[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 149 (Thursday, October 6, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S6330]
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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 Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1661. A bill to amend title V of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through 
     the use of highly qualified teachers, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1662. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish a nanotechnology regulatory science 
     program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 1663. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic 
     regional tourism; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1664. A bill to amend titles 28 and 10, United States 
     Code, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied 
     relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the Armed Forces; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, and Ms. 
             Snowe):
       S. 1665. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast 
     Guard for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 1666. A bill to prohibit the implementation of certain 
     rules of the National Labor Relations Board relating to the 
     posting of notices on unionization; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 1667. A bill to require certain standards and 
     enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in 
     residential programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Begich, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 1668. A bill to provide that the Postal Service may not 
     close any post office which results in more than 10 miles 
     distance (as measured on roads with year-round access) 
     between any 2 post offices; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1669. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program of 
     awarding grants to owners or operators of water systems to 
     increase the resiliency or adaptability of the systems to any 
     ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of 
     a region of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1670. A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law 
     enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. McCain, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Graham, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Brown of Massachusetts, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 1671. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a temporary dividends received deduction for 
     dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 1672. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     clarify that persons who enter into a conspiracy within the 
     United States to traffic illegal controlled substances 
     outside the United States, or engage in conduct within the 
     United States to aid or abet drug trafficking outside the 
     United States, may be criminally prosecuted in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1673. A bill to establish the Office of Agriculture 
     Inspection within the Department of Homeland Security, which 
     shall be headed by the Assistant Commissioner for Agriculture 
     Inspection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 1674. A bill to improve teacher quality, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Begich, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1675. A bill to improve student academic achievement in 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 1676. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for taxpayers making donations with their returns 
     of income tax to the Federal Government to pay down the 
     public debt; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S.J. Res. 28. A joint resolution limiting the issuance of a 
     letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of 
     defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of 
     Bahrain; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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