[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 142 (Thursday, September 22, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5902-S5903]
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. HARKIN:
       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; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
             Barrasso):
       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. LEAHY:
       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; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Risch, and 
             Mr. Wyden):
       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 Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Lugar):
       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 Mr. CORNYN:
       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. KERRY (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Inouye, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             and Mr. Coons):
       S. 1605. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Pryor, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       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. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       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. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Casey):
       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. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Inouye):
       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. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Blunt, 
             and Ms. Landrieu):
       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.

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           By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, 
             Mr. Paul, and Mr. Johanns):
       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 Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, and Mr. Wyden):
       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 Mr. REED (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       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. CASEY:
       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. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Corker, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Wicker):
       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. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       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. REED (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Merkley, and Mr. Franken):
       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. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Franken):
       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. 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):
       S. 1619. A bill to provide for identification of misaligned 
     currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for 
     other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Cantwell):
       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. 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):
       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.

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