[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3429-S3430]
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. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 936. A bill to increase oversight of small business 
     assistance programs provided by the Small Business 
     Administration; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Risch, and 
             Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 937. A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service 
     from applying disproportionate scrutiny to applicants for 
     tax-exempt status based on ideology, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       S. 938. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow certain veterans to use educational assistance provided 
     by the Department of Veterans Affairs for franchise training, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 939. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     treat certain misfiled documents as motions for 
     reconsideration of decisions by the Board of Veterans' 
     Appeals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       S. 940. A bill to provide grants to States to improve high 
     schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous 
     standards, to develop and implement effective school models 
     for struggling students and dropouts, and to improve State 
     policies to raise graduation rates, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Fischer, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coats, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Isakson, 
             and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 941. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by 
     Federal officers and employees, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Franken, and Mr. 
             Murphy):
       S. 942. A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote 
     women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable 
     workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform 
     the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, 
     or a related medical condition; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 943. A bill to establish an alternative accountability 
     model; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 944. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require courses of education provided by public institutions 
     of higher education that are approved for purposes of the

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     All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and Post-
     9/11 Educational Assistance to charge veterans tuition and 
     fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Begich, 
             Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 945. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by 
     authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes 
     self-management training services, including as part of 
     telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 946. A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Manchin, 
             and Mr. Johanns):
       S. 947. A bill to ensure access to certain information for 
     financial services industry regulators, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 948. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage and payment for complex 
     rehabilitation technology items under the Medicare program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Johanns):
       S. 949. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to improve 
     upon the definitions provided for points and fees in 
     connection with a mortgage transaction; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 950. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     allow a veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled 
     substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside 
     of the registered location; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, and 
             Mr. Risch):
       S. 951. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require 
     the Secretary of the Interior to convey to a State all right, 
     title, and interest in and to a percentage of the amount of 
     royalties and other amounts required to be paid to the State 
     under that Act with respect to public land and deposits in 
     the State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 952. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of church pension plans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Reid, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Franken, Mr. Brown, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 953. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     extend the reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal 
     Direct Stafford Loans, to modify required distribution rules 
     for pension plans, to limit earnings stripping by expatriated 
     entities, to provide for modifications related to the Oil 
     Spill Liability Trust Fund, and for other purposes; read the 
     first time.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 954. An original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
     programs through 2018; from the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry; placed on the calendar.

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