[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 104 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S4950]
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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. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 3377. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business 
     holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises 
     which are independently supervised, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 3378. A bill to establish scientific standards and 
     protocols across forensic disciplines, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 3379. A bill to standardize the definition of the term 
     ``small business refiner'' for purposes of laws administered 
     by the Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Isakson, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 3380. A bill to provide for the issuance of a Victory 
     for Veterans stamp, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       S. 3381. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     improve protections for employees and retirees in business 
     bankruptcies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Lee, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 3382. A bill to impose certain limitations on consent 
     decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require 
     the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the 
     terms thereof, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 3383. A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer 
     Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal 
     years 2012 through 2017 of the Administration and replace the 
     plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the energy 
     and economic needs of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Tester, and 
             Mr. Johnson of South Dakota):
       S. 3384. A bill to extend supplemental agricultural 
     disaster assistance programs; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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