[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 187 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8413-S8414]
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. KERRY:
       S. 1949. A bill to provide for safe and humane policies and 
     procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and 
     processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, and 
             Mr. Pryor):
       S. 1950. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve commercial motor vehicle safety and reduce commercial 
     motor vehicle-related accidents and fatalities, to authorize 
     the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for 
     other purposes; to

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     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       S. 1951. A bill to restore the exemption from fees for 
     certain customs services for passengers arriving from Canada, 
     Mexico, and islands adjacent to the United States; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1952. A bill to improve hazardous materials 
     transportation safety and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1953. A bill to reauthorize the Research and Innovative 
     Technology Administration, to improve transportation research 
     and development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1954. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for expedited security screenings for members of the 
     Armed Forces; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 1955. A bill to authorize the interstate traffic of 
     unpasteurized milk and milk products that are packaged for 
     direct human consumption; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 1956. A bill to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of 
     the United States from participating in the European Union's 
     emissions trading scheme, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Burr, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Begich, Mr. McCain, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Heller, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Coats, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Thune, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Lee, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Toomey, 
             Mr. McConnell, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, and 
             Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 1957. A bill to provide taxpayers with an annual report 
     disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for 
     improvements for Government programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1958. A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance 
     Program until May 31, 2012; considered and passed.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida, Mr. Warner, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Corker, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       S. 1959. A bill to require a report on the designation of 
     the Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 1960. A bill to provide incentives to create American 
     jobs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Webb, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1961. A bill to provide level funding for the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Program; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 1962. A bill to make the internal control reporting and 
     assessment requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
     optional for certain smaller companies; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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