[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 30 (Monday, March 4, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S1088]
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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. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 434. A bill to authorize and implement the water rights 
     compact among the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian 
     Reservation and the State of Montana, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 435. A bill to ban the exportation of crude oil or 
     refined petroleum products derived from Federal land, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 436. A bill to require that the salaries of Members of 
     Congress be sequestered during any sequester under the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 437. A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme 
     poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with 
     access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely 
     distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments 
     in well-functioning services, education opportunities, public 
     assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. BEGICH):
       S. 438. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for professional school personnel in 
     early childhood education, to expand the deduction for 
     certain expenses of teachers to teachers in early childhood 
     education, and to modify the credit for dependent care 
     services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. BEGICH):
       S. 439. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 by establishing a program to support 
     the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and 
     technical education facilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. BEGICH):
       S. 440. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. BEGICH):
       S. 441. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 by establishing a program to provide 
     professional development activities for educators, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. BEGICH):
       S. 442. A bill to establish a program to provide child care 
     through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. 
             King):
       S. 443. A bill to increase public safety by punishing and 
     deterring firearms trafficking; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. King):
       S. 444. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Graham, 
             and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 445. A bill to improve security at State and local 
     courthouses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Crapo):
       S.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution providing for congressional 
     disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, 
     of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of 
     the Administration for Children and Families of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services relating to waiver 
     and expenditure authority under section 1115 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) with respect to the Temporary 
     Assistance for Needy Families program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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