[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 23, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S212-S214]
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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. VITTER:
       S. 64. A bill to prohibit authorized committees and 
     leadership PAC's from employing the spouse or immediate 
     family members of any candidate or Federal office holder 
     connected to the committee; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 65. A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides 
     automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Nelson):

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       S. 66. A bill to establish a pilot program to evaluate the 
     cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of non-
     Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for 
     authorized civil works flood control and navigation 
     construction projects of the Corps of Engineers; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 67. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous 
     chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment 
     works, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
        S. 68. A bill to enhance the security of chemical 
     facilities and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
        S. 69. A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana 
     Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, Kristjan Dodaj, and Kanto Macotaj; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 70. A bill for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-
     Diaz; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 71. A bill for the relief of Josephina Valera Lopez; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 72. A bill for the relief of Luay Hadad; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 73. A bill for the relief of Miguel Santillan; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 74. A bill for the relief of Momo Krcic; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 75. A bill for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 76. A bill for the relief of Guy Yang, Genevieve Chong 
     Foung, Caroline Yang, and Melanie Vang; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 77. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare 
     prescription drugs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 78. A bill for the relief of Hussein Bazzi; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 79. A bill for the relief of Al-Housseynou Ba; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Burr, and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 80. A bill to amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 
     Act of 2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing 
     sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual 
     Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 81. A bill to provide guidance and priorities for 
     Federal Government obligations in the event that the debt 
     limit is reached; read the first time.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 82. A bill to provide that any executive action 
     infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, 
     and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes; read 
     the first time.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 83. A bill to provide for continuing operations of 
     Government in a fiscally responsible manner; read the first 
     time.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Hagan, 
             Mr. Harkin, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Wyden, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Begich):
       S. 84. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
     to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
     discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 85. A bill to provide incentives for States to invest in 
     practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting 
     at the polls and to simplify voter registration; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 86. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home 
     school education expenses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 87. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     provide a tax deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for 
     expenses relating to home schooling; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
        S. 88. A bill to amend the public charter school 
     provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 89. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to 
     authorize hunting under certain circumstances; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 90. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 
     to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling 
     $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 
     10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in 
     benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security 
     Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 91. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     clarify eligibility for the child tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 92. A bill to require that the Government give priority 
     to payment of all obligations on the debt held by the public 
     and payment of Social Security benefits in the event that the 
     debt limit is reached; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 93. A bill to provide tax relief with respect to the 
     Hurricane Isaac disaster area; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 94. A bill to terminate the $1 presidential coin 
     program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 95. A bill to withhold United States contributions to 
     the United Nations until the United Nations formally retracts 
     the final report of the ``United Nations Fact Finding Mission 
     on the Gaza Conflict''; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 96. A bill to authorize the use of certain offshore oil 
     and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico for artificial reefs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 97. A bill to amend title 44 of the United States Code, 
     to provide for the suspension of fines under certain 
     circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small 
     business concerns; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
        S. 98. A bill to ensure efficiency and fairness in the 
     awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural 
     disaster reconstruction efforts; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 99. A bill to provide for full and open competition for 
     Federal contracts related to natural disaster reconstruction 
     efforts; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 100. A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 
     to repeal certain designation authority of the Financial 
     Stability Oversight Council, to repeal the Payment, Clearing, 
     and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 101. A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds 
     to State and local governments for payment of obligations, to 
     prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     from financially assisting State and local governments, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 102. A bill to reduce the amount of financial assistance 
     provided to the Government of Mexico in response to the 
     illegal border crossings from Mexico into the United States, 
     which serve to dissipate the political discontent with the 
     higher unemployment rate within Mexico; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
        S. 103. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West 
     Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 104. A bill to provide for congressional approval of 
     national monuments and restricts on the use of national 
     monuments; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 105. A bill to direct the General Accountability Office 
     to conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and 
     cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane 
     protection; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
        S. 106. A bill to provide for the establishment, on-going 
     validation, and use of an official set of data on the 
     historical temperature record, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 107. A bill to prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide 
     emissions in the United States until China, India, and Russia 
     implement similar reductions; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.

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           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 108. A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of 
     such part; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Coburn, Ms. Collins, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Roberts, and 
             Mr. Wicker):
       S. 109. A bill to preserve open competition and Federal 
     Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal 
     Government contractors on Federal and federally funded 
     construction projects; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
        S. 110. A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the 
     Social Security Trust Funds; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 111. A bill to require all public school employees and 
     those employed in connection with a public school to receive 
     FBI background checks prior to being hired, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 112. A bill to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the 
     State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie 
     River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. 
             Franken):
       S. 113. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain creditors to 
     obtain certifications from institutions of higher education, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Reed, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 114. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with 
     respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 115. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit for increasing payroll; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Durbin, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Begich):
       S. 116. A bill to revise and extend provisions under the 
     Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken, 
             Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Sanders, and Mrs. 
             Shaheen):
       S. 117. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of 
     Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       S. 118. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
     conventions; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 119. A bill to prohibit the application of certain 
     restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign 
     nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision 
     of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 120. A bill to expand the number of scholarships 
     available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based 
     Scholarship Program; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 121. A bill to establish the United States Advisory 
     Council on Human Trafficking to review Federal Government 
     policy on human trafficking; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 122. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic 
     opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, 
     abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a 
     national sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
     States; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 123. 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. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Alexander, 
             Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Corker, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 124. A bill to provide that Members of Congress may not 
     receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which 
     Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget and passed the regular appropriations bills; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Paul, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Toomey, and 
             Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin):
       S.J. Res. 2. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting 
     the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Vitter):
       S.J. Res. 3. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting 
     the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve to 3 
     in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       S.J. Res. 4. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to United 
     States citizenship; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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