[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 13, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4554-S4555]
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 Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Sanders):
       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 Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Paul):
       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 Mrs. HAGAN:
       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. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1355. A bill to regulate political robocalls; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Wyden, 
             and Mr. McCain):
       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. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       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. TESTER:
       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.

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           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Begich):
       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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
       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. KERRY:
       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. WEBB:
       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. ROCKEFELLER:
       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. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 1364. A bill to ensure the timely payment of Social 
     Security benefits in August 2011; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       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 Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Crapo, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       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.

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