY], S5341 [6SE]
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S. 1014--A bill to provide for additional Federal district judgeships;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mr. McCain, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Franken), S3052 [17MY]
Text, S3058 [17MY]
Cosponsors added, S3107 [18MY]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S6600 [17OC]
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S. 1015--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to establish a partnership program in foreign languages; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Akaka), S3052 [17MY]
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S. 1016--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by
financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, Mr.
Cardin, and Mr. Grassley), S3052 [17MY]
Text, S3059 [17MY]
Cosponsors added, S6918 [31OC]
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S. 1017--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase
assistance for disabled veterans who are temporarily residing in
housing owned by a family member, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SANDERS, S3052 [17MY]
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S. 1018--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and the Ike
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to
provide for implementation of additional recommendations of the
Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Collins), S3105 [18MY]
Cosponsors added, S3542 [7JN], S3684 [9JN], S3728 [13JN], S3925
[20JN], S4157 [28JN], S5192 [1AU], S7908 [28NO]
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S. 1019--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 in order to support secondary school reentry programs; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Webb), S3105 [18MY]
Cosponsors added, S3542 [7JN], S5192 [1AU]
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S. 1020--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the rules relating to loans made from a qualified employer plan,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S3105 [18MY]
Text, S3108 [18MY]
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S. 1021--A bill to limit the amount expended by the Department of
Defense for printing and reproduction costs; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Carper), S3105 [18MY]
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S. 1022--A bill to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until December 31,
2014, and for other purposes.
By Mr. REID, S3105 [18MY]
Text, S3109 [18MY]
Read the first time, S3103, S3116 [18MY]
Read the second time, S3119 [19MY]
Placed on the calendar, S3168 [19MY]
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S. 1023--A bill to authorize the President to provide assistance to
the Government of Haiti to end within 5 years the deforestation in
Haiti and restore within 30 years the extent of tropical forest
cover in existence in Haiti in 1990, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Kerry), S3105 [18MY]
Text, S3110 [18MY]
Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY], S3226 [23MY], S3814 [15JN]
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S. 1024--A bill to designate the Organ Mountains and other public land
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and
the National Landscape Conservation System in the State of New
Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S3170
[19MY]
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S. 1025--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the
national defense through empowerment of the National Guard,
enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and
improvement of Federal-State military coordination in domestic
emergency response, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Graham), S3170 [19MY]
Text, S3173 [19MY]
Cosponsors added, S3226 [23MY], S3429 [26MY], S3542 [7JN], S3615
[8JN], S3684 [9JN], S3728 [13JN], S3816 [15JN], S3892 [16JN], S3925
[20JN], S3971 [21JN], S4077 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4227 [29JN],
S4330 [5JY], S4394 [6JY], S4451 [7JY], S4486 [11JY], S4517 [12JY],
S4846 [22JY], S4869 [25JY], S4911 [26JY], S4961 [27JY], S5018
[28JY], S5072 [29JY], S5253 [2AU], S5341 [6SE], S5387 [7SE], S5536
[13SE], S5685 [15SE], S5838 [21SE], S5903 [22SE], S5946 [23SE],
S6050 [3OC], S6186 [5OC], S6331 [6OC], S6391 [11OC], S6873 [20OC],
S7368 [10NO], S7702 [17NO], S8068 [30NO]
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S. 1026--A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to
prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts; to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Grassley,
and Mr. Tester), S3170 [19MY]
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S. 1027--A bill to provide for the rescission of certain instruction
memoranda of the Bureau of Land Management, to amend the Mineral
Leasing Act to provide for the determination of the impact of
proposed policy modifications, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Hatch), S3170
[19MY]
Cosponsors added, S3615 [8JN]
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S. 1028--A bill to increase transparency regarding debt instruments of
the United States held by foreign governments, to assess the risks
to the United States of such holdings, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S3170 [19MY]
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S. 1029--A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 to provide electric consumers the right to access certain
electric energy information, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts),
S3170 [19MY]
Text, S3177 [19MY]
Cosponsors added, S6090 [4OC]
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S. 1030--A bill to reform the regulatory process to ensure that small
businesses are free to compete and to create jobs, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Ayotte, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Thune, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coats, and Mr. Isakson), S3170
[19MY]
Cosponsors added, S3615 [8JN], S3684 [9JN], S5624 [14SE]
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S. 1031--A bill to empower States with programmatic flexibility and
financial predictability to improve their Medicaid programs and
State Children's Health Insurance Programs by ensuring better
health care for low-income pregnant women, children, and families,
and for elderly individuals and disabled individuals in need of
long-term care services and supports, whose income and resources
are insufficient to meet the costs of necessary medical services;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Chambliss), S3170 [19MY]
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S. 1032--A bill to provide for additional Federal district judgeships;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S3171
[19MY]
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S. 1033--A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water
recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN, S3171 [19MY]
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S. 1034--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.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Cardin, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Carper), S3171 [19MY]
Cosponsors added, S3226 [23MY], S3728 [13JN], S4911 [26JY], S7613
[16NO]
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S. 1035--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include
automated fire sprinkler systems as section 179 property and
classify certain automated fire sprinkler systems as 15-year
property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Lautenberg), S3171
[19MY]
Cosponsors added, S3340 [25MY], S4517 [12JY]
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S. 1036--A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to ensure that
job opportunities for people who are blind and people with
significant disabilities are met by requiring the application of
the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act to certain lease agreements entered
into by the Federal Government for private buildings or
improvements; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Vitter), S3171 [19MY]
Text, S3179 [19MY]
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S. 1037--A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to the identification of high
priority corridors and the inclusion of certain route segments on
the Interstate System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cornyn), S3171 [19MY]
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S. 1038--A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until June 1, 2015,
and for other purposes.
By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. McConnell), S3171 [19MY]
Text, S3179 [19MY]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S3162 [19MY],
S3210 [23MY], S3247 [24MY]
Amendments, S3235, S3236, S3237 [23MY], S3281, S3282, S3283, S3284,
S3285, S3286 [24MY]
Senate agreed to motion to table the motion to proceed to
consideration, S3262 [24MY]
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S. 1039--A bill to impose sanctions on persons responsible for the
detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, for the conspiracy
to defraud the Russian Federation of taxes on corporate profits
through fraudulent transactions and lawsuits against Hermitage,
and for other gross violations of human rights in the Russian
Federation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Begich, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lieberman,
Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wicker), S3171 [19MY]
Text, S3181 [19MY]
Cosponsors added, S3226 [23MY], S3429 [26MY], S3892 [16JN], S3925
[20JN], S5253 [2AU], S5685 [15SE], S7155 [7NO], S7295 [9NO], S7368
[10NO]
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S. 1040--A bill to enhance public safety by making more spectrum
available to public safety entities, to facilitate the development
of a public safety broadband network, to provide standards for the
spectrum needs of public safety entities, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. McCain), S3171 [19MY]
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S. 1041--A bill to ensure the equitable treatment of swimming pool
enclosures outside of hurricane season under the National Flood
Insurance Program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. GRAHAM, S3224 [23MY]
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S. 1042--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.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S3224 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY]
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S. 1043--A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 to promote energy security through the production of
petroleum from oil sands, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Chambliss), S3224 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S3430 [26MY]
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S. 1044--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize
the Defense Commissary Agency to conduct a pilot program at
military institutions to be closed or subject to an adverse
realignment under a base closure law under which a commissary
store may sell additional types of merchandise; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins), S3224 [23MY]
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S. 1045--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance
coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of
a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder
due to trauma, burns, infection, tumor, or disease; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Cochran), S3224 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S3499 [6JN], S4227 [29JN], S5341 [6SE]
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S. 1046--A bill to require the detention at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of high-value enemy combatants who
will be detained long-term; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Boozman), S3224 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S4517 [12JY]
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S. 1047--A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to take actions to
improve environmental conditions in the vicinity of the Leadville
Mine Drainage Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, S3224 [23MY]
Text, S3228 [23MY]
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S. 1048--A bill to expand sanctions imposed with respect to the
Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Casey, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Kirk), S3224 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S3276 [24MY], S3340 [25MY], S3430 [26MY], S3499
[6JN], S3615 [8JN], S3684 [9JN], S3814, S3816 [15JN], S3892 [16JN],
S3925 [20JN], S4025 [22JN], S4077 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4293
[30JN], S4330 [5JY], S4486 [11JY], S4556 [13JY], S4641 [18JY], S4676
[19JY], S4722 [20JY], S4803 [21JY], S4869 [25JY], S4911 [26JY],
S4961 [27JY], S5018 [28JY], S5192 [1AU], S5253 [2AU], S5341 [6SE],
S5387 [7SE], S5727 [19SE], S5773 [20SE], S5838 [21SE], S5903 [22SE],
S5946 [23SE], S6090 [4OC], S6391 [11OC], S6918 [31OC], S7295 [9NO],
S7452 [15NO], S7613 [16NO], S7703 [17NO]
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S. 1049--A bill to lower health premiums and increase choice for small
business; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, and Mr.
Roberts), S3224 [23MY]
Text, S3228 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S3340 [25MY], S3430 [26MY], S4556 [13JY], S4961
[27JY], S6391 [11OC]
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S. 1050--A bill to modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 and to require judicial review of National Security Letters
and Suspicious Activity Reports to prevent unreasonable searches
and for other purposes.
By Mr. PAUL, S3224 [23MY]
Read the first time, S3223, S3245 [23MY]
Read the second time, S3247 [24MY]
Placed on the calendar, S3266 [24MY]
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S. 1051--A bill to impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit
in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or
their family members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Burr), S3274 [24MY]
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S. 1052--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to create a
National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network to provide
grants and coordinate research with respect to the causes of and
risk factors associated with childhood brain tumors, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Vitter), S3274 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, S4608 [14JY], S4676 [19JY]
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S. 1053--A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a grant program to
promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary
services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Franken, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Landrieu,
Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Leahy), S3274 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, S3499 [6JN]
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S. 1054--A bill to address remedies in bankruptcy for negligent,
reckless, or fraudulent assertion of claim; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Whitehouse), S3274
[24MY]
Text, S3277 [24MY]
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S. 1055--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, S3275 [24MY]
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S. 1056--A bill to ensure that all users of the transportation system,
including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older
individuals, and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel
safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and
highways; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Begich,
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Franken, Mr.
Merkley, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Cardin), S3275 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, S3340 [25MY], S3499 [6JN], S3814 [15JN], S3971
[21JN], S7992 [29NO]
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S. 1057--A bill to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Tax Credit.
By Mr. COBURN, S3275 [24MY]
Read the first time, S3267, S3288 [24MY]
Read the second time, S3289 [25MY]
Placed on the calendar, S3337 [25MY]
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S. 1058--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure
transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Moran), S3275 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, S4330 [5JY], S4486 [11JY], S5072 [29JY]
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S. 1059--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health
centers under section 330 of such Act; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lugar, Mr.
Franken, and Mr. Sanders), S3338 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, S3430 [26MY], S3892 [16JN], S4293 [30JN]
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S. 1060--A bill to improve education, employment, independent living
services, and health care for veterans, to improve assistance for
homeless veterans, and to improve the administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL, S3338 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, S5536 [13SE]
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S. 1061--A bill to amend title 5 and 28, United States Code, with
respect to the award of fees and other expenses in cases brought
against agencies of the United States, to require the
Administrative Conference of the United States to compile, and
make publically available, certain data relating to the Equal
Access to Justice Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Heller, Mr.
Lee, Mr. Risch, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Hatch), S3338 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, S4130 [27JN], S4518 [12JY], S4961 [27JY], S5018
[28JY], S6331 [6OC]
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S. 1062--A bill to enhance the administration of the United States Air
Force Institute of Technology, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. PORTMAN, S3338 [25MY]
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S. 1063--A bill to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna
Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of
Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S3338 [25MY]
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S. 1064--A bill to make effective the proposed rule of the Food and
Drug Administration relating to sunscreen drug products, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Franken), S3338 [25MY]
Text, S3344 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, S3430 [26MY], S3499 [6JN]
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S. 1065--A bill to settle land claims within the Fort Hall
Reservation; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch), S3338 [25MY]
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S. 1066--A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in
Canada before the date on which the polar bear was determined to
be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. Murkowski, and
Mr. Risch), S3338 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, S3685 [9JN]
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S. 1067--A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the
Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and
demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction
costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Ms.
Murkowski), S3338 [25MY]
Text, S3344 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, S3728 [13JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-66), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 1068--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide
for temporary student loan debt conversion authority; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Franken), S3338 [25MY]
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S. 1069--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Murray, and Mr.
Roberts), S3339 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, S4722 [20JY], S8376 [6DE]
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S. 1070--A bill to modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 and to require judicial review of National Security Letters
and Suspicious Activity Reports to prevent unreasonable searches
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PAUL, S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3362 [25MY]
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S. 1071--A bill to limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to
requests from law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. PAUL, S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3363 [25MY]
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S. 1072--A bill to provide for a good faith exemption from suspicious
activity reporting requirements, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. PAUL, S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3363 [25MY]
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S. 1073--A bill to require the Attorney General to establish
minimization and destruction procedures governing the acquisition,
retention, and dissemination by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation of certain records; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. PAUL, S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3363 [25MY]
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S. 1074--A bill to remove the extension of the sunset date for section
215 of the USA PATRIOT Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PAUL, S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3364 [25MY]
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S. 1075--A bill to provide judicial review of National Security
Letters; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PAUL, S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3364 [25MY]
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S. 1076--A bill to modify the roving wiretap authority of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. PAUL, S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3364 [25MY]
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S. 1077--A bill to require judicial review of Suspicious Activity
Reports; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PAUL, S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3364 [25MY]
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S. 1078--A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. LANDRIEU, S3339 [25MY]
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S. 1079--A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, and title 10,
United States Code, to extend the number of years that multiyear
contracts may be entered into for the purchase of advanced
biofuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3345 [25MY]
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S. 1080--A bill to provide veterans with individualized notice about
available benefits, to streamline application processes for the
benefits, to provide for automatic enrollment for veterans
returning from combat zones into the Department of Veterans
Affairs medical system, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S3339 [25MY]
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S. 1081--A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to
streamline the environmental review process for highway projects,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S3426 [26MY]
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S. 1082--A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
By Ms. LANDRIEU, S3426 [26MY]
Passed Senate, S3372 [26MY]
Text, S3372 [26MY]
Debated, H3778 [31MY]
Text, H3778 [31MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H3782 [31MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H3908 [1JN]
Message from the House, S3496 [6JN]
Presented to the President (June 1, 2011), S3496 [6JN]
Approved [Public Law 112-17] (signed June 1, 2011)
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S. 1083--A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate
the route of the Smoky Hill Trail, an overland trail across the
Great Plains during pioneer days in Kansas and Colorado, for study
for potential addition to the National Trails System; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts), S3426 [26MY]
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S. 1084--A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate
the routes of the Shawnee Cattle Trail, the oldest of the major
Texas Cattle Trails, for study for potential addition to the
National Trails System, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts), S3426 [26MY]
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S. 1085--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to define next generation
biofuel, and to allow States the option of not participating in
the corn ethanol portions of the renewable fuel standard due to
conflicts with agricultural, economic, energy, and environmental
goals; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S3426 [26MY]
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S. 1086--A bill to reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and
Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best Buddies to
support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Blunt), S3426 [26MY]
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S. 1087--A bill to release wilderness study areas administered by the
Bureau of Land Management that are not suitable for wilderness
designation from continued management as de facto wilderness areas
and to release inventoried roadless areas within the National
Forest System that are not recommended for wilderness designation
from the land use restrictions of the 2001 Roadless Area
Conservation Final Rule and the 2005 State Petitions for
Inventoried Roadless Area Management Final Rule, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller,
and Mr. Enzi), S3426 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S4961 [27JY]
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S. 1088--A bill to provide increased funding for the reinsurance for
early retirees program; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr.
Cardin), S3426 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S3971 [21JN]
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S. 1089--A bill to provide for the introduction of pay-for-performance
compensation mechanisms into contracts of the Department of
Veterans Affairs with community-based outpatient clinics for the
provision of health care services, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S3426 [26MY]
Text, S3432 [26MY]
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S. 1090--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.
By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. Corker), S3426 [26MY]
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S. 1091--A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to
include a system for indeterminate loss insurance claims, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. WICKER, S3426 [26MY]
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S. 1092--A bill to address aviation security in the United States by
bolstering passenger and air cargo screening procedures, to ensure
that purchases of screening technologies are thoroughly evaluated
for the best return on investment of the taxpayer's money, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S3426
[26MY]
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S. 1093--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that solar energy property need not be located on the property
with respect to which it is generating electricity in order to
qualify for the residential energy efficient property credit; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, S3426 [26MY]
Text, S3433 [26MY]
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S. 1094--A bill to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006
(Public Law 109--416); to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts), S3426 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S3542 [7JN], S3685 [9JN], S3728 [13JN], S3925
[20JN], S3972 [21JN], S4077 [23JN], S4131 [27JN], S4157 [28JN],
S4518 [12JY], S4961 [27JY], S5193 [1AU], S5341 [6SE], S5459 [8SE],
S5477 [9SE], S5536 [13SE], S5685 [15SE], S5705 [16SE], S5838 [21SE],
S5946 [23SE], S5993 [26SE]
Reported (no written report), S5498 [12SE]
Objection is heard to request for consideration, S5745 [20SE]
Amendments, S5785 [20SE]
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S. 1095--A bill to include geriatrics and gerontology in the
definition of ``primary health services'' under the National
Health Service Corps program; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Sanders),
S3426 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S7908 [28NO]
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S. 1096--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement
benefits under the Medicare part B program by extending the
minimum payment amount for bone mass measurement under such
program through 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Cardin, and
Mr. Wicker), S3426 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S3615 [8JN], S4293 [30JN], S4609 [14JY], S5072
[29JY], S5993 [26SE], S8734 [16DE]
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S. 1097--A bill to strengthen the strategic force posture of the
United States by implementing and supplementing certain provisions
of the New START Treaty and the Resolution of Ratification, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McCain, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Portman), S3426
[26MY]
Cosponsors added, S3499 [6JN]
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S. 1098--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve
access to health care through expanded health savings accounts,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S3426 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S3816 [15JN]
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S. 1099--A bill to improve patient access to health care services and
provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the
liability system places on the health care delivery system; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S3426 [26MY]
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S. 1100--A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit
inserting politics into the Federal acquisition process by
prohibiting the submission of political contribution information
as a condition of receiving a Federal contract; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Alexander,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Thune, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johanns,
Mr. Coats, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Blunt), S3426 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S5253 [2AU]
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S. 1101--A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to approve waivers under the Medicaid Program under title XIX of
the Social Security Act that are related to State provider taxes
that exempt certain retirement communities; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Pryor), S3427 [26MY]
Text, S3436 [26MY]
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S. 1102--A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to
certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Whitehouse), S3427
[26MY]
Text, S3436 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S6462 [12OC]
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S. 1103--A bill to extend the term of the incumbent Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr.
Chambliss), S3427 [26MY]
Text, S3437 [26MY], S4780 [21JY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S3891 [16JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-23), S3970 [21JN]
Passed Senate amended, S4779 [21JY]
Amendments, S4780, S4808 [21JY]
Message from the Senate, H5348 [21JY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H5372 [21JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H5470 [25JY]
Text, H5470 [25JY]
Message from the House, S4908 [26JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4908 [26JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H5578 [26JY]
Presented to the President (July 26, 2011), S4908 [26JY]
Approved [Public Law 112-24] (signed July 26, 2011)
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S. 1104--A bill to require regular audits of, and improvements to, the
Transition Assistance Program; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY, S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1105--A bill to provide a Federal tax exemption for forest
conservation bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr.
Merkley), S3427 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S3814 [15JN]
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S. 1106--A bill to authorize Department of Defense support for
programs on pro bono legal assistance for members of the Armed
Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Graham), S3427 [26MY]
Text, S3439 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S3814 [15JN], S6873 [20OC], S6918 [31OC], S7006
[1NO], S7067 [2NO], S7188 [8NO], S7452 [15NO], S7613 [16NO]
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S. 1107--A bill to authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic
arthritis data collection, to express the sense of the Congress to
encourage and leverage public and private investment in psoriasis
research with a particular focus on interdisciplinary
collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and
its comorbid conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S3427 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S4077 [23JN], S4556 [13JY], S5193 [1AU], S6506
[13OC], S6918 [31OC], S7006 [1NO], S7188 [8NO]
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S. 1108--A bill to provide local communities with tools to make solar
permitting more efficient, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Bingaman), S3427
[26MY]
Cosponsors added, S4518 [12JY], S5253 [2AU], S6186 [5OC], S8376
[6DE]
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S. 1109--A bill to authorize the adjustment of status for immediate
family members of individuals who served honorably in the Armed
Forces of the United States during the Afghanistan and Iraq
conflicts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Inouye), S3427
[26MY]
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S. 1110--A bill to amend the Small Business Act to permit agencies to
count certain contracts toward contracting goals; to the Committee
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Casey), S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1111--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.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Tester, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Blunt), S3427
[26MY]
Cosponsors added, S5253 [2AU]
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S. 1112--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to grant family
of members of the uniformed services temporary annual leave during
the deployment of such members, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Merkley), S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1113--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.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Webb, Mr.
Risch, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Conrad, Mr.
Cochran, Mr. Begich, Mr. Heller, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Hoeven,
Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Manchin), S3427 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S3499 [6JN], S3728 [13JN], S3892 [16JN]
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S. 1114--A bill to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until May 31, 2011,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COONS, S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1115--A bill to establish centers of excellence for green
infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr.
Cardin), S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1116--A bill to merge the Department of Labor, the Department of
Commerce, and the Small Business Administration to establish a
Department of Commerce and the Workforce, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. Coats, and Mr. Thune), S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1117--A bill to amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to improve the health coverage tax credit, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Brown of Ohio),
S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1118--A bill to authorize the construction and maintenance of
levees on property acquired under hazard mitigation grant programs
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Wicker, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Franken, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Johanns, and Mr. Sessions), S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1119--A bill to reauthorize and improve the Marine Debris Research,
Prevention, and Reduction Act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Begich, Ms. Snowe,
and Ms. Murkowski), S3427 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S5072 [29JY], S5839 [21SE], S7006 [1NO]
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S. 1120--A bill to encourage greater use of propane as a
transportation fuel, to create jobs, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Ms. Stabenow), S3427 [26MY]
Text, S3442 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S4803 [21JY]
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S. 1121--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the rules relating to loans made from a qualified employer plan,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1122--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish
standards limiting the amounts of arsenic and lead contained in
glass beads used in pavement markings; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S3427 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S4641 [18JY], S8149 [1DE]
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S. 1123--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
provision of benefits and assistance under laws administered by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans affected by natural
or other disasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1124--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging,
telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services for the
provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CONRAD, S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1125--A bill to improve national security letters, the authorities
under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Franken, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Coons,
and Mr. Cardin), S3427 [26MY]
Read the first time, S3425, S3463 [26MY]
Read the second time, S3477 [6JN]
Placed on the calendar, S3497 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, S3542 [7JN], S3615 [8JN], S3814 [15JN]
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S. 1126--A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to insure loans for
financing of renewable energy systems leased for residential use,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Udall of
Colorado), S3427 [26MY]
Text, S3442 [26MY]
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S. 1127--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish
centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and
clinical activities and to recognize the rural health resource
centers in the Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CONRAD, S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1128--A bill to establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder
Initiative and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1129--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.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Thune, Mr. Heller, and Mr. Hatch), S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1130--A bill to strengthen the United States trade laws and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S3427 [26MY]
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S. 1131--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, to establish and implement a birth defects
prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr.
Conrad), S3427 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S4025 [22JN], S4911 [26JY], S5903 [22SE], S6601
[17OC]
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S. 1132--A bill to establish programs to provide services to
individuals with autism and the families of such individuals and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S3428 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S5341 [6SE]
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S. 1133--A bill to prevent the evasion of antidumping and
countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Schumer), S3428 [26MY]
Text, S3445 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S5946 [23SE], S6665 [18OC], S6764 [19OC], S7006
[1NO]
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S. 1134--A bill to authorize the St. Croix River Crossing Project with
appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and
Mr. Franken), S3428 [26MY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S8733 [16DE]
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S. 1135--A bill to provide for the reenrichment of certain depleted
uranium owned by the Department of Energy, and for the sale or
barter of the resulting reenriched uranium, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Paul), S3428 [26MY]
Text, S3448 [26MY]
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S. 1136--A bill to amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual
permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities
on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. TESTER, S3428 [26MY]
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S. 1137--A bill to provide incentives for investment in research and
development for new medicines, to enhance access to new medicines,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions .
By Mr. SANDERS, S3428 [26MY]
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S. 1138--A bill to de-link research and development incentives from
drug prices for new medicines to treat HIV/AIDS and to stimulate
greater sharing of scientific knowledge; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SANDERS, S3428 [26MY]
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S. 1139--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide
that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for members
of the Armed Forces on active duty regardless of the date of
disbursement; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Nelson of Nebraska, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Franken, and Mr.
Udall of Colorado), S3428 [26MY]
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S. 1140--A bill to provide for restoration of the coastal areas of the
Gulf of Mexico affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S3428 [26MY]
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S. 1141--A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino World War II
veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Menendez), S3428 [26MY]
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S. 1142--A bill to promote the mapping and development of the United
States geothermal resources by establishing a direct loan program
for high risk geothermal exploration wells, to amend the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve geothermal energy
technology and demonstrate the use of geothermal energy in large
scale thermal applications, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Reid), S3428 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [1AU]
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S. 1143--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that
agencies may not deduct labor organization dues from the pay of
Federal employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DeMINT, S3497 [6JN]
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S. 1144--A bill to amend the Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2006 to
extend the reduced royalty rate for soda ash; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Merkley),
S3497 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, S5072 [29JY]
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S. 1145--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify and
expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and
employees outside the United States, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Franken), S3497
[6JN]
Text, S3501 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, S3542 [7JN], S3816 [15JN], S4395 [6JY], S5253
[2AU]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S4075 [23JN]
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S. 1146--A bill to establish a pilot program under which veterans in
the State of Alaska may receive health care benefits from the
Department of Veterans Affairs at non-Department medical
facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. BEGICH, S3497 [6JN]
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S. 1147--A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health
Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States
Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and service to
veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and
to expand access to such care and services, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Whitehouse,
and Mr. Grassley), S3497 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, S3685 [9JN], S4556 [13JY]
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S. 1148--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
provision of assistance to homeless veterans, to improve the
regulation of fiduciaries who represent individuals for purposes
of receiving benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
By Mrs. MURRAY, S3497 [6JN]
Text, S3503 [6JN]
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S. 1149--A bill to expand geothermal production, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Merkley),
S3541 [7JN]
Text, S3543 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [1AU]
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S. 1150--A bill to establish the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage
Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CASEY, S3541 [7JN]
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S. 1151--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. Cardin, and Mr. Franken),
S3541 [7JN]
Text, S3545 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, S5685 [15SE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S5902 [22SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-91), S7154 [7NO]
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S. 1152--A bill to advance cybersecurity research, development, and
technical standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S3541 [7JN]
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S. 1153--A bill to improve Federal land management, resource
conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal land by
requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose
cadastre of Federal land and identifying inaccurate, duplicate,
and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S3541 [7JN]
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S. 1154--A bill to require transparency for Executive departments in
meeting the Government-wide goals for contracting with small
business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled
veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S3541 [7JN]
Text, S3552 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, S6601 [17OC], S7703 [17NO]
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S. 1155--A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act of 1990 to improve access to high quality early learning and
child care for low-income children and working families, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S3613 [8JN]
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S. 1156--A bill to assist States in making voluntary high quality
universal prekindergarten programs available to 3- to 5-year olds
for at least 1 year preceding kindergarten; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken, and Ms. Mikulski),
S3613 [8JN]
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S. 1157--A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide
retail establishments with information describing recalled meat,
poultry, eggs, and related food products, to require the retail
establishment to communicate the recall information to consumers,
to require the Food Safety Inspection Service of the Department of
Agriculture to protect against certain foodborne illnesses, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S3613 [8JN]
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S. 1158--A bill to promote innovative practices for the education of
English learners and to help States and local educational agencies
with English learner populations build capacity to ensure that
English learners receive high-quality instruction that enables
English learners to become proficient in English and access the
academic content knowledge that English learners need to meet
State college and career ready academic content standards; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BENNET, S3613 [8JN]
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S. 1159--A bill to require a study on the recruitment, retention, and
development of cyberspace experts; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S3613 [8JN]
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S. 1160--A bill to improve the administration of the Department of
Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S3613 [8JN]
Text, S3616 [8JN]
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S. 1161--A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to restore
integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity
payments and benefits; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), S3682
[9JN]
Text, S3687 [9JN]
Cosponsors added, S7295 [9NO]
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S. 1162--A bill to authorize the International Trade Commission to
develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending
duties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S3682 [9JN]
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S. 1163--A bill to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to receive and
expend non-Federal amounts to carry out certain studies in the
same manner that non-Federal amounts may be used to carry out
construction activities; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mr. DeMINT, S3682 [9JN]
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S. 1164--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.
By Mr. DeMINT, S3682 [9JN]
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S. 1165--A bill to protect children and other consumers against
hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell
batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to
promulgate consumer product safety standards to require child-
resistant closures on remote controls and other consumer products
that use such batteries, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Pryor), S3682 [9JN]
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S. 1166--A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for
whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations,
to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims
of family members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs.
Shaheen, and Mr. Whitehouse), S3683 [9JN]
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S. 1167--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.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Bingaman), S3683
[9JN]
Cosponsors added, S3972 [21JN], S4912 [26JY], S5773 [20SE], S6331
[6OC]
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S. 1168--A bill to authorize a national grant program for on-the-job
training; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Cochran), S3683 [9JN]
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S. 1169--A bill to provide for benchmarks to evaluate progress being
made toward the goal of transitioning security responsibilities in
Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, S3683 [9JN]
Cosponsors added, S3728 [13JN], S3816 [15JN]
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S. 1170--A bill to set the United States on track to ensure children
are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Franken), S3683 [9JN]
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S. 1171--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 dependent beneficiaries of employees;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Bingaman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Wyden,
Mr. Franken, Mr. Kerry, and Ms. Klobuchar), S3683 [9JN]
Cosponsors added, S3925 [20JN], S4330 [5JY], S4486 [11JY], S4722
[20JY], S8376 [6DE]
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S. 1172--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
efficiency of the appeals process under the United States Court of
Appeals for Veterans Claims by improving staff conferences
directed by such Court, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. PRYOR, S3683 [9JN]
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S. 1173--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers under the
Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S3683 [9JN]
Text, S3690 [9JN]
Cosponsors added, S4641 [18JY], S7452 [15NO], S7992 [29NO]
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S. 1174--A bill to provide predictability and certainty in the tax
law, create jobs, and encourage investment; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mrs.
Hagan, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Kyl), S3683 [9JN]
Cosponsors added, S3892 [16JN], S5193 [1AU], S6186 [5OC], S8461
[8DE]
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S. 1175--A bill to provide, develop, and support 21st century
readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring the skills
necessary to think critically and solve problems, be an effective
communicator, collaborate with others, and learn to create and
innovate; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Ms. Snowe), S3683 [9JN]
Cosponsors added, S4676 [19JY], S8461 [8DE]
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S. 1176--A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the
shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing,
purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be
slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Begich, Mr.
Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Carper, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Kirk, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Menendez, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Schumer), S3683 [9JN]
Text, S3692 [9JN]
Cosponsors added, S3728 [13JN], S3816 [15JN], S4293 [30JN], S4395
[6JY], S4642 [18JY], S4676 [19JY], S4803 [21JY], S4846 [22JY], S7613
[16NO], S8376 [6DE]
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S. 1177--A bill to provide grants to States to improve high schools
and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards, to
develop and implement effective school models for struggling
students and dropouts, and to improve State policies to raise
graduation rates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S3683 [9JN]
Cosponsors added, S5253 [2AU]
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S. 1178--A bill to reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through
Technology Act of 2001; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Murray, and Mr.
