[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 48 (Thursday, March 22, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S2001]
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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. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. 
             Hagan, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 2223. A bill to address the implementation of certain 
     prohibitions under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Webb):
       S. 2224. A bill to require the President to report to 
     Congress on issues related to Syria; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 2225. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the Rural 
     Energy for America program; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 2226. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency from awarding any grant, 
     contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial 
     assistance under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any 
     program, project, or activity carried out outside the United 
     States, including the territories and possessions of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 2227. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand and simplify the credit for employee health 
     insurance expenses of small employers; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. HELLER:
       S. 2228. A bill to convey certain Federal land to the city 
     of Yerington, Nevada; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2229. A bill to authorize the issuance of right-of-way 
     permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Begich, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Franken, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 2230. A bill to reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum 
     effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Whitehouse, and 
             Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2231. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to 
     advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
     business growth and economic development opportunities, and 
     for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Warner):
       S. 2232. A bill to decrease the deficit by realigning, 
     consolidating, disposing, and improving the efficiency of 
     Federal buildings and other civilian real property, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S.J. Res. 39. A joint resolution removing the deadline for 
     the ratification of the equal rights amendment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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