[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 9 (Thursday, January 24, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S284-S285]
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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. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
             Casey, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 125. A bill to direct the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Army Corps of 
     Engineers, the National Park Service, and the United States 
     Geological Survey, to lead a multiagency effort to slow the 
     spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River 
     basins and tributaries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Rubio, 
             Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Portman, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado):
       S. 126. A bill to prohibit earmarks; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 127. A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State 
     and local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             and Mr. Begich):
       S. 128. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     improve education and prevention related to campus sexual 
     violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 129. A bill to save money and reduce tragedies through 
     prevention grants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 130. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District 
     in the State of Wyoming; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. 
             Tester):
       S. 131. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the reproductive assistance provided by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or 
     injured veterans and their spouses, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, 
             and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 132. A bill to provide for the admission of the State of 
     New Columbia into the Union; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 133. A bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the 
     use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research 
     to deny or delay coverage of items or services under Federal 
     health care programs and to ensure that comparative 
     effectiveness research accounts for advancements in 
     personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment 
     response; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Heller):
       S. 134. A bill to arrange for the National Academy of 
     Sciences to study the impact of violent video games and 
     violent video programming on children; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Johanns):
       S. 135. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being 
     awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 136. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell 
     research expenditures; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
             Johanns):
       S. 137. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
     governmental activities; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
             Johanns):
       S. 138. A bill to prohibit discrimination against the 
     unborn on the basis of sex or gender, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 139. A bill to impose admitting privilege requirements 
     with respect to physicians who perform abortions; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 140. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently 
     discharged veterans, to improve the coordination of veteran 
     job training services between the Department of Labor, the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of 
     Defense, to require transparency for Executive departments in 
     meeting the Government-wide goals for contracting with small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
             Blunt):
       S. 141. A bill to make supplemental agricultural disaster 
     assistance available for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 142. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds 
     for abortions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 143. A bill to prohibit discrimination and retaliation 
     against individuals and health care entities that refuse to 
     recommend, refer for, provide coverage for, pay for, provide, 
     perform, assist, or participate in abortions; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 144. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to authorize additional funding for the 
     pregnancy assistance fund; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 145. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to 
     authorize National Guard support for State and local efforts 
     to keep schools safe from violence, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 146. A bill to enhance the safety of America's schools; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 147. A bill to establish minimum standards for States 
     that allow the carrying of concealed firearms; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 148. A bill to safeguard America's schools by using 
     community policing strategies to prevent school violence and 
     improve student and school safety; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 149. A bill to provide effective criminal prosecutions 
     for certain identity thefts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Warren, and 
             Mr. Carper):
       S. 150. A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that 
     the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHANNS:
       S. 151. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the maximum

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     rate on the income of corporations to 20 percent; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 152. A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force to 
     retain the current leadership rank, aircraft, and core 
     functions of the 354th Fighter Wing and the 18th Aggressor 
     Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base and to require reports on 
     proposed activities at such installation; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Ayotte, 
             Mr. Bennet, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Blunt, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 153. A bill to amend section 520J of the Public Health 
     Service Act to authorize grants for mental health first aid 
     training programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Roberts):
       S. 154. A bill to amend title I of the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act to ensure that the coverage offered 
     under multi-State qualified health plans offered in Exchanges 
     is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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