Blumenthal), S3683 [9JN]
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S. 1179--A bill to promote advanced placement and International
Baccalaureate programs; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S3683 [9JN]
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S. 1180--A bill to authorize the President to confiscate and vest
certain property of the Government of Libya and to authorize the
use of that property to provide humanitarian relief to and for the
benefit of the people of Libya, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Kerry,
Mr. McCain, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Reed), S3727 [13JN]
Text, S3729 [13JN]
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S. 1181--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the National Future Farmers of America
Organization and the 85th anniversary of the founding of the
National Future Farmers of America Organization; to the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Johanns), S3727 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, S3814, S3816 [15JN], S3925 [20JN], S4077 [23JN],
S6764 [19OC], S6918 [31OC], S7067 [2NO], S8548 [13DE], S8680 [15DE]
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S. 1182--A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of
national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of
Congress; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S3727 [13JN]
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S. 1183--A bill to establish a national mercury monitoring program,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Carper), S3727 [13JN]
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S. 1184--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the
enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern
as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as
a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled
veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Ms. CANTWELL, S3727 [13JN]
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S. 1185--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for a variable VEETC rate based on the price of crude oil, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Johanns,
Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Franken, Mr. Moran, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska,
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Durbin, and Mrs. McCaskill), S3727 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, S3814 [15JN]
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S. 1186--A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code, to
establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses in contracts; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SESSIONS, S3727 [13JN]
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S. 1187--A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users to improve a pilot
program on addressing shortages of long-term parking for
commercial motor vehicles, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S3727 [13JN]
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S. 1188--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.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S3773 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, S4077 [23JN], S4518 [12JY], S4803 [21JY]
Amendments, S4967, S4969 [27JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S4968 [27JY]
Message from the Senate, H5663 [28JY]
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H5729
[28JY]
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S. 1189--A bill to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) to provide for regulatory impact analyses for
certain rules, consideration of the least burdensome regulatory
alternative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Toomey), S3773 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, S3892 [16JN], S3972 [21JN], S4025 [22JN], S4077
[23JN], S4395 [6JY]
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S. 1190--A bill to reduce disparities and improve access to effective
and cost efficient diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
through advances in testing, research, and education, including
through telehealth, comparative effectiveness research, and
identification of best practices in patient education and outreach
particularly with respect to underserved racial, ethnic and rural
populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer, to
establish a directive on what constitutes clinically appropriate
prostate cancer imaging, and to create a prostate cancer
scientific advisory board for the Office of the Chief Scientist at
the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate real-time sharing
of the latest research and accelerate movement of new medicines to
patients; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Chambliss, and Mr. Inouye), S3773 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, S8183 [5DE], S8376 [6DE]
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S. 1191--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a
study regarding the suitability and feasibility of establishing
the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S3773 [14JN]
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S. 1192--A bill to supplement State jurisdiction in Alaska Native
villages with Federal and tribal resources to improve the quality
of life in rural Alaska while reducing domestic violence against
Native women and children and to reduce alcohol and drug abuse and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. BEGICH, S3773 [14JN]
Text, S3774 [14JN]
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S. 1193--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to preserve and
renew Federal-aid highways to reduce long-term costs, improve
safety, and improve the condition of Federal-aid highways; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CARDIN, S3773 [14JN]
Text, S3777 [14JN]
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S. 1194--A bill to facilitate compliance with Article 36 of the Vienna
Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY, S3773 [14JN]
Text, S3780 [14JN]
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S. 1195--A bill to protect victims of crime or serious labor
violations from deportation during Department of Homeland Security
enforcement actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S3773 [14JN]
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S. 1196--A bill to expand the use of E-Verify, to hold employers
accountable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Lee, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Corker),
S3773 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, S3816 [15JN], S7368 [10NO]
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S. 1197--A bill to provide for a feasibility study before carrying out
any Federal action relating to the Chicago Area Water System; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. COATS (for himself and Mr. Lugar), S3812 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, S4330 [5JY]
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S. 1198--A bill to reauthorize the Essex National Heritage Area; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KERRY, S3812 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, S6186 [5OC]
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S. 1199--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the
misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties
for such misuse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Leahy), S3812
[15JN]
Text, S3817 [15JN]
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S. 1200--A bill to require the Chairman of the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission to impose unilaterally position limits and
margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation, and to
take other actions to ensure that the price of crude oil,
gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and heating oil accurately
reflects the fundamentals of supply and demand, to remain in
effect until the date on which the Commission establishes position
limits to diminish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation as
required by title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Merkley, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Whitehouse), S3812 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, S4025 [22JN], S4518 [12JY]
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S. 1201--A bill to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United
States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation,
to improve the quality of life for the people of the United
States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tester, Mr. Bingaman,
Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Begich, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Udall
of Colorado), S3812 [15JN]
Text, S3823 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, S3925 [20JN]
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S. 1202--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
reaffirm the United States' historic commitment to protecting
refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Durbin),
S3813 [15JN]
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S. 1203--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under the
Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Klobuchar, and
Mr. Inouye), S3813 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, S5072 [29JY], S5946 [23SE], S6665 [18OC]
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S. 1204--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reform
Department of Defense energy policy, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, S3813 [15JN]
Text, S3832 [15JN]
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S. 1205--A bill to provide temporary tax relief for areas damaged by
2011 Southeastern severe storms, tornados, and flooding, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Chambliss,
Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Pryor, and
Mr. Sessions), S3813 [15JN]
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S. 1206--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.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Franken, and Mr.
Merkley), S3813 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, S3892 [16JN], S3925 [20JN], S4025 [22JN], S4642
[18JY], S7908 [28NO]
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S. 1207--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 security breach; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller), S3813 [15JN]
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S. 1208--A bill to provide an election to terminate certain capital
construction funds without penalties; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Begich, and
Ms. Cantwell), S3813 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, S4722 [20JY]
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S. 1209--A bill to clarify authority granted under the Act entitled
``An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray
Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes'';
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S3813 [15JN]
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S. 1210--A bill to improve domestic procurement policies by providing
rules and guidance, waiver notices, and departmental and agency
actions applicable to the domestic content standards of Federal
grants administered by the Department of Transportation, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S3813 [15JN]
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S. 1211--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used
in the treatment of human and animal diseases; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Reed, and Mrs.
Boxer), S3813 [15JN]
Text, S3839 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, S3972 [21JN], S5904 [22SE], S5946 [23SE], S6391
[11OC]
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S. 1212--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to specify the
circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation
information and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. WYDEN, S3813 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, S6665 [18OC]
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S. 1213--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to extend
the solvency of the Social Security Trust Funds by increasing the
normal and early retirement ages under the Social Security Program
and modifying the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Kyl), S3891 [16JN]
Text, S3893 [16JN]
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S. 1214--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, regarding
restrictions on the use of Department of Defense funds and
facilities for abortions; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, Mrs.
Shaheen, and Mr. Lautenberg), S3891 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, S3972 [21JN], S4722 [20JY], S5459 [8SE], S5685
[15SE], S5839 [21SE], S5904 [22SE], S5993 [26SE], S6050 [3OC], S7006
[1NO], S7452 [15NO], S8149 [1DE]
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S. 1215--A bill to provide for the exchange of land located in the
Lowell National Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KERRY, S3891 [16JN]
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S. 1216--A bill to waive the requirement that existing traffic signs
meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the
compliance dates established by the Federal Highway
Administration; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. CORKER, S3891 [16JN]
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S. 1217--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following
a mastectomy; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Akaka, and Mr.
Begich), S3891 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, S6665 [18OC]
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S. 1218--A bill to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of
North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs .
By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Hagan), S3891 [16JN]
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S. 1219--A bill to require Federal agencies to assess the impact of
Federal action on jobs and job opportunities, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Vitter), S3891
[16JN]
Cosponsors added, S4293 [30JN], S4722 [20JY], S5253 [2AU], S5727
[19SE], S5839 [21SE], S6090 [4OC], S6331 [6OC]
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S. 1220--A bill to lessen the dependence of the United States on
foreign energy, to promote clean sources of energy, to strengthen
the economy of the United States, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CONRAD, S3891 [16JN]
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S. 1221--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.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Collins), S3891 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [1AU], S6918 [31OC]
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S. 1222--A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require
accountability and transparency in Federal spending, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. WARNER, S3891 [16JN]
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S. 1223--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 and Mr. Blumenthal), S3891 [16JN]
Text, S3894 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, S4486 [11JY], S5727 [19SE], S5839 [21SE]
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S. 1224--A bill to amend Public Law 106-392 to maintain annual base
funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery program
through fiscal year 2023; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S3891 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, S3972 [21JN], S5624 [14SE]
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S. 1225--A bill to transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-
of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District, New Mexico; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S3891 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, S4518 [12JY]
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S. 1226--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to address air pollution
from Outer Continental Shelf activities; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Barrasso,
Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Coats, Mr. Corker, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Lugar), S3891 [16JN]
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S. 1227--A bill to improve Arctic health; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BEGICH, S3891 [16JN]
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S. 1228--A bill to prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods
or services; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Coons, and Mr.
McCain), S3891 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, S4131 [27JN], S4556 [13JY], S4722 [20JY], S4803
[21JY], S4869 [25JY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S4802 [21JY]
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S. 1229--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.
By Mr. BEGICH, S3891 [16JN]
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S. 1230--A bill to secure public investments in transportation
infrastructure; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. DURBIN, S3891 [16JN]
Text, S3896 [16JN]
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S. 1231--A bill to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Portman), S3924 [20JN]
Text, S3926 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, S4227 [29JN], S4518 [12JY], S4722 [20JY], S5839
[21SE], S6462 [12OC], S7006 [1NO], S8490 [12DE]
Reported (no written report), S4802 [21JY]
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S. 1232--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.
By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts, and Ms. Landrieu), S3924 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, S4609 [14JY], S5387 [7SE]
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S. 1233--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a credit against income tax to facilitate the accelerated
development and deployment of advanced safety systems for
commercial motor vehicles; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. STABENOW, S3924 [20JN]
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S. 1234--A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act
to reauthorize grants to assist children affected by
methamphetamine or other substance abuse under the promoting safe
and stable families program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY, S3924 [20JN]
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S. 1235--A bill to recognize the memorial at the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official national memorial of Navy
SEALS and their predecessors; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. RUBIO, S3924 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, S4330 [5JY]
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S. 1236--A bill to reduce the trafficking of drugs and to prevent
human smuggling across the Southwest Border by deterring the
construction and use of border tunnels; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, and Mrs.
McCaskill), S3924 [20JN]
Text, S3932 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, S4077 [23JN], S8490 [12DE]
Reported (no written report), S8679 [15DE]
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S. 1237--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing
reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new
equipment and facilities and workforce training; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Rockefeller),
S3970 [21JN]
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S. 1238--A bill to make bills implementing trade agreements subject to
a point of order unless certain conditions are met, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Rockefeller), S3970 [21JN]
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S. 1239--A bill to provide for a medal of appropriate design to be
awarded by the President to the memorials established at the 3
sites honoring the men and women who perished as a result of the
terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001; to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey), S3970 [21JN]
Cosponsors added, S5341 [6SE], S5459 [8SE], S5477 [9SE], S5499
[12SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S5479 [9SE]
Text, S5480 [9SE]
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, H6094 [12SE]
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S. 1240--A bill to support the establishment and operation of Teachers
Professional Development Institutes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S3970 [21JN]
Text, S3973 [21JN]
Cosponsors added, S4451 [7JY]
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S. 1241--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws
requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr,
Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. DeMint, Mr.
Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Kyl,
Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune,
Mr. Wicker, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Paul), S3970 [21JN]
Cosponsors added, S4025 [22JN], S4518 [12JY], S6506 [13OC]
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S. 1242--A bill to provide for the treatment of certain hospitals
under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Manchin), S3970 [21JN]
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S. 1243--A bill to require that certain Federal job training and
career education programs give priority to programs that provide
an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. HAGAN, S3970 [21JN]
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S. 1244--A bill to provide for preferential duty treatment to certain
apparel articles of the Philippines; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Akaka), S4023
[22JN]
Text, S4026 [22JN]
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S. 1245--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.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Levin), S4023 [22JN]
Cosponsors added, S4642 [18JY], S5193 [1AU]
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S. 1246--A bill to reduce the number of non-essential new vehicles
purchased and leased by the Federal Government; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen), S4023 [22JN]
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S. 1247--A bill to develop and recruit new, high-value jobs to the
United States, to encourage the repatriation of jobs that have
been off-shored to other countries, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. WARNER, S4023 [22JN]
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S. 1248--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.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Corker, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Rubio, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Wicker), S4023
[22JN]
Cosponsors added, S4227 [29JN], S5253 [2AU], S5459 [8SE]
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S. 1249--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.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tester, and Mr.
Bennet), S4023 [22JN]
Text, S4029 [22JN]
Cosponsors added, S4077 [23JN], S7452 [15NO], S7992 [29NO]
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S. 1250--A bill to create and expand innovative teacher and principal
preparation programs known as teacher and principal preparation
academies; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Kirk, and
Ms. Landrieu), S4023 [22JN]
Cosponsors added, S4518 [12JY]
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S. 1251--A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid
programs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Enzi, Mr.
Corker, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Thune),
S4023 [22JN]
Cosponsors added, S4556 [13JY], S4961 [27JY], S5018 [28JY], S5839
[21SE], S5993 [26SE], S6050 [3OC], S6462 [12OC], S7127 [3NO], S7188
[8NO], S7295 [9NO], S7613 [16NO]
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S. 1252--A bill to promote the economic self-sufficiency of low-income
women through their increased participation in high-wage, high-
demand occupations where they currently represent 25 percent or
less of the workforce; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S4023 [22JN]
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S. 1253--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; from the Committee
on Armed Services.
By Mr. LEVIN, S4024 [22JN]
Placed on the calendar, S4024 [22JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-26), S4023 [22JN]
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S. 1254--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and
for other purposes; from the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LEVIN, S4024 [22JN]
Placed on the calendar, S4024 [22JN]
Reported (no written report), S4023 [22JN]
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S. 1255--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2012 for military construction, and for other purposes; from the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LEVIN, S4024 [22JN]
Placed on the calendar, S4024 [22JN]
Reported (no written report), S4023 [22JN]
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S. 1256--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2012 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for
other purposes; from the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LEVIN, S4024 [22JN]
Placed on the calendar, S4024 [22JN]
Reported (no written report), S4023 [22JN]
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S. 1257--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 and infectious disease, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S4024 [22JN]
Text, S4031 [22JN]
Cosponsors added, S4556 [13JY]
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S. 1258--A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S4024 [22JN]
Cosponsors added, S4077 [23JN], S4157 [28JN], S4961 [27JY]
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S. 1259--A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to prohibit the provision
of peacekeeping operations assistance to governments of countries
that recruit and use child soldiers; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Boozman), S4024 [22JN]
Text, S4032 [22JN]
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S. 1260--A bill to require financial literacy and economic education
counseling for student borrowers, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. AKAKA, S4024 [22JN]
Text, S4032 [22JN]
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S. 1261--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to deny
retirement benefits accrued by an individual as a Member of
Congress if such individual is convicted of certain offenses; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Heller), S4024
[22JN]
Cosponsors added, S4451 [7JY]
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S. 1262--A bill to improve Indian education, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr.
Inouye), S4075 [23JN]
Text, S4078 [23JN]
Cosponsors added, S4642 [18JY]
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S. 1263--A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert
plans throughout the United States and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Manchin), S4075 [23JN]
Cosponsors added, S4131 [27JN], S5459 [8SE]
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S. 1264--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. Kerry, Mr. Reid, Mr. Leahy, and
Mr. Durbin), S4075 [23JN]
Text, S4097 [23JN]
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S. 1265--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.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, and Mr. Tester), S4075 [23JN]
Cosponsors added, S4556 [13JY], S4609 [14JY], S4642 [18JY], S4846
[22JY], S5018 [28JY], S5341 [6SE], S5625 [14SE], S6186 [5OC], S6601
[17OC], S6666 [18OC], S6918 [31OC], S7155 [7NO], S7295 [9NO], S7703
[17NO], S8068 [30NO], S8548 [13DE], S8734 [16DE], S8775 [17DE]
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S. 1266--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a
program to build on and help coordinate funding for the
restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River
Basin region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lautenberg,
Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Casey), S4075 [23JN]
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S. 1267--A bill to strengthen United States trade laws, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S4075 [23JN]
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S. 1268--A bill to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the
Government by providing for greater interagency experience among
national security and homeland security personnel through the
development of a national security and homeland security human
capital strategy and interagency rotational service by employees,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Akaka), S4075
[23JN]
Cosponsors added, S7613 [16NO]
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S. 1269--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to require the Secretary of Education to collect information
from coeducational secondary schools on such schools' athletic
programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Bingaman), S4075
[23JN]
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S. 1270--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 (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Ms. Murkowski),
S4076 [23JN]
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S. 1271--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1968 to provide
a temporary credit for hiring previously unemployed workers; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S4076 [23JN]
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S. 1272--A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit
to Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of
establishing a polytrauma rehabilitation center or polytrauma
network site of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the southern
New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, region, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Bingaman), S4076
[23JN]
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S. 1273--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act with regard to
certain exemptions under that Act for direct care workers and to
improve the systems for the collection and reporting of data
relating to the direct care workforce, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Sanders), S4076 [23JN]
Cosponsors added, S4227 [29JN], S5193 [1AU], S5253 [2AU], S5387
[7SE], S5839 [21SE]
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S. 1274--A bill to provide for a biennial appropriations process with
the exception of defense spending and to enhance oversight and the
performance of the Federal Government; to the Committee on the
Budget.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mrs. Shaheen), S4076 [23JN]
Cosponsors added, S4722 [20JY]
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S. 1275--A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare
identification cards and communications provided to Medicare
beneficiaries in order to protect Medicare beneficiaries from
identity theft; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Bingaman), S4076 [23JN]
Text, S4102 [23JN]
Cosponsors added, S4609 [14JY]
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S. 1276--A bill to repeal the authority to provide certain loans to
the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States
quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to
rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Risch), S4076 [23JN]
Read the first time, S4073, S4106 [23JN]
Placed on the calendar, S4128 [27JN]
Read the second time, S4133 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, S4157 [28JN]
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S. 1277--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, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blunt,
Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Franken), S4076 [23JN]
Cosponsors added, S7452 [15NO], S7829 [18NO]
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S. 1278--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the excise tax on indoor tanning services; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Blunt, and Mr. Barrasso), S4076 [23JN]
Text, S4103 [23JN]
Cosponsors added, S4227 [29JN], S7006 [1NO]
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S. 1279--A bill to prepare disconnected youth for a competitive
future; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Brown of Ohio),
S4129 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, S4395 [6JY]
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S. 1280--A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault
risk-reduction and response training, and the development of
sexual assault protocol and guidelines, the establishment of
victims advocates, the establishment of a Sexual Assault Advisory
Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, and Mr.
Chambliss), S4129 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, S4227 [29JN], S4451 [7JY], S4486 [11JY], S4556
[13JY], S4609 [14JY], S4803 [21JY], S4912 [26JY], S5193 [1AU], S5253
[2AU], S5341 [6SE], S5685 [15SE], S5904 [22SE], S5946 [23SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-82), S5836 [21SE]
Amendments, S6000, S6004 [26SE]
Debated, S6004 [26SE]
Passed Senate amended, S6007 [26SE]
Message from the Senate, H6463 [29SE]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, H6465 [29SE]
Debated, H7178 [1NO]
Text, H7178 [1NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H7186 [1NO]
Message from the House, S7063 [2NO], S7125 [3NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7125 [3NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H7328 [3NO]
Title amended, S7226 [8NO]
Presented to the President (November 14, 2011), S7415 [14NO]
Approved [Public Law 112-57] (signed November 21, 2011)
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S. 1281--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the
transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor
vehicle containing two or more levels stacked on top of one
another; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S4129 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, S4451 [7JY], S5193 [1AU], S6462 [12OC], S8414
[7DE]
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S. 1282--A bill to expand the National Domestic Preparedness
Consortium to include the SUNY National Center for Security and
Preparedness; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S4129 [27JN]
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S. 1283--A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to
permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner,
parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent
who has a serious health condition; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Whitehouse,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Akaka, and Mr. Lautenberg), S4156 [28JN]
Text, S4159 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, S4330 [5JY]
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S. 1284--A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to
require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement of flood
protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S4156 [28JN]
Text, S4160 [28JN]
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S. 1285--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
and modify the credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Blunt), S4156 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, S5727 [19SE], S6186 [5OC]
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S. 1286--A bill to extend trade adjustment assistance, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S4156 [28JN]
------------------------------------------------------
S. 1287--A bill to treat gold and silver coins used as legal tender in
the same manner as United States currency for taxation purposes;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Paul), S4156 [28JN]
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S. 1288--A bill to exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the
requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement while
operating a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785
liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel fuel; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Moran, and
Mr. Johanns), S4156 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, S5459 [8SE]
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S. 1289--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
the tax gap, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mrs. Boxer), S4156 [28JN]
------------------------------------------------------
S. 1290--A bill to impose discretionary and certain mandatory spending
caps and correct the fiscal recklessness of 2001 through 2011; to
the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. TOOMEY, S4156 [28JN]
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S. 1291--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a renewable electricity integration credit for a utility that
purchases or produces renewable power; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), S4156
[28JN]
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S. 1292--A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to consider the impact on employment levels and
economic activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement,
guidance document, endangerment finding, or other requirement,
implementing any new or substantially altered program, or denying
any permit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. TOOMEY, S4225 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S4556 [13JY]
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S. 1293--A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a
demonstration program to adapt the lessons of providing foreign
aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal
economic development assistance to certain similarly situated
individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Akaka), S4225
[29JN]
Cosponsors added, S4293 [30JN]
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S. 1294--A bill to promote the oil independence of the United States,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and
Mr. Bennet), S4225 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S4869 [25JY]
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S. 1295--A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Citrus
Disease Research and Development Trust Fund to support research on
diseases impacting the citrus industry, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs.
Boxer), S4226 [29JN]
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S. 1296--A bill to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach
Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in
the State of Rhode Island; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Reed), S4226 [29JN]
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S. 1297--A bill to preserve State and institutional authority relating
to State authorization and the definition of credit hour; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Alexander, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Shelby), S4226 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S4293 [30JN], S4395 [6JY], S4452 [7JY], S4556
[13JY], S4676 [19JY], S4846 [22JY], S5253 [2AU], S7992 [29NO]
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S. 1298--A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property
located in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States to the Alaska
Native Tribal Health Consortium; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S4226 [29JN]
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S. 1299--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Lions
Clubs International; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Burr, and Mr.
Brown of Massachusetts), S4226 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S4330 [5JY], S4518 [12JY], S4642 [18JY], S5341
[6SE], S5387 [7SE], S5536 [13SE], S5727 [19SE], S5839 [21SE], S5993
[26SE], S6050 [3OC], S6090 [4OC], S6186 [5OC], S6666 [18OC], S7006
[1NO], S7368 [10NO], S8376 [6DE]
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S. 1300--A bill to amend title 23, 45, and 49, United States Code, to
encourage the use of private-public partnerships in
transportation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KIRK, S4226 [29JN]
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S. 1301--A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 to
2015 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to
enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Kerry, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Wyden), S4226 [29JN]
Text, S4228 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S4452 [7JY], S4609 [14JY], S4676 [19JY], S4722
[20JY], S5499 [12SE], S5536 [13SE], S5685 [15SE], S5773 [20SE],
S5904 [22SE], S5993 [26SE], S6050 [3OC], S6090 [4OC], S6391 [11OC],
S6462 [12OC], S6506 [13OC], S6601 [17OC], S6666 [18OC], S6918
[31OC], S7067 [2NO], S7155 [7NO], S8184 [5DE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S6505 [13OC]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-96), S7701 [17NO]
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S. 1302--A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to
convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the City
of Tracy; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S4226 [29JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-40), S5017 [28JY]
Passed Senate, S5283 [2AU]
Text, S5283 [2AU]
Message from the Senate, H5894 [5AU]
Referred to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform;
Transportation and Infrstructure, H5894 [5AU]
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S. 1303--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
establish Fort Monroe National Historical Park in the Commonwealth
of Virginia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner), S4226 [29JN]
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S. 1304--A bill to make funds available to reimburse certain fishermen
for legal fees and costs incurred in connection with improper
fines and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY, S4226 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S4330 [5JY]
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S. 1305--A bill to establish and clarify that Congress does not
authorize persons convicted of dangerous crimes in foreign courts
to freely possess firearms in the United States; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S4291 [30JN]
Text, S4294 [30JN]
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S. 1306--A bill to provide for secondary school reform; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Murray, and Mr.
Kohl), S4291 [30JN]
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S. 1307--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey real
property, including improvements, of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration in Ketchikan, Alaska, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S4291 [30JN]
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S. 1308--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
child pornography and child exploitation offenses; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Rubio), S4291 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S4486 [11JY], S4803 [21JY], S5387 [7SE]
Removal of cosponsors, S4556 [13JY]
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S. 1309--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 the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S4291 [30JN]
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S. 1310--A bill to improve the safety of dietary supplements by
amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require
manufacturers of dietary supplements to register dietary
supplement products with the Food and Drug Administration and to
amend labeling requirements with respect to dietary supplements;
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DURBIN, S4291 [30JN]
Text, S4294 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S4609 [14JY]
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S. 1311--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 regarding 21st century community learning centers; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bennet, and Mrs.
Hagan), S4292 [30JN]
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S. 1312--A bill to strengthen and improve monitoring in the fisheries
across the United States and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S4292 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S4330 [5JY]
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S. 1313--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 (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr.
Cardin), S4292 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S4452 [7JY], S4556 [13JY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-41), S5017 [28JY]
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S. 1314--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for States
for the support of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists
and local veterans' employment representatives, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Begich), S4292 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S4676 [19JY], S5253 [2AU]
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S. 1315--A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers' death benefits to
fire police officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Lieberman), S4292 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S5727 [19SE], S6090 [4OC]
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S. 1316--A bill to prevent a fiscal crisis by enacting legislation to
balance the Federal budget through reductions of discretionary and
mandatory spending; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. ENZI, S4292 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S4556 [13JY], S4722 [20JY], S5193 [1AU], S5253
[2AU], S5342 [6SE], S6601 [17OC]
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S. 1317--A bill to allow individuals to choose to opt out of the
Medicare part A benefit.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Lee, Mr. Risch, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Graham, Ms. Ayotte,
Mr. Toomey, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mrs. Hutchison), S4292
[30JN]
Placed on the calendar, S4305 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S4330 [5JY], S4452 [7JY]
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S. 1318--A bill to enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr.
Johnson of South Dakota), S4292 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S8734 [16DE]
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S. 1319--A bill to direct the Attorney General to establish a system
of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic
life safety and security system installation and monitoring
industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S4292 [30JN]
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S. 1320--A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to offer to enter
into temporary used fuel storage facility agreements; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Ms. Landrieu), S4292 [30JN]
Text, S4297 [30JN]
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S. 1321--A bill to establish energy policies to make measurable gains
in reducing dependence on foreign oil, saving Americans money,
increasing United States competitiveness, improving energy
security, improving environmental stewardship, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LUGAR, S4292 [30JN]
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S. 1322--A bill to permit commercial vehicles at weights up to 129,000
pounds to use certain highways on the Interstate System in the
State of Idaho, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Lee), S4292
[30JN]
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S. 1323--A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice
in resolving the budget deficit.
By Mr. REID, S4292 [30JN]
Text, S4297 [30JN]
Placed on the calendar, S4290, S4305 [30JN]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S4313, S4319
[5JY], S4335 [6JY], S4404 [7JY], S4461 [11JY]
Motion to proceed to consideration withdrawn, S4313 [5JY]
Senate agreed to motion to proceed to consideration, S4326 [5JY]
Cosponsors added, S4330 [5JY], S4452 [7JY]
Senate invoked cloture, S4406 [7JY]
Amendments, S4456, S4457 [7JY], S4477, S4478, S4488, S4489 [11JY],
S4529, S4530, S4531, S4532 [12JY], S4562 [13JY], S4866, S4871, S4881
[25JY], S4963 [27JY]
Motion to proceed to consideration agreed to in the Senate, S4477
[11JY]
Debated, S4477 [11JY], S4503 [12JY], S4536 [13JY], S4865 [25JY]
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S. 1324--A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit
the importation, exportation, transportation, and sale, receipt,
acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, of any
live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Blumenthal), S4329
[5JY]
Cosponsors added, S4609 [14JY], S5193 [1AU], S5773 [20SE]
Removal of cosponsors, S5839 [21SE]
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S. 1325--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.
By Ms. LANDRIEU, S4329 [5JY]
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S. 1326--A bill to implement the President's request to increase the
statutory limit on the public debt.
By Mr. PAUL, S4329 [5JY]
Read the first time, S4331 [5JY]
Read the second time, S4333 [6JY]
Placed on the calendar, S4392 [6JY]
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S. 1327--A bill to amend the Act of March 1, 1933, to transfer certain
authority and resources to the Utah Dineh Corporation, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. HATCH, S4329 [5JY]
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S. 1328--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 regarding school libraries, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller,
and Mr. Whitehouse), S4394 [6JY]
Text, S4395 [6JY]
Cosponsors added, S4609 [14JY], S6918 [31OC]
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S. 1329--A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to
establish a pilot program to facilitate the provision of education
and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S4394 [6JY]
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S. 1330--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employers; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S4394 [6JY]
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S. 1331--A bill to provide for the inclusion of Lease Sale 220 in the
outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012-
2017, to revise the map for the Mid-Atlantic planning area, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner), S4394 [6JY]
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S. 1332--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a special resource study of the Hudson River Valley, New York; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S4394 [6JY]
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S. 1333--A bill to provide for the treatment and temporary financing
of short-time compensation programs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Blumenthal),
S4394 [6JY]
Text, S4398 [6JY]
Cosponsors added, S4676 [19JY], S4722 [20JY]
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S. 1334--A bill to amend the Small Business Act to ensure that certain
Federal contracts are set aside for small businesses, to enhance
services to small businesses that are disadvantaged, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S4394 [6JY]
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S. 1335--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide
rights for pilots, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Boozman, Ms.
Snowe, Mr. Moran, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Collins, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Thune, Mr.
Cornyn, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Risch,
and Mr. Wicker), S4394 [6JY]
Cosponsors added, S4609 [14JY], S4961 [27JY], S5072 [29JY], S5459
[8SE], S5685 [15SE], S6331 [6OC], S6601 [17OC], S6918 [31OC], S7067
[2NO], S7295 [9NO], S7415 [14NO], S7613 [16NO], S7703 [17NO]
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S. 1336--A bill to prevent immigration fraud, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S4450 [7JY]
Text, S4452 [7JY]
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S. 1337--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for Alaska
Native Settlement Trusts; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S4450 [7JY]
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S. 1338--A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, to
establish the Office of Regulatory Integrity within the Office of
Management and Budget; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S4450 [7JY]
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S. 1339--A bill to provide for the compilation and reporting of
participation data relating to Federal rulemaking; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S4450 [7JY]
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S. 1340--A bill to cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget.
By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Johnson
of Wisconsin, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Corker, Mr. Graham, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Portman,
Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, and Mr.
Wicker), S4450 [7JY]
Read the first time, S4449, S4459 [7JY]
Placed on the calendar, S4483 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, S4556 [13JY], S4609 [14JY], S4642 [18JY], S4722
[20JY]
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S. 1341--A bill to provide a point of order against consideration of
any measure that would increase the statutory limit on the public
debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has been publicly
available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration on the
floor of the Senate; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Lee),
S4485 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, S4518 [12JY], S4556 [13JY]
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S. 1342--An original 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 other
threats and vulnerabilities; from the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S4485 [11JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-34), S4485 [11JY]
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S. 1343--An original bill to provide for the conduct of an analysis of
the impact of energy development and production on the water
resources of the United States, and for other purposes; from the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S4485 [11JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-35), S4485 [11JY]
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S. 1344--A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to take
immediate action to recover ecologically and economically from a
catastrophic wildfire in the State of Arizona, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. McCain), S4485 [11JY]
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S. 1345--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.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray), S4485 [11JY]
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S. 1346--A bill to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive
tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr.
Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Whitehouse), S4517 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, S4846 [22JY], S4869 [25JY]
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S. 1347--A bill to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in
the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S4517 [12JY]
Text, S4528 [12JY]
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S. 1348--A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage
the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence each Veterans
Day; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Webb,
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Begich), S4517 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, S5072 [29JY]
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S. 1349--A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to
clarify the effective date of policies covering properties
affected by floods in progress; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. JOHANNS, S4517 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, S4609 [14JY], S4676 [19JY]
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S. 1350--A bill to expand the research, prevention, and awareness
activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
the National Institutes of Health with respect to pulmonary
fibrosis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Kirk),
S4517 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, S4912 [26JY], S4961 [27JY], S5993 [26SE], S6666
[18OC], S7368 [10NO], S7703 [17NO], S8376 [6DE]
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S. 1351--A bill to promote the development, manufacturing, and use of
advanced batteries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. STABENOW, S4517 [12JY]
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S. 1352--A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users to include freight
and passenger rail among eligible uses of funding under the
coordinated border infrastructure program and to reauthorize that
program; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Sanders), S4554 [13JY]
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S. 1353--A bill to exclude employees of the Transportation Security
Administration from the collective bargaining rights of Federal
employees and provide employment rights and an employee engagement
mechanism for passenger and property screeners; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Paul), S4554 [13JY]
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S. 1354--A bill to authorize grants to promote media literacy and
youth empowerment programs, to authorize research on the role and
impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, to provide
for the establishment of a National Task Force on Girls and Women
in the Media, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. HAGAN, S4554 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, S4609 [14JY], S4676 [19JY], S6050 [3OC]
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S. 1355--A bill to regulate political robocalls; to the Committee on
Rules and Administration.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Durbin), S4554 [13JY]
Text, S4557 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, S7703 [17NO], S8603 [14DE]
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S. 1356--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
encourage States to increase generic drug utilization under
Medicaid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr.
