[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3760-S3761]
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. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 1005. A bill to establish more efficient and effective 
     policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged 
     in or providing support to, international conservation; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coats, Mr. 
             Risch, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Heller, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Hatch, 
             Mr. McCain, Mr. Lee, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Fischer, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Burr, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Flake, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 1006. A bill to preserve existing rights and 
     responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1007. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to include biomass heating appliances for tax credits 
     available for energy-efficient building property and energy 
     property; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 1008. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security from implementing proposed policy changes that would 
     permit passengers to carry small, non-locking knives on 
     aircraft; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Collins, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Begich):
       S. 1009. A bill to reauthorize and modernize the Toxic 
     Substances Control Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 1010. A bill to establish the Commission on Effective 
     Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 1011. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of Boys Town, 
     and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 1012. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve operations of recovery auditors under the 
     Medicare integrity program, to increase transparency and 
     accuracy in audits conducted by contractors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 1013. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     add procedural requirements for patent infringement suits; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. 
             Rockefeller):
       S. 1014. A bill to reduce sports-related concussions in 
     youth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 1015. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow credits for the purchase of franchises by veterans; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 1016. A bill to protect individual privacy against 
     unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of the 
     unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1017. A bill to permit flexibility in the application of 
     the budget sequester by Federal agencies; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. 
             Begich):
       S. 1018. A bill to restrict conflicts of interest on the 
     boards of directors of Federal reserve banks, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Casey, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1019. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective 
     services programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 1020. A bill to improve energy performance in Federal 
     buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 1021. A bill to provide for a Next Generation 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Strategy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Ms. Landrieu, 
             and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 1022. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials 
     construction requirement for vessels operating within the 
     Boundary Line; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blunt, 
             and Mrs. Hagan):
       S. 1023. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, to conduct an interagency review of 
     and report on ways to increase the competitiveness of the 
     United States in attracting foreign investment; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 1024. A bill to provide for the inclusion of Lease Sale 
     220 in the outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal 
     years 2012-2017, to revise the map for the Mid-Atlantic 
     planning area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1025. A bill to provide financial assistance for school 
     construction after a violent or traumatic crisis; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       S. 1026. A bill to assist survivors of stroke in returning 
     to work; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota):
       S. 1027. A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance 
     rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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