[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 6, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2187-S2188]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              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 Ms. STABENOW:
       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 Mr. KERRY:
       S. 735. A bill to reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 
     2004; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       S. 736. A bill to improve the Fugitive Safe Surrender 
     Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       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 Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       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 Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Kerry, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Merkley, 
             and Ms. Stabenow):
       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. REED (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Durbin, 
             and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       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. 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):
       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. BROWN of Ohio:
       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. 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):
       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. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Lieberman, and Mr. Kerry):
       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. SCHUMER:
       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. 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):
       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. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Collins, and 
             Mr. Portman):
       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. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, 
             and Mr. Kerry):
       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. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms.

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             Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Tester):
       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):
       S. 750. A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       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 Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. 
             Kerry):
       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. GILLIBRAND:
       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.

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