McCain), S4554 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, S5387 [7SE]
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S. 1357--A bill to exempt National Forest System land in the State of
Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S4554 [13JY]
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S. 1358--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.
By Mr. TESTER, S4554 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, S6391 [11OC], S6462 [12OC], S6918 [31OC], S8149
[1DE]
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S. 1359--A bill to make the National Parks and Federal Recreation
Lands Pass available at a discount to members of the Armed Forces
and veterans; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Begich), S4555 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, S4912 [26JY], S5018 [28JY], S5072 [29JY], S5342
[6SE]
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S. 1360--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.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. Feinstein), S4555 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, S4642 [18JY], S8376 [6DE]
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S. 1361--A bill to reduce human exposure to endocrine-disrupting
chemicals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. KERRY, S4555 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, S5839 [21SE]
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S. 1362--A bill to simplify the Trafficking in Persons Report by
reducing the number of country categories and ranking countries
within each category according to their relative adherence to the
minimum standards set forth in section 108 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106); to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WEBB, S4555 [13JY]
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S. 1363--A bill to amend titles 10 and 41, United States Code, to
allow contracting officers to consider information regarding
domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S4555 [13JY]
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S. 1364--A bill to ensure the timely payment of Social Security
benefits in August 2011; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S4555 [13JY]
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S. 1365--A bill to provide funds to ensure that members of the Armed
Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting
civilian personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for
active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure
to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces
occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel
and the curtailment of Government activities and services; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S4555 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, S4961 [27JY]
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S. 1366--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden
the special rules for certain governmental plans under section
105(j) to include plans established by political subdivisions; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Crapo, and Mrs. Murray), S4555
[13JY]
Cosponsors added, S4609 [14JY], S5685 [15SE], S5727 [19SE]
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S. 1367--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
information sharing with respect to prison inmate information, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PRYOR, S4608 [14JY]
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S. 1368--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.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska), S4608 [14JY]
Cosponsors added, S4803 [21JY], S5193 [1AU], S5537 [13SE]
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S. 1369--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national
pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Begich),
S4608 [14JY]
Cosponsors added, S4642 [18JY], S4676 [19JY], S4722 [20JY], S4869
[25JY], S5193 [1AU], S5253 [2AU], S5387 [7SE], S5459 [8SE], S5477
[9SE], S5537 [13SE], S5685 [15SE], S5705 [16SE], S5727 [19SE], S5839
[21SE], S5946 [23SE], S6050 [3OC], S8068 [30NO]
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S. 1370--A bill to reauthorize 21st century community learning
centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mrs. Murray), S4608
[14JY]
Cosponsors added, S4846 [22JY], S4869 [25JY]
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S. 1371--A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse), S4608 [14JY]
Text, S4612 [14JY]
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S. 1372--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 regarding environmental education, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Cardin, Mr.
Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Whitehouse), S4608 [14JY]
Text, S4613 [14JY]
Cosponsors added, S4676 [19JY], S5072 [29JY]
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S. 1373--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for
American businesses; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S4608 [14JY]
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S. 1374--A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe
rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S4608 [14JY]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [1AU], S5342 [6SE], S7613 [16NO]
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S. 1375--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that corporate tax benefits based upon stock option compensation
expenses be consistent with accounting expenses shown in corporate
financial statements for such compensation; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S4608 [14JY]
Cosponsors added, S4642 [18JY]
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S. 1376--A bill to conform income calculations for purposes of
eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a
qualified health plan and for Medicaid to existing Federal low-
income assistance programs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S4640 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [1AU], S5342 [6SE], S5387 [7SE]
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S. 1377--A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to take into account
all available hydrologic data in conducting Missouri River basin
operations; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Johanns), S4640 [18JY]
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S. 1378--A bill to ensure that Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad
Retirement benefits are properly taken into account for purposes
of determining eligibility for Medicaid and for the refundable
credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, S4640 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, S4677 [19JY], S4803 [21JY], S5193 [1AU]
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S. 1379--A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code,
to revise certain administrative authorities of the District of
Columbia courts, and to authorize the District of Columbia Public
Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for
officers and employees of the Service for claims relating to
services furnished within the scope of employment with the
Service; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA, S4640 [18JY]
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S. 1380--A bill to suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions
of Federal immigration law, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. DeMint), S4641 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, S4722 [20JY], S7188 [8NO]
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S. 1381--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 disease, including
the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Franken), S4641 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, S5253 [2AU], S5387 [7SE], S5904 [22SE]
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S. 1382--A bill to complete construction of the 13-State Appalachian
development highway system, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Manchin), S4641
[18JY]
Cosponsors added, S5146 [30JY]
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S. 1383--A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act
to improve the enforcement, collection, and administration of
child support payments, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S4675 [19JY]
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S. 1384--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
provide for the temporary employment of foreign agricultural
workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CHAMBLISS, S4675 [19JY]
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S. 1385--A bill to terminate the $1 presidential coin program; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. DeMint), S4675 [19JY]
Cosponsors added, S4912 [26JY], S6666 [18OC], S6764 [19OC]
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S. 1386--A bill for the relief of Hussein Bazzi; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN, S4675 [19JY]
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S. 1387--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the
airport improvement program, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Baucus),
S4675 [19JY]
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S. 1388--A bill to support private sector development, employment
growth, rule of law, democratic reform, and accountable government
in qualified transition countries in the Middle East and North
Africa through the authorization of the participation by the
United States in the general capital increase of the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Lieberman), S4675
[19JY]
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S. 1389--A bill to exempt any road, highway, or bridge damaged by a
natural disaster, including a flood, from duplicative
environmental reviews if the road, highway, or bridge is
reconstructed in the same location; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, S4721 [20JY]
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S. 1390--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to
tax lien information by providing for a national, Internet
accessible, filing system for Federal tax liens, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Begich), S4721 [20JY]
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S. 1391--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder
or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER, S4721 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, S7128 [3NO]
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S. 1392--A bill to provide additional time for the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards
for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process
heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Landrieu,
Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Pryor), S4721 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, S4803 [21JY], S4870 [25JY], S4961 [27JY], S5018
[28JY], S5253 [2AU], S5342 [6SE], S5499 [12SE], S5625 [14SE], S5685
[15SE], S5773 [20SE], S5839 [21SE], S5946 [23SE], S6186 [5OC], S6331
[6OC], S6666 [18OC], S6873 [20OC], S7067 [2NO], S8377 [6DE], S8680
[15DE]
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S. 1393--A bill to prohibit the enforcement of a climate change
interpretive guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BARRASSO, S4721 [20JY]
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S. 1394--A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor
is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Alexander), S4721 [20JY]
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S. 1395--A bill to ensure that all Americans have access to waivers
from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Grassley),
S4802 [21JY]
Cosponsors added, S4846 [22JY], S4870 [25JY], S4912 [26JY], S5072
[29JY], S5254 [2AU], S5387 [7SE]
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S. 1396--A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to require
that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and
analyzed in the President's budget; to the Committee on the
Budget.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S4802 [21JY]
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S. 1397--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for an investment tax credit related to the production of
electricity from offshore wind; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lautenberg,
and Mr. Cardin), S4802 [21JY]
Cosponsors added, S8377 [6DE]
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S. 1398--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the
number of local wage areas allowable within a General Schedule pay
locality; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY, S4802 [21JY]
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S. 1399--A bill to protect children affected by immigration
enforcement actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms.
Klobuchar), S4802 [21JY]
Text, S4804 [21JY]
Cosponsors added, S5685 [15SE]
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S. 1400--A bill to restore the natural resources, ecosystems,
fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal
wetlands of Gulf Coast States, to create jobs and revive the
economic health of communities adversely affected by the explosion
on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater
Horizon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Nelson of
Florida, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs.
Hutchison), S4802 [21JY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-100), S8460 [8DE]
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S. 1401--A bill to conserve wild Pacific salmon, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Begich,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, and Mrs. Feinstein), S4802 [21JY]
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S. 1402--A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
increase the maximum penalty for violating that Act; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S4802 [21JY]
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S. 1403--A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Franken, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, and Mr. Begich), S4802 [21JY]
Cosponsors added, S4961 [27JY], S8734 [16DE]
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S. 1404--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
participation in medical flexible spending arrangements; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S4802 [21JY]
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S. 1405--A bill for the relief of Guy Privat Tape and Lou Nazie
Raymonde Toto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S4802 [21JY]
Text, S4807 [21JY]
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S. 1406--A bill to designate the United States courthouse under
construction at 510 19th Street, Bakersfield, California, as the
Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse; to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S4845 [22JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S4915 [26JY]
Text, S4915 [26JY]
Message from the Senate, H5591 [27JY]
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
H5659 [27JY]
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S. 1407--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
establish accreditation requirements for suppliers and providers
of air ambulance services, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S4845 [22JY]
Cosponsors added, S6666 [18OC]
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S. 1408--A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in
interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive
personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of
such information; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S4845 [22JY]
Text, S4847 [22JY]
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S. 1409--A bill to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover
payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Brown
of Massachusetts), S4845 [22JY]
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S. 1410--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
incentives for life sciences research; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. CASEY, S4868 [25JY]
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S. 1411--A bill to require the Public Printer to establish and
maintain a website accessible to the public that allows the public
to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated
reports in one place, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Rules and Administration.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Coburn), S4868
[25JY]
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S. 1412--A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 462 Washington Street, Woburn, Massachusetts,
as the ``Officer John Maguire Post Office''; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S4868
[25JY]
Reported (no written report), S6763 [19OC]
Passed Senate, S6812 [20OC]
Text, S6812 [20OC]
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H6986
[21OC]
Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]
Debated, H7411 [14NO]
Text, H7411 [14NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H7418 [14NO]
Message from the House, S7450 [15NO], S7699 [17NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H7819 [17NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7699 [17NO]
Presented to the President (November 17, 2011), S7699 [17NO]
Approved [Public Law 112-60] (signed November 23, 2011)
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S. 1413--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
temporarily increase the investment tax credit for geothermal
energy property; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S4869 [25JY]
Text, S4870 [25JY]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [1AU]
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S. 1414--A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 to establish a community-supported agriculture promotion
program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Tester), S4911 [26JY]
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S. 1415--A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure
provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Franken,
Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Akaka, and Mrs. Boxer),
S4911 [26JY]
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S. 1416--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
increase the minimum loss ratio required of Medigap policies; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Franken), S4911 [26JY]
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S. 1417--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and to allow the
credit for certain off-highway vehicles, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S4911 [26JY]
Cosponsors added, S5072 [29JY]
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S. 1418--A bill to authorize appropriations for grants to the States
participating in the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Ms. Landrieu), S4911 [26JY]
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S. 1419--A bill to prevent the use of stored value cards and other
electronic fund access means as methods for currency smuggling or
money laundering; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mrs.
Shaheen), S4911 [26JY]
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S. 1420--A bill to require that the United States Government
prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social
Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt
limit is reached, and for other purposes.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Lee,
Mr. Risch, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Coats, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi,
Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lugar,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Blunt, and Mr. Corker), S4911 [26JY]
Read the first time, S4915 [26JY]
Read the second time, S4917 [27JY]
Placed on the calendar, S4959 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, S5254 [2AU]
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S. 1421--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.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S4911 [26JY]
Cosponsors added, S5946 [23SE], S6050 [3OC], S6186 [5OC], S7188
[8NO], S7368 [10NO], S7703 [17NO], S7908 [28NO], S8068 [30NO]
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S. 1422--A bill to establish a grant program in the Department of
Transportation to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR, S4960 [27JY]
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S. 1423--A bill to clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee
on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and
importers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Wyden), S4960 [27JY]
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S. 1424--A bill to clarify the responsibilities of the Secretary of
the Interior in making a determination whether to take off-
reservation land into trust for gaming purposes; to the Committee
on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S4960 [27JY]
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S. 1425--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure
fairness in election procedures with respect to collective
bargaining representatives; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Coburn), S4960 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, S5537 [13SE]
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S. 1426--A bill to authorize certain authorities by the Department of
State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. KERRY, S4960 [27JY]
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S. 1427--A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and
vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. LUGAR, S4960 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, S5387 [7SE], S6666 [18OC]
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S. 1428--A bill to phase out the use of private military contractors;
to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. SANDERS, S4960 [27JY]
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S. 1429--A bill to establish a bipartisan commission on insurance
reform; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S4960 [27JY]
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S. 1430--A bill to authorize certain maritime programs of the
Department of Transportation, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller), S4960 [27JY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112-99), S8413 [7DE]
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S. 1431--A bill to amend section 242 of the National Housing Act to
extend the sunset provisions for the exemption for critical access
hospitals under the FHA programs of mortgage insurance for
hospitals; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Thune, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Johanns), S4960 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [1AU]
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S. 1432--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the exception from the 10 percent penalty for early withdrawals
from governmental plans for Federal and State qualified public
safety employees; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S4960 [27JY]
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S. 1433--A bill to pay personnel compensation and benefits for
employees of the Federal Aviation Administration; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerry,
Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Warner, Mr. Begich, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Cardin, and Mrs. McCaskill), S4960 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, S5018 [28JY], S5254 [2AU]
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S. 1434--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), S5017 [28JY]
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S. 1435--A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
to exclude child care from the determination of the 5-year limit
on assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families
program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Franken), S5017 [28JY]
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S. 1436--A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new transportation
infrastructure funding through bonding to empower States and local
governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across
all modes of transportation, including roads, bridges, rail and
transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Begich), S5017 [28JY]
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S. 1437--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to carry out programs to provide youth in racial or
ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and
skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. BOXER, S5017 [28JY]
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S. 1438--A bill to provide that no agency may take any significant
regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less
than 7.7 percent; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Lee, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
DeMint, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Wicker,
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, and Mr.
Enzi), S5017 [28JY]
Cosponsors added, S5387 [7SE], S5460 [8SE], S5499 [12SE], S5537
[13SE], S6331 [6OC]
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S. 1439--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 regarding ready school needs reviews; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mrs. Hagan), S5017 [28JY]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [1AU]
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S. 1440--A bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of
pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and
to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S5017 [28JY]
Cosponsors added, S5342 [6SE], S5388 [7SE], S5460 [8SE], S6666
[18OC], S6873 [20OC], S6918 [31OC], S7067 [2NO], S7188 [8NO], S7415
[14NO], S7452 [15NO], S7908 [28NO], S7992 [29NO], S8149 [1DE], S8461
[8DE]
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S. 1441--A bill to provide assistance for workforce investment
activities to unique populations in Alaska and Hawaii; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Begich), S5017 [28JY]
Text, S5020 [28JY]
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S. 1442--A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive
pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not
approved a concurrent resolution on the budget; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Boozman),
S5018 [28JY]
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S. 1443--A bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-
developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S5018 [28JY]
Text, S5021 [28JY]
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S. 1444--A bill to provide for the presentation of a United States
flag on behalf of Federal civilian employees who are killed while
performing official duties or because of their status as Federal
employees; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Lieberman), S5018 [28JY]
Text, S5023 [28JY]
Cosponsors added, S6918 [31OC], S7155 [7NO]
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S. 1445--A bill to designate certain conduct by car and truck rental
companies relating to motor vehicle safety defects and recalls as
unfair and deceptive acts or practices to be regulated by the
Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs.
Feinstein, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S5018 [28JY]
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S. 1446--A bill to free States to spend gas taxes on their
transportation priorities; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Lee, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Paul,
Mr. Vitter, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Coats, Mr. Chambliss,
Mr. Burr, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Portman), S5018 [28JY]
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S. 1447--A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Act to authorize the use of grant funds for dating
violence prevention, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse), S5018 [28JY]
Cosponsors added, S6090 [4OC], S7155 [7NO]
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S. 1448--A bill to exempt off-highway vehicles from the ban on lead in
children's products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Manchin, and Mr.
Tester), S5018 [28JY]
Cosponsors added, S5154 [31JY]
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S. 1449--A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds for highway
safety programs and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Udall
of New Mexico, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S5071 [29JY]
Cosponsors added, S5254 [2AU]
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S. 1450--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for
the establishment of a commercial truck safety program, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Ms. SNOWE, S5071 [29JY]
Cosponsors added, S5254 [2AU]
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S. 1451--A bill to prohibit the sale of billfish; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. McCain, and Mr.
Whitehouse), S5071 [29JY]
Cosponsors added, S6601 [17OC], S7128 [3NO], S8377 [6DE]
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S. 1452--A bill to promote simplification and fairness in the
administration and collection of sales and use taxes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr.
Reed), S5071 [29JY]
Text, S5073 [29JY]
Cosponsors added, S5342 [6SE], S6462 [12OC]
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S. 1453--A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and
handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and
Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for
subsistence purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S5071 [29JY]
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S. 1454--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.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts,
Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Inouye), S5071 [29JY]
Text, S5076 [29JY]
Cosponsors added, S5388 [7SE], S5499 [12SE]
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S. 1455--A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 to authorize certified States and tribes to use
amounts made available from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
for hard rock and coal mining reclamation projects and to extend
liability protection to certified States and Indian tribes
carrying out approved abandoned mine reclamation programs; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. TESTER, S5191 [1AU]
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S. 1456--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
and expand tax relief for national disasters; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S5191 [1AU]
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S. 1457--A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a
Made in America Block Grant Program, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Whitehouse),
S5191 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, S5254 [2AU]
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S. 1458--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2012 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
United States Government, the Community Management Account, and
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System,
and for other purposes; from the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S5191 [1AU]
Placed on the calendar, S5191 [1AU]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-43), S5191 [1AU]
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S. 1459--A bill to prohibit air carriers from charging a fee for the
transportation of checked baggage by members of the Armed Forces
traveling to or from an overseas contingency operation; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S5191 [1AU]
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S. 1460--A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively,
to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior
service during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Burr), S5191 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, S5839 [21SE], S5904 [22SE], S6050 [3OC], S6186
[5OC], S6462 [12OC], S6873 [20OC], S7067 [2NO]
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S. 1461--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.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S5191 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, S5774 [20SE], S7992 [29NO]
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S. 1462--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to encourage and support parent, family, and community
involvement in schools, to provide needed integrated services and
comprehensive supports to children for the ultimate goal of
assisting students to stay in school, become successful learners,
improve their academic achievement, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Sanders), S5191
[1AU]
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S. 1463--A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect
breastfeeding by new mothers and to provide for reasonable break
time for nursing mothers; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Begich), S5191 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, S5342 [6SE], S5388 [7SE]
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S. 1464--A bill to enable States to implement integrated statewide
education longitudinal data systems; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S5192 [1AU]
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S. 1465--A bill to authorize a pilot program on enhancements of
Department of Defense efforts on mental health in the National
Guard and Reserves through community partnerships, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Blumenthal), S5192 [1AU]
Text, S5194 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, S5499 [12SE], S8377 [6DE]
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S. 1466--A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information
Act Processing Delays.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn), S5192 [1AU]
Passed Senate, S5197 [1AU]
Text, S5198 [1AU]
Message from the Senate, H5891 [2AU]
Held at the desk, H5891 [2AU]
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S. 1467--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 the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Ms. Ayotte), S5250 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5342 [6SE], S5388 [7SE], S5477 [9SE], S5499
[12SE], S5625 [14SE], S6186 [5OC], S6601 [17OC], S6764 [19OC], S6873
[20OC], S6918 [31OC]
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S. 1468--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.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Tester), S5250 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5460 [8SE], S6186 [5OC], S6391 [11OC], S6873
[20OC], S7415 [14NO], S7992 [29NO], S8184 [5DE], S8680 [15DE]
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S. 1469--A bill to require reporting on the capacity of foreign
countries to combat cybercrime, to develop action plans to improve
the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Hatch), S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1470--A bill to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources
under existing geothermal leases, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch), S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1471--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, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Brown of
Ohio), S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1472--A bill to impose sanctions on persons making certain
investments that directly and significantly contribute to the
enhancement of the ability of Syria to develop its petroleum
resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Lieberman), S5250
[2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5460 [8SE], S5477 [9SE], S5537 [13SE], S5625
[14SE], S5685 [15SE], S5727 [19SE], S5839 [21SE], S6090 [4OC], S6462
[12OC], S7006 [1NO]
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S. 1473--A bill to amend Public Law 99-548 to provide for the
implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation plan for
the Virgin River, Nevada, and to extend the authority to purchase
certain parcels of public land; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. HELLER, S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1474--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for a deduction for travel expenses to medical centers of the
Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with examinations or
treatments relating to service-connected disabilities; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HELLER, S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1475--A bill to convey certain land to Clark County, Nevada, to
designate the Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. HELLER, S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1476--A bill to reduce the size of the Federal workforce and
Federal employee cost relating to pay, bonuses, and travel; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Coburn), S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1477--A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration to prevent the dissemination to the public of
certain information with respect to noncommercial flights of
private aircraft owners and operators; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran), S5250 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5460 [8SE], S5839 [21SE], S7992 [29NO]
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S. 1478--A bill to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile
National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Thune), S5250
[2AU]
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S. 1479--A bill to preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring
and expanding Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment
opportunities; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey), S5250 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S6091 [4OC], S6873 [20OC]
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S. 1480--A bill to provide for the construction, renovation, and
improvement of medical school facilities, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Schumer), S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1481--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to establish a program of grants to newly accredited
allopathic and osteopathic medical schools for the purpose of
increasing the supply of physicians; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Schumer), S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1482--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Newtown
Battlefield located in Chemung County, New York, and the
suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park
System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1483--A bill to ensure that persons who form corporations in the
United States disclose the beneficial owners of those
corporations, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting
United States corporations in ways that threaten homeland
security, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and
punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct
involving United States corporations, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1484--A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide
for conscience protections, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1485--A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to include ultralight
vehicles under the definition of aircraft for purposes of the
aviation smuggling provisions under that Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Bingaman, and
Mrs. Feinstein), S5250 [2AU]
Text, S5260 [2AU]
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S. 1486--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to
and care furnished in long-term care hospitals participating in
the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Heller), S5250 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5727 [19SE], S6331 [6OC]
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S. 1487--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, to establish a program
to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Johnson
of Wisconsin), S5250 [2AU]
Removal of cosponsors, S6506 [13OC]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S7126 [3NO]
Passed Senate amended, S7142 [3NO]
Text, S7142 [3NO]
Message from the Senate, H7322 [3NO]
Passed House, H7381 [4NO]
Text, H7381 [4NO]
Message from the House, S7152 [7NO], S7365 [10NO]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-92), S7187 [8NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H7404 [10NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7365 [10NO]
Presented to the President (November 10, 2011)
Approved [Public Law 112-54] (signed November 12, 2011)
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S. 1488--A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for
abortion, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY, S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1489--A bill to prohibit the discrimination and retaliation against
individuals and health care entities that refuse to recommend,
refer for, provide coverage for, pay for, provide, perform,
assist, or participate in abortions; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY, S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1490--A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act to authorize additional funding for the pregnancy assistance
fund; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY, S5250 [2AU]
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S. 1491--A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN, S5250 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5342 [6SE]
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S. 1492--A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land
in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and
reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Heller), S5250 [2AU]
Text, S5262 [2AU]
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S. 1493--A bill to provide compensation to relatives of Foreign
Service members killed in the line of duty and the relatives of
United States citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing
of the United States Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Blunt), S5250 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5460 [8SE], S6601 [17OC], S7155 [7NO]
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S. 1494--A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Roberts, and
Mr. Thune), S5251 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5839 [21SE], S6506 [13OC], S7006 [1NO], S7992
[29NO], S8603 [14DE]
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S. 1495--A bill to amend the school dropout prevention program in the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S5251 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5727 [19SE]
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S. 1496--A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit the
delegation by the United States of inspection, certification, and
related services to a foreign classification society that provides
comparable services to Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Begich), S5251
[2AU]
Text, S5264 [2AU]
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S. 1497--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
extend for 3 years reasonable cost contracts under Medicare; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Bennet, and
Mr. Franken), S5251 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S8680 [15DE]
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S. 1498--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
provide for additional reporting with respect to contributions to
members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Heller), S5251 [2AU]
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S. 1499--A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to
promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility
of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Thune, and Ms. Stabenow), S5251
[2AU]
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S. 1500--A bill to give Americans access to affordable child-only
health insurance coverage; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Alexander), S5251
[2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5342 [6SE], S6050 [3OC]
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S. 1501--A bill to require the Joint Select Committee on Deficit
Reduction to conduct the business of the Committee in a manner
that is open to the public; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Lee, Ms.
Ayotte, Mr. Paul, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin), S5251
[2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5537 [13SE]
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S. 1502--A bill to restore public trust in pipeline safety, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S5251 [2AU]
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S. 1503--A bill to decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating,
selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of Federal
buildings and other civilian real property, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S5251 [2AU]
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S. 1504--A bill to restore Medicaid eligibility for citizens of the
Freely Associated States; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Bingaman), S5251 [2AU]
Text, S5264 [2AU]
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S. 1505--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the participation of particular specialists, determined by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to be directly related to
the health needs stemming from environmental health hazards that
have led to its declaration as a Public Health Emergency, to be
eligible under the National Health Service Corps in the National
Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. TESTER, S5251 [2AU]
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S. 1506--A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from
expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect
to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mrs. Hutchison), S5251
[2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5499 [12SE], S6462 [12OC], S7128 [3NO], S8490
[12DE]
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S. 1507--A bill to provide protections from 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.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Graham),
S5251 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5500 [12SE], S5537 [13SE], S5705 [16SE], S5774
[20SE], S5993 [26SE], S6391 [11OC], S6601 [17OC], S7006 [1NO]
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S. 1508--A bill to extend loan limits for programs of the Federal
Housing Administration, the government-sponsored enterprises, and
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mrs. Feinstein), S5251
[2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5388 [7SE], S5500 [12SE], S5774 [20SE], S5993
[26SE], S6051 [3OC], S6091 [4OC], S6331 [6OC], S6764 [19OC]
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S. 1509--A bill to provide incentives for States to improve the well-
being of children in the child welfare system through systemic
reforms and innovations, increased collaboration between State
agencies, and incorporation of higher standards of accountability;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN, S5251 [2AU]
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S. 1510--An original bill to promote the domestic development and
deployment of clean energy technologies, and for other purposes;
from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S5339 [6SE]
Placed on the calendar, S5339 [6SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-47), S5338 [6SE]
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S. 1511--A bill to extend the participation term for small business
concerns affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita in
certain programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. LANDRIEU, S5339 [6SE]
Text, S5343 [6SE]
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S. 1512--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.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Ms. Snowe), S5339 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, S5537 [13SE], S5727 [19SE], S5904 [22SE], S6051
[3OC], S6091 [4OC], S6391 [11OC], S6764 [19OC]
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S. 1513--A bill to amend title XII of the Social Security Act to
extend the provision waiving certain interest payments on advances
made to States from the Federal unemployment account in the
Unemployment Trust Fund; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S5339 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, S6051 [3OC]
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S. 1514--A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on
behalf of the Congress to Elouise Pepion Cobell, in recognition of
her outstanding and enduring contributions to American Indians,
Alaska Natives, and the Nation through her tireless pursuit of
justice; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Inouye),
S5339 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, S5686 [15SE], S5727 [19SE], S5774 [20SE], S5839
[21SE], S5904 [22SE], S5993 [26SE], S6051 [3OC], S6091 [4OC], S6391
[11OC], S6506 [13OC]
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S. 1515--A bill to permit certain members of the United States Secret
Service and certain members of the United States Secret Service
Uniformed Division who were appointed in 1984, 1985, or 1986 to
elect to be covered under the District of Columbia Police and
Firefighter Retirement and Disability System in the same manner as
members appointed prior to 1984; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN, S5339 [6SE]
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S. 1516--A bill to establish a program under which the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide grants to
eligible State consortia to establish and carry out municipal
sustainability certification programs, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S5386 [7SE]
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S. 1517--A bill to provide for the creation of jobs; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Blumenthal, and Mr. Reed), S5386 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, S5705 [16SE]
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S. 1518--A bill to require a jobs score for each spending bill
considered in Congress; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Schumer),
S5386 [7SE]
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S. 1519--A bill to strengthen Indian education, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S5386
[7SE]
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S. 1520--A bill to ensure the continued investigation of terrorist
attacks against the United States attributable to the government
of Muammar Qaddafi; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs.
Gillibrand), S5386 [7SE]
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S. 1521--A bill to provide assistance for agricultural producers
adversely affected by damaging weather and other conditions
relating to Hurricane Irene; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer), S5386 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, S5460 [8SE]
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S. 1522--A bill to establish a joint select committee of Congress to
report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's
workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012
and 2013, and to provide for expedited consideration of such
legislation by both the House of Representatives and the Senate;
to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Begich, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Franken), S5386 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, S5460 [8SE]
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S. 1523--A bill to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from
ordering any employers to close, relocate, or transfer employment
under any circumstance; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. GRAHAM, S5458 [8SE]
Cosponsors added, S5537 [13SE], S5625 [14SE], S5686 [15SE], S6601
[17OC], S8548 [13DE]
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S. 1524--A bill to authorize Western States to make selections of
public land within their borders in lieu of receiving 5 percent of
the proceeds of the sale of public land lying within said States
as provided by their respective enabling Acts; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HATCH, S5458 [8SE]
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S. 1525--An original bill to extend the authority of Federal-aid
highway programs; from the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mrs. BOXER, S5458 [8SE]
Placed on the calendar, S5458 [8SE]
Reported (no written report), S5458 [8SE]
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S. 1526--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.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Johanns), S5458 [8SE]
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S. 1527--A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional Gold Medal
to the Montford Point Marines of World War II; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mrs.
Boxer, and Mr. Graham), S5458 [8SE]
Cosponsors added, S5500 [12SE], S5537 [13SE], S5625 [14SE], S5774
[20SE], S5993 [26SE], S6091 [4OC], S6331 [6OC], S6666 [18OC], S6873
[20OC], S7006 [1NO], S7067 [2NO], S7128 [3NO], S7155 [7NO], S7188
[8NO], S7295 [9NO]
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S. 1528--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit Federal regulation
of nuisance dust in areas in which that dust is regulated under
State, tribal, or local law, to establish a temporary prohibition
against revising any national ambient air quality standard
applicable to coarse particulate matter, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Paul, Mr. Johnson of
Wisconsin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Moran, Mr. Isakson,
Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mrs.
McCaskill), S5458 [8SE]
Cosponsors added, S5500 [12SE], S5686 [15SE], S5727 [19SE], S5839
[21SE], S5904 [22SE], S6186 [5OC], S6391 [11OC]
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S. 1529--A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to protect
against foodborne illnesses, provide enhanced notification of
recalled meat, poultry, eggs, and related food products, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S5458 [8SE]
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S. 1530--A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 15, United States Code, to
provide for congressional review of agency guidance documents; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Collins, Mr. Inhofe,
Ms. Snowe, Mr. Paul, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Grassley, and Mr.
Enzi), S5459 [8SE]
Cosponsors added, S5500 [12SE]
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S. 1531--A bill to provide a Federal regulatory moratorium, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Thune, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr.
Enzi), S5459 [8SE]
Cosponsors added, S5500 [12SE], S5537 [13SE]
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S. 1532--A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the
joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose
legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment
over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013; to the Committee on
the Budget.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Begich), S5459 [8SE]
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S. 1533--A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the
joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose
legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment
over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013; to the Committee on
the Budget.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Begich), S5459 [8SE]
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S. 1534--A bill to prevent identity theft and tax fraud; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S5459 [8SE]
Text, S5462 [8SE]
Cosponsors added, S7703 [17NO]
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S. 1535--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, S5459 [8SE]
Cosponsors added, S5839 [21SE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S5902 [22SE]
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S. 1536--A bill 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.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mrs. McCaskill), S5476
[9SE]
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S. 1537--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept
from the Board of Directors of the National September 11 Memorial
and Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation, Inc., the
donation of title to The National September 11 Memorial and Museum
at the World Trade Center, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S5476
[9SE]
Text, S5477 [9SE]
Cosponsors added, S8490 [12DE], S8548 [13DE]
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S. 1538--A bill to provide for a time-out on certain regulations, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt,
Mr. Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Moran, Mr. Thune,
Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Roberts), S5498 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, S5537 [13SE], S5625 [14SE], S5686 [15SE], S5839
[21SE], S6051 [3OC], S6331 [6OC], S8149 [1DE]
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S. 1539--A bill to provide Taiwan with critically needed United
States-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen its self-
defense capability against the increasing military threat from
China; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Menendez), S5499 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, S5625 [14SE], S5727 [19SE], S5774 [20SE], S5839
[21SE], S5904 [22SE], S6091 [4OC], S6666 [18OC], S7067 [2NO]
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S. 1540--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
credits for the purchase of franchises by veterans; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY, S5499 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, S5686 [15SE], S6051 [3OC]
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S. 1541--A bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star
Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility
requirements for membership; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Ms. Ayotte), S5499 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, S6186 [5OC], S6331 [6OC], S6391 [11OC], S6462
[12OC], S6506 [13OC], S6601 [17OC], S7006 [1NO], S7368 [10NO], S7452
[15NO], S7703 [17NO]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S7874 [18NO]
Text, S7874 [18NO]
Message from the Senate, H7899 [25NO]
Held at the desk, H7899 [25NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8173 [6DE]
Message from the House, S8412 [7DE], S8460 [8DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8258 [7DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8460 [8DE]
Presented to the President (December 8, 2011), S8460 [8DE]
Approved [Public Law 112-65] (signed December 13, 2011)
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S. 1542--A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act
to extend the Child and Family Services Program through fiscal
year 2016, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S5499 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, S5537 [13SE], S5727 [19SE], S5904 [22SE]
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S. 1543--A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States
Code, to address retirement for Pentagon Force Protection Agency
officers; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA, S5499 [12SE]
Text, S5503 [12SE]
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S. 1544--A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require the
Securities and Exchange Commission to exempt a certain class of
securities from such Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Toomey), S5499 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, S8149 [1DE], S8377 [6DE], S8603 [14DE]
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S. 1545--A bill to designate Taiwan as a visa waiver program country
under section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. INHOFE, S5536 [13SE]
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S. 1546--A bill to authorize certain programs of the Department of
Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins), S5536 [13SE]
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S. 1547--A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United
States, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S5536 [13SE]
Placed on the calendar, S5536 [13SE]
Reported (no written report), S5535 [13SE]
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S. 1548--A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until
December 31, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S5536 [13SE]
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S. 1549--A bill to provide tax relief for American workers and
businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and
modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for
Americans looking for jobs.
