[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 188 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8460-S8461]
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. ISAKSON:
       S. 1963. A bill to revoke the charters for the Federal 
     National Mortgage Corporation and the Federal Home Loan 
     Mortgage Corporation upon resolution of their obligations, to 
     create a new Mortgage Finance Agency for the securitization 
     of single family and multifamily mortgages, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.

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           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 1964. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax certain commercial 
     cargo loaded or unloaded at United States ports in the Great 
     Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1965. A bill to jump-start economic recovery through the 
     formation and growth of new businesses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Vitter, and 
             Mr. Rubio):
       S. 1966. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to reform the process for enrolling, activating, 
     issuing, and renewing Transportation Worker Identification 
     Credentials so that applicants are not required to visit a 
     designated enrollment center more than once; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. 
             Cochran):
       S. 1967. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the treatment of certain physician 
     pathology services under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 1968. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a pilot program to increase accountability with 
     respect to outcomes of transportation investments, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 1969. A bill to amend title IX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of 
     maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by 
     developing a maternity care quality measurement program, 
     evaluating maternity care home models, and supporting 
     maternity care quality collaboratives; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 1970. A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for 
     registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Johanns):
       S. 1971. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory 
     mandates and to provide for relief from those mandates, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. COATS (for himself and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 1972. A bill to amend the Food and Drug Administration's 
     mission; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1973. A bill to prevent gun trafficking in the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Heller, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1974. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify 
     the definition of aircraft and the offenses penalized under 
     the aviation smuggling provisions under that Act, and for 
     other purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Risch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Hatch, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Thune, Mr. Burr, Mr. Heller, Mr. Rubio, 
             Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 1975. A bill to repeal the authority to provide certain 
     loans to the International Monetary Fund, to prohibit loans 
     to enable the Fund to provide financing for European 
     financial stability and to oppose the provision of such 
     financing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 1976. A bill to authorize educational assistance under 
     the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program for 
     pursuit of advanced degrees in physical therapy and 
     occupational therapy; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Begich):
       S.J. Res. 33. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude 
     for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural 
     persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit 
     corporate spending in all elections, and affirm the authority 
     of Congress and the States to regulate corporations and to 
     regulate and set limits on all election contributions and 
     expenditures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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