[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 154 (Thursday, October 31, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S7728]
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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. MARKEY:
       S. 1627. A bill to amend title VI of the Public Utility 
     Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal 
     renewable electricity standard for retail electricity 
     suppliers and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard 
     for electricity and natural gas suppliers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 1628. A bill to provide Federal death and disability 
     benefits for contractors who serve as firefighters of the 
     Forest Service, Department of the Interior agencies, or any 
     State or local entity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 1629. A bill to require the disclosure of determinations 
     with respect to which Congressional staff will be required to 
     obtain health insurance coverage through an Exchange; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Heller, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Flake):
       S. 1630. A bill to prohibit the conditioning of any permit, 
     lease, or other use agreement on the transfer, 
     relinquishment, or other impairment of any water right to the 
     United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and 
     Agriculture; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1631. A bill to consolidate the congressional oversight 
     provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
     1978 and for other purposes; from the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1632. A bill to protect 10th Amendment rights by 
     providing special standing for State government officials to 
     challenge proposed regulations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Johanns, 
             and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 1633. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     footwear, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cochran, 
             Mr. Wicker, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1634. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to 
     provide certain exemptions relating to the taking of 
     migratory game birds; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 1635. A bill to amend the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the period during which 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are 
     temporarily increased; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1636. A bill to redesignate certain facilities of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 1637. A bill to better connect current and former 
     members of the Armed Forces with employment opportunities by 
     consolidating duplicative Federal Government Internet 
     websites into a single portal, to conserve resources by 
     merging redundant and competing programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Graham, 
             and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1638. A bill to promote public awareness of 
     cybersecurity; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Coats):
       S.J. Res. 27. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue 
     Service of the Department of the Treasury relating to 
     liability under section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 for the shared responsibility payment for not 
     maintaining minimum essential coverage; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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