By Mr. REID (by request), S5536 [13SE]
Text, S5538 [13SE]
Read the first time, S5532, S5585 [13SE]
Read the second time, S5588 [14SE]
Placed on the calendar, S5623 [14SE]
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S. 1550--A bill to establish the National Infrastructure Bank to
provide financial assistance for qualified infrastructure projects
selected by the Bank, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Reed), S5536 [13SE]
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S. 1551--A bill to establish a smart card pilot program under the
Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Wyden),
S5536 [13SE]
Cosponsors added, S5946 [23SE], S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1552--A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide
an exception to that Act for actions carried out against grizzly
bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief
of imminent danger; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch), S5624 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, S5686 [15SE]
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S. 1553--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.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Enzi), S5624 [14SE]
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S. 1554--A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of
national monuments in the State of Nevada except by express
authorization of Congress, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HELLER, S5624 [14SE]
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S. 1555--A bill to authorize the use of certain offshore oil and gas
platforms in the Gulf of Mexico for artificial reefs, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. VITTER, S5624 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, S7006 [1NO]
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S. 1556--A bill to require an accounting for financial support made to
promote the production or use of renewable energy, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin), S5624 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, S5774 [20SE]
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S. 1557--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
personal savings and retirement savings coverage by allowing
employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for
retirement through automatic IRAs, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Kerry), S5624 [14SE]
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S. 1558--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply
payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up
to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess
of $250,000; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Akaka,
Mr. Leahy, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms.
Mikulski), S5624 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, S5686 [15SE], S8068 [30NO]
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S. 1559--A bill to establish the San Juan Islands National
Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands, Washington, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray), S5624 [14SE]
Text, S5626 [14SE]
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S. 1560--A bill to enhance access to controlled substances for
residents of institutional long-term care facilities, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL, S5624 [14SE]
------------------------------------------------------
S. 1561--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.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Bennet, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Inhofe),
S5684 [15SE]
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S. 1562--A bill to amend section 1502 of title 5, United States Code,
to permit law enforcement officers to be candidates for sheriff,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Ms. Collins), S5684 [15SE]
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S. 1563--A bill to require the President's budget to include, at a
minimum, a request for disaster funding based on to the 10 year
average; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S5684
[15SE]
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S. 1564--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to improve the renewable
fuel program by combining the categories of ``cellulosic biofuel''
and ``advance biofuel'' into 1 technology- and feedstock-neutral
category of ``advanced biofuel'', and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S5684 [15SE]
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S. 1565--A bill to establish the National Competition for Community
Renewal to encourage communities to adopt innovative strategies
and design principles to programs related to poverty prevention,
recovery and response, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. CASEY, S5684 [15SE]
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S. 1566--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 regarding public charter schools; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Burr, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
McCain, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Wicker), S5684 [15SE]
Cosponsors added, S7006 [1NO]
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S. 1567--A bill to amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Roberts, and
Mr. Wicker), S5684 [15SE]
Cosponsors added, S6391 [11OC]
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S. 1568--A bill to amend section 9401 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 with regard to waivers of statutory and
regulatory requirements; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Cornyn), S5684 [15SE]
Cosponsors added, S6391 [11OC], S6666 [18OC], S8490 [12DE]
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S. 1569--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to provide State educational agencies and local educational
agencies with flexible Federal education funding that will allow
such State and local educational agencies to fund locally
determined programs and initiatives that meet the varied and
unique needs of individual States and localities; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Rubio, and Mr. Wicker), S5684 [15SE]
Cosponsors added, S6462 [12OC]
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S. 1570--A bill to provide for high-quality academic tutoring for low-
income students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. McCAIN, S5684 [15SE]
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S. 1571--A bill to amend title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Roberts, and Mr. Wicker), S5684 [15SE]
Cosponsors added, S7067 [2NO], S8548 [13DE]
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S. 1572--An original bill making appropriations for Departments of
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes;
from the Committee on Appropriations.
By Ms. MIKULSKI, S5684 [15SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-78), S5684 [15SE]
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S. 1573--An original bill making appropriations for financial services
and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2010, and for other purposes; from the Committee on
Appropriations.
By Mr. DURBIN, S5684 [15SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-79), S5684 [15SE]
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S. 1574--A bill to designate certain Federal lands in San Diego
County, California, as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER, S5726 [19SE]
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S. 1575--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof
systems; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S5726 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, S7067 [2NO], S7188 [8NO], S7992 [29NO]
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S. 1576--A bill to measure the progress of relief, recovery,
reconstruction, and development efforts in Haiti following the
earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Nelson of Florida),
S5726 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, S6051 [3OC], S6873 [20OC], S7188 [8NO]
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S. 1577--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr.
Menendez), S5726 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, S5904 [22SE], S6391 [11OC]
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S. 1578--A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to
consumer confidence reports by community water systems; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Boozman), S5726 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, S5839 [21SE], S5993 [26SE], S6051 [3OC], S6666
[18OC], S7703 [17NO], S7908 [28NO], S8149 [1DE], S8603 [14DE]
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S. 1579--A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide that
the basic allowance for housing in effect for a member of the
National Guard is not reduced when the member transitions between
active duty and full-time National Guard duty without a break in
active service; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S5773 [20SE]
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S. 1580--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to extend an
exemption from certain requirements of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 to protect public health and safety; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S5773 [20SE]
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S. 1581--A bill to improve the Importer of Record Program and the
collection of fees and duties in connection with the importation
of merchandise into the United States, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. McCASKILL, S5773 [20SE]
------------------------------------------------------
S. 1582--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kirk, and Mrs. Boxer), S5773
[20SE]
Cosponsors added, S7128 [3NO]
------------------------------------------------------
S. 1583--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a tax deduction for the purchase, construction, and installation
of a safe room or storm shelter, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Chambliss), S5773
[20SE]
Cosponsors added, S6051 [3OC]
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S. 1584--A bill to provide for additional quality control of drugs; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BENNET, S5773 [20SE]
Cosponsors added, S5904 [22SE], S5946 [23SE]
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S. 1585--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.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Begich, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Akaka,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mrs. Shaheen),
S5773 [20SE]
Cosponsors added, S5840 [21SE], S5946 [23SE], S7368 [10NO]
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S. 1586--A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a
Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance
Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S5838 [21SE]
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S. 1587--A bill to enable States to opt out of the Medicaid expansion-
related provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S5838 [21SE]
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S. 1588--A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at
water resources development projects administered by the Secretary
of the Army, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johanns, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Cochran), S5838 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, S5946 [23SE], S6091 [4OC], S7128 [3NO]
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S. 1589--A bill to extend the authorization for the Coastal Heritage
Trail in the State of New Jersey; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S5838 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, S6331 [6OC]
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S. 1590--A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration to develop a new classification system for small
business size determinations and to promulgate rules to eliminate
the nonmanufacturer exception to small business size
determinations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mrs. McCASKILL, S5838 [21SE]
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S. 1591--A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul
Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions
during the Holocaust; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Levin, and Mr.
Johanns), S5838 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, S6919 [31OC], S7006 [1NO], S7829 [18NO], S8462
[8DE]
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S. 1592--A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency loans; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S5838 [21SE]
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S. 1593--A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require
State electronic benefit transfer contracts to treat wireless
program retail food stores in the same manner as wired program
retail food stores; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S5838 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, S6666 [18OC], S7452 [15NO], S8377 [6DE]
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S. 1594--A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the
Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under
which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and
operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water,
and wildlife resources of the land; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S5838 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, S5993 [26SE]
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S. 1595--A bill to prohibit funding for the United Nations in the
event the United Nations grants Palestine a change in status from
a permanent observer entity before a comprehensive peace agreement
has been reached with Israel; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Coats, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Roberts,
Mr. DeMint, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Coburn), S5838 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, S5904 [22SE], S5946 [23SE]
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S. 1596--An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for
other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mrs. MURRAY, S5838 [21SE]
Placed on the calendar, S5838 [21SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-83), S5836 [21SE]
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S. 1597--A bill to provide assistance for the modernization,
renovation, and repair of elementary school and secondary school
buildings in public school districts and community colleges across
the United States in order to support the achievement of improved
educational outcomes in those schools, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Akaka),
S5838 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, S5946 [23SE], S5993 [26SE], S7452 [15NO], S7829
[18NO], S7992 [29NO], S8603 [14DE], S8734 [16DE]
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S. 1598--A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent
excessive speculation in commodity markets and excessive
speculative position limits on energy contracts, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal,
and Mr. Rockefeller), S5838 [21SE]
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S. 1599--An original bill making appropriations for Departments of
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for
other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. HARKIN, S5902 [22SE]
Placed on the calendar, S5902 [22SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-84), S5902 [22SE]
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S. 1600--A bill to enhance the ability of community banks to foster
economic growth and serve their communities, boost small
businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Barrasso), S5902 [22SE]
Cosponsors added, S6392 [11OC], S6462 [12OC]
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S. 1601--An original bill making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; from the
Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. LEAHY, S5902 [22SE]
Placed on the calendar, S5902 [22SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-85), S5902 [22SE]
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S. 1602--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the technologies through which a vehicle qualifies for the credit
for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Wyden),
S5902 [22SE]
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S. 1603--A bill to enable transportation fuel competition, consumer
choice, and greater use of domestic energy sources in order to
reduce our Nation's dependence on foreign oil; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Lugar), S5902 [22SE]
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S. 1604--A bill to provide additional resources and funding for
construction and infrastructure improvements at United States land
ports of entry, to open additional inspection lanes, to hire more
inspectors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CORNYN, S5902 [22SE]
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S. 1605--A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye,
Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Coons), S5902 [22SE]
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S. 1606--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.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Pryor, and Ms. Collins), S5902 [22SE]
Cosponsors added, S5946 [23SE], S6331 [6OC], S7992 [29NO], S8680
[15DE]
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S. 1607--A bill to include shellfish to the list of crops eligible for
the noninsured crop disaster assistance program and the emergency
assistance for livestock program of the Department of Agriculture;
to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Lieberman), S5902 [22SE]
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S. 1608--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein,
Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Casey), S5902 [22SE]
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S. 1609--A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to establish a demonstration program to award grants to, and enter
into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients
and their families to navigate health-related programs and
activities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Inouye), S5902 [22SE]
Text, S5907 [22SE]
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S. 1610--A bill to provide additional time for the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate achievable
standards for cement manufacturing facilities, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Blunt, and Ms.
Landrieu), S5902 [22SE]
Cosponsors added, S6764 [19OC], S6873 [20OC], S7613 [16NO], S8548
[13DE]
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S. 1611--A bill to reduce the size of the Federal workforce through
attrition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Paul, and
Mr. Johanns), S5903 [22SE]
Cosponsors added, S6332 [6OC]
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S. 1612--A bill to provide the Department of Justice with additional
tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Wyden), S5903
[22SE]
Text, S5908 [22SE]
Amendments, S8689, S8690 [15DE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S8690 [15DE]
Message from the Senate, H9821 [16DE]
Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary; Energy and Commerce,
H9923 [16DE]
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S. 1613--A bill to improve and enhance research and programs on
childhood cancer survivorship, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S5903 [22SE]
Text, S5909 [22SE]
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S. 1614--A bill to provide grants to State educational agencies and
institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and
secondary computer science education, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY, S5903 [22SE]
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S. 1615--A bill to require enhanced economic analysis and
justification of regulations proposed by certain Federal banking,
housing, securities, and commodity regulators, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Corker, Mr. DeMint, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Wicker),
S5903 [22SE]
Cosponsors added, S6666 [18OC], S6765 [19OC]
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S. 1616--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.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S5903 [22SE]
Cosponsors added, S5946 [23SE], S6051 [3OC], S6462 [12OC], S6506
[13OC], S6666 [18OC], S6919 [31OC], S7006 [1NO], S7067 [2NO], S7128
[3NO], S7415 [14NO], S7703 [17NO], S7992 [29NO], S8068 [30NO], S8184
[5DE], S8490 [12DE], S8734 [16DE]
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S. 1617--A bill to establish the Council on Healthy Housing and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Merkley, and
Mr. Franken), S5903 [22SE]
Text, S5911 [22SE]
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S. 1618--A bill to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the
eligibility period for supplemental security income benefits for
refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr.
Franken), S5903 [22SE]
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S. 1619--A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency,
require action to correct the misalignment, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Graham, Ms. Snowe,
Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Casey, Mr. Burr, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Conrad, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Levin,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Nelson
of Nebraska), S5903 [22SE]
Read the first time, S5900, S5920 [22SE]
Read the second time, S5936 [23SE]
Debated, S6003 [26SE], S6069 [4OC], S6152 [5OC], S6279 [6OC]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S6020 [3OC],
S6066 [4OC]
Senate invoked cloture, S6034 [3OC], S6283 [6OC]
Cosponsors added, S6051 [3OC]
Amendments, S6053 [3OC], S6069, S6096, S6097, S6101, S6102, S6103,
S6104, S6106, S6107, S6108, S6109, S6110, S6113, S6114, S6115,
S6117, S6118, S6138, S6140, S6141, S6142 [4OC], S6227, S6228, S6229,
S6230, S6231 [5OC]
Senate agreed to motion to proceed to consideration, S6069 [4OC]
Passed Senate, S6378 [11OC]
Text, S6378 [11OC]
Message from the Senate, H6795 [12OC]
Held at the desk, H6795 [12OC]
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S. 1620--A bill to ensure the icebreaking capabilities of the United
States and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Cantwell), S5903 [22SE]
Cosponsors added, S6091 [4OC]
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S. 1621--A bill to create livable communities through coordinated
public investment and streamlined requirements, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Franken, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Coons,
Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Leahy), S5903 [22SE]
Text, S5914 [22SE]
Cosponsors added, S6051 [3OC]
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S. 1622--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.
By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Kyl),
S5945 [23SE]
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S. 1623--A bill to provide a processing extension for emergency
mortgage relief payments, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Shaheen), S5945
[23SE]
Cosponsors added, S5994 [26SE], S6051 [3OC]
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S. 1624--A bill to provide for the economical production of various
United States coins; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Kerry), S5945
[23SE]
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S. 1625--A bill to restore the financial solvency of the United States
Postal Service and to ensure the efficient and affordable
nationwide delivery of mail; to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN, S5945 [23SE]
Cosponsors added, S6186 [5OC]
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S. 1626--A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 to reform agricultural programs by establishing the aggregate
risk and revenue management program; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Durbin, and Mr.
Lugar), S5945 [23SE]
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S. 1627--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.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Reid),
S5945 [23SE]
Cosponsors added, S6919 [31OC]
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S. 1628--A bill to provide for improvements in the Federal hiring
process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Coons),
S5945 [23SE]
Text, S5948 [23SE]
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S. 1629--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify
presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who
served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Graham), S5945 [23SE]
Cosponsors added, S6091 [4OC], S8462 [8DE]
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S. 1630--A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act to allow for a more effective recovery
from disasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Cochran), S5945 [23SE]
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S. 1631--A bill to authorize the establishment in the Department of
Veterans Affairs of a center for technical assistance for non-
Department health care providers who furnish care to veterans in
rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Begich), S5945 [23SE]
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S. 1632--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a look back rule in the case of federally declared disasters for
determining earned income for purposes of the child tax credit and
the earned income credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Cardin),
S5945 [23SE]
Cosponsors added, S6091 [4OC], S7703 [17NO]
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S. 1633--A bill to amend chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code,
to modify the basis utilized for annual adjustments in amounts of
educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S5992 [26SE]
Cosponsors added, S6392 [11OC]
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S. 1634--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
approval and disapproval of programs of education for purposes of
educational benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER, S5992 [26SE]
Cosponsors added, S6392 [11OC], S8377 [6DE]
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S. 1635--A bill to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and
San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S5992 [26SE]
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S. 1636--A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the
jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Leahy), S6049
[3OC]
Reported (no written report), S6600 [17OC]
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S. 1637--A bill to clarify appeal time limits in civil actions to
which United States officers or employees are parties; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Sessions), S6049 [3OC]
Reported (no written report), S6600 [17OC]
Passed Senate, S6925 [31OC]
Text, S6925 [31OC]
Message from the Senate, H7168 [1NO]
Held at the desk, H7168 [1NO]
Passed House, H7841 [18NO]
Text, H7841 [18NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H7889 [18NO]
Message from the House, S7827 [18NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7827 [18NO]
Presented to the President (November 18, 2011), S7827 [18NO]
Approved [Public Law 112-62] (signed November 29, 2011)
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S. 1638--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S6049 [3OC]
Text, S6052 [3OC]
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S. 1639--A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize
the American Legion under its Federal charter to provide guidance
and leadership to the individual departments and posts of the
American Legion, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Heller), S6049 [3OC]
Cosponsors added, S6186 [5OC], S6332 [6OC]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S6352 [6OC]
Text, S6352 [6OC]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H6780 [11OC]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8172 [6DE]
Text, H8172 [6DE]
Message from the House, S8412 [7DE], S8460 [8DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8258 [7DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8460 [8DE]
Presented to the President (December 8, 2011), S8460 [8DE]
Approved [Public Law 112-66] (signed December 13, 2011)
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S. 1640--A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to require
the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the price of all milk
used for manufactured purposes, which shall be classified as Class
II milk, by using the national average cost of production, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. CASEY, S6049 [3OC]
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S. 1641--A bill to implement the United States-Colombia Trade
Promotion Agreement; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. McConnell) (by
request), S6049 [3OC]
Reported (no written report), S6390 [11OC]
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S. 1642--A bill to implement the United States-Korea Free Trade
Agreement; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. McConnell) (by
request), S6049 [3OC]
Reported (no written report), S6390 [11OC]
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S. 1643--A bill to implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion
Agreement; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. McConnell) (by
request), S6049 [3OC]
Reported (no written report), S6390 [11OC]
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S. 1644--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of
employee athletic facility use; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Harkin), S6089 [4OC]
Text, S6092 [4OC]
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S. 1645--A bill to establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program
in the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CASEY, S6089 [4OC]
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S. 1646--A bill to repeal the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery
Act of 2001; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. INHOFE, S6089 [4OC]
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S. 1647--A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains
rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of
individuals at capital gain rates; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRAPO, S6089 [4OC]
Cosponsors added, S6186 [5OC], S6919 [31OC]
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S. 1648--A bill to terminate the Transportation Enhancement Program
and transfer the funding dedicated to such program to carry out
the most critical emergency transportation projects identified by
the Secretary of Transportation, after consultation with State and
local transportation officials; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Coats), S6090 [4OC]
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S. 1649--A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the amount of
any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil
Service Retirement System, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S6090 [4OC]
Text, S6092 [4OC]
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S. 1650--A bill to provide for the orderly implementation of the
provisions of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Vitter, Mr.
Toomey, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Kirk), S6090 [4OC]
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S. 1651--A bill to provide for greater transparency and honesty in the
Federal budget process; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S6090 [4OC]
Cosponsors added, S6392 [11OC], S6601 [17OC], S6765 [19OC], S6873
[20OC], S6919 [31OC], S7067 [2NO], S7188 [8NO], S7368 [10NO], S7452
[15NO], S8184 [5DE]
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S. 1652--A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code to prohibit
mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts for mobile service; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Whitehouse),
S6090 [4OC]
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S. 1653--A bill to make minor modifications to the procedures relating
to the issuance of visas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Heller, and Mr. Begich),
S6090 [4OC]
Cosponsors added, S6332 [6OC], S6765 [19OC], S6873 [20OC]
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S. 1654--A bill to establish an alternative accountability model; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S6090 [4OC]
Text, S6093 [4OC]
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S. 1655--A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to
provide for the annual mailing of statements of Medicare
beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with
the annual mailing of Social Security account statements; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S6185 [5OC]
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S. 1656--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
penalty free distributions from certain retirement plans for
mortgage payments with respect to a principal residence and to
modify the rules governing hardship distributions; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ISAKSON, S6185 [5OC]
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S. 1657--A bill to amend the provisions of 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, S6185 [5OC]
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S. 1658--A bill to reform and reauthorize agricultural programs, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
By Mr. LUGAR, S6185 [5OC]
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S. 1659--A bill to return unused or reclaimed funds made available for
broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 to the Treasury of the United States; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. DeMint), S6185 [5OC]
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S. 1660--A bill to provide tax relief for American workers and
businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and
modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for
Americans looking for jobs.
By Mr. REID, S6185 [5OC]
Text, S6188 [5OC]
Read the first time, S6184, S6276 [5OC]
Read the second time, S6277 [6OC]
Placed on the calendar, S6327 [6OC]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S6351 [6OC],
S6382 [11OC]
Motion to proceed to consideration withdrawn, S6351 [6OC]
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S. 1661--A bill to amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of
highly qualified teachers, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. MURRAY, S6330 [6OC]
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S. 1662--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
establish a nanotechnology regulatory science program; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Cardin), S6330 [6OC]
Text, S6333 [6OC]
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S. 1663--A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a
competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.
Gillibrand, and Mr. Pryor), S6330 [6OC]
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S. 1664--A bill to amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to
allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or
review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S6330 [6OC]
Text, S6334 [6OC]
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S. 1665--A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for
fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, and Ms. Snowe), S6330
[6OC]
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S. 1666--A bill to prohibit the implementation of certain rules of the
National Labor Relations Board relating to the posting of notices
on unionization; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. THUNE, S6330 [6OC]
Cosponsors added, S6666 [18OC]
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S. 1667--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. HARKIN, S6330 [6OC]
Text, S6335 [6OC]
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S. 1668--A bill to provide that the Postal Service may not close any
post office which results in more than 10 miles distance (as
measured on roads with year-round access) between any 2 post
offices; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, Mr.
Wyden, and Ms. Murkowski), S6330 [6OC]
Cosponsors added, S6392 [11OC], S6873 [20OC], S7006 [1NO]
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S. 1669--A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to establish a program of awarding grants to
owners or operators of water systems to increase the resiliency or
adaptability of the systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes
to the hydrologic conditions of a region of the United States; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Reid), S6330 [6OC]
Text, S6338 [6OC]
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S. 1670--A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Menendez, Ms.
Mikulski, and Ms. Stabenow), S6330 [6OC]
Cosponsors added, S7452 [15NO], S8377 [6DE]
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S. 1671--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
temporary dividends received deduction for dividends received from
a controlled foreign corporation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. McCain, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, and
Mr. Manchin), S6330 [6OC]
Cosponsors added, S6392 [11OC], S6873 [20OC], S7128 [3NO]
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S. 1672--A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that
persons who enter into a conspiracy within the United States to
traffic illegal controlled substances outside the United States,
or engage in conduct within the United States to aid or abet drug
trafficking outside the United States, may be criminally
prosecuted in the United States, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Sessions), S6330 [6OC]
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S. 1673--A bill to establish the Office of Agriculture Inspection
within the Department of Homeland Security, which shall be headed
by the Assistant Commissioner for Agriculture Inspection, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein), S6330 [6OC]
Text, S6341 [6OC]
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S. 1674--A bill to improve teacher quality, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. REED, S6330 [6OC]
Text, S6342 [6OC]
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S. 1675--A bill to improve student academic achievement in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Gillibrand,
and Mr. Casey), S6330 [6OC]
Cosponsors added, S6506 [13OC]
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S. 1676--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for taxpayers making donations with their returns of income tax to
the Federal Government to pay down the public debt; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. THUNE, S6330 [6OC]
Cosponsors added, S6462 [12OC], S6506 [13OC], S6666 [18OC], S6765
[19OC], S7006 [1NO], S7452 [15NO], S7613 [16NO]
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S. 1677--A bill to amend titles I and II of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen connections to early
childhood education programs, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY, S6390 [11OC]
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S. 1678--A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act to permit eligible fishermen to approve certain
limited access privilege programs, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S6390
[11OC]
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S. 1679--A bill to ensure effective control over the Congressional
budget process; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. THUNE, S6390 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, S6462 [12OC], S6601 [17OC], S7453 [15NO]
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S. 1680--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural
areas to health care providers under the Medicare Program, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Harkin, and Mr.
Barrasso), S6390 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, S6462 [12OC], S6506 [13OC], S6666 [18OC], S7188
[8NO], S7703 [17NO], S7829 [18NO], S7908 [28NO], S8462 [8DE], S8490
[12DE], S8680 [15DE]
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S. 1681--A bill to assure that Congress acts on the budget resolution;
to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Ayotte), S6390 [11OC]
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S. 1682--A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 to promote growth and opportunity for the dairy industry in
the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. CASEY, S6461 [12OC]
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S. 1683--A bill to provide the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of the Treasury
with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to
textile and apparel articles, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Graham), S6461 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, S8548 [13DE]
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S. 1684--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. Akaka, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Hoeven),
S6461 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, S6873 [20OC], S6919 [31OC]
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S. 1685--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify
for rehabilitation credit; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner), S6461 [12OC]
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S. 1686--A bill to amend section 1112 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY, S6461 [12OC]
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S. 1687--A bill to adjust the boundary of Carson National Forest, New
Mexico; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S6461
[12OC]
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S. 1688--A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the amount of
any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil
Service Retirement System, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. MIKULSKI, S6461 [12OC]
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S. 1689--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a
comprehensive policy on reporting and tracking sexual assault
incidents and other safety incidents that occur at medical
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. TOOMEY, S6461 [12OC]
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S. 1690--A bill to preserve the multiple use land management policy in
the State of Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, and Mr.
Barrasso), S6461 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, S6601 [17OC]
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S. 1691--A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code,
to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms
and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms
transactions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S6461 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, S8068 [30NO]
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S. 1692--A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000, to provide full funding for the
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, Mr. Reid, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blunt,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Heller, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. Boxer, Ms.
Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Begich, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Levin), S6461 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, S6765 [19OC], S7007 [1NO], S7156 [7NO], S8068
[30NO], S8184 [5DE], S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1693--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent
the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance
with non-taxed affiliates; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S6461 [12OC]
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S. 1694--A bill to limit the use of cost-type contacts by the
Department of Defense for major defense acquisition programs; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Ms. Ayotte), S6461 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, S6507 [13OC]
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S. 1695--A bill to require accurate disclosures to consumers of the
terms and conditions of 4G service and other advanced wireless
mobile broadband service; to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Franken), S6461
[12OC]
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S. 1696--A bill to improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits
Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr.
Cardin), S6461 [12OC]
Text, S6467 [12OC]
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S. 1697--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
provide a special rule for the period of admission of H-2A non-
immigrants employed as sheepherders, goat herders, or dairy
farmers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Schumer), S6461 [12OC]
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S. 1698--A bill to add engaging in or supporting hostilities against
the United States to the list of acts for which United States
nationals would lose their nationality; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S6461
[12OC]
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S. 1699--A bill to reduce the costs of prescription drugs under the
Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. KOHL, S6461 [12OC]
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S. 1700--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to device review determinations and conflicts of interest,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Bennet), S6505 [13OC]
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S. 1701--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.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Begich, Mr.
Rockefeller, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Cardin), S6505
[13OC]
Text, S6507 [13OC]
Cosponsors added, S7007 [1NO], S8490 [12DE]
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S. 1702--A bill to provide that the rules of the Environmental
Protection Agency entitled ``National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion
Engines'' have no force or effect with respect to existing
stationary compression and spark ignition reciprocating internal
combustion engines operated by certain persons and entities for
the purpose of generating electricity or operating a water pump;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts), S6505 [13OC]
Cosponsors added, S6873 [20OC], S7128 [3NO]
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S. 1703--A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to
require a Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Begich,
Mr. Coons, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Tester), S6505 [13OC]
Cosponsors added, S7415 [14NO]
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S. 1704--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify
certain authorities relating to the strategic airlift aircraft
force structure of the Air Force; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Reed), S6505 [13OC]
Text, S6511 [13OC]
Cosponsors added, S6765 [19OC], S7067 [2NO]
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S. 1705--A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Mann-Grandstaff
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S6505 [13OC]
Text, S6512 [13OC]
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S. 1706--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
tobacco smuggling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr.
Harkin), S6505 [13OC]
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S. 1707--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.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Webb, Mr. Moran, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Wicker, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Begich, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thune,
Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Risch), S6505 [13OC]
Cosponsors added, S6601 [17OC], S6666 [18OC], S6919 [31OC], S7007
[1NO], S7067 [2NO], S7128 [3NO], S7156 [7NO]
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S. 1708--A bill to establish the John H. Chafee Blackstone River
Valley National Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Kerry, and
Mr. Whitehouse), S6505 [13OC]
Text, S6513 [13OC]
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S. 1709--A bill to temporarily reduce interest rates for certain small
business disaster loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. CASEY, S6505 [13OC]
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S. 1710--A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at
222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, as the James M. Fitzgerald
United States Courthouse; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S6505 [13OC]
Text, S6513 [13OC], S8782 [17DE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S8782 [17DE]
Message from the Senate, H9931 [19DE]
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
H9944 [19DE]
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S. 1711--A bill to enhance reciprocal market access for United States
domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral,
regional, and multilateral trade agreements; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S6505 [13OC]
Text, S6514 [13OC]
Cosponsors added, S8377 [6DE]
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S. 1712--A bill to increase transparency in the payment of judgments
and settlements by agencies, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Barrasso,
and Ms. Collins), S6505 [13OC]
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S. 1713--A bill to establish a timely and expeditious process for
voting on the statutory debt limit; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. BOXER, S6505 [13OC]
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S. 1714--A bill to extend the milk income loss contract program, to
require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct hearings to assess
the implications of transitioning Federal milk marketing orders
from end-product pricing to a competitive pay pricing system, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S6600 [17OC]
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S. 1715--A bill to replace current dairy product price support and
milk income loss contract programs with a program to protect dairy
producer income when the difference between milk prices and feed
costs is less than a specified amount, to establish a dairy market
stabilization program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S6600 [17OC]
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S. 1716--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to improve teacher quality and increase access to effective
teachers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. SANDERS, S6600 [17OC]
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S. 1717--A bill to prevent the escapement of genetically altered
salmon in the United States, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S6600 [17OC]
Cosponsors added, S7007 [1NO]
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S. 1718--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with
respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for
certain claims; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and
Mr. Burr), S6600 [17OC]
Text, S6602 [17OC]
Cosponsors added, S6765 [19OC], S6873 [20OC], S6919 [31OC], S7128
[3NO], S7295 [9NO], S7368 [10NO], S8184 [5DE], S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1719--A bill to clarify that schools and local educational agencies
participating in the school lunch program under the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act are authorized to donate excess
food to local food banks or charitable organizations; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S6600 [17OC]
Text, S6604 [17OC]
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S. 1720--A bill to provide American jobs through economic growth.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. McConnell, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Heller, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lee, Mr.
Lugar, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Shelby, Mr.
Thune, Mr. Graham, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Boozman, and Mr. Sessions), S6600 [17OC]
Read the first time, S6600, S6621 [17OC]
Read the second time, S6623 [18OC]
Placed on the calendar, S6663 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, S6666 [18OC], S6765 [19OC], S7156 [7NO], S7188
[8NO]
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S. 1721--A bill to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the
eligibility period for supplemental security income benefits for
refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and
for other purposes.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez,
Mr. Franken, and Ms. Klobuchar), S6600 [17OC]
Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]
Held at the desk, H6986 [21OC]
Passed Senate, S6590 [17OC]
Text, S6591 [17OC]
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S. 1722--A bill to improve early education, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. BOXER, S6600 [17OC]
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S. 1723--A bill to provide for teacher and first responder
stabilization.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Casey, Mr. Reid, and
Mr. Harkin), S6600 [17OC]
Read the first time, S6600, S6621 [17OC]
Read the second time, S6623 [18OC]
Placed on the calendar, S6663 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, S6666 [18OC], S6765 [19OC], S6873 [20OC]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S6840 [20OC]
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S. 1724--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 regarding highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate
yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental
involvement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S6600 [17OC]
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S. 1725--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 regarding the accountability system for elementary and
secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S6600 [17OC]
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S. 1726--A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain
payments made to vendors by government entities.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S6600 [17OC]
Text, S6604 [17OC]
Read the first time, S6600, S6622 [17OC]
Read the second time, S6623 [18OC]
Placed on the calendar, S6663 [18OC]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S6753 [19OC],
S6840 [20OC]
Cosponsors added, S6873 [20OC]
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S. 1727--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary
of the Navy to conduct a review of military service records of
Jewish American veterans of World War I, including those
previously awarded a military decoration, to determine whether any
of the veterans should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Blunt, and Mrs.
