[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 109 (Thursday, July 19, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5211-S5212]
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. BOOZMAN:
       S. 3403. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift 
     taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COATS (for himself and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 3404. A bill to establish within the Department of 
     Energy an Office of Federal Energy Production, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 3405. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     treat small businesses bequeathed to spouses and dependents 
     by members of the Armed Forces killed in line of duty as 
     small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans for 
     purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals 
     and preferences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 3406. An original bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova, 
     to require reports on the compliance of the Russian 
     Federation with its obligations as a member of the World 
     Trade Organization, and to impose sanctions on persons 
     responsible for gross violations of human rights, and for 
     other purposes; from the Committee on Finance; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 3407. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care 
     at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, 
     nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in 
     palliative care and hospice, and to support the development 
     of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JOHANNS:
       S. 3408. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from 
     enforcing regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 3409. A bill to address the forest health, public 
     safety, and wildlife habitat threat presented by the risk of 
     wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire, on National Forest 
     System land and public land managed by the Bureau of Land 
     Management by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management 
     projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction, forest 
     health, and economic development, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 3410. A bill to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, 
     And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 
     2006, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 3411. A bill to provide that the individual mandate 
     under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall 
     not be construed as a tax; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 3412. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax relief to middle-class families; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 3413. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to temporarily extend tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 
     and 2003, to provide for temporary alternative minimum tax 
     relief, to extend increased expensing limitations, and to 
     provide instructions for tax reform; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 3414. A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of 
     the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United 
     States; read the first time.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 3415. A bill to require the disclosure of all payments 
     made under the Equal Access to Justice Act; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

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