[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S2026]
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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. SCHATZ:
       S. 618. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct certain special resource studies; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 619. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 620. A bill to withhold the salary of the Director of 
     OMB upon failure to submit the President's budget to Congress 
     as required by section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 621. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 622. An original bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to 
     new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs; from the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; placed 
     on the calendar.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 623. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries 
     to diagnostic imaging services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Hatch, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 624. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background checks 
     for child care providers; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Isakson, 
             and Mr. Carper):
       S. 625. A bill to provide for a biennial appropriations 
     process with the exception of defense spending and to enhance 
     oversight and the performance of the Federal Government; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 626. A bill to de-link research and development 
     incentives from drug prices for new medicines to treat HIV/
     AIDS and to stimulate greater sharing of scientific 
     knowledge; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 627. A bill to provide incentives for investment in 
     research and development for new medicines, to enhance access 
     to new medicines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, and 
             Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 628. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend the duration of the Physical Disability Board of 
     Review and to the expand the authority of such Board to 
     review of the separation of members of the Armed Forces on 
     the basis of mental condition not amounting to disability, 
     including separation on the basis of a personality or 
     adjustment disorder; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 629. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed 
     Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as 
     veterans under law, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Begich, and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 630. A bill to establish a partnership between States 
     that produce energy onshore and offshore for our country with 
     the Federal Government; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Franken, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Murphy, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Levin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Brown, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Cowan):
       S. 631. A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so 
     that they can address their own health needs and the health 
     needs of their families; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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