McCaskill), S6665 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, S6919 [31OC], S7829 [18NO], S8184 [5DE]
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S. 1728--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a
criminal offense relating to fraudulent claims about military
service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S6665 [18OC]
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S. 1729--A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify that manure is
not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant
under that Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Moran, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Lugar, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Risch), S6665 [18OC]
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S. 1730--A bill to permit Mexican nationals who legally enter the
United States with a valid border Crossing Card through specific
ports of entry in New Mexico to remain in southern New Mexico for
up to 30 days; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S6665
[18OC]
Text, S6667 [18OC]
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S. 1731--A bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein), S6665 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, S7067 [2NO]
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S. 1732--A bill to amend section 552a of title 5, United States Code,
(commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), the E-Government Act of
2002 (Public Law 107-347), and chapters 35 and 36 of title 44,
United States Code, and other provisions of law to modernize and
improve Federal privacy laws; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA, S6665 [18OC]
Text, S6669 [18OC]
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S. 1733--A bill to establish the Commission on the Review of the
Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S6665 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, S7188 [8NO], S7295 [9NO], S7908 [28NO], S8149
[1DE]
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S. 1734--A bill to provide incentives for the development of qualified
infectious disease products; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Casey, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Coons), S6764 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, S6919 [31OC]
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S. 1735--A bill to approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port
properties in Iuka, Mississippi; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S6764 [19OC]
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S. 1736--A bill to achieve cost savings through the reform of Federal
acquisition practices and procedures; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr.
Lieberman), S6764 [19OC]
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S. 1737--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.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Isakson), S6764 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, S7128 [3NO]
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S. 1738--A bill to rescind the 3.8 percent tax on the investment
income of the American people and to promote job creation and
small businesses; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Hutchison, and
Mr. Burr), S6764 [19OC]
Text, S6766 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, S8149 [1DE]
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S. 1739--A bill to provide for the use and distribution of judgment
funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe by the United States
Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar), S6764 [19OC]
Text, S6767 [19OC]
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S. 1740--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.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr.
Carper, and Mr. Coons), S6764 [19OC]
Text, S6768 [19OC]
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S. 1741--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
an investment tax credit for community wind projects having
generation capacity of not more than 20 megawatts, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. Tester), S6871 [20OC]
Text, S6875 [20OC]
Cosponsors added, S7369 [10NO]
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S. 1742--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
fraudulently representing a product to be maple syrup; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Snowe), S6871 [20OC]
Text, S6875 [20OC]
Cosponsors added, S7908 [28NO]
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S. 1743--A bill to consolidate certain Federal job training programs
into a State-administered, market-delivered block grant program,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S6871 [20OC]
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S. 1744--A bill to provide funding for State courts to assess and
improve the handling of proceedings relating to adult guardianship
and conservatorship, to authorize the Attorney General to carry
out a pilot program for the conduct of background checks on
individuals to be appointed as guardians or conservators, and to
promote the widespread adoption of information technology to
better monitor, report, and audit conservatorships of protected
persons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S6871 [20OC]
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S. 1745--A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to
Alice Paul, in recognition of her role in the women's suffrage
movement and in advancing equal rights for women; to the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Begich, Ms.
Mikulski, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Sanders), S6871 [20OC]
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S. 1746--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
stimulate international tourism to the United States; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Lee), S6871 [20OC]
Cosponsors added, S8603 [14DE]
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S. 1747--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
modify provisions relating to the exemption for computer systems
analysts, computer programmers, software engineers, or other
similarly skilled workers; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Bennet),
S6871 [20OC]
Cosponsors added, S8149 [1DE]
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S. 1748--A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher
Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and
protections for students and cosigners with respect to student
loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S6871 [20OC]
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S. 1749--A bill to establish and operate a National Center for Campus
Public Safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Webb), S6871 [20OC]
Cosponsors added, S7992 [29NO], S8462 [8DE], S8548 [13DE]
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S. 1750--A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish
a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights, to establish State Home Care
Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Whitehouse), S6871
[20OC]
Cosponsors added, S7156 [7NO]
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S. 1751--A bill to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to
facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper
management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion
of coal and other fossil fuels; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Landrieu, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Thune,
and Mr. Rockefeller), S6871 [20OC]
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S. 1752--A bill to nullify certain regulations regarding the removal
of essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral
pressurized metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ROBERTS, S6872 [20OC]
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S. 1753--A bill to require operators of Internet websites that provide
access to international travel services and market overseas
vacation destinations to provide on such websites information to
consumers regarding the potential health and safety risks
associated with traveling to such vacation destinations, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Cardin, and
Mr. Kerry), S6872 [20OC]
Text, S6877 [20OC]
Cosponsors added, S8149 [1DE]
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S. 1754--A bill to promote clean energy infrastructure for rural
communities; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr.
Bennet), S6872 [20OC]
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S. 1755--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 for
certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Begich), S6872 [20OC]
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S. 1756--A bill to extend HUBZone designations by 3 years, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Ms. Landrieu), S6872 [20OC]
Cosponsors added, S7188 [8NO], S7295 [9NO], S7613 [16NO], S8548
[13DE]
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S. 1757--A bill to promote clean energy infrastructure for rural
communities; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bennet, and Ms.
Klobuchar), S6872 [20OC]
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S. 1758--A bill to amend the Federal Power Act prohibit the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission from requiring the removal or
modification of existing structures or encroachments in licenses
of the Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Blunt), S6872 [20OC]
Cosponsors added, S7156 [7NO]
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S. 1759--A bill to facilitate the hosting in the United States of the
34th America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to
participate in activities related to the competition; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Reed, and Mr.
Whitehouse), S6872 [20OC]
Text, S6878 [20OC], S7142 [3NO]
Reported (no written report), S7126 [3NO]
Cosponsors added, S7128 [3NO]
Amendments, S7140, S7142 [3NO]
Passed Senate amended, S7142 [3NO]
Message from the Senate, H7324 [3NO]
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S. 1760--A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for
increased penalties for operators of pill mills, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S6872 [20OC]
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S. 1761--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the exception to the treatment of consolidated groups under the
personal holding company rules; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. CANTWELL, S6872 [20OC]
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S. 1762--A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain
payments made to vendors by government entities and to amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the calculation of
modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining
eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S6917
[31OC]
Cosponsors added, S7067 [2NO], S7188 [8NO], S7369 [10NO]
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S. 1763--A bill to decrease the incidence of violent crimes against
Indian women, to strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes to
exercise the sovereign authority of Indian tribes to respond to
violent crimes committed against Indian women, and to ensure that
perpetrators of violent crimes committed against Indian women are
held accountable for that criminal behavior, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr.
Inouye, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr.
Bingaman, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Baucus), S6917 [31OC]
Text, S6920 [31OC]
Cosponsors added, S7188 [8NO], S8377 [6DE], S8490 [12DE]
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S. 1764--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the qualifying advanced energy project credit; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Ms. STABENOW, S6917 [31OC]
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S. 1765--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
grants to strengthen the healthcare system's response to domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. HAGAN, S6917 [31OC]
Cosponsors added, S8548 [13DE]
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S. 1766--A bill to establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire
Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program within the Department
of Education to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems, or
other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in qualified
student housing and dormitories, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S6917 [31OC]
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S. 1767--A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the
distribution of any check or other negotiable instrument as part
of a solicitation by a creditor for an extension of credit, to
limit the liability of consumers in conjunction with such
solicitations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S6917 [31OC]
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S. 1768--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize
space-available travel on military aircraft for members of the
reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve
component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and
widowers of retired members, and dependents; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Snowe, and Mr.
Tester), S6917 [31OC]
Text, S6923 [31OC]
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S. 1769--A bill to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and
modernizing America.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Reid,
Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Coons, Mr. Begich, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
Franken, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Levin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Ms.
Stabenow), S6917 [31OC]
Read the first time, S6917, S6927 [31OC]
Read the second time, S6931 [1NO]
Placed on the calendar, S7003 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, S7007 [1NO], S7067 [2NO], S7128 [3NO], S7369
[10NO]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S7009 [1NO],
S7021 [2NO], S7095 [3NO]
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S. 1770--A bill to prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster case
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.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Franken, and Mr. Lautenberg), S7005 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, S7613 [16NO]
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S. 1771--A bill for the relief of Patricia Donahue, individually and
in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Michael J.
Donahue; Michael T. Donahue; Shawn Donahue; and Thomas Donahue; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KERRY, S7005 [1NO]
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S. 1772--A bill for the relief of Patricia Macarelli, in her capacity
as administratrix of the estate of Edward Brian Halloran; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KERRY, S7005 [1NO]
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S. 1773--A bill to promote local and regional farm and food systems,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Harkin), S7005 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, S8490 [12DE]
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S. 1774--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.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S7005 [1NO]
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S. 1775--A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on
public lands and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Reid, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, and Mr. Heller), S7005 [1NO]
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S. 1776--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the
Operation Hero Miles Program to include the authority to accept
the donation of travel benefits in the form of hotel points or
awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. Feinstein), S7005
[1NO]
Text, S7007 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, S7369 [10NO], S7453 [15NO], S7703 [17NO], S7829
[18NO]
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S. 1777--A bill to require Comptroller General of the United States
reports on the major automated information system programs of the
Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. McCain), S7005 [1NO]
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S. 1778--A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act of 1990 to include the provision of diapers and diapering
supplies among the activities for which funds may be employed to
improve the quality of and access to child care; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL, S7005 [1NO]
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S. 1779--A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to
notify the World Trade Organization if any member of the World
Trade Organization fails during 2 consecutive years to disclose
subsidies under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Levin, and Ms. Snowe), S7066 [2NO]
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S. 1780--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.
By Mr. HELLER, S7066 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S7128 [3NO]
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S. 1781--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.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins), S7066 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1782--A bill to provide for the reduction in unintended pregnancy
and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and the
promotion of healthy relationships, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Menendez, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Durbin), S7066 [2NO]
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S. 1783--A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to require the
Maritime Administrator, in making determinations regarding the
non-availability of qualified United States flag capacity to meet
national defense requirements, to identify any actions that could
be taken to enable such capacity to meet some or all of those
requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Vitter), S7066 [2NO]
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S. 1784--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; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. HELLER, S7066 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S7128 [3NO]
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S. 1785--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
work opportunity tax credits for the hiring of long-term
unemployed workers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL, S7066 [2NO]
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S. 1786--A bill to facilitate job creation by reducing regulatory
uncertainty, providing for rational evaluation of regulations,
providing flexibilities to States and localities, providing for
infrastructure spending, and for other purposes.
By Mr. HATCH, S7066 [2NO]
Placed on the calendar, S7063, S7092 [2NO]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S7095 [3NO]
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S. 1787--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a
tax on certain trading transactions; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S7066
[2NO]
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S. 1788--A bill to designate the Pine Forest Range Wilderness area in
Humboldt County, Nevada; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Heller), S7066 [2NO]
Text, S7068 [2NO]
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S. 1789--A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States
Postal Service; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Brown
of Massachusetts), S7066 [2NO]
Text, S7070 [2NO]
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S. 1790--A bill to modify the Financial Improvement and Audit
Readiness Plan to provide that the full statement of budget
resources of the Department of Defense is complete and validated
by not later than September 30, 2014; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. McCain), S7066 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S7188 [8NO]
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S. 1791--A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for
registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S7066 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S7369 [10NO]
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S. 1792--A bill to clarify the authority of the United States Marshal
Service to assist other Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies in the investigation of cases involving sex offenders and
missing children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S7066 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S7453 [15NO], S7703 [17NO], S8068 [30NO], S8149
[1DE]
Reported (no written report), S8148 [1DE]
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S. 1793--A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the
statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the
Department of Justice of providing investigatory assistance on
request of State and local authorities with respect to certain
serious violent crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S7066 [2NO]
Reported (no written report), S7701 [17NO]
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S. 1794--A bill to correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752
(relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United
States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL, S7066 [2NO]
Reported (no written report), S7701 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S7703 [17NO]
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S. 1795--A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to revise the
Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control
Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious
downstream flooding; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Johanns), S7127 [3NO]
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S. 1796--A bill to make permanent the Internal Revenue Service Free
File program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Isakson), S7127 [3NO]
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S. 1797--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to permit as
part of certain highway projects the installation of charging
infrastructure for plug-in electric drive vehicles; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MERKLEY, S7127 [3NO]
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S. 1798--A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the
Armed Forces who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and
fumes caused by open burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or
Iraq receive information regarding such exposure, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mrs. McCaskill,
Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, and Mr. Alexander), S7127 [3NO]
Cosponsors added, S7369 [10NO], S7453 [15NO], S7703 [17NO], S7908
[28NO], S8149 [1DE], S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1799--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Pryor),
S7127 [3NO]
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S. 1800--A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal
or mandatory mental health screening program; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PAUL, S7127 [3NO]
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S. 1801--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
certain provisions of the Creating Small Business Jobs Act of
2010, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE, S7127 [3NO]
Text, S7129 [3NO]
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S. 1802--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry
out programs and activities that connect Americans, especially
children, youth, and families, with the outdoors; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley,
and Mr. Bennet), S7127 [3NO]
Text, S7131 [3NO]
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S. 1803--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit Federal regulation
of nuisance dust in areas in which that dust is regulated under
State, tribal, or local law, to establish a prohibition against
revising any national ambient air quality standard applicable to
nuisance dust, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. McCASKILL, S7127 [3NO]
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S. 1804--A bill to amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2008 to provide for the continuation of certain unemployment
benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Levin, and
Mr. Merkley), S7127 [3NO]
Text, S7134 [3NO]
Cosponsors added, S7156 [7NO], S7369 [10NO], S7703 [17NO]
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S. 1805--A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency from rejecting or otherwise determining to be
inadequate a State implementation plan in any case in which the
State submitting the plan has not been given a reasonable time to
develop and submit the plan in accordance with a certain provision
of the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. JOHANNS, S7127 [3NO]
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S. 1806--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the
homeless veterans assistance fund; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Merkley), S7127 [3NO]
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S. 1807--A bill to amend the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and
Development Act of 1974 to provide for the prioritization,
coordination, and streamlining of energy research, development,
and demonstration programs to meet current and future energy
needs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S7127 [3NO]
Text, S7136 [3NO]
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S. 1808--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll,
during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods
of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove
the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Graham), S7127 [3NO]
Cosponsors added, S7189 [8NO], S7295 [9NO]
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S. 1809--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and
extend the program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education,
and testing in order to prevent deaths from liver cancer, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. KERRY, S7127 [3NO]
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S. 1810--A bill to authorize improvements to flood damage reduction
facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers near
Sacramento, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S7155 [7NO]
Text, S7157 [7NO]
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S. 1811--A bill to amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit
the extent to which States may tax the compensation earned by
nonresident telecommuters; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S7155 [7NO]
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S. 1812--A bill to amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2004
to promote the availability of affordable, clean-burning natural
gas to North American markets, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BEGICH, S7155 [7NO]
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S. 1813--A bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety
construction programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Vitter),
S7155 [7NO]
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S. 1814--A bill to amend title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act
to reauthorize certain provisions relating to public health
preparedness; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S7155 [7NO]
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S. 1815--A bill to codify and delay the implementation of and
compliance dates for a final rule relating to interstate transport
of air pollution; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. Pryor), S7155 [7NO]
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S. 1816--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to modify a
provision relating to minimum penalties for repeat offenders for
driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S7155
[7NO]
Cosponsors added, S8149 [1DE]
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S. 1817--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; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. HELLER, S7187 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S7829 [18NO]
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S. 1818--A bill to amend SAFETEA-LU to ensure that projects that
assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems
are eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. STABENOW, S7187 [8NO]
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S. 1819--A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to improve
programs and services; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S7187 [8NO]
Text, S7189 [8NO]
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S. 1820--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide
assistance to State National Guards to provide counseling and
reintegration services for members of reserve components of the
Armed Forces ordered to active duty in support of a contingency
operation, members returning from such active duty, veterans of
the Armed Forces, and their families; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Blunt), S7187 [8NO]
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S. 1821--A bill to prevent the termination of the temporary office of
bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Burr, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Carper, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Heller), S7187 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S8414 [7DE], S8548 [13DE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S8679 [15DE]
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S. 1822--A bill to provide for the exhumation and transfer of remains
of deceased members of the Armed Forces buried in Tripoli, Libya;
to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts), S7187 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S7830 [18NO], S7908 [28NO], S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1823--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered
to full-time National Guard duty, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S7187 [8NO]
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S. 1824--A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain
thresholds for shareholder registration under that Act, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Johanns),
S7187 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S7369 [10NO], S7415 [14NO], S8603 [14DE]
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S. 1825--A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a
Federal charter to the American Military Retirees Association, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S7187 [8NO]
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S. 1826--A bill to provide for the availability of self-employment
assistance to individuals receiving extended compensation or
emergency unemployment compensation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Casey), S7187 [8NO]
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S. 1827--A bill to establish a Trade Enforcement Division in the
Office of the United States Trade Representative, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Graham), S7187 [8NO]
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S. 1828--A bill to increase small business lending, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. KERRY, S7187 [8NO]
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S. 1829--A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the
States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to
consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken,
Mr. Reed, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Merkley), S7187 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S7295 [9NO]
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S. 1830--A bill to improve enforcement of intellectual property
rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. STABENOW, S7187 [8NO]
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S. 1831--A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to
eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a
requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. THUNE, S7294 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, S7703 [17NO]
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S. 1832--A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State
and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Corker, and Mr. Pryor), S7294 [9NO]
Text, S7296 [9NO]
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S. 1833--A bill to provide additional time for compliance with, and
coordinating of, the compliance schedules for certain rules of the
Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and
Mr. Corker), S7294 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, S7369 [10NO], S8734 [16DE]
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S. 1834--A bill to restore and repair the United States mortgage
markets by making them transparent, bringing in private capital,
winding down the Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CORKER, S7294 [9NO]
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S. 1835--A bill to establish standards for covered bond programs and a
covered bond regulatory oversight program, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Crapo),
S7294 [9NO]
Text, S7297 [9NO]
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S. 1836--A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to clarify that
the Act applies to certain incidents that occur in water beyond
the exclusive economic zone of the United States; to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S7294 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, S7369 [10NO]
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S. 1837--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
and permanently extend the incentives to reinvest foreign earnings
in the United States; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch,
and Mr. Blunt), S7294 [9NO]
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S. 1838--A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry
out a pilot program on service dog training therapy, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Pryor), S7294 [9NO]
Text, S7302 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, S7613 [16NO]
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S. 1839--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for
the retention of members of the reserve components on active duty
for a period of 45 days following an extended deployment in
contingency operations or homeland defense missions to support
their reintegration into civilian life, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. WYDEN, S7367 [10NO]
Text, S7370 [10NO]
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S. 1840--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and
intensify programs of the National Institutes of Health with
respect to translational research and related activities
concerning Down Syndrome, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Ms. Collins), S7367 [10NO]
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S. 1841--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and
intensify programs of the National Institutes of Health and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to
translational research and related activities concerning Down
Syndrome, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Ms. Collins), S7367 [10NO]
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S. 1842--A bill to protect 10th Amendment rights by providing special
standing for State government officials to challenge proposed
regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. WICKER, S7367 [10NO]
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S. 1843--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide
for appropriate designation of collective bargaining units; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran,
Ms. Collins, Mr. Corker, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hatch,
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr.
Lee, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McCain, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Shelby, Ms.
Snowe, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Vitter), S7367 [10NO]
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S. 1844--A bill to ensure that Federal Register notices submitted to
the Bureau of Land Management are reviewed in a timely manner; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Thune, Mr. Hoeven,
Mr. Enzi, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, and Ms. Murkowski),
S7367 [10NO]
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S. 1845--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.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Ms. Collins), S7367
[10NO]
Text, S7371 [10NO]
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S. 1846--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish
the National Veterans Support Foundation to carry out activities
to support and supplement the mission of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BENNET, S7367 [10NO]
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S. 1847--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate
criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized
fees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Nelson of Florida),
S7367 [10NO]
Cosponsors added, S7703 [17NO]
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S. 1848--A bill to promote transparency, accountability, and reform
within the United Nations system, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Crapo), S7367 [10NO]
Cosponsors added, S7415 [14NO]
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S. 1849--A bill to require a five-year strategic plan for the Office
of Rural Health of the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs for improving access to, and the
quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. Boozman), S7367 [10NO]
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S. 1850--A bill to expand and improve opportunities for beginning
farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Tester, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Franken, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota, and Mrs. Boxer), S7367 [10NO]
Text, S7374 [10NO]
Cosponsors added, S7703 [17NO], S8377 [6DE]
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S. 1851--A bill to authorize the restoration of the Klamath Basin and
the settlement of the hydroelectric licensing of the Klamath
Hydroelectric Project in accordance with the Klamath Basin
Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement
Agreement in the public interest and the interest of the United
States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mrs. Boxer), S7367 [10NO]
Text, S7378 [10NO]
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S. 1852--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the
Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include
spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of
duty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mrs. Boxer), S7367 [10NO]
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S. 1853--A bill to recalculate and restore retirement annuity
obligations of the United States Postal Service, eliminate the
requirement that the United States Postal Service pre-fund the
Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, place restrictions on
the closure of postal facilities, 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.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Wyden), S7368 [10NO]
Cosponsors added, S7613 [16NO], S8068 [30NO]
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S. 1854--A bill to enhance medical surge capacity; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Casey, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Roberts), S7368 [10NO]
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S. 1855--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
various programs under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness
Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Casey, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Hagan, and
Mr. Roberts), S7368 [10NO]
Cosponsors added, S8184 [5DE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S8733 [16DE]
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S. 1856--A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to
invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of
Federal immigration laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Vitter), S7368
[10NO]
Cosponsors added, S7614 [16NO]
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S. 1857--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-
based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation
for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEE, S7368 [10NO]
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S. 1858--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy
property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S7368 [10NO]
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S. 1859--A bill to provide that section 3330a, 3330b, and 3330c of
title 5, United States Code, relating to administrative and
judicial redress and remedies for preference eligibles, shall
apply with respect to the Federal Aviation Administration and the
Transportation Security Administration; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA, S7368 [10NO]
Text, S7385 [10NO]
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S. 1862--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the
health of children and reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected
infant death and to enhance public health activities related to
stillbirth; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Menendez), S7451 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, S7614 [16NO], S7908 [28NO]
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S. 1866--A bill to provide incentives for economic growth, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S7451 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, S7614 [16NO], S7909 [28NO], S8149 [1DE], S8462
[8DE], S8491 [12DE], S8775 [17DE]
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S. 1867--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; from the Committee
on Armed Services.
By Mr. LEVIN, S7451 [15NO]
Placed on the calendar, S7451 [15NO]
Amendments, S7626 [16NO], S7638, S7643, S7651, S7674, S7685, S7686,
S7687, S7688, S7689, S7690, S7691, S7693, S7716, S7717, S7719,
S7720, S7721, S7722, S7723, S7724, S7725, S7726, S7727, S7728,
S7729, S7730, S7740, S7741, S7742, S7743, S7745, S7746, S7747,
S7748, S7749, S7750, S7751, S7752, S7753, S7754, S7755, S7756,
S7757, S7758, S7759, S7760, S7762, S7763, S7764, S7767, S7768,
S7769, S7770, S7771, S7772, S7773, S7774, S7775 [17NO], S7787,
S7788, S7789, S7790, S7794, S7795, S7796, S7799, S7801, S7804,
S7805, S7806, S7807, S7808, S7811, S7812, S7813, S7814, S7817,
S7818, S7819, S7820, S7837, S7838, S7839, S7842, S7844, S7845,
S7846, S7847, S7848, S7849, S7850, S7851, S7852, S7853, S7854,
S7855, S7857, S7858, S7859, S7860, S7861, S7863, S7864, S7865,
S7866, S7867, S7868, S7869, S7870, S7871, S7872 [18NO], S7912,
S7913, S7914, S7915, S7916, S7918, S7919, S7920, S7921, S7922,
S7923, S7924, S7925, S7926, S7928, S7929, S7930, S7931, S7932,
S7933, S7934, S7935 [28NO], S7956, S7966, S7971, S7998, S7999,
S8000, S8001, S8002, S8003, S8004, S8005, S8006 [29NO], S8015,
S8016, S8017, S8018, S8019, S8020, S8021, S8033, S8045, S8061,
S8072, S8073 [30NO], S8116, S8117, S8123, S8128, S8157 [1DE]
Debated, S7638, S7684 [17NO], S7785 [18NO], S7884, S7902 [28NO],
S7943 [29NO], S8012, S8060 [30NO], S8094 [1DE]
Reported (no written report), S7451 [15NO]
Senate invoked cloture, S8021 [30NO]
Passed Senate amended, S8137 [1DE]
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S. 1868--A bill to establish within the Smithsonian Institution the
Smithsonian American Latino Museum, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Casey, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Udall of New
Mexico), S7451 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, S7614 [16NO], S7704 [17NO], S7830 [18NO], S7992
[29NO], S8068 [30NO], S8491 [12DE]
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S. 1871--A bill to prohibit commodities and securities trading based
on nonpublic information relating to Congress, to require
additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of
securities transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S7452
[15NO]
Cosponsors added, S7704 [17NO], S7830 [18NO], S7909 [28NO], S8150
[1DE], S8680 [15DE]
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S. 1872--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.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Burr), S7452 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, S7704 [17NO], S8184 [5DE], S8377 [6DE], S8462
[8DE]
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S. 1874--A bill to require the timely identification of qualified
census tracts for purposes of the HUBZone Program, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, and Ms. Snowe), S7452
[15NO]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S8780 [17DE]
Text, S8781 [17DE]
Message from the Senate, H9931 [19DE]
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S. 1876--A bill to require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index
for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for
Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security
Act; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Merkley),
S7612 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, S7704 [17NO], S7830 [18NO], S7909 [28NO], S8150
[1DE], S8548 [13DE]
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S. 1880--A bill to repeal the health care law's job-killing health
insurance tax; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Ms. Snowe), S7612 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, S8548 [13DE], S8603 [14DE]
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S. 1882--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
ensure that valid generic drugs may enter the market; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Brown
of Ohio), S7612 [16NO]
Text, S7616 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, S7704 [17NO], S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1884--A bill to provide States with incentives to require
elementary schools and secondary schools to maintain, and permit
school personnel to administer, epinephrine at schools; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S7702 [17NO]
Text, S7704 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S8068 [30NO], S8184 [5DE], S8462 [8DE]
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S. 1885--A bill to provide for a temporary extension of unemployment
insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HELLER, S7702 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S7909 [28NO]
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S. 1886--A bill to prevent trafficking in counterfeit drugs; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Bennet, and Mr.
Blumenthal), S7702 [17NO]
Text, S7705 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S8068 [30NO], S8150 [1DE], S8377 [6DE], S8415
[7DE]
Reported (no written report), S8460 [8DE]
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S. 1894--A bill to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
Hatch, and Mr. Cornyn), S7702 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S8150 [1DE], S8415 [7DE]
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S. 1896--A bill to eliminate the automatic inflation increases for
discretionary programs built into the baseline projections and
require budget estimates to be compared with the prior year's
level; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin), S7702 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S8462 [8DE]
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S. 1900--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr.
Lautenberg), S7702 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S8068 [30NO], S8150 [1DE], S8491 [12DE]
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S. 1901--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
the limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with
respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S7702 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S7830 [18NO], S7909 [28NO]
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S. 1903--A bill to prohibit commodities and securities trading based
on nonpublic information relating to Congress, to require
additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of
securities transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Tester, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Durbin,
Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Blumenthal), S7702
[17NO]
Cosponsors added, S7830 [18NO], S7909 [28NO], S7992 [29NO], S8068
[30NO], S8150 [1DE], S8184 [5DE], S8415 [7DE], S8603 [14DE], S8680
[15DE], S8734 [16DE]
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S. 1904--A bill to provide information on total spending on means-
tested welfare programs, to provide additional work requirements,
and to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare
programs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Coburn), S7702 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S7993 [29NO], S8415 [7DE]
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S. 1911--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.
By Ms. COLLINS, S7829 [18NO]
Cosponsors added, S7909 [28NO], S8184 [5DE]
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S. 1915--A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of
1999 to provide clarification regarding the applicability of
exemptions relating to the transportation of agricultural
commodities and farm supplies, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Roberts), S7908 [28NO]
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S. 1916--A bill to exclude ecosystem component stocks of fish from
certain annual catch limits and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Vitter, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Thune, Mr. Begich, Ms. Landrieu, and Ms. Murkowski), S7908
[28NO]
Text, S7911 [28NO]
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S. 1917--A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for
middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Schumer), S7908 [28NO]
Read the first time, S7907, S7935 [28NO], S7937 [29NO]
Placed on the calendar, S7990 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, S7993 [29NO], S8150 [1DE]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S8011 [30NO],
S8138 [1DE]
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S. 1918--A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
prescribe regulations imposing a fee on air carriers that charge
passengers for a first checked bag or a first carry-on bag, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Ms. LANDRIEU, S7991 [29NO]
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S. 1919--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the
purposes of female genital mutilation; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. REID, S7991 [29NO]
Text, S7997 [29NO]
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S. 1920--A bill to save money and reduce tragedies through prevention
grants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S7991 [29NO]
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S. 1921--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a tax credit for the retrofit conversion of a nonhybrid motor
vehicle to a hybrid; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S7991 [29NO]
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S. 1922--A bill to clarify the application of section 14501(d) of
title 49, United States Code, to prevent the imposition of
unreasonable transportation terminal fees; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Vitter), S7991 [29NO]
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S. 1923--A bill to prevent Internet stalking and domestic violence; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL, S7991 [29NO]
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S. 1924--A bill to authorize States to enforce pipeline safety
requirements related to wellbores at interstate storage
facilities; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran), S8067 [30NO]
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S. 1925--A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S8067 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, S8415 [7DE], S8462 [8DE], S8491 [12DE], S8548
[13DE], S8603 [14DE], S8680 [15DE], S8734 [16DE]
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S. 1926--A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization
Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture a
Healthy Food Financing Initiative; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Tester,
Mr. Franken, Mr. Casey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Merkley), S8067 [30NO]
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S. 1927--A bill to modify the criteria used by the Corps of Engineers
to dredge small ports; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Graham), S8067 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, S8603 [14DE]
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S. 1928--A bill to provide criminal penalties for stalking; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mrs. Hutchison), S8067 [30NO]
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S. 1929--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of Mark Twain; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. Feinstein), S8067 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, S8150 [1DE]
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S. 1930--A bill to prohibit earmarks.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S8067 [30NO]
Read the first time, S8066, S8075 [30NO]
Read the second time, S8079 [1DE]
Placed on the calendar, S8146 [1DE]
Cosponsors added, S8150 [1DE], S8548 [13DE], S8735 [16DE]
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S. 1931--A bill to provide civilian payroll tax relief, to reduce the
Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes.
By Mr. HELLER, S8067 [30NO]
Read the first time, S8066, S8075 [30NO]
Read the second time, S8079 [1DE]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S8139 [1DE],
S8445 [8DE]
Placed on the calendar, S8146 [1DE]
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S. 1932--A bill to require the Secretary of State to act on a permit
for the Keystone XL pipeline.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Rubio, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Thune, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Graham, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Portman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Lee, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Heller, Mr.
Corker, and Mr. Toomey), S8067 [30NO]
Read the first time, S8066, S8075 [30NO]
Read the second time, S8079 [1DE]
Placed on the calendar, S8146 [1DE]
Cosponsors added, S8150 [1DE], S8184 [5DE], S8603 [14DE]
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S. 1933--A bill to increase American job creation and economic growth
by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging
growth companies; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Crapo),
S8148 [1DE]
Cosponsors added, S8377 [6DE]
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S. 1934--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
certain communications taxes, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HELLER, S8148 [1DE]
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S. 1935--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the
establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation; to the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kirk, and
Mr. Akaka), S8148 [1DE]
Cosponsors added, S8184 [5DE], S8548 [13DE]
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S. 1936--A bill to adopt the seven immediate reforms recommended by
the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to
reduce spending and make the Federal government more efficient; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Wicker,
Mr. Risch, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Enzi,
Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr.
McCain), S8148 [1DE]
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S. 1937--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the nonbusiness energy property credit to include the insulation
component of insulated siding; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S8148 [1DE]
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S. 1938--A bill to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure
complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. SNOWE, S8148 [1DE]
Text, S8152 [1DE]
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S. 1939--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduits be
installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Warner), S8148 [1DE]
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S. 1940--An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance
fund, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S8183 [5DE]
Placed on the calendar, S8183 [5DE]
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S. 1941--A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain
thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Blunt, Mrs.
