[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7673-S7674]
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. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Coburn, and Ms. 
             Ayotte):
       S. 1611. A bill to require certain agencies to conduct 
     assessments of data centers and develop data center 
     consolidation and optimization plans; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1612. A bill to deter abusive patent litigation by 
     targeting the economic incentives that fuel frivolous 
     lawsuits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 1613. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     clarify Federal law with respect to reporting full-file 
     alternative data, including positive and negative consumer 
     credit information to consumer reporting agencies by public 
     utility or telecommunications companies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Vitter, and 
             Mr. Rubio):
       S. 1614. A bill to require Certificates of Citizenship and 
     other Federal documents to reflect name and date of birth 
     determinations made by a State court and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 1615. A bill to develop and recruit new, high-value jobs 
     to the United States, to encourage the repatriation of jobs 
     that have been off-shored to other countries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 1616. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for simplification, to reduce the number of tax 
     brackets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, 
             Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Chiesa, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Kirk, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Thune, Mr.

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             Toomey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
             Corker):
       S. 1617. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to ensure that individuals can keep their 
     health insurance coverage; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. 
             Ayotte, and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 1618. A bill to enhance the Office of Personnel 
     Management background check system for the granting, denial, 
     or revocation of security clearances or access to classified 
     information of employees and contractors of the Federal 
     Government; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       S. 1619. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to develop 
     a strategy report to address the skills gap by providing 
     recommendations to increase on-the-job training and 
     apprenticeship opportunities, increase employer participation 
     in education and workforce training, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 1620. A bill to prohibit the consideration of any bill 
     by Congress unless a statement on tax transparency is 
     provided in the bill; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       S. 1621. A bill to enhance transparency for certain 
     surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 1622. A bill to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and 
     Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Roberts, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Risch, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 1623. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the 
     private sector; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1624. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 1625. A bill to amend section 31306 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to recognize hair as an alternative specimen for 
     preemployment and random controlled substances testing of 
     commercial motor vehicle drivers and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 1626. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide employees in the private sector with an 
     opportunity for compensatory time off, similar to the 
     opportunity offered to Federal employees, and a flexible 
     credit hour program to help balance the demands of work and 
     family, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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