[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6625-S6626]
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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 Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
             Landrieu, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 3608. A bill to modernize voter registration, promote 
     access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect 
     the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in 
     elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 3609. A bill to adopt fair standards and procedures by 
     which determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made 
     with respect to webcasting, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 3610. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny the inclusion of any antidumping or countervailing 
     duties in the determination of the basis of any energy tax 
     credit property; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 3611. A bill to prohibit executive agencies from 
     procuring merchandise subject to antidumping or 
     countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Graham, 
             Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lee, 
             Mr. McCain, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 3612. A bill to prohibit the payment of surcharges for 
     commemorative coin programs to private organizations or 
     entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 3613. A bill to promote research, monitoring, and 
     observation of the Arctic and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Johanns):
       S. 3614. A bill to establish a pilot program to authorize 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants 
     to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes 
     of disabled and low--income veterans; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 3615. A bill to enhance national seafood marketing 
     efforts through the creation of a National Seafood Marketing 
     and Development Fund, Regional Seafood Marketing Boards and a 
     National Coordinating Committee and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blunt, 
             and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 3616. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the expansion of tax benefits for adoption 
     enacted in 2001 and to permanently reinstate the expansion of 
     tax benefits for adoption enacted in 2010, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Begich, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Akaka):
       S. 3617. A bill to ensure sufficient sizing of the civilian 
     and contract services workforces of the Department of 
     Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 3618. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a 
     Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
     identity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MANCHIN:
       S. 3619. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     provide for outreach, and coordination of services, to 
     veterans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 3620. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of 
     municipal advisors, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MANCHIN:
       S. 3621. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 3622. A bill to prohibit prescription drug price-gouging 
     during states of market shortage; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 3623. A bill to extend the authorizations of 
     appropriations for certain national heritage areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Moran, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Begich, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Isakson, 
             and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       S. 3624. A bill to amend section 31311 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to permit States to issue commercial driver's 
     licenses to members of the Armed Forces whose duty

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     station is located in the State; considered and passed.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 3625. A bill to change the effective date for the 
     internet publication of certain information to prevent harm 
     to the national security or endangering the military officers 
     and civilian employees to whom the publication requirement 
     applies, and for other purposes; considered and passed.

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