McCaskill, Mr. Moran, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr.
Toomey, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Wicker), S8183 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, S8735 [16DE]
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S. 1942--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve
transportation for seniors, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S8183 [5DE]
Text, S8184 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, S8491 [12DE]
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S. 1943--A bill to amend section 513 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act to expedite the process for requesting de novo
classification of a device; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. Ayotte), S8183
[5DE]
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S. 1944--A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for
middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes.
By Mr. CASEY, S8183 [5DE]
Read the first time, S8182, S8343 [5DE]
Read the second time, S8345 [6DE]
Placed on the calendar, S8375 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, S8377 [6DE], S8415 [7DE]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S8383 [7DE],
S8429 [8DE]
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S. 1945--A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cornyn,
and Mr. Blumenthal), S8183 [5DE]
Text, S8186 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, S8377 [6DE]
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S. 1946--A bill to require foreign manufacturers of products imported
into the United States to establish registered agents in the
United States who are authorized to accept service of process
against such manufacturers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Bennet, Mrs.
McCaskill, and Mr. Pryor), S8183 [5DE]
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S. 1947--A bill to prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Brown
of Massachusetts), S8376 [6DE]
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S. 1948--A bill to establish an Innovation in Investment pilot
program, to improve and expand a national registered
apprenticeship program, to provide for State Workforce Education
and Training Advisory Committees, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S8376 [6DE]
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S. 1949--A bill to provide for safe and humane policies and procedures
pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in
immigration enforcement operations; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. KERRY, S8413 [7DE]
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S. 1950--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve
commercial motor vehicle safety and reduce commercial motor
vehicle-related accidents and fatalities, to authorize the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Pryor), S8413
[7DE]
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S. 1951--A bill to restore the exemption from fees for certain customs
services for passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, and islands
adjacent to the United States; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Sanders), S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1952--A bill to improve hazardous materials transportation safety
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller), S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1953--A bill to reauthorize the Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, to improve transportation research and
development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller), S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1954--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for
expedited security screenings for members of the Armed Forces; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Rockefeller), S8414 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, S8462 [8DE]
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S. 1955--A bill to authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized
milk and milk products that are packaged for direct human
consumption; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. PAUL, S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1956--A bill to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United
States from participating in the European Union's emissions
trading scheme, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. THUNE, S8414 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, S8548 [13DE], S8680 [15DE], S8735 [16DE]
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S. 1957--A bill to provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing
the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for
Government programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Burr,
Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Collins, Mr. Begich, Mr. McCain, Ms. Ayotte, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Paul, Mr. Heller, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Coats, Mr. Enzi, Mr.
DeMint, Mr. Thune, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lee, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
Toomey, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr.
Barrasso), S8414 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, S8491 [12DE]
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S. 1958--A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until
May 31, 2012.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Ms. Landrieu), S8414 [7DE]
Message from the Senate, H8267 [8DE]
Referred to the Committee Financial Services, H8316 [8DE]
Passed Senate, S8408 [7DE]
Text, S8408 [7DE]
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S. 1959--A bill to require a report on the designation of the Haqqani
Network as a foreign terrorist organization and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats,
Mr. Blunt, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Warner, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Corker, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S8414 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, S8462 [8DE], S8491 [12DE], S8680 [15DE]
Amendments, S8780, S8781 [17DE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S8781 [17DE]
Text, S8781 [17DE]
Message from the Senate, H9931 [19DE]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H9944 [19DE]
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S. 1960--A bill to provide incentives to create American jobs; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mrs. McCaskill), S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1961--A bill to provide level funding for the Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Casey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Lieberman, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Webb, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Cardin), S8414 [7DE]
Text, S8417 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, S8462 [8DE], S8491 [12DE], S8603 [14DE], S8735
[16DE]
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S. 1962--A bill to make the internal control reporting and assessment
requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 optional for
certain smaller companies; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S8414 [7DE]
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S. 1963--A bill to revoke the charters for the Federal National
Mortgage Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation upon resolution of their obligations, to create a new
Mortgage Finance Agency for the securitization of single family
and multifamily mortgages, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. ISAKSON, S8460 [8DE]
Cosponsors added, S8548 [13DE]
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S. 1964--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt
from the harbor maintenance tax certain commercial cargo loaded or
unloaded at United States ports in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence
Seaway System; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Portman), S8461 [8DE]
Cosponsors added, S8491 [12DE]
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S. 1965--A bill to jump-start economic recovery through the formation
and growth of new businesses, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Warner), S8461 [8DE]
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S. 1966--A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform
the process for enrolling, activating, issuing, and renewing
Transportation Worker Identification Credentials so that
applicants are not required to visit a designated enrollment
center more than once; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Rubio),
S8461 [8DE]
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S. 1967--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for the treatment of certain physician pathology services
under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Cochran), S8461
[8DE]
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S. 1968--A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to
establish a pilot program to increase accountability with respect
to outcomes of transportation investments, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S8461 [8DE]
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S. 1969--A bill to amend title IX of the Social Security Act to
improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care
under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by developing a maternity
care quality measurement program, evaluating maternity care home
models, and supporting maternity care quality collaboratives; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Menendez), S8461 [8DE]
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S. 1970--A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for
registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Ms. Landrieu), S8461
[8DE]
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S. 1971--A bill to provide for the establishment of a committee to
assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates and to
provide for relief from those mandates, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Johanns), S8461 [8DE]
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S. 1972--A bill to amend the Food and Drug Administration's mission;
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. COATS (for himself and Ms. Ayotte), S8461 [8DE]
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S. 1973--A bill to prevent gun trafficking in the United States; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr.
Kerry), S8461 [8DE]
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S. 1974--A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the
definition of aircraft and the offenses penalized under the
aviation smuggling provisions under that Act, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Bingaman,
Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S8461 [8DE]
Passed Senate, S8466 [8DE]
Text, S8466 [8DE]
Message from the Senate, H8323 [12DE]
Held at the desk, H8323 [12DE]
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S. 1975--A bill to repeal the authority to provide certain loans to
the International Monetary Fund, to prohibit loans to enable the
Fund to provide financing for European financial stability and to
oppose the provision of such financing, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Toomey, Mr.
Risch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. Hutchison,
Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Thune, Mr. Burr, Mr. Heller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johanns, and Mr.
Sessions), S8461 [8DE]
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S. 1976--A bill to authorize educational assistance under the Armed
Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program for pursuit of
advanced degrees in physical therapy and occupational therapy; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Coons), S8461 [8DE]
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S. 1977--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.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S8489 [12DE]
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S. 1978--A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to
provide for community-based job training grants, to provide
Federal assistance for community college modernization, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S8489 [12DE]
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S. 1979--A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in
rural and medically underserved communities and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Moran), S8490 [12DE]
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S. 1980--A bill to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported,
and unregulated fishing through port State measures; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Snowe, Ms.
Murkowski, and Mr. Rockefeller), S8490 [12DE]
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S. 1981--A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not receive
pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not
approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the
regular appropriations bills; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Boozman, and Mr.
Manchin), S8547 [13DE]
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S. 1982--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), S8547 [13DE]
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S. 1983--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-
based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation
for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Durbin), S8547 [13DE]
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S. 1984--A bill to establish a commission to develop a national
strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting
from child abuse and neglect; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Collins), S8547 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, S8680 [15DE]
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S. 1985--A bill to allow a bipartisan group of Members of Congress to
propose and have an up or down vote on a balanced deficit
reduction bill pursuant to this Act, such as proposed by the
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform report,
reducing the deficit by a goal of $4,000,000,000,000 over 10
years; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Kirk, and Ms.
Murkowski), S8547 [13DE]
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S. 1986--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BENNET, S8547 [13DE]
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S. 1987--A bill to provide for the release of the reversionary
interest held by the United States in certain land conveyed by the
United States in 1950 for the establishment of an airport in Cook
County, Minnesota; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken), S8547 [13DE]
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S. 1988--A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission to consider private landownership and
private use of land in issuing hydropower licenses, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Coburn, and
Mr. Enzi), S8602 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, S8735 [16DE]
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S. 1989--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.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Nelson of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, and Ms. Collins), S8602 [14DE]
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S. 1990--A bill to require the Transportation Security Administration
to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Mr. Burr,
Mr. Akaka, Mr. Tester, and Ms. Landrieu), S8602 [14DE]
Text, S8604 [14DE]
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S. 1991--A bill to establish the National Endowment for the Oceans,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S8602 [14DE]
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S. 1992--A bill to provide flexibility of certain transit functions to
local entities; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Mrs. Shaheen), S8602
[14DE]
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S. 1993--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.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Gillibrand,
and Mr. Schumer), S8602 [14DE]
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S. 1994--A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Leahy), S8602 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, S8680 [15DE], S8735 [16DE]
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S. 1995--A bill to enhance Food and Drug Administration oversight of
medical device recalls, to provide for the conditional clearance
of certain medical devices, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Blumenthal), S8602
[14DE]
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S. 1996--A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation;
to the Committee on the Budget.
By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin),
S8679 [15DE]
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S. 1997--A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from
providing extra support to the Federal Housing Administration; to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Toomey, Mr.
DeMint, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Lee), S8679 [15DE]
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S. 1998--A bill to obtain an unqualified audit opinion, and improve
financial accountability and management at the Department of
Homeland Security; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin), S8679 [15DE]
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S. 1999--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
apply the frailty adjustment under PACE payment rules to certain
specialized MA plans for special needs individuals; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken), S8679 [15DE]
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S. 2000--A bill to amend the copyright law to secure the rights of
artists of works of visual art to provide for royalties, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL, S8679 [15DE]
Text, S8681 [15DE]
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S. 2001--A bill to expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area in the State
of Oregon, to make additional wild and scenic river designations
in the Rogue River area, to provide additional protections for
Rogue River tributaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S8679 [15DE]
Text, S8683 [15DE]
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S. 2002--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
improve the safety of Internet pharmacies; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Schumer, and Mr.
Cornyn), S8679 [15DE]
Text, S8685 [15DE]
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S. 2003--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 and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Paul, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin,
Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr.
Franken, and Mrs. McCaskill), S8680 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, S8735 [16DE]
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S. 2004--A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops
who defended Bataan during World War II; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Inouye, and
Ms. Landrieu), S8680 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, S8735 [16DE]
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S. 2005--A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to
10,500 E-3 visas per year to Irish nationals; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S8680 [15DE]
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S. 2006--A bill to amend the Surface Transportation and Uniform
Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 to authorize the Secretary of
Transportation to permit Federal regulation and review of tolls
and toll increases on certain surface transportation facilities,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S8680 [15DE]
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S. 2007--A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to
extend the third-country fabric rule, to add South Sudan to the
list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lugar, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Isakson, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Thune), S8680 [15DE]
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S. 2008--A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Communications Act
of 1934, title 17 of the United States Code, and the regulations
of the Federal Communications Commission that intervened in the
television marketplace, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. DeMINT, S8733 [16DE]
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S. 2009--A bill to improve the administration of programs in the
insular areas, and for other purposes.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S8733 [16DE]
Message from the Senate, H9914 [16DE]
Referred to the Committees on Foreign Affairs; the Judiciary, H9923
[16DE]
Passed Senate, S8702 [16DE]
Text, S8703 [16DE]
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S. 2010--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.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Collins), S8733 [16DE]
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S. 2011--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide
certain port authorities, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Franken, Mr.
Menendez, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S8733 [16DE]
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S. 2012--A bill to require that labels on children's sleepwear that
indicate the sleepwear is flame resistant to include the chemical
name of the flame retardant used, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S8734 [16DE]
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S. 2013--A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, the body of
laws of the United States dealing with the National Guard, to
recognize the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of
the National Guard of the United States; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. KERRY, S8734 [16DE]
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S. 2014--A bill to reform the United States Postal Service, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA, S8734 [16DE]
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S. 2015--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in the
State of Wyoming; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S8734 [16DE]
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S. 2016--A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase access to healthy food for
families, to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
and the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to increase
access to credit for small and new farmers, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. WYDEN, S8734 [16DE]
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S. 2017--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. Durbin, and Mr. Whitehouse), S8734
[16DE]
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S. 2018--A bill to amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating
to Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship; to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr.
Blumenthal), S8734 [16DE]
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S. 2019--A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration to prescribe regulations to reduce helicopter noise
pollution in certain residential areas, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S8734 [16DE]
Text, S8739 [16DE]
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S. 2020--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, S8734 [16DE]
Text, S8740 [16DE]
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S. 2021--A bill to nullify certain regulations regarding the mandatory
replacement of certain traffic signs, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. TOOMEY, S8734 [16DE]
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S. 2022--A bill to establish a demonstration program to test the
viability of community integrated small-house nursing care homes;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Wicker),
S8734 [16DE]
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S. 2023--A bill to establish a safety performance rating system for
motorcoach services and operations; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S8734 [16DE]
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S. 2024--A bill to make technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien
Preservation Trust Area Act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S8734
[16DE]
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S. 2025--A bill to postpone the remapping of areas protected by
certain levees for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MORAN, S8734 [16DE]
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S. 2026--A bill to ensure that representative payees under the Social
Security Program are subject to criminal background checks; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY, S8734 [16DE]
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S. 2027--A bill to improve microfinance and microenterprise, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Boozman), S8775 [17DE]
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S. 2028--A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to
ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects carried out
using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel,
iron, and manufactured goods that are produced in the United
States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Ms. Stabenow), S8775
[17DE]
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S. 2029--A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to deter unfair
imports that infringe United States intellectual property rights,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Ms. Cantwell), S8775 [17DE]
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S. 2030--A bill to provide protection for consumers who have prepaid
cards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S8775 [17DE]
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S. 2031--A bill to make funds available for the American centrifuge
project research, development, and demonstration program of the
Department of Energy, with an offset; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Portman), S8775 [17DE]
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
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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. VITTER, S127 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S2509 [14AP]
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S.J. Res. 2--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relating to United States
citizenship; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Paul), S127 [25JA]
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S.J. Res. 3--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the
budget; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
McCain, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Burr, Ms. Snowe, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Chambliss, Ms.
Ayotte, Mr. Portman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Kirk), S272 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S482 [2FE], S544 [3FE], S615 [7FE],
S643 [10FE], S684 [14FE], S872 [17FE], S1121 [2MR]
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S.J. Res. 4--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States which requires (except during
time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total
amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal
year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the
United States during such fiscal year and not to exceed 20 per
cent of the gross national product of the United States during the
previous calendar year; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Udall of
Colorado), S411 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S2623 [3MY]
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S.J. Res. 5--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.
By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mr. DeMint,
Mr. Graham, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Crapo, and Ms. Ayotte), S544 [3FE]
Text, S550 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S684 [14FE], S977 [28FE], S1121 [2MR]
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S.J. Res. 6--A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the
Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the
Internet and broadband industry practices; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Ensign, Mr.
Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr,
Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corker, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson
of Wisconsin, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Thune,
Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Wicker), S792 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, S4677 [19JY], S6091 [4OC], S6462 [12OC]
Placed on the calendar, S7125 [3NO]
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged, S7141
[3NO]
Debated, S7239 [9NO]
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S.J. Res. 7--A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of
Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Reed), S976 [28FE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1707 [15MR]
Text, S1707 [15MR]
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, H1904 [16MR]
Message from the House, S3888 [16JN], S3969 [21JN]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H4314 [16JN]
Text, H4314 [16JN]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3969 [21JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H4361 [21JN]
Presented to the President (June 21, 2011), S3969 [21JN]
Approved [Public Law 112-19] (signed June 24, 2011)
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S.J. Res. 8--A joint resolution providing for the appointment of
Stephen M. Case as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Reed), S976 [28FE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1707 [15MR]
Text, S1707 [15MR]
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, H1904 [16MR]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H2584 [12AP]
Text, H2584 [12AP]
Message from the House, S2444 [13AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S2444 [13AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H2663 [13AP]
Presented to the President (April 14, 2011), S2505 [14AP]
Approved [Public Law 112-12] (signed April 25, 2011)
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S.J. Res. 9--A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of
Robert P. Kogod as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Reed), S976 [28FE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1707 [15MR]
Text, S1707 [15MR]
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, H1904 [16MR]
Message from the House, S3888 [16JN], S3969 [21JN]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H4314 [16JN]
Text, H4315 [16JN]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3969 [21JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H4361 [21JN]
Presented to the President (June 21, 2011), S3969 [21JN]
Approved [Public Law 112-20] (signed June 24, 2011)
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S.J. Res. 10--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the
budget; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Toomey, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. DeMint,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Thune, Mr. Alexander,
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Burr, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Moran,
Mr. Lugar, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts,
Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Shelby, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. McCain, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Hoeven, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran,
Mr. Corker, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Johanns, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Portman, and
Mr. Wicker), S2046 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S2841 [10MY]
Committee on the Judiciary discharged, S8507, S8545 [13DE]
Amendments, S8507, S8551 [13DE]
Debated, S8508 [13DE]
Failed of passage, S8565 [14DE]
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S.J. Res. 11--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 3 in the House of
Representatives and 2 in the Senate; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Ensign, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul,
Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Toomey), S2507 [14AP]
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S.J. Res. 12--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to give States the right to
repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the
legislatures of two-thirds of the several States; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Risch, and Mr.
Cornyn), S2929 [12MY]
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S.J. Res. 13--A joint resolution declaring that a state of war exists
between the Government of Libya and the Government and people of
the United States, and making provision to prosecute the same.
By Mr. PAUL, S3224 [23MY]
Read the first time, S3223, S3245 [23MY]
Read the second time, S3247 [24MY]
Placed on the calendar, S3266 [24MY]
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S.J. Res. 14--A joint resolution declaring that the President has
exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it
pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya.
By Mr. PAUL, S3224 [23MY]
Read the first time, S3223, S3245 [23MY]
Read the second time, S3247 [24MY]
Placed on the calendar, S3266 [24MY]
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S.J. Res. 15--A joint resolution declaring that a state of war exists
between the Government of Libya and the Government and the people
of the United States, and making provision to prosecute the same;
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. PAUL, S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3362 [25MY]
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S.J. Res. 16--A joint resolution declaring that the President has
exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it
pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. PAUL, S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3362 [25MY]
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S.J. Res. 17--A joint resolution approving the renewal of import
restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of
2003; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. McCain, and Mr.
Durbin), S3428 [26MY]
Text, S3449 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S3542 [7JN], S3615 [8JN], S3685 [9JN], S3728
[13JN], S3816 [15JN], S3893 [16JN], S3972 [21JN], S4077 [23JN],
S4131 [27JN], S4157 [28JN], S4293 [30JN], S4395 [6JY], S4486 [11JY],
S4518 [12JY], S4556 [13JY], S4609 [14JY], S4642 [18JY], S4677
[19JY], S4722 [20JY], S4803 [21JY], S4870 [25JY], S4961 [27JY],
S5388 [7SE], S5625 [14SE]
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S.J. Res. 18--A joint resolution prohibiting the deployment,
establishment, or maintenance of a presence of units and members
of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Corker), S3613 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, S3685 [9JN]
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S.J. Res. 19--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit
the physical desecration of the flag of the United States; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Grassley), S3773 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, S3816 [15JN], S3925 [20JN], S3972 [21JN], S4025
[22JN], S4227 [29JN], S4395 [6JY], S4452 [7JY], S4518 [12JY], S4556
[13JY], S4870 [25JY], S5342 [6SE], S5388 [7SE], S5727 [19SE], S5904
[22SE], S6601 [17OC]
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S.J. Res. 20--A joint resolution authorizing the limited use of the
United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in
Libya; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Durbin,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cardin, and
Mr. Kirk), S3970 [21JN]
Cosponsors added, S4025 [22JN], S4131 [27JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112-27), S4221 [29JN]
Placed on the calendar, S4221 [29JN]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S4305 [30JN],
S4313 [5JY]
Motion to proceed to consideration withdrawn, S4313 [5JY]
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S.J. Res. 21--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men
and women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Levin), S4024
[22JN]
Cosponsors added, S4077 [23JN], S4131 [27JN], S4227 [29JN], S4642
[18JY], S4677 [19JY], S4961 [27JY], S6091 [4OC], S7156 [7NO]
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S.J. Res. 22--A joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to
an amendment to the compact between the States of Missouri and
Illinois providing that bonds issued by the Bi-State Development
Agency may mature in not to exceed 40 years; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Blunt),
S4156 [28JN]
Text, S4161 [28JN], S6007 [26SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S6007 [26SE]
Message from the Senate, H6463 [29SE], H8323 [12DE]
Held at the desk, H6463 [29SE]
Debated, H8169 [6DE]
Text, H8169 [6DE]
Amendments, H8170 [6DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H8172 [6DE]
Message from the House, S8412 [7DE], S8545 [13DE]
Senate agreed to House amendment, S8466 [8DE]
Amendments, S8466 [8DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8356 [12DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8545 [13DE]
Presented to the President (December 13, 2011), S8545 [13DE]
Approved [Public Law 112-71] (signed December 19, 2011)
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S.J. Res. 23--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the
budget.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Kyl, Mr. Toomey, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. DeMint, Mr.
Paul, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Thune, Mr. Alexander, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Burr, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Lugar, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Shelby, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. McCain, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Hoeven, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran,
Mr. Corker, Mr. Johanns, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Portman, Mr. Wicker, and
Mr. Heller), S4226 [29JN]
Text, S4235 [29JN]
Read the second time, S4244 [30JN]
Placed on the calendar, S4290 [30JN]
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S.J. Res. 24--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution relative to requiring a balanced budget; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Manchin, Mrs.
McCaskill, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S5251
[2AU]
Committee on the Judiciary discharged, S8507, S8545 [13DE]
Amendments, S8508, S8551 [13DE]
Debated, S8508 [13DE]
Failed of passage, S8565 [14DE]
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S.J. Res. 25--A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the
President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as
submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on
August 2, 2011.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Paul, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Coats, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Rubio, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Chambliss,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Lee), S5339 [6SE]
Placed on the calendar, S5339 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, S5388 [7SE], S5460 [8SE]
Motion to proceed to consideration rejected in the Senate, S5466
[8SE]
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S.J. Res. 26--A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that
Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner no longer holds the
confidence of Congress or of the people of the United States.
By Mr. PAUL, S5386 [7SE]
Read the first time, S5383, S5393 [7SE]
Read the second time, S5395 [8SE]
Placed on the calendar, S5454 [8SE]
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S.J. Res. 27--A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the
Environmental Protection Agency relating to the mitigation by
States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. PAUL, S5459 [8SE]
Cosponsors added, S5537 [13SE], S5625 [14SE], S7189 [8NO]
Placed on the calendar, S7125 [3NO]
Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged, S7141 [3NO]
Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S7310 [10NO]
Senate rejected motion to proceed to consideration, S7326 [10NO]
Amendments, S7330 [10NO]
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S.J. Res. 28--A joint resolution limiting the issuance of a letter of
offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles
and defense services to the Kingdom of Bahrain; to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WYDEN, S6330 [6OC]
Text, S6347 [6OC]
Cosponsors added, S6666 [18OC], S7453 [15NO]
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S.J. Res. 29--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and
expenditures intended to affect elections; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Begich, and Mrs.
Shaheen), S7005 [1NO]
Text, S7008 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, S7128 [3NO], S7156 [7NO], S7189 [8NO], S7295
[9NO], S7369 [10NO], S7453 [15NO], S7909 [28NO]
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S.J. Res. 30--A joint resolution extending the cooling-off period
under section 10 of the Railway Labor Act with respect to the
dispute referred to in Executive Order No. 13586 of October 6,
2011.
By Mr. REID, S8067 [30NO]
Text, S8071 [30NO]
Read the first time, S8066, S8075 [30NO]
Read the second time, S8079 [1DE]
Placed on the calendar, S8146 [1DE]
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S.J. Res. 31--A joint resolution applying certain conditions to the
dispute referred to in Executive Order 13586 of October 6, 2011,
between the enumerated freight rail carriers, common carriers by
rail in interstate commerce, and certain of their employees
represented by labor organizations that have not agreed to extend
the cooling-off period under section 10 of the Railway Labor Act
beyond 12:01 a.m. on December 6, 2011.
By Mr. REID, S8067 [30NO]
Text, S8072 [30NO]
Read the first time, S8066, S8075 [30NO]
Read the second time, S8079 [1DE]
Placed on the calendar, S8146 [1DE]
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S.J. Res. 32--A joint resolution to provide for the resolution of the
outstanding issues in the current railway labor-management
dispute.
By Mr. ENZI, S8067 [30NO]
Read the first time, S8066, S8075 [30NO]
Read the second time, S8079 [1DE]
Placed on the calendar, S8146 [1DE]
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S.J. Res. 33--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit
corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the
Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in
all elections, and affirm the authority of Congress and the States
to regulate corporations and to regulate and set limits on all
election contributions and expenditures; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Begich), S8461 [8DE]
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
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S. Con. Res. 1--A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional
recess or adjournment of the Senate and an adjournment of the
House of Representatives.
By Mr. REID of Nevada, S64 [5JA]
Text, S15, S67 [5JA]
Message from the Senate, H27 [5JA]
Agreed to in the House, H31 [5JA]
Text, H31 [5JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S15 [5JA]
Message from the House, S117 [25JA]
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S. Con. Res. 2--A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
rotunda of the Capitol for an event marking the 50th anniversary
of the inaugural address of President John F. Kennedy.
By Mr. KERRY, S64 [5JA]
Text, S67, S68 [5JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S68 [5JA]
Message from the Senate, H68 [6JA]
Held at the desk, H68 [6JA]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, H206 [18JA]
Text, H206 [18JA]
Message from the House, S117 [25JA]
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S. Con. Res. 3--A concurrent resolution honoring the service and
sacrifice of Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, a native of
Hiawatha, Iowa, and the first living recipient of the Medal of
Honor since the Vietnam War.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S127 [25JA]
Text, S246 [25JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S246 [25JA]
Message from the Senate, H483 [26JA]
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, H505 [26JA]
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S. Con. Res. 4--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington
National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to
honor the memory of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active
duty in the Armed Forces of the United States; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S272 [26JA]
Text, S291 [26JA], S3461 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S544 [3FE], S684 [14FE], S977 [28FE], S1061 [1MR],
S1121 [2MR], S1220 [3MR], S1548 [10MR], S1601 [14MR], S1677 [15MR],
S1829 [17MR], S1896 [28MR], S2131 [5AP], S2267 [7AP], S2447 [13AP],
S2509 [14AP], S2993 [16MY], S3053 [17MY], S3172 [19MY], S3226
[23MY], S3340 [25MY]
Amendments, S3457, S3461 [26MY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate amended, S3460 [26MY]
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; Armed Services,
H3761 [27MY]
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S. Con. Res. 5--A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
rotunda of the Capitol to honor Frank W. Buckles, the longest
surviving United States veteran of the First World War; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. McCain, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Kerry,
Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Begich, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Hatch), S411
[1FE]
Text, S425 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S545 [3FE], S977 [28FE]
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S. Con. Res. 6--A concurrent resolution commending the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion
of its 102nd anniversary.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr.
Bingaman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Coons,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Landrieu,
Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Schumer), S792 [16FE]
Text, S799, S804 [16FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S803 [16FE]
Message from the Senate, H1080 [17FE]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H1194 [17FE]
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S. Con. Res. 7--A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio
Freedom Act; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska), S976 [28FE]
Text, S978 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, S1061 [1MR], S1121 [2MR], S1220 [3MR], S1329
[7MR], S1407 [8MR], S1677 [15MR], S2267 [7AP], S2447 [13AP], S3615
[8JN], S3685 [9JN]
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S. Con. Res. 8--A concurrent resolution recognizing women serving in
the United States Armed Forces.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Hagan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Lautenberg), S976 [28FE]
Text, S979, S1021 [28FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1021 [28FE]
Message from the Senate, H1404 [1MR]
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, H1452 [1MR]
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S. Con. Res. 9--A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and
ideals of the designation of the year of 2011 as the International
Year for People of African Descent; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S1120 [2MR]
Text, S1145 [2MR]
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S. Con. Res. 10--A concurrent resolution authorizing the remains of
Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving United States veteran of the
First World War, to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol; to
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Begich, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Wyden, Ms.
Landrieu, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, and Mr. McCain), S1219 [3MR]
Text, S1239 [3MR]
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S. Con. Res. 11--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing
to defend the Defense of Marriage Act; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. INHOFE, S2188 [6AP]
Text, S2212 [6AP]
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S. Con. Res. 12--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress that the President should take certain actions with
respect to the Government of Burma; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Inhofe, and Mrs.
Feinstein), S2387 [12AP]
Text, S2400 [12AP]
Cosponsors added, S2876 [11MY], S3925 [20JN]
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S. Con. Res. 13--A concurrent resolution honoring the service and
sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are
serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom,
Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts, Mr. Burr, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Sanders, and Mr. Webb), S2508 [14AP]
Text, S2546 [14AP], S3365 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, S3226 [23MY], S3340 [25MY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S3365 [25MY]
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs,
H3752 [26MY]
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S. Con. Res. 14--A concurrent resolution calling for an independent
international investigation of the April 10, 2010, plane crash
that killed President of Poland Lech Kaczynski and 95 other
individuals; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BURR, S2581 [2MY]
Text, S2584 [2MY]
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S. Con. Res. 15--A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and
ideals of World Malaria Day, and reaffirming United States
leadership and support for efforts to combat malaria as a critical
component of the President's Global Health Initiative; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr.
Merkley), S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2747 [5MY], S4132 [27JN]
Reported (no written report), S3105 [18MY]
Amendments, S4132 [27JN]
Agreed to in the Senate amended, S4132 [27JN]
Message from the Senate, H4579 [28JN]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, H4579 [28JN]
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S. Con. Res. 16--A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of
Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to
celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye), S2840 [10MY]
Text, S2849, S2850 [10MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2850 [10MY]
Message from the Senate, H3164 [11MY]
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, H3216 [11MY]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, H3780 [31MY]
Text, H3780 [31MY]
Message from the House, S3496 [6JN]
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S. Con. Res. 17--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress that Taiwan should be accorded observer status in the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coats, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Kyl),
S2929 [12MY]
Text, S2958 [12MY], S5845 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3226 [23MY], S3925 [20JN]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S4960 [27JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S5845 [21SE]
Message from the Senate, H6355 [22SE]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, H6411 [22SE]
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S. Con. Res. 18--A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's
budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year
2012, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2013 through 2021.
By Mr. SESSIONS, S3171 [19MY]
Placed on the calendar, S3171 [19MY]
Text, S3184 [19MY]
Senate rejected motion to proceed to consideration, S3332 [25MY]
Committee on the Budget discharged, S3168 [19MY]
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S. Con. Res. 19--A concurrent resolution setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2013 through 2021.
By Mr. TOOMEY, S3171 [19MY]
Placed on the calendar, S3171 [19MY]
Text, S3190 [19MY]
Committee on the Budget discharged, S3168 [19MY]
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S. Con. Res. 20--A concurrent resolution setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2013 through 2016.
By Mr. PAUL, S3171 [19MY]
Placed on the calendar, S3171 [19MY]
Text, S3195 [19MY]
Senate rejected motion to proceed to consideration, S3332 [25MY]
Committee on the Budget discharged, S3168 [19MY]
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S. Con. Res. 21--A concurrent resolution setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2013 through 2021.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Lee),
S3224 [23MY]
Text, S3230 [23MY]
Senate rejected motion to proceed to consideration, S3332 [25MY]
Committee on the Budget discharged, S3223 [23MY]
Placed on the calendar, S3223 [23MY]
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S. Con. Res. 22--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress that John Arthur ``Jack'' Johnson should receive a
posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913
that diminished the athletic, cultural, and heroic significance of
Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCAIN, S3275 [24MY]
Text, S3280 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, S3816 [15JN]
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S. Con. Res. 23--A concurrent resolution declaring that it is the
policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in
maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United
States policy and national security to have the borders of Israel
return to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Nelson of
Nebraska, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Moran, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Inhofe,
Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr.
Thune, Mr. Portman, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Boozman,
Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Enzi, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Lugar, and Mr.
