[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 9, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S7294]
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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. THUNE:
       S. 1831. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general 
     solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under 
     Regulation D; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Corker, and Mr. 
             Pryor):
       S. 1832. A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to 
     enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska, and Mr. Corker):
       S. 1833. A bill to provide additional time for compliance 
     with, and coordinating of, the compliance schedules for 
     certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CORKER:
       S. 1834. A bill to restore and repair the United States 
     mortgage markets by making them transparent, bringing in 
     private capital, winding down the Government-sponsored 
     enterprises, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1835. A bill to establish standards for covered bond 
     programs and a covered bond regulatory oversight program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 1836. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
     clarify that the Act applies to certain incidents that occur 
     in water beyond the exclusive economic zone of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 1837. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify and permanently extend the incentives to reinvest 
     foreign earnings in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. 
             Pryor):
       S. 1838. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program on service dog training 
     therapy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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