[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 120 (Tuesday, August 2, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5250-S5251]
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 Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Ms. Ayotte):
       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 Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Tester):
       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. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Hatch):
       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 Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch):
       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. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       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 Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. 
             Lieberman):
       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 Mr. HELLER:
       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:
       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:
       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. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Coburn):
       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. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran):
       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. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. 
             Thune):
       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. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey):
       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. Schumer):
       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):
       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 Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       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 Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       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. NELSON of Nebraska:
       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. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Heller, 
             Mr. Bingaman, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       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. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Heller):
       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 Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Inouye, 
             and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin):
       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 Mr. CASEY:
       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:
       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:
       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. WYDEN:
       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. REID (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       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 Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Blunt):
       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

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cochran, 
             Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Thune):
       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 Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       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. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Begich):
       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. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
             Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Franken):
       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 Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       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 Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Thune, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       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. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. 
             Alexander):
       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 Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Lee, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Paul, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin):
       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. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       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. BROWN of Massachusetts:
       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. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 1504. A bill to restore Medicaid eligibility for 
     citizens of the Freely Associated States; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       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. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mrs. 
             Hutchison):
       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. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. McCain, and 
             Mr. Graham):
       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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       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. WYDEN:
       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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Manchin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and 
             Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       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.

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