[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 62 (Monday, May 6, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S3091]
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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. MENENDEZ:
       S. 856. A bill to foster stability in Syria, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 857. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
     1993 to permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic 
     partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or 
     grandparent who has a serious health condition; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 858. A bill to provide for an earlier start for State 
     health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 859. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to provide for the conducts of 
     activities to detect, and respond in a timely manner to, 
     threats to animal health; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, 
             Mr. Cowan, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 860. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to improve energy programs; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       S. 861. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing 
     new and renewal permits, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Blunt, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Mr. Moran, and Mr. 
             Paul):
       S. 862. A bill to amend section 5000A of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious 
     exemption from the individual health coverage mandate; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 863. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     repeal time limitations on the eligibility for use of 
     educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational 
     Assistance Program, to improve veterans education outreach, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Cochran, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Risch, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Moran, 
             Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Tester, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 864. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     reauthorize technical assistance to small public water 
     systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Grassley, Mr. Brown, Mr. Reed, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Casey, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 865. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 866. A bill to make improvements to the transitional 
     program covered business method patents, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wicker, and 
             Mr. Boozman):
       S. 867. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under 
     the Medicare prescription drug program, to establish basic 
     audit standards of pharmacies, to further transparency of 
     payment methodology to pharmacies, and to provide for 
     recoupment returns to Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.

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