Chambliss), S3683 [9JN]
Text, S3694 [9JN]
Cosponsors added, S3816 [15JN], S3972 [21JN], S4077 [23JN]
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S. Con. Res. 24--A concurrent resolution commemorating the 75th
anniversary of the dedication of Shenandoah National Park; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner), S4076 [23JN]
Text, S4104 [23JN]
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S. Con. Res. 25--A concurrent resolution welcoming the independence of
the Republic of South Sudan, congratulating the people of South
Sudan for freely and peacefully expressing their will through an
internationally accepted referendum, and calling on the
Governments and people of Sudan and South Sudan to peacefully
resolve outstanding issues including the final status of Abyei.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wicker, and
Mr. Levin), S4641 [18JY]
Text, S4643, S4644 [18JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4644 [18JY]
Message from the Senate, H5171 [19JY]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, H5237 [19JY]
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S. Con. Res. 26--A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and
ideals of the designation of the year of 2011 as the International
Year for People of African Descent.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S4960 [27JY]
Text, S4963, S4970 [27JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4970 [27JY]
Message from the Senate, H5663 [28JY]
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, H5729 [28JY]
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S. Con. Res. 27--A concurrent resolution honoring the service of
Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry, a native of Santa Fe, New
Mexico and the second living recipient of the Medal of Honor since
the Vietnam War; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Bingaman), S5192 [1AU]
Text, S5197 [1AU], S5932 [23SE]
Cosponsors added, S5904 [22SE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S5932 [23SE]
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, H6459 [26SE]
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S. Con. Res. 28--A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of
Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to
award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the 100th
Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military
Intelligence Service, United States Army, in recognition of their
dedicated service during World War II; to the Committee on Rules
and Administration.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mrs. Boxer), S5251 [2AU]
Text, S5270 [2AU], S5464 [8SE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S5464 [8SE]
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, H6040 [9SE]
Debated, H6284 [21SE]
Text, H6284 [21SE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, H6314 [21SE]
Message from the House, S5900 [22SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S5900 [22SE]
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S. Con. Res. 29--A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
rotunda of the United States Capitol for an event to present the
Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Neil A. Armstrong,
Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and John Herschel
Glenn, Jr., in recognition of their significant contributions to
society.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Lieberman,
and Mr. Durbin), S5945 [23SE]
Text, S5932, S5952 [23SE]
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, H6459 [26SE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S5932 [23SE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, H6481 [3OC]
Text, H6481 [3OC]
Message from the House, S6088 [4OC]
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S. Con. Res. 30--A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and
ideals of Spina Bifida Awareness Month; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WICKER, S6505 [13OC]
Text, S6515 [13OC]
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S. Con. Res. 31--A concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of
the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of S. 1280.
By Mr. ISAKSON, S6505 [13OC]
Text, S6516, S6562 [13OC]
Agreed to in the Senate, S6562 [13OC]
Message from the Senate, H6981 [18OC]
Held at the desk, H6981 [18OC]
Agreed to in the House, H7185 [1NO]
Text, H7185 [1NO]
Message from the House, S7063 [2NO]
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S. Con. Res. 32--A concurrent resolution to authorize the Clerk of the
House of Representatives to make technical corrections in the
enrollment of H.R. 470, an Act to further allocate and expand the
availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and
for other purposes.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S6665 [18OC]
Text, S6673, S6692 [18OC]
Agreed to in the Senate, S6692 [18OC]
Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]
Held at the desk, H6986 [21OC]
Debated, H8133 [5DE]
Text, H8133 [5DE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, H8245 [7DE]
Message from the House, S8460 [8DE]
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S. Con. Res. 33--A concurrent resolution reorganizing the need to
improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for
all people of the United States, particularly people with
disabilities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL, S8148 [1DE]
Text, S8156 [1DE]
SENATE RESOLUTIONS
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S. Res. 1--A resolution informing the President of the United States
that a quorom of each House is assembled.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself and Mr. McConnell), S63 [5JA]
Text, S6, S64 [5JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S6 [5JA]
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S. Res. 2--A resolution informing the House of Representatives that a
quorom of the Senate is assembled.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself and Mr. McConnell), S63 [5JA]
Text, S6, S64 [5JA]
Message from the Senate, H27 [5JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S6 [5JA]
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S. Res. 3--A resolution fixing the hour of daily meeting of the
Senate.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself and Mr. McConnell), S63 [5JA]
Text, S6, S64 [5JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S6 [5JA]
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S. Res. 4--A resolution honoring Senator Barbara Mikulski for becoming
the longest serving female Senator in history.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cardin, Mr.
Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Begich, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mr.
Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coons,
Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign,
Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs.
Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg,
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Manchin,
Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms.
Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mr. Risch,
Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New
Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker,
and Mr. Wyden), S63 [5JA]
Text, S6, S64 [5JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S6 [5JA]
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S. Res. 5--A resolution electing Gary B. Myrick, of Virginia, as
Secretary for the Majority of the Senate.
By Mr. REID of Nevada, S64 [5JA]
Text, S14, S64 [5JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S14 [5JA]
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S. Res. 6--A resolution to make effective appointment of Senate Legal
Counsel.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself and Mr. McConnell), S64 [5JA]
Text, S14, S65 [5JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S14 [5JA]
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S. Res. 7--A resolution to make effective appointment of Deputy Senate
Legal Counsel.
By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself and Mr. McConnell), S64 [5JA]
Text, S14, S65 [5JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S14 [5JA]
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S. Res. 8--A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to
provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths
majority after additional debate.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Mikulski, and Mrs.
Shaheen), S64 [5JA]
Text, S65 [5JA]
Debated, S19 [5JA], S296 [27JA]
Read the first time. Held at the desk, S62 [5JA]
Failed of passage, S327 [27JA]
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S. Res. 9--A resolution to permit the Senate to avoid unnecessary
delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased; to
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr.
Menendez), S64 [5JA]
Text, S65 [5JA]
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S. Res. 10--A resolution to improve the debate and consideration of
legislative matters and nominations in the Senate.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Begich, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Tester, Mr. Cardin, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Warner, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Coons, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs.
Hagan, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
Franken, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S64 [5JA]
Text, S66 [5JA]
Read the first time. Held at the desk, S62 [5JA]
Objection is heard to request for considertion, S85 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA]
Debated, S296 [27JA]
Amendments, S296, S343 [27JA]
Failed of passage, S328 [27JA]
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S. Res. 11--A resolution to establish as a standing order of the
Senate that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to
objecting to any measure or matter.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Collins,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Bingaman, and Mr. Manchin), S64 [5JA]
Text, S66 [5JA]
Read the first time. Held at the desk, S62 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, S128 [25JA]
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S. Res. 12--A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to
reform the filibuster rules to improve the daily process of the
Senate; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen), S64
[5JA]
Text, S66 [5JA]
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S. Res. 13--A resolution to require a two-fifths threshold to sustain
a filibuster; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. FRANKEN, S64 [5JA]
Text, S67 [5JA]
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S. Res. 14--A resolution honoring the victims and heroes of the
shooting on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Reid of Nevada, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown
of Ohio, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey,
Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Conrad, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Landrieu,
Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Lugar, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of
Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr.
Reed of Rhode Island, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr.
Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr.
Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey,
Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden), S127
[25JA]
Text, S241 [25JA], S259 [26JA]
Debated, S255 [26JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S259 [26JA]
Held at the desk, S117 [25JA]
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S. Res. 15--A resolution designating the week of August 1 through
August 7, 2011, as ``National Convenient Care Clinic Week'', and
supporting the goals and ideals of raising awareness of the need
for accessible and cost-effective health care options to
complement the traditional health care model; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Cochran), S127 [25JA]
Text, S241 [25JA]
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S. Res. 16--A resolution to require that all legislative matters be
available and fully scored by CBO 72 hours before consideration by
any subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on the floor of the
Senate; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Thune), S127 [25JA]
Text, S242 [25JA]
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S. Res. 17--A resolution designating the month of November 2011 as
``National Military Family Month''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. INOUYE, S127 [25JA]
Text, S242 [25JA]
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S. Res. 18--A resolution expressing support for prayer at school board
meetings; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions .
By Mr. VITTER, S127 [25JA]
Text, S242 [25JA]
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S. Res. 19--A resolution to require that a descriptive summary of each
provision of any legislative matter be available 72 hours before
consideration by any subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on
the floor of the Senate; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. ENSIGN, S127 [25JA]
Text, S243 [25JA]
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S. Res. 20--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
United States should immediately approve the United States-Korea
Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion
Agreement, and the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Portman, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Enzi,
Mr. Lugar, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Chambliss), S127 [25JA]
Text, S243 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S412 [1FE], S545 [3FE], S748 [15FE],
S1061 [1MR], S1829 [17MR]
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S. Res. 21--A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to
provide procedures for extended debate.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S127 [25JA]
Text, S244 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S339 [27JA]
Debated, S296 [27JA]
Amendments, S297, S344 [27JA]
Failed of passage, S328 [27JA]
Objection is heard to request for considertion, S99 [25JA]
Read the first time, S118 [25JA]
Held over under the rule, S118 [25JA]
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S. Res. 22--A resolution condemning the New Year's Day attack on the
Coptic Christian community in Alexandria, Egypt and urging the
Government of Egypt to fully investigate and prosecute the
perpetrators of this heinous act; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker,
Mr. Cardin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Casey, Mr.
Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Kyl), S127 [25JA]
Text, S245 [25JA], S368 [31JA]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S368 [31JA]
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S. Res. 23--A resolution to prohibit unauthorized earmarks; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. McCain), S127 [25JA]
Text, S245 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE]
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S. Res. 24--A resolution to propose a standing order to govern
extended debate.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S127 [25JA]
Text, S245 [25JA]
Read the first time, S118 [25JA]
Held over under the rule, S118 [25JA]
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S. Res. 25--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that
comprehensive tax reform legislation should include incentives for
companies to repatriate foreign earnings for the purpose of
creating new jobs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. BOXER, S127 [25JA]
Text, S246 [25JA]
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S. Res. 26--A resolution recognizing the anniversary of the tragic
earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost
their lives in that earthquake, and expressing continued
solidarity with the Haitian people.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Corker, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Rubio, and Ms. Landrieu), S272 [26JA]
Text, S261, S290 [26JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S261 [26JA]
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S. Res. 27--A resolution designating January 26, 2011, as ``National
Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. WEBB, S272 [26JA]
Text, S291 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S2447 [13AP]
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S. Res. 28--A resolution to establish as a standing order of the
Senate that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to
objecting to any measure or matter.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall
of Colorado, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Tester, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Begich, and
Mr. Manchin), S338 [27JA]
Text, S326, S340 [27JA]
Debated, S296 [27JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S326 [27JA]
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S. Res. 29--A resolution to permit the waiving of the reading of an
amendment if the text and adequate notice are provided.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S338 [27JA]
Text, S327, S341 [27JA]
Debated, S296 [27JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S327 [27JA]
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S. Res. 30--A resolution celebrating February 2, 2011, as the 25th
anniversary of ``National Women and Girls in Sports Day''; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mrs. Murray), S338 [27JA]
Text, S341 [27JA], S492 [2FE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S492 [2FE]
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S. Res. 31--A resolution commemorating the 110th anniversary of the
United States Army Nurse Corps.
By Mr. REID (for Mr. Inouye (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr.
Cochran)), S338 [27JA]
Text, S341, S346 [27JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S345 [27JA]
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S. Res. 32--A resolution designating the month of February 2011 as
``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month''.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Lieberman), S338 [27JA]
Text, S342, S346 [27JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S346 [27JA]
Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S412 [1FE]
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S. Res. 33--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate relating
to the 150th anniversary of the admittance of the State of Kansas
to the United States as the 34th State.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts), S338 [27JA]
Text, S342, S347 [27JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S347 [27JA]
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S. Res. 34--A resolution designating the week of February 7 through
11, 2011, as ``National School Counseling Week''.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin,
and Mr. Sanders), S359 [31JA]
Text, S366, S368 [31JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S368 [31JA]
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S. Res. 35--January 28, 2011 as National Data Privacy Day.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr.
Pryor), S359 [31JA]
Text, S367, S369 [31JA]
Agreed to in the Senate, S368 [31JA]
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S. Res. 36--A resolution raising awareness and encouraging prevention
of stalking by designating January 2011 as ``National Stalking
Awareness Month''.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Isakson), S482 [2FE]
Text, S486, S492 [2FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S492 [2FE]
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S. Res. 37--A resolution recognizing the goals of Catholic Schools
Week and honoring the valuable contributions of Catholic schools
in the United States.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Johanns), S482 [2FE]
Text, S486, S493 [2FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S492 [2FE]
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S. Res. 38--A resolution congratulating Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on
its 100th anniversary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken), S482 [2FE]
Text, S486, S493 [2FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S492 [2FE]
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S. Res. 39--A resolution congratulating the Auburn University football
team for winning the 2010 Bowl Championship Series National
Championship.
By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Shelby), S482 [2FE]
Text, S487, S493 [2FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S492 [2FE]
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S. Res. 40--A resolution congratulating the University of Akron men's
soccer team on winning the National Collegiate Athletic
Association Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Portman), S482 [2FE]
Text, S487, S494 [2FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S492 [2FE]
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S. Res. 41--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that
Congress should reduce spending by the amount resulting from the
recently announced earmark moratorium; to the Committee on the
Budget.
By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, S544 [3FE]
Text, S551 [3FE]
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S. Res. 42--A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership
on certain committees for the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, or
until their successors are chosen.
By Mr. REID, S544 [3FE]
Text, S551, S556 [3FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S556 [3FE]
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S. Res. 43--A resolution to constitute the minority party's membership
on certain committees for the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, or
until their successors are chosen.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S544 [3FE]
Text, S551, S557 [3FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S557 [3FE]
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S. Res. 44--A resolution supporting democracy, universal rights, and
the peaceful transition to a representative government in Egypt.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Graham, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Levin), S544 [3FE]
Text, S552, S558 [3FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S557 [3FE]
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S. Res. 45--A resolution congratulating the Eastern Washington
University football team for winning the 2010 National Collegiate
Athletic Association Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision
title.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S544 [3FE]
Text, S553, S558 [3FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S558 [3FE]
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S. Res. 46--A resolution requiring that legislation considered by the
Senate to be confined to a single issue; to the Committee on Rules
and Administration.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S629 [8FE]
Text, S634 [8FE]
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S. Res. 47--A resolution recognizing the importance of biosecurity and
agrodefense in the United States; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran), S642 [10FE]
Text, S646 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, S1061 [1MR]
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S. Res. 48--A resolution congratulating the Green Bay Packers on
winning Super Bowl XLV.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin), S643 [10FE]
Text, S646, S650 [10FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S650 [10FE]
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S. Res. 49--A resolution celebrating Black History Month.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Menendez,
Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Nelson of
Florida, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Franken, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Casey, Mr. Begich, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs.
Hagan, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Coons), S683 [14FE]
Text, S696, S703 [14FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S702 [14FE]
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S. Res. 50--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Environment and Public Works; from the Committee on
Environment and Public Works; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mrs. BOXER, S747 [15FE]
Reported (no written report), S747 [15FE]
Text, S756 [15FE]
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S. Res. 51--A resolution recognizing the 190th anniversary of the
independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American
democracy; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S747 [15FE]
Text, S757 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S1329 [7MR], S1407 [8MR], S1503
[9MR], S1601 [14MR], S1678 [15MR]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S1874 [17MR]
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S. Res. 52--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Special Committee on Aging; from the Special Committee on Aging;
to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. KOHL, S747 [15FE]
Reported (no written report), S747 [15FE]
Text, S757 [15FE]
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S. Res. 53--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; from the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN, S747 [15FE]
Reported (no written report), S747 [15FE]
Text, S757 [15FE]
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S. Res. 54--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Select Committee on Intelligence; from the Select Committee on
Intelligence; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S747 [15FE]
Reported (no written report), S747 [15FE]
Text, S759 [15FE]
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S. Res. 55--A resolution expressing support for designation of a
``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day''; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs .
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Isakson, and Mr. Johanns), S792 [16FE]
Text, S798 [16FE], S1332 [7MR]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S1332 [7MR]
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S. Res. 56--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; from the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S792 [16FE]
Text, S798 [16FE]
Reported (no written report), S791 [16FE]
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S. Res. 57--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; from the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. HARKIN, S792 [16FE]
Text, S798 [16FE]
Reported (no written report), S791 [16FE]
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S. Res. 58--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on the Budget; from the Committee on the Budget; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. CONRAD, S792 [16FE]
Text, S799 [16FE]
Reported (no written report), S791 [16FE]
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S. Res. 59--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Armed Services; from the Committee on Armed Services;
to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. LEVIN, S871 [17FE]
Text, S912 [17FE]
Reported (no written report), S868 [17FE]
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S. Res. 60--A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the date
of enactment of the law that created real estate investment trusts
(REITs) and gave millions of Americans new investment
opportunities that helped them build a solid foundation for
retirement and has contributed to the overall strength of the
economy of the United States.
By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Lugar, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Corker, Mr. Pryor, and
Mr. Udall of Colorado), S871 [17FE]
Text, S912, S923 [17FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S923 [17FE]
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S. Res. 61--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on the Judiciary; from the Committee on the Judiciary;
to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. LEAHY, S871 [17FE]
Text, S913 [17FE]
Reported (no written report), S868 [17FE]
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S. Res. 62--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; from the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; to the Committee
on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S871 [17FE]
Text, S913 [17FE]
Reported (no written report), S868 [17FE]
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S. Res. 63--A resolution designating the first week of April 2011 as
``National Asbestos Awareness Week''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Tester, Mr. Durbin, Mrs.
Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Reid), S871 [17FE]
Text, S914 [17FE], S1512 [9MR]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S1512 [9MR]
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S. Res. 64--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; from the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S871 [17FE]
Text, S914 [17FE]
Reported (no written report), S868 [17FE]
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S. Res. 65--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
conviction by the Government of Russia of businessman Mikhail
Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev constitutes a politically
motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that flagrantly
undermines the rule of law and independence of the judicial system
of Russia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. McCain), S871 [17FE]
Text, S914 [17FE]
Cosponsors added, S1407 [8MR], S1548 [10MR]
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S. Res. 66--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship; from the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship; to the Committee
on Rules and Administration.
By Ms. LANDRIEU, S871 [17FE]
Text, S915 [17FE]
Reported (no written report), S868 [17FE]
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S. Res. 67--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; from the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Ms. STABENOW, S871 [17FE]
Text, S915 [17FE]
Reported (no written report), S868 [17FE]
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S. Res. 68--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs; from the Committee on Indian
Affairs; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. AKAKA, S871 [17FE]
Text, S916 [17FE]
Reported (no written report), S868 [17FE]
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S. Res. 69--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Finance; from the Committee on Finance; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S871 [17FE]
Text, S916 [17FE]
Reported (no written report), S868 [17FE]
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S. Res. 70--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Rules and Administration; from the Committee on Rules
and Administration; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S871 [17FE]
Text, S917 [17FE]
Reported (no written report), S868 [17FE]
Committee on Rules and Administration discharged, S974, S1022 [28FE]
Placed on the calendar, S1022 [28FE]
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S. Res. 71--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs; from the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mrs. MURRAY, S871 [17FE]
Text, S917 [17FE]
Reported (no written report), S868 [17FE]
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S. Res. 72--A resolution recognizing the artistic and cultural
contributions of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the
50th Anniversary of the first performance of Alvin Ailey's
masterwork, ``Revelations''.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Menendez), S871
[17FE]
Text, S917, S924 [17FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S924 [17FE]
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S. Res. 73--A resolution supporting democracy, universal rights, and
the Iranian people in their peaceful call for a representative and
responsive democratic government.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Casey, Mr. Nelson of
Florida, Mr. Graham, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S871 [17FE]
Text, S918, S925 [17FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S924 [17FE]
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S. Res. 74--A resolution designating February 28, 2011, as ``Rare
Disease Day''.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S871 [17FE]
Text, S919, S925 [17FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S924 [17FE]
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S. Res. 75--A resolution designating March 25, 2011, as ``National
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day''.
By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Casey), S871 [17FE]
Text, S919, S925 [17FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S924 [17FE]
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S. Res. 76--A resolution recognizing the soldiers of the 14th
Quartermaster Detachment of the United States Army Reserve who
were killed or wounded during Operation Desert Shield and
Operation Desert Storm.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey), S871 [17FE]
Text, S919, S925 [17FE]
Agreed to in the Senate, S924 [17FE]
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S. Res. 77--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that
domestic oil and gas resources are critical to our Nation's
security and economy and the Secretary of the Interior should take
immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater
permitting process; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Wicker,
Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Begich, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Shelby),
S976 [28FE]
Text, S977 [28FE]
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S. Res. 78--A resolution relative to the death of James Albertus
McClure, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms.
Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn,
Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein,
Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan,
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr.
Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl,
Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms.
Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune,
Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr.
Wyden), S976 [28FE]
Text, S959, S978 [28FE]
Message from the Senate, H1403 [1MR]
Text, H1403 [1MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S957 [28FE]
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S. Res. 79--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Foreign Relations; from the Committee on Foreign
Relations; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. KERRY, S976 [28FE]
Text, S978 [28FE]
Reported (no written report), S975 [28FE]
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S. Res. 80--A resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its
state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its
continued violation of the International Covenants on Human
Rights; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Durbin), S1060 [1MR]
Text, S1062 [1MR]
Cosponsors added, S1678 [15MR], S2189 [6AP], S2349 [8AP], S2509
[14AP], S2583 [2MY], S2623 [3MY], S2779 [9MY], S2841 [10MY], S2876
[11MY], S3054 [17MY], S3172 [19MY], S3814 [15JN], S3972 [21JN],
S4025 [22JN], S4157 [28JN], S4330 [5JY], S4452 [7JY], S4642 [18JY],
S4870 [25JY], S5254 [2AU], S6051 [3OC]
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S. Res. 81--An original resolution authorizing expenditures by
committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2011, through
September 30, 2011, and October 1, 2011, through September 30,
2012, and October 1, 2012, through February 28, 2013; from the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. SCHUMER, S1060 [1MR]
Text, S1062 [1MR], S1078 [2MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1078 [2MR]
Reported (no written report), S1060 [1MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 112-9), S2045 [31MR]
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S. Res. 82--A resolution to provide sufficient time for legislation to
be read; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. PAUL, S1060 [1MR]
Text, S1068 [1MR]
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S. Res. 83--A resolution designating March 2, 2011, as ``Read Across
America Day''.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. Collins), S1060 [1MR]
Text, S1068, S1075 [1MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1075 [1MR]
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S. Res. 84--A resolution expressing support for internal rebuilding,
resettlement, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka that are
necessary to ensure a lasting peace.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Menendez,
Mr. Cardin, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Hagan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Manchin, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Lautenberg), S1060 [1MR]
Text, S1068, S1075 [1MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1075 [1MR]
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S. Res. 85--A resolution strongly condemning the gross and systematic
violations of human rights in Libya, including violent attacks on
protesters demanding democratic reforms, and for other purposes.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Durbin,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Casey,
Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Cardin), S1060 [1MR]
Text, S1068, S1076 [1MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1075 [1MR]
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S. Res. 86--A resolution recognizing the Defense Intelligence Agency
on its 50th Anniversary; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Warner, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Burr, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr.
Rockefeller, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Risch, Mr. Levin, Mr. McCain, and Mr.
Shelby), S1060 [1MR]
Text, S1069 [1MR], S2970 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR], S2089 [4AP], S2189 [6AP], S2267
[7AP], S2688 [4MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2969 [12MY]
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S. Res. 87--A resolution designating the year of 2012 as the
``International Year of Cooperatives''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Kohl,
Mr. Enzi, Ms. Collins, Mr. Franken, Mr. Tester, Mr. Grassley, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Pryor, Mr.
Conrad, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Baucus, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska), S1219
[3MR]
Text, S1236 [3MR], S4810 [21JY]
Cosponsors added, S1264 [4MR], S1329 [7MR], S1407 [8MR], S1503
[9MR], S1678 [15MR], S1829 [17MR], S1896 [28MR], S2583 [2MY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S4810 [21JY]
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S. Res. 88--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that
businesses of the United States should retain the option to
organize as those businesses choose, including as flow-through
entities, and not be forced to reorganize as C corporations; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE, S1219 [3MR]
Text, S1237 [3MR]
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S. Res. 89--A resolution relating to the death of Frank W. Buckles,
the longest surviving United States veteran of the First World
War.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Begich, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Wyden, Ms.
Landrieu, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Bingaman),
S1219 [3MR]
Text, S1237, S1240 [3MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1240 [3MR]
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S. Res. 90--A resolution supporting the goals of ``International
Women's Day'' and recognizing this year's centennial anniversary
of International Women's Day.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Durbin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Begich, Mr.
Whitehouse, and Mrs. Murray), S1219 [3MR]
Text, S1238, S1241 [3MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1241 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR]
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S. Res. 91--A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple
Sclerosis Awareness Week.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. Hagan), S1219 [3MR]
Text, S1238, S1241 [3MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1241 [3MR]
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S. Res. 92--A resolution to authorize the payment of legal expenses of
Senate employees out of the contingent fund of the Senate.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Alexander), S1219 [3MR]
Text, S1239, S1242 [3MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1242 [3MR]
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S. Res. 93--A resolution establishing the Committee to Reduce
Government Waste; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S1329 [7MR]
Text, S1330 [7MR]
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S. Res. 94--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate in support
of reducing its budget by at least 5 percent; to the Committee on
Rules and Administration.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Thune, Mr. Portman, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Enzi,
Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Corker, and Mr.
Manchin), S1406 [8MR]
Text, S1412 [8MR], S1768 [16MR]
Cosponsors added, S1678 [15MR]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S1768 [16MR]
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S. Res. 95--A resolution increasing awareness of and recognizing the
life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the daily lives
of hundreds of thousands of people in the United States; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BURR, S1406 [8MR]
Text, S1412 [8MR]
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S. Res. 96--A resolution congratulating the Army Dental Corps on its
100th anniversary; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cornyn), S1502 [9MR]
Text, S1511 [9MR], S1707 [15MR]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S1707 [15MR]
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S. Res. 97--A resolution affirming the importance of exercise and
physical activity as key components of a healthy lifestyle,
including in combating obesity, reducing chronic disease, and
lowering health care costs.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Burr), S1502 [9MR]
Text, S1511, S1512 [9MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1512 [9MR]
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S. Res. 98--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding
the school breakfast program; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Harkin, Mrs.
Gillibrand, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S1547 [10MR]
Text, S1566 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR]
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S. Res. 99--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is
the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights
of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the
United States and the several States, and that, because the use of
international treaties to govern policy in the United States on
families and children is contrary to principles of self-government
and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on
the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law
in the United States regarding parents and children, the President
should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice
and consent; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign,
Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl,
Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Wicker), S1547 [10MR]
Text, S1566 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S1752 [16MR], S1896 [28MR], S1978
[30MR], S2048 [31MR], S2189 [6AP]
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S. Res. 100--A resolution designating March 11, 2011, as ``World
Plumbing Day''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Merkley), S1547
[10MR]
Text, S1567 [10MR], S1610 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, S1602 [14MR]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S1610 [14MR]
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S. Res. 101--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate relating
to the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lugar, Mr.
Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Conrad, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Manchin,
Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski,
Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr.
Nelson of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of Colorado,
Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden), S1600 [14MR]
Text, S1607, S1610 [14MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1610 [14MR]
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S. Res. 102--A resolution calling for a no-fly zone and the
recognition of the Transitional National Council in Libya; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. McCAIN, S1677 [15MR]
Text, S1682 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S1752 [16MR]
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S. Res. 103--A resolution providing for members on the part of the
Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee
of Congress on the Library.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Alexander), S1751 [16MR]
Text, S1757, S1769 [16MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1768 [16MR]
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S. Res. 104--A resolution designating September 2011 as ``Campus Fire
Safety Month''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sanders,
and Mr. Menendez), S1827 [17MR]
Text, S1851 [17MR], S5283 [2AU]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S5283 [2AU]
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S. Res. 105--A resolution to condemn the December 19, 2010, elections
in Belarus, and to call for the immediate release of all political
prisoners and for new elections that meet international standards.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. McCain, Mr. Cardin,
Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Lautenberg), S1828 [17MR]
Text, S1851, S1876 [17MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1875 [17MR]
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S. Res. 106--A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the
Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in New York City on March 25,
1911, and designating the week of March 21, 2011, through March
25, 2011, as the ``100th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory Fire Remembrance Week''.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Murray), S1828
[17MR]
Text, S1853, S1877 [17MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1877 [17MR]
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S. Res. 107--A resolution designating April 4, 2011, as ``National
Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day''.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Pryor), S1828 [17MR]
Text, S1853, S1877 [17MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1877 [17MR]
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S. Res. 108--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the
importance of strengthening investment relations between the
United States and Brazil; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LUGAR, S1828 [17MR]
Text, S1853 [17MR]
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S. Res. 109--A resolution honoring and supporting women in North
Africa and the Middle East whose bravery, compassion, and
commitment to putting the wellbeing of others before their own
have proven that courage can be contagious; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Boxer,
Mrs. Hagan, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Shaheen,
Ms. Collins, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Murkowski,
Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1894 [28MR]
Text, S1899 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, S2089 [4AP], S2389 [12AP]
Reported (no written report), S2386 [12AP]
Amendments, S2550, S2552 [14AP]
Agreed to in the Senate amended, S2552 [14AP]
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S. Res. 110--A resolution to require that all legislative matters be
available and fully scored by CBO 48 hours before consideration by
any subcommittee or committee of the Senate or on the floor of the
Senate; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Ms.
Murkowski, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Chambliss), S1894 [28MR]
Text, S1900 [28MR]
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S. Res. 111--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that
Congress should reject any proposal for the creation of a system
of global taxation and regulation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. VITTER, S1933 [29MR]
Text, S1937 [29MR]
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S. Res. 112--A resolution congratulating the Pennsylvania State
University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (``THON'') on its
continued success in support of the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn
State Hershey Children's Hospital; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey), S1933 [29MR]
Text, S1938 [29MR], S2000 [30MR]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S1999 [30MR]
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S. Res. 113--A resolution commemorating the 2011 International Year of
Forests; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen), S1933 [29MR]
Text, S1938 [29MR]
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S. Res. 114--A resolution honoring Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro,
the first woman selected by a major political party as its
candidate for Vice President of the United States, and extending
the condolences of the Senate on her death.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. Mikulski, Ms.
Ayotte, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs.
Hagan, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Murkowski,
Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Reid, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr.
Bennet, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken,
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Kohl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Manchin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson
of Nebraska, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico,
Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Chambliss),
S1933 [29MR]
Text, S1939, S1943 [29MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S1943 [29MR]
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S. Res. 115--A resolution designating July 8, 2011, as ``Collector Car
Appreciation Day'' and recognizing that the collection and
restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of
preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of
the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Burr), S1977 [30MR]
Text, S1993 [30MR]
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S. Res. 116--A resolution to provide for expedited Senate
consideration of certain nominations subject to advice and
consent; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Reid, Mr. McConnell,
Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Johanns, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Carper, Mr.
Whitehouse, and Mr. Kyl), S1977 [30MR]
Text, S1994 [30MR], S4208 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY]
Reported (no written report), S2927 [12MY]
Amendments, S4105 [23JN], S4189, S4202, S4208, S4237, S4238 [29JN]
Debated, S4181 [29JN]
Agreed to in the Senate amended, S4208 [29JN]
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S. Res. 117--A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of
Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota), S1977 [30MR]
Text, S1994 [30MR]
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S. Res. 118--A resolution designating April 2011 as ``National 9-1-1
Education Month''.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Burr), S1977 [30MR]
Text, S1995, S2000 [30MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2000 [30MR]
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S. Res. 119--A resolution recognizing past, present, and future public
health and economic benefits of cleaner air due to the successful
implementation of the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Carper, Mr. Kerry,
Mr. Reid, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Franken, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of
New Mexico, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Coons, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Blumenthal), S2046 [31MR]
Text, S2052 [31MR]
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S. Res. 120--A resolution recognizing the 1 year anniversary of the
April 2, 2010, fire and explosion at the Tesoro refinery in
Anacortes, Washington.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S2047 [31MR]
Text, S2053, S2059 [31MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2059 [31MR]
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S. Res. 121--A resolution designating April 2011 as ``Financial
Literacy Month''.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Durbin,
Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kohl, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Wicker), S2047 [31MR]
Text, S2053, S2059 [31MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2059 [31MR]
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S. Res. 122--A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Elizabeth
Taylor.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S2047 [31MR]
Text, S2054, S2060 [31MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2059 [31MR]
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S. Res. 123--A resolution commending ACHIEVA on its 60th anniversary
of providing strong advocacy for and innovative services to
children and adults with disabilities and the families of those
children and adults in the State of Pennsylvania and designating
the week of March 26 through April 2, 2011, as ``Celebrating
ACHIEVA's 60th Anniversary Week''.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey), S2047 [31MR]
Text, S2054, S2060 [31MR]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2059 [31MR]
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S. Res. 124--A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of
Cesar Estrada Chavez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Reid, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bingaman,
Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Akaka), S2047
[31MR]
Text, S2054 [31MR]
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S. Res. 125--A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National
Public Health Week; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Begich), S2047 [31MR]
Text, S2055 [31MR]
Cosponsors added, S2089 [4AP], S2189 [6AP]
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S. Res. 126--A resolution supporting the mission of UNESCO's World
Heritage Convention and celebrating the 2011 International Day for
Monuments and Sites; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Udall of New
Mexico), S2047 [31MR]
Text, S2055 [31MR]
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S. Res. 127--A resolution designating April 2011 as ``National Child
Abuse Prevention Month''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Kerry), S2087 [4AP]
Text, S2090 [4AP], S2553 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2389 [12AP]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S2553 [14AP]
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S. Res. 128--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that
public servants should be commended for their dedication and
continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition
Week, May 1 through 7, 2011; to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Carper, and Mr. Lautenberg), S2087 [4AP]
Text, S2091 [4AP], S2553 [14AP]
Reported (no written report), S2505 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2553 [14AP]
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S. Res. 129--A resolution honoring the 29 coal miners who perished in
the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West
Virginia, on April 5, 2010, and remembering all those who have
lost their lives while mining for the resources on which the
United States relies; to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Enzi,
Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Isakson), S2087 [4AP]
Text, S2092 [4AP], S2142 [5AP]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S2142 [5AP]
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S. Res. 130--A resolution designating April 5, 2011, as ``Gold Star
Wives Day''.
