[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2500-S2501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              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. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. 
             Portman):
       S. 669. A bill to make permanent the Internal Revenue 
     Service Free File program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 670. A bill to improve Federal dairy programs; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 671. A bill for the relief of Deniss Nikanorov; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 672. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage, as supplies associated with the 
     injection of insulin, of containment, removal, 
     decontamination and disposal of home-generated needles, 
     syringes, and other sharps through a sharps container, 
     decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program 
     or similar program under part D of the Medicare program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Whitehouse):

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       S. 673. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish a national usury rate for consumer credit 
     transactions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HELLER:
       S. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads 
     of covered Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs requests information necessary to adjudicate claims 
     for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 675. A bill to prohibit contracting with the enemy; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 676. A bill to prevent tax-related identity theft and 
     tax fraud; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 677. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
     extend and improve the crop insurance program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 678. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
     Act of 2008 to establish a program to provide loans for local 
     farms, ranches, and market gardens to improve public health 
     and nutrition, reduce energy consumption, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cowan, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Tester, Mr. Wyden, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 679. A bill to promote local and regional farm and food 
     systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 680. A bill to rescind amounts appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2013 for the Department of Defense for the Medium 
     Extended Air Defense System, and for other purposes; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 681. A bill to extend the seaward boundaries of certain 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Burr, and Mr. 
             Alexander):
       S. 682. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     reset interest rates for new student loans; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 683. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and 
     maintain operational control of the international borders of 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       S. 684. A bill to amend the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 
     to facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 685. A bill to address the concept of ``Too Big To 
     Fail'' with respect to certain financial entities; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. PRYOR:
       S. 686. A bill to extend the right of appeal to the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board to certain employees of the United 
     States Postal Service; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Roberts, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Franken, and Mr. 
             Nelson):
       S. 687. A bill to prohibit the closing of air traffic 
     control towers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 688. A bill to permanently extend the private mortgage 
     insurance tax deduction; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Franken, 
             Mr. Enzi, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 689. A bill to reauthorize and improve programs related 
     to mental health and substance use disorders; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 690. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     deem certain service in the organized military forces of the 
     Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the 
     Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of 
     benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Cowan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             Merkley, and Mr. Rockefeller)):
       S. 691. A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition 
     feeding devices; read the first time.

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