[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8733-S8734]
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. DeMINT:
       S. 2008. A bill to repeal certain provisions of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, title 17 of the United States 
     Code, and the regulations of the Federal Communications 
     Commission that intervened in the television marketplace, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2009. A bill to improve the administration of programs 
     in the insular areas, and for other purposes; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2010. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall 
     elimination provisions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Franken, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio):
       S. 2011. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide certain port authorities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 2012. A bill to require that labels on children's 
     sleepwear that indicate the sleepwear is flame resistant to 
     include the chemical name of the flame retardant used, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 2013. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, the 
     body of laws of the United States dealing with the National 
     Guard, to recognize the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the 
     Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 2014. A bill to reform the United States Postal Service, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 2015. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District 
     in the State of Wyoming; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2016. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008, the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase access to healthy 
     food for families, to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act and the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
     Act of 2002 to increase access to credit for small and new 
     farmers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 2017. A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of 
     persons when released from incarceration; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Lieberman, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 2018. A bill to amend and reauthorize certain provisions 
     relating to Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 2019. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations to reduce 
     helicopter noise pollution in certain residential areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 2020. A bill to protect all school children against 
     harmful and life-threatening seclusion and restraint 
     practices; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       S. 2021. A bill to nullify certain regulations regarding 
     the mandatory replacement of certain traffic signs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Schumer, and 
             Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2022. A bill to establish a demonstration program to 
     test the viability of community integrated small-house 
     nursing care homes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2023. A bill to establish a safety performance rating 
     system for motorcoach services and operations; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico):
       S. 2024. A bill to make technical amendment to the T'uf 
     Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       S. 2025. A bill to postpone the remapping of areas 
     protected by certain levees for purposes of the National 
     Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 2026. A bill to ensure that representative payees under 
     the Social Security program are subject to criminal 
     background checks; to the Committee on Finance.

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