By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Murray), S2130 [5AP]
Text, S2140, S2143 [5AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2143 [5AP]
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S. Res. 131--A resolution designating April 2011 as ``Tsunami
Awareness Month.''
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye), S2130 [5AP]
Text, S2140, S2144 [5AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2143 [5AP]
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S. Res. 132--A resolution recognizing and honoring the zoos and
aquariums of the United States; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Cantwell, and
Mrs. Murray), S2188 [6AP]
Text, S2210 [6AP], S7226 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2389 [12AP], S2583 [2MY], S2993
[16MY], S3226 [23MY], S4330 [5JY], S4642 [18JY], S4677 [19JY], S4722
[20JY], S5018 [28JY], S5072 [29JY], S5254 [2AU], S5388 [7SE], S5625
[14SE], S6091 [4OC], S6332 [6OC], S6765 [19OC]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S7226 [8NO]
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S. Res. 133--A resolution to require that new war funding be offset;
to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. FRANKEN, S2188 [6AP]
Text, S2210 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S2583 [2MY], S2732 [5MY]
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S. Res. 134--A resolution supporting the designation of April as
Parkinson's Awareness Month.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr.
Johanns, and Mrs. Hutchison), S2188 [6AP]
Text, S2212, S2213 [6AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2213 [6AP]
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S. Res. 135--A resolution remembering the 1 year anniversary of the
April 10, 2010, plane crash that claimed the lives of the
President of Poland Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and 94 others, while
they were en route to memorialize those Polish officers,
officials, and civilians who were massacred by the Soviet Union in
1940; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LUGAR, S2266 [7AP]
Text, S2281 [7AP], S2457 [13AP]
Cosponsors added, S2349 [8AP], S2447 [13AP]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S2457 [13AP]
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S. Res. 136--A resolution to authorize document production in United
States v. Douglas D. Hampton (D.D.C.).
By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. McConnell), S2266 [7AP]
Text, S2281, S2285 [7AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2285 [7AP]
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S. Res. 137--A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Take Our
Daughters and Sons To Work Day.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mrs.
Hagan), S2266 [7AP]
Text, S2281, S2285 [7AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2285 [7AP]
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S. Res. 138--A resolution calling on the United Nations to rescind the
Goldstone report, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Risch), S2348 [8AP]
Text, S2360 [8AP], S2554 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2389 [12AP], S2448 [13AP], S2509 [14AP], S2688
[4MY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S2554 [14AP]
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S. Res. 139--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
President should take certain actions with respect to the
Government of Burma; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Inhofe), S2348 [8AP]
Text, S2361 [8AP]
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S. Res. 140--A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the
Bay of Pigs operation and commending the members of Brigada de
Asalto 2506 (Assault Brigade 2506); to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Nelson of
Florida, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Lieberman), S2387 [12AP]
Text, S2398 [12AP]
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S. Res. 141--A resolution recognizing the efforts and accomplishments
of the GOD'S CHILD Project and congratulating the GOD'S CHILD
Project on its 20th anniversary; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Hoeven), S2387 [12AP]
Text, S2399 [12AP], S3937 [20JN]
Amendments, S3936, S3937 [20JN]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate amended, S3936 [20JN]
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S. Res. 142--A resolution congratulating the Lady Aggies of Texas A&M
University on winning the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic
Association Division I Women's Basketball Championship.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cornyn), S2387 [12AP]
Text, S2399, S2402 [12AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2402 [12AP]
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S. Res. 143--A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National
Safe Digging Month.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Thune), S2387 [12AP]
Text, S2399 [12AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2402 [12AP]
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S. Res. 144--A resolution supporting early detection for breast
cancer; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S2446 [13AP]
Text, S2454 [13AP]
Cosponsors added, S2510 [14AP], S2623 [3MY], S2688 [4MY], S2732
[5MY], S3728 [13JN]
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S. Res. 145--A resolution designating April 15, 2011, as ``National
TEA Party Day''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Lee), S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2539 [14AP]
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S. Res. 146--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it
is not in the vital interest of the United States to intervene
militarily in Libya, calling on NATO to ensure that member states
dedicate the resources necessary to ensure that objectives as
outlined in the United Nations Resolutions 1970 and 1973 are
accomplished, and to urge members of the Arab League who have yet
to participate in operations over Libya to provide additional
military and financial assistance; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Manchin), S2507
[14AP]
Text, S2539 [14AP]
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S. Res. 147--A resolution recognizing the celebration of National
Student Employment Week at the University of Minnesota Duluth; to
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR, S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2540 [14AP]
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S. Res. 148--A resolution calling on the President to submit to
Congress a detailed description of United States policy objectives
in Libya, both during and after Muammar Qaddafi's rule, and a plan
to achieve them, and to seek congressional authorization for the
use of military force against Libya; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lee, Mr.
Roberts, and Mr. Inhofe), S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2540 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2583 [2MY]
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S. Res. 149--A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and
ideals of Sexual Assault Awareness Month; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CASEY, S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2542 [14AP]
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S. Res. 150--A resolution calling for the protection of religious
minority rights and freedoms in the Arab world; to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. INHOFE, S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2543 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S3430 [26MY]
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S. Res. 151--A resolution congratulating the University of Minnesota
Duluth men's ice hockey team on winning their first National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men's Hockey
National Championship; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR, S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2543 [14AP], S2695 [4MY]
Cosponsors added, S2688 [4MY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S2694 [4MY]
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S. Res. 152--A resolution designating April 30, 2011, as ``Dia de los
Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reid, and Mr.
Lautenberg), S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2544 [14AP]
Cosponsors added, S2583 [2MY]
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S. Res. 153--A resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the
Chernobyl nuclear disaster; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Kerry), S2507 [14AP]
Text, S2544 [14AP], S2799 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S2732 [5MY]
Amendments, S2799 [9MY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate amended, S2799 [9MY]
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S. Res. 154--A resolution designating July 8, 2011, as ``Collector Car
Appreciation Day'' and recognizing that the collection and
restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of
preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of
the United States.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Burr), S2508 [14AP]
Text, S2545, S2555 [14AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2555 [14AP]
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S. Res. 155--A resolution designating April 23, 2011, as ``National
Adopt A Library Day''.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Warner),
S2508 [14AP]
Text, S2545, S2555 [14AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2555 [14AP]
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S. Res. 156--A resolution designating April 15 through 17, 2011, as
``Global Youth Service Days''.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Udall
of Colorado, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Cochran, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Coons), S2508 [14AP]
Text, S2545, S2555 [14AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2555 [14AP]
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S. Res. 157--A resolution designating april 21, 2011, as ``PowerTalk
21 Day''.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Vitter), S2508 [14AP]
Text, S2546, S2556 [14AP]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2555 [14AP]
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S. Res. 158--A resolution congratulating the students, parents,
teachers, and administrators of charter schools across the United
States for ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the
ideals and goals of the 12th annual National Charter Schools Week;
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Burr, Mr. Carper, Mr.
Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Vitter),
S2581 [2MY]
Text, S2583 [2MY], S2752 [5MY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S2749 [5MY]
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S. Res. 159--A resolution honoring the members of the military and
intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed
Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes.
By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms.
Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn,
Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley,
Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of
Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kirk, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. McCain,
Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran,
Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of
Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New
Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker,
and Mr. Wyden), S2621 [3MY]
Text, S2609, S2625 [3MY]
Debated, S2604 [3MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2609 [3MY]
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S. Res. 160--A resolution designating May 6, 2011, as ``Military
Spouse Appreciation Day''.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs. Boxer), S2622 [3MY]
Text, S2625, S2637 [3MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2636 [3MY]
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S. Res. 161--A resolution designating May 2011, as ``National
Inventors Month''.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Coons), S2622 [3MY]
Text, S2625, S2637 [3MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2637 [3MY]
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S. Res. 162--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that
stable and affordable housing is an essential component of an
effective strategy for the prevention, treatment, and care of
human immunodeficiency virus, and that the United States should
make a commitment to providing adequate funding for the
development of housing as a response to the acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome pandemic; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Whitehouse, and Mr. Lieberman), S2687 [4MY]
Text, S2692 [4MY]
Cosponsors added, S3430 [26MY]
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S. Res. 163--A resolution commemorating the 175th anniversary of the
United States National Library of Medicine; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN, S2687 [4MY]
Text, S2692 [4MY]
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S. Res. 164--A resolution recognizing the teachers of the United
States for their contributions to the development and progress of
our Nation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Begich, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Kohl, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. Cardin), S2687 [4MY]
Text, S2693, S2695 [4MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2695 [4MY]
Amendments, S3114 [18MY]
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S. Res. 165--A resolution designating July 23, 2011, as ``National Day
of the American Cowboy''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bingaman, Mr.
Conrad, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota,
Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Roberts), S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2744 [5MY], S4304 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S3925 [20JN]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S4304 [30JN]
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S. Res. 166--A resolution commemorating May 8, 2011, as the 66th
anniversary of V-E Day, the end of World War II in Europe.
By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Lautenberg), S2731
[5MY]
Text, S2745, S2752 [5MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2752 [5MY]
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S. Res. 167--A resolution recognizing the historical significance of
the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Bennet), S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2745, S2753 [5MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2752 [5MY]
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S. Res. 168--A resolution commemorating and acknowledging the
dedication and sacrifice made by the Federal, State, and local law
enforcement officers who have been killed or injured in the line
of duty.
By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kohl, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Levin,
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Durbin, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr.
Schumer), S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2745, S2753 [5MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2752 [5MY]
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S. Res. 169--A resolution to authorize testimony, documents and legal
representation.
By Mr. REID, S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2745, S2753 [5MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2752 [5MY]
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S. Res. 170--A resolution honoring Thad Allen of the United States
Coast Guard (Ret.) for his lifetime of selfless commitment and
exemplary service to the United States; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. COCHRAN, S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2746 [5MY], S4304 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S4158 [28JN], S4227 [29JN], S4293 [30JN]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S4304 [30JN]
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S. Res. 171--A resolution recognizing and supporting National Train
Day on May 7, 2011; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Carper, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Merkley), S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2746 [5MY]
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S. Res. 172--A resolution recognizing the importance of cancer
research and the contributions made by scientists and clinicians
across the United States who are dedicated to finding a cure for
cancer, and designating May 2011, as ``National Cancer Research
Month''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Begich, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr.
Kirk, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Casey), S2731 [5MY]
Text, S2747 [5MY], S3461 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S3172 [19MY], S3226 [23MY], S3430
[26MY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S3461 [26MY]
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S. Res. 173--A resolution designating the week of May 1 through May 7,
2011, as ``National Physical Education and Sport Week''; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Thune), S2778 [9MY]
Text, S2797 [9MY]
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S. Res. 174--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that
effective sharing of passenger information from inbound
international flight manifests is a crucial component of our
national security and that the Department of Homeland Security
must maintain the information sharing standards required under the
2007 Passenger Name Record Agreement between the United States and
the European Union; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins), S2778 [9MY]
Text, S2798 [9MY], S3114 [18MY]
Cosponsors added, S2841 [10MY], S3054 [17MY]
Reported (no written report), S2927 [12MY]
Amendments, S3113 [18MY]
Agreed to in the Senate amended, S3114 [18MY]
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S. Res. 175--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with
respect to ongoing violations of the territorial integrity and
sovereignty of Georgia and the importance of a peaceful and just
resolution to the conflict within Georgia's internationally
recognized borders; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Graham), S2839 [10MY]
Text, S2847 [10MY], S5049 [29JY]
Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3172 [19MY], S3226 [23MY], S3543
[7JN], S3615 [8JN], S3685 [9JN], S3814 [15JN], S3893 [16JN], S4293
[30JN], S4330 [5JY], S4452 [7JY], S4486 [11JY], S4556 [13JY], S4870
[25JY], S4912 [26JY]
Reported (no written report), S4960 [27JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S5049 [29JY]
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S. Res. 176--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to
support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease; to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. MIKULSKI, S2839 [10MY]
Text, S2848 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, S3054 [17MY]
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S. Res. 177--A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May
21, 2011, as ``National Public Works Week''; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Inhofe), S2839 [10MY]
Text, S2848 [10MY], S3000 [16MY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S3000 [16MY]
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S. Res. 178--A resolution expressing support for the designation of
May 1, 2011, as ``Silver Star Service Banner Day''.
By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Blunt), S2840 [10MY]
Text, S2849, S2850 [10MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2850 [10MY]
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S. Res. 179--A resolution to constitute the minority party's
membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Twelfth
Congress, or until their successors are choseno.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S2875 [11MY]
Text, S2889, S2892 [11MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2892 [11MY]
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S. Res. 180--A resolution expressing support for peaceful
demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the
human rights violations by the Assad regime; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kirk, Mr.
Casey, Mr. McCain, Mr. Coons, Mr. Graham, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Ayotte, Mr.
Durbin, and Mr. Hoeven), S2875 [11MY]
Text, S2890 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S2931 [12MY], S2993 [16MY], S3107 [18MY], S3685
[9JN], S4330 [5JY], S4642 [18JY], S7156 [7NO]
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S. Res. 181--A resolution designating May 15, 2011, as ``National MPS
Awareness Day''.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Burr, Mr. Inouye, Mr.
Begich, Mr. Kerry, and Ms. Murkowski), S2929 [12MY]
Text, S2956, S2970 [12MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2970 [12MY]
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S. Res. 182--A resolution expressing the condolences of the United
States to the victims of the devastating tornadoes that touched
down in the South in April 2011, commending the resiliency of the
people of the affected States, including the people of the States
of Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Virginia, and North
Carolina, and committing to stand by the people affected in the
relief and recovery efforts.
By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Corker,
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Burr, and
Mrs. Hagan), S2929 [12MY]
Text, S2957, S2970 [12MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2970 [12MY]
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S. Res. 183--A resolution designating May 14, 2011, as ``National
Police Survivors Day''.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Mikulski,
Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Whitehouse), S2929 [12MY]
Text, S2958, S2971 [12MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S2970 [12MY]
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S. Res. 184--A resolution recognizing the life and service of the
Honorable Hubert H. Humphrey, distinguished former Senator from
the State of Minnesota and former Vice President of the United
States, upon the 100th anniversary of his birth; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken), S2929 [12MY]
Text, S2958 [12MY], S3201 [19MY]
Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY]
Amendments, S3200, S3201 [19MY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate amended, S3201 [19MY]
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S. Res. 185--A resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United
States to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations,
reaffirming opposition to the inclusion of Hamas in a unity
government unless it is willing to accept peace with Israel and
renounce violence, and declaring that Palestinian efforts to gain
recognition of a state outside direct negotiations demonstrates
absence of a good faith commitment to peace negotiations, and will
have implications for continued United States aid; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Thune, Mr. Menendez, Mr.
Casey, and Mr. Risch), S2992 [16MY]
Text, S2998 [16MY], S4163 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, S3276 [24MY], S3341 [25MY], S3430 [26MY], S3499
[6JN], S3543 [7JN], S3615 [8JN], S3685 [9JN], S3728 [13JN], S3814,
S3816 [15JN], S3893 [16JN], S3925 [20JN], S4025 [22JN], S4131
[27JN], S4158 [28JN], S4227 [29JN], S4912 [26JY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S4162 [28JN]
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S. Res. 186--A resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of the United
States Army Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Coburn), S3052 [17MY]
Text, S3059, S3061 [17MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3061 [17MY]
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S. Res. 187--A resolution supporting national minority health
awareness in order to bring attention to the severe health
disparities faced by minority populations such as American Indians
and Alaska Natives, Asians, Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics
or Latinos, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Begich), S3052
[17MY]
Text, S3060, S3061 [17MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3061 [17MY]
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S. Res. 188--A resolution opposing State bailouts by the Federal
Government; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. KIRK, S3106 [18MY]
Text, S3112 [18MY]
Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY], S3430 [26MY]
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S. Res. 189--A resolution recognizing and honoring Harmon Killebrew
and expressing the condolences of the Senate to his family on his
death.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Franken),
S3106 [18MY]
Text, S3112, S3115 [18MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3114 [18MY]
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S. Res. 190--A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the
Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Coats), S3106 [18MY]
Text, S3113, S3116 [18MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3116 [18MY]
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S. Res. 191--A resolution designating June 2011 as ``National Aphasia
Awareness Month'' and supporting efforts to increase awareness of
aphasia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S3171 [19MY]
Text, S3184 [19MY]
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S. Res. 192--A resolution designating May 21, 2011, as ``National Kids
to Parks Day''.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Bingaman, and Ms.
Murkowski), S3171 [19MY]
Text, S3184, S3202 [19MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3201 [19MY]
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S. Res. 193--A resolution honoring the bicentennial of the City of
Astoria.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S3171 [19MY]
Text, S3184, S3202 [19MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3202 [19MY]
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S. Res. 194--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on United
States military operations in Libya; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Graham, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Chambliss), S3224 [23MY]
Text, S3229 [23MY]
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S. Res. 195--A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the
founding of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Kerry), S3224
[23MY]
Text, S3229, S3244 [23MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3244 [23MY]
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S. Res. 196--A resolution calling upon the Government of Turkey to
facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's
Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr.
Whitehouse, and Mr. Menendez), S3275 [24MY]
Text, S3278 [24MY]
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S. Res. 197--A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small
business concerns in the United States during National Small
Business Week, which begins on May 15, 2011.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr.
Kerry, Ms. Ayotte, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Risch),
S3275 [24MY]
Text, S3279, S3287 [24MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3287 [24MY]
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S. Res. 198--A resolution congratulating the Alaska Aces hockey team
on winning the 2011 Kelly Cup and becoming the East Coast Hockey
League champions for the second time in team history.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S3275 [24MY]
Text, S3280, S3288 [24MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3288 [24MY]
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S. Res. 199--A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of ``Crohn's
and Colitis Awareness Week''; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Cochran), S3339 [25MY]
Text, S3345 [25MY], S7417 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, S3499 [6JN], S3815 [15JN], S4870 [25JY], S7415
[14NO]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S7417 [14NO]
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S. Res. 200--A resolution recognizing the significance of the
designation of the month of May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage
Month; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein,
and Mr. Reid), S3428 [26MY]
Text, S3451 [26MY]
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S. Res. 201--A resolution expressing the regret of the Senate for the
passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese in America,
including the Chinese Exclusion Act; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hatch,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Akaka), S3428 [26MY]
Text, S3451 [26MY], S6353 [6OC]
Cosponsors added, S3925 [20JN], S4486 [11JY], S5840 [21SE]
Amendments, S6350, S6353 [6OC]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate amended, S6352 [6OC]
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S. Res. 202--A resolution designating June 27, 2011, as ``National
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day''; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr.
Durbin), S3428 [26MY]
Text, S3453 [26MY], S3978 [21JN]
Cosponsors added, S3543 [7JN], S3685 [9JN], S3728 [13JN], S3815,
S3816 [15JN], S3893 [16JN], S3925 [20JN]
Amendments, S3978 [21JN]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate amended, S3978 [21JN]
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S. Res. 203--A resolution recognizing ``National Foster Care Month''
as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of
children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to
implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster
care system.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Franken, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Begich, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins,
Mr. Levin, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Casey), S3428 [26MY]
Text, S3454, S3462 [26MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3462 [26MY]
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S. Res. 204--A resolution designating June 7, 2011, as ``National
Hunger Awareness Day''.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lugar, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S3428 [26MY]
Text, S3454, S3462 [26MY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3462 [26MY]
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S. Res. 205--A resolution designating the period beginning on June 19,
2011, and ending on June 25, 2011, as ``Polycystic Kidney Disease
Awareness Week'', and raising awareness and understanding of
polycystic kidney disease and the impact such disease has on
patients.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S3613 [8JN]
Text, S3620, S3629 [8JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3629 [8JN]
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S. Res. 206--A resolution designating June 20, 2011, as ``American
Eagle Day'', and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the
bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States.
By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Feinstein,
Mr. Roberts, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mrs. Boxer, and
Mr. Corker), S3613 [8JN]
Text, S3620, S3629 [8JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3629 [8JN]
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S. Res. 207--A resolution supporting National Men's Health Week.
By Mr. CRAPO, S3727 [13JN]
Text, S3734, S3738 [13JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3738 [13JN]
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S. Res. 208--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding
Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj's visit to Washington,
D.C., and its support for the growing partnership between the
United States and Mongolia.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. McCain, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Webb),
S3813 [15JN]
Text, S3841, S3848 [15JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3848 [15JN]
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S. Res. 209--A resolution congratulating the Dallas Mavericks on
winning the 2011 National Basketball Championship.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cornyn), S3891 [16JN]
Text, S3897, S3902 [16JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3902 [16JN]
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S. Res. 210--A resolution congratulating the Boston Bruins for winning
the 2011 Stanley Cup Championship.
By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, Ms.
Collins, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr.
Leahy), S3891 [16JN]
Text, S3898, S3902 [16JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3902 [16JN]
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S. Res. 211--A resolution observing the historical significance of
Juneteenth Independence Day; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cochran,
Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Udall of Colorado, Mr. Begich, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Wicker), S3891 [16JN]
Text, S3898 [16JN], S3937 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, S3925 [20JN], S3972 [21JN]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S3937 [20JN]
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S. Res. 212--A resolution congratulating the people and Government of
the Republic of Slovenia on the twentieth anniversary of the
country's independence.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Barrasso,
Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Portman), S3970 [21JN]
Text, S3976, S3979 [21JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S3979 [21JN]
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S. Res. 213--A resolution commending and expressing thanks to
professionals of the intelligence community; to the Select
Committee on Intelligence.
By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Ayotte, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats,
Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch,
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of
Wisconsin, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lee, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch,
Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Alexander), S3970 [21JN]
Text, S3976 [21JN]
Cosponsors added, S4025 [22JN], S4077 [23JN], S4131 [27JN]
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S. Res. 214--A resolution designating the week of June 24 through 28,
2011, as ``National Music Education Week''; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mrs. MURRAY, S4076 [23JN]
Text, S4103 [23JN]
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S. Res. 215--A resolution designating the month of June 2011 as
``National Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month''.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Ms. Murkowski), S4076 [23JN]
Text, S4103, S4106 [23JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4106 [23JN]
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S. Res. 216--A resolution encouraging women's political participation
in Saudi Arabia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. DeMint), S4076 [23JN]
Text, S4103 [23JN], S5050 [29JY]
Cosponsors added, S4609 [14JY], S4677 [19JY], S4722 [20JY], S4912
[26JY], S5019 [28JY], S5072 [29JY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S4960 [27JY]
Agreed to in the Senate amended, S5049 [29JY]
Amendments, S5050 [29JY]
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S. Res. 217--A resolution calling for a peaceful and multilateral
resolution to maritime territorial disputes in Southeast Asia.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Inouye),
S4130 [27JN]
Text, S4131, S4133 [27JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4133 [27JN]
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S. Res. 218--A resolution encouraging the United States Trade
Representative to establish and articulate a strategy for
initiating negotiations for a free trade agreement between the
United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Inhofe), S4226 [29JN]
Text, S4235 [29JN]
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S. Res. 219--A resolution designating September 13, 2011, as
``National Celiac Disease Awareness Day''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Inhofe), S4226 [29JN]
Text, S4236 [29JN], S5392 [7SE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S5392 [7SE]
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S. Res. 220--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding
the June 30, 2011, opening of the Tom Lantos Institute in
Budapest, Hungary.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Reid), S4226 [29JN]
Text, S4236, S4239 [29JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4239 [29JN]
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S. Res. 221--A resolution congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,
Inc., on reaching the historic milestone of 100 years of serving
local and international communities, maintaining a commitment to
the betterment of mankind, and enriching the lives of collegiate
men throughout the United States.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Lugar, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mrs. Hagan, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms.
Cantwell), S4226 [29JN]
Text, S4236, S4239 [29JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4239 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S4293 [30JN]
Removal of cosponsors, S4293 [30JN]
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S. Res. 222--A resolution recognizing the American Revolution Center
for its role in telling the story of the American Revolution and
the continuing impact on struggles for freedom, self-government,
and the rule of law throughout the world, and encouraging the
Center in its efforts to build a new Museum of the American
Revolution.
By Mr. CASEY, S4226 [29JN]
Text, S4237, S4240 [29JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4240 [29JN]
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S. Res. 223--A resolution designating July 1, 2011, as ``National
Caretakers Day''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. LANDRIEU, S4292 [30JN]
Text, S4298 [30JN]
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S. Res. 224--A resolution congratulating the Soil Science Society of
America on its 75th anniversary.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S4292 [30JN]
Text, S4298, S4304 [30JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4304 [30JN]
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S. Res. 225--A resolution congratulating the University of South
Carolina baseball team for its gritty and record-breaking pursuit
of back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association Division
I Baseball National Championships.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. DeMint), S4292 [30JN]
Text, S4298, S4305 [30JN]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4305 [30JN]
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S. Res. 226--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt
limit by ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to continue
issuing debt on the full faith and credit of the United States; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. McCain, Ms. Ayotte, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Coats, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chambliss, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Johanns, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Risch), S4450 [7JY]
Text, S4454 [7JY]
Cosponsors added, S4486 [11JY], S4556 [13JY]
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S. Res. 227--A resolution calling for the protection of the Mekong
River Basin and increased United States support for delaying the
construction of mainstream dams along the Mekong River; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Lugar), S4450 [7JY]
Text, S4454 [7JY]
Cosponsors added, S7993 [29NO]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S8148 [1DE]
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S. Res. 228--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding
coming together as a Nation and ceasing all work or other activity
for a moment of remembrance beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time on September 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th
anniversary of the terrorist attacks committed against the United
States on September 11, 2001; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Casey,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Webb,
and Mr. Warner), S4450 [7JY]
Text, S4455 [7JY]
Cosponsors added, S4556 [13JY], S4642 [18JY], S4677 [19JY], S4722
[20JY], S4803 [21JY]
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S. Res. 229--A resolution recognizing the heroic efforts of
firefighters to contain numerous wildfires that have affected
thousands of people throughout the United States.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Begich, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Udall of New
Mexico, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs.
Feinstein), S4450 [7JY]
Text, S4455, S4458 [7JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4458 [7JY]
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S. Res. 230--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any
agreement to reduce the budget deficit should not include cuts to
Social Security benefits or Medicare benefits; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown
of Ohio, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Franken), S4485 [11JY]
Text, S4487 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, S4609 [14JY], S4722 [20JY]
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S. Res. 231--A resolution designating September 2011 as ``National
Child Awareness Month'' to promote awareness of charities
benefitting children and youth-serving organizations throughout
the United States and recognizing efforts made by those charities
and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical
contributions to the future of the United States.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Begich, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Alexander), S4485 [11JY]
Text, S4487, S4489 [11JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4489 [11JY]
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S. Res. 232--A resolution recognizing the continued persecution of
Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 12th anniversary of the
campaign by the Chinese Communist Party to suppress the Falun Gong
movement, recognizing the Tuidang movement whereby Chinese
citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and
its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to the campaign
to persecute Falun Gong practitioners; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Coburn), S4555 [13JY]
Text, S4561 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, S4642 [18JY], S4677 [19JY], S5686 [15SE], S5904
[22SE], S5946 [23SE], S6051 [3OC], S6392 [11OC]
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S. Res. 233--A resolution honoring the men and women of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Shuttle Program on
reaching the historic milestone of the 135th and final flight of
the Space Transportation System.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs.
Hutchison, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Udall of Colorado, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Vitter), S4555 [13JY]
Text, S4561, S4563 [13JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4563 [13JY]
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S. Res. 234--A resolution relative to the death of William F.
Hildenbrand, former Secretary of the Senate.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Reid), S4802 [21JY]
Text, S4807, S4810 [21JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4810 [21JY]
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S. Res. 235--A resolution designating 2011 as ``The Year of the Family
Caregiver''.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Snowe), S4802
[21JY]
Text, S4808, S4811 [21JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4811 [21JY]
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S. Res. 236--A resolution designating September 2011 as National
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S4802 [21JY]
Text, S4808, S4811 [21JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4811 [21JY]
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S. Res. 237--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding
coming together as a Nation and ceasing all work or other activity
for a moment of remembrance beginning at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight
Time on September 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th anniversary of
the terrorist attacks committed against the United States on
September 11, 2011.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Webb,
Mr. Warner, Mr. Reid, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms.
Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr.
Bingaman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Carper, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
DeMint, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr.
Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. McCain, Mrs.
McCaskill, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller,
Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms.
Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr.
Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr.
Wyden), S4845 [22JY]
Text, S4836, S4850 [22JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4836 [22JY]
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S. Res. 238--A resolution designating the third week in January 2012
as ``Teen Cancer Awareness Week''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, S4911 [26JY]
Text, S4912 [26JY]
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S. Res. 239--A resolution acknowledging the contributions and
sacrifices of the young men who served as colonists on behalf of
the United States in the Federal occupation of the islands of
Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury from 1935 through
1942, facilitating the United States claim of jurisdiction over
such islands; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye), S4911 [26JY]
Text, S4913 [26JY]
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S. Res. 240--A resolution condemning the horrific attacks on
government buildings in Oslo, Norway, and a youth camp on Utoya
Island, Norway, on July 22, 2011, and for other purposes.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lugar, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Franken,
Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Conrad, Mr. McCain,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr.
Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. DeMint, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of
Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Landrieu, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Manchin, Mrs.
McCaskill, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms.
Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New
Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr.
Wicker), S4960 [27JY]
Text, S4962, S4970 [27JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S4970 [27JY]
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S. Res. 241--A resolution expressing support for the designation of
November 16, 2011, as National Information and Referral Services
Day; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mrs. Murray), S4960 [27JY]
Text, S4962 [27JY], S7584 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, S5946 [23SE], S7189 [8NO], S7295 [9NO], S7369
[10NO]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S7583 [15NO]
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S. Res. 242--A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Cardin, Ms.
Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Tester, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs.
Hutchison, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Brown
of Ohio, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenthal, and
Mr. Schumer), S5071 [29JY]
Text, S5051, S5077 [29JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S5051 [29JY]
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S. Res. 243--A resolution promoting increased awareness, diagnosis,
and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity
and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable hospitalizations
associated with the disease.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Akaka, Mr.
Rubio, and Mr. Toomey), S5071 [29JY]
Text, S5051, S5077 [29JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S5051 [29JY]
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S. Res. 244--A resolution congratulating Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
Inc. for 100 years of service to communities throughout the United
States and the world, and commending Omega Psi Phi for upholding
its cardinal principles of manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and
uplift.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Gillibrand,
and Mr. Cornyn), S5071 [29JY]
Text, S5052, S5078 [29JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S5051 [29JY]
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S. Res. 245--A resolution designating November 2011 as ``Stomach
Cancer Awareness Month'' and supporting efforts to educate the
public about stomach cancer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Durbin), S5071 [29JY]
Text, S5078 [29JY]
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S. Res. 246--A resolution recognizing and commending the 2011 National
Veterans Wheelchair Games, to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Augut 1 through August 6, 2011.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey), S5146 [30JY]
Text, S5133, S5146 [30JY]
Agreed to in the Senate, S5132 [30JY]
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S. Res. 247--A resolution recognizing the accomplishments and efforts
of John I. Wilson, executive director of the National Education
Association, for dedicating his career to education professionals
and students, and honoring his retirement; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. HAGAN, S5192 [1AU]
Text, S5195 [1AU]
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S. Res. 248--A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National
Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. KERRY, S5192 [1AU]
Text, S5195 [1AU], S5933 [23SE]
Cosponsors added, S5500 [12SE], S5727 [19SE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S5933 [23SE]
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S. Res. 249--A resolution honoring the achievements of E. Thom
Rumberger; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S5192 [1AU]
Text, S5196 [1AU]
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S. Res. 250--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
memorial park on Hero Street USA, in Silvis, Illinois, should be
recognized as Hero Street Memorial Park and should continue to be
supported as a park by the Town of Silvis at no cost to United
States taxpayers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KIRK, S5251 [2AU]
Text, S5267 [2AU]
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S. Res. 251--A resolution expressing support for improvement in the
collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials
throughout the United States; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Baucus, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Casey, Mr. Grassley, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Tester, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Merkley),
S5251 [2AU]
Text, S5267 [2AU], S7627 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, S5342 [6SE], S5460 [8SE], S5946 [23SE], S6091
[4OC], S6919 [31OC], S7369 [10NO], S7453 [15NO]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, S7627 [16NO]
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S. Res. 252--A resolution celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the
United States-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty; to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Inhofe), S5251 [2AU]
Text, S5268 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5342 [6SE], S8491 [12DE]
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S. Res. 253--A resolution designating October 26, 2011, as ``Day of
the Deployed''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOEVEN, S5251 [2AU]
Text, S5269 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5332, S5342 [6SE], S5460 [8SE], S5500 [12SE],
S5946 [23SE], S6463 [12OC]
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S. Res. 254--A resolution designating August 16, 2011, as ``National
Airborne Day''.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Corker,
Mr. Crapo, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr.