[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2683-S2684]
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. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       S. 731. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the 
     Currency to conduct an empirical impact study on proposed 
     rules relating to the International Basel III agreement on 
     general risk-based capital requirements, as they apply to 
     community banks; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 732. A bill to modify the criteria used by the Corps of 
     Engineers to dredge small ports; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Coons, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 733. A bill to amend the Department of Energy High-End 
     Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end 
     computing research and development program of the Department 
     of Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 734. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities 
     under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and 
     indemnity compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 735. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits and assistance provided to surviving spouses 
     of veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 736. A bill to establish a maximum amount for special 
     use permit fees applicable to certain cabins on National 
     Forest System land in the State of Alaska; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 737. A bill to require the Federal banking agencies to 
     conduct a quantitative impact study on the cumulative effect 
     of the Basel III framework devised by the Basel

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     Committee on Banking Supervision before issuing final rules 
     amending the agencies' general risk-based capital 
     requirements for determining risk-weighted assets, as 
     proposed in the Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rules 
     Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Standardized Approach for 
     Risk-Weighted Assets Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and the 
     Implementation of Basel III, Minimum Regulatory Capital 
     Ratios Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in June 2012, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Cochran, and 
             Mr. Baucus):
       S. 738. A bill to grant the Secretary of the Interior 
     permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic 
     duck stamps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 739. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
     ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 740. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for 
     drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the Medicare 
     prescription drug benefit program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 741. A bill to extend the authorization of 
     appropriations to carry out approved wetlands conservation 
     projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act 
     through fiscal year 2017; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Thune, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Blunt, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 742. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of 
     employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Alexander, 
             and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 743. A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to 
     enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Bennet, and 
             Mr. Flake):
       S. 744. A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
     reform and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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