[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 152 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S6461]
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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 Mr. CASEY:
       S. 1682. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
     Act of 2008 to promote growth and opportunity for the dairy 
     industry in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 1683. A bill to provide the Department of Homeland 
     Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the 
     Department of the Treasury with authority to more 
     aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and 
     apparel articles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. McCain, 
             and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 1684. A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Energy 
     Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1685. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school 
     buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 1686. A bill to amend section 1112 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico):
       S. 1687. A bill to adjust the boundary of Carson National 
     Forest, New Mexico; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI:
       S. 1688. A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, United 
     States Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the 
     amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under 
     the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       S. 1689. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require a comprehensive policy on reporting and tracking 
     sexual assault incidents and other safety incidents that 
     occur at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Lee, and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 1690. A bill to preserve the multiple use land 
     management policy in the State of Arizona, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1691. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to 
     commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions 
     on interstate firearms transactions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, Mr. Reid, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Heller, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Begich, 
             Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Franken, 
             and Mr. Levin):
       S. 1692. A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and 
     Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, to provide full 
     funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 1693. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies 
     through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 1694. A bill to limit the use of cost-type contacts by 
     the Department of Defense for major defense acquisition 
     programs; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. 
             Franken):
       S. 1695. A bill to require accurate disclosures to 
     consumers of the terms and conditions of 4G service and other 
     advanced wireless mobile broadband service; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Landrieu, 
             and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1696. A bill to improve the Public Safety Officers' 
     Benefits Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1697. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide a special rule for the period of admission of 
     H-2A nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders, goat herders, or 
     dairy farmers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown of 
             Massachusetts):
       S. 1698. A bill to add engaging in or supporting 
     hostilities against the United States to the list of acts for 
     which United States nationals would lose their nationality; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 1699. A bill to reduce the costs of prescription drugs 
     under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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