[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 26 (Thursday, February 17, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S870-S871]
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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Ms. Collins):
       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. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Lee):
       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. COBURN (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       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. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       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. ROCKEFELLER:
       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. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       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. McCAIN:
       S. 380. A bill to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Begich, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Baucus):
       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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Barrasso):
       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 permits; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       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 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):
       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 Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Franken):
       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. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio):
       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 Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Burr, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       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. Casey, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska):
       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 Mr. KIRK:
       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. WEBB (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       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. MORAN:
       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. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       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. REED (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mr. Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       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. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       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. 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):
       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. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       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. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wicker, and 
             Mr. Risch):
       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. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       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. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       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. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Mr. Burr, Mr. Graham, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Lee):
       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. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       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 Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Webb, Ms. Collins, and 
             Mr. Kerry):
       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 Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 403. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate segments of the

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     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. LEVIN:
       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. NELSON of Florida:
       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. WYDEN:
       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. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Roberts, and Ms. Murkowski):
       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. ROCKEFELLER:
       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. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio):
       S. 409. A bill to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 410. A bill to provide for media coverage of Federal 
     court proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Brown of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Begich, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Casey, and Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       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 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):
       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. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Carper):
       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. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Cardin, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts):
       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. WARNER:
       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.

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