[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 29, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7615-S7616]
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. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 1594. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the 
     Paul Brown United States Courthouse; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1595. A bill to establish a renewable electricity 
     standard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       S. 1596. A bill to require State educational agencies that 
     receive funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 to have in effect policies and procedures on 
     background checks for school employees; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 1597. A bill to provide for the use of savings promotion 
     raffle products by financial institutions to encourage 
     savings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. 
             Hirono):
       S. 1598. A bill to provide a process for ensuring the 
     United States does not default on its obligations; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Heller, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Begich, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Markey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. 
             Warren, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Tester, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 1599. A bill to reform the authorities of the Federal 
     Government to require the production of certain business 
     records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers 
     and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of 
     information gathering for foreign intelligence, 
     counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Heller, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Coons, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Coats, Mr. Begich, Mr. Risch, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1600. A bill to facilitate the reestablishment of 
     domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, 
     production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, 
     workforce, education, research, and international 
     capabilities in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 1601. A bill to ensure that certain communities may be 
     granted exceptions for floodproofed residential basements for 
     purposes of determining risk premium rates for flood 
     insurance; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 1602. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs a national center for the diagnosis, treatment, and 
     research of health conditions of the descendants of veterans 
     exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed 
     Forces, to provide certain services to those descendants, to 
     establish an advisory board on exposure to toxic substances, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 1603. A bill to reaffirm that certain land has been 
     taken into trust for the benefit of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-
     Wish Band of Pottawatami Indians, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1604. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand and enhance eligibility for health care and services 
     through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1605. A bill for the relief of Michael G. Faber; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       S. 1606. A bill to designate the community-based outpatient 
     clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be 
     constructed at 3141 Centennial Boulevard, Colorado Springs, 
     Colorado, as the ``PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 1607. A bill to provide conformity in Native small 
     business opportunities and promote job creation, 
     manufacturing, and American economic recovery; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. SCHATZ:
       S. 1608. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     SelectUSA Initiative, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 1609. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard to 
     lease tidelands and submerged lands under control of the 
     Coast Guard for periods longer than five years; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Begich, Ms. Warren, and 
             Mr. Franken):

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       S. 1610. A bill to delay the implementation of certain 
     provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act 
     of 2012, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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