[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 127 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6453-S6454]
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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. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 3553. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to enhance national security, combat illegal immigration, 
     and promote job creation, innovation, investment, and 
     research in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       S. 3554. A bill to require an independent study and report 
     on simulated tactical flight training in a sustained gravity 
     environment; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BURR:
       S. 3555. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require Federal agencies to

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     hire veterans, to require States to recognize the military 
     experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials 
     to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 3556. A bill to provide penalties for email marketing 
     fraud; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Begich, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 3557. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prohibit institutions of higher education that participate 
     in programs under title IV of such Act from including 
     predispute arbitration agreements in enrollment contracts; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Toomey):
       S. 3558. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to preserve the authority of each State to make 
     determinations relating to the State's water quality 
     standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Conrad, Ms. 
             Landrieu, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 3559. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to change the Spill 
     Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to 
     certain farms; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Brown of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Tester, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 3560. A bill to provide for scientific frameworks with 
     respect to recalcitrant cancers; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. HAGAN:
       S. 3561. A bill to correct the boundaries of the John H. 
     Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06, Topsail, 
     North Carolina; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Kerry, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Begich, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Franken, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
             Merkley, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 3562. A bill to reauthorize and improve the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 3563. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit 
     Streamlining Pilot Project; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 3564. A bill to extend the Public Interest 
     Declassification Act of 2000 until 2018 and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 3565. A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote 
     women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable 
     workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform 
     the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, 
     or a related medical condition; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 3566. An original bill to provide for scientific 
     frameworks with respect to recalcitrant cancers; from the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; placed 
     on the calendar.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Merkley, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 3567. A bill to establish the Commission to Study the 
     Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 3568. An original bill to create a Citrus Disease 
     Research and Development Trust Fund to support research on 
     diseases impacting the citrus industry, to renew and modify 
     the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting 
     fabrics, and to modify and extend the Wool Apparel 
     Manufacturers Trust Fund, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 3569. A bill to improve the enforcement of criminal and 
     civil law with respect to cloud computing, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 3570. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     nationally uniform and environmentally sound standards 
     governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a 
     vessel in the navigable waters of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Corker, and 
             Mr. Toomey):
       S. 3571. A bill to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection to conduct a small business review panel on the 
     qualified mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with 
     a final rule; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 3572. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     title 5, United States Code, the Small Business Act, and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to provide certainty 
     for small business concerns, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 3573. A bill to recognize the primacy of States, provide 
     for the consideration of the economic impact of additional 
     regulations, and provide for standards and requirements 
     relating to certain guidelines and regulations relating to 
     health and the environment; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Brown of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Johanns, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Moran):
       S. 3574. A bill to amend section 403 of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain 
     disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
     establishments, and vending machines; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 3575. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     provide equal treatment of LGBT older individuals; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 3576. A bill to provide limitations on United States 
     assistance, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 3577. A bill to eliminate conditions in foreign prisons 
     and other detention facilities that do not meet primary 
     indicators of health, sanitation, and safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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