[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 174 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8601-S8602]
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. ALEXANDER:
       S. 1785. A bill to modify the boundary of the Shiloh 
     National Military Park located in the States of Tennessee and 
     Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as 
     an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 1786. A bill to encourage the placement of children in 
     foster care with siblings; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 1787. A bill to require a medical loss ratio of 85 
     percent for Medicaid managed care plans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1788. A bill to make it a negotiating principle of the 
     United States in negotiations for bilateral, plurilateral, or 
     multilateral agreements to seek the inclusion of provisions 
     that promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Markey):
       S. 1789. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     establish signal quality and content requirements for the 
     carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, 
     to preserve support of such channels, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. COONS:
       S. 1790. A bill to modernize laws, and eliminate 
     discrimination, with respect to people living with HIV/AIDS, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 1791. A bill to provide for the treatment of certain 
     hospitals under the Medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 1792. A bill to close out expired, empty grant accounts; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 1793. A bill to encourage States to require the 
     installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in 
     homes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       S. 1794. A bill to designate certain Federal land in 
     Chaffee County, Colorado, as a national monument and as 
     wilderness; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 1795. A bill to establish a Federal tax credit 
     approximation matching program for State new jobs training 
     tax credits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1796. A bill to increase the participation of women, 
     girls, and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields, to 
     encourage and support students from all economic backgrounds 
     to pursue STEM career opportunities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 1797. A bill to provide for the extension of certain 
     unemployment benefits, and for other purposes; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Toomey, 
             Mr. King, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Begich):
       S. 1798. A bill to ensure that emergency services 
     volunteers are not counted as full-time employees under the 
     shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient

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     Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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