[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 195 (Saturday, December 17, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S8775]
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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. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 2027. A bill to improve microfinance and 
     microenterprise, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 2028. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to ensure that transportation and infrastructure 
     projects carried out using Federal financial assistance are 
     constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods that are 
     produced in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Ms. 
             Cantwell):
       S. 2029. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to deter 
     unfair imports that infringe United States intellectual 
     property rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 2030. A bill to provide protection for consumers who 
     have prepaid cards, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 2031. A bill to make funds available for the American 
     centrifuge project research, development, and demonstration 
     program of the Department of Energy, with an offset; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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