[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 179 (Tuesday, December 17, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S8913]
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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. INHOFE:
       S. 1833. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion 
     for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 1834. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property 
     used predominantly within an Indian reservation; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Kirk):
       S. 1835. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to require a jobs score for each spending bill 
     considered in Congress; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Coats, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 1836. A bill to merge the Department of Labor, the 
     Department of Commerce, and the Small Business Administration 
     to establish a Department of Commerce and the Workforce, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 1837. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against 
     prospective and current employees for the purposes of making 
     adverse employment decisions; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Menendez, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 1838. A bill to amend the National Historic Preservation 
     Act to make Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for 
     technical and financial assistance for the establishment of 
     preservation training and degree programs; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 1839. A bill to make certain luggage and travel articles 
     eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System 
     of Preferences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 1840. A bill to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     rely on State examinations for certain financial 
     institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 1841. A bill to mitigate the reduction in the readiness 
     of our Armed Forces by reducing the defense sequestration 
     cuts for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 but implementing the 
     cuts, in their entirety, over the duration of sequestration; 
     to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Baucus, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Corker, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Kaine, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Vitter, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1842. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in recognition and celebration of the Pro Football 
     Hall of Fame; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Moran, and 
             Mr. Johanns):
       S. 1843. A bill to eliminate duplication and waste in 
     Federal information technology acquisition and management; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Reed, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, 
             Ms. Warren, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Ms. Klobuchar, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1844. A bill to restore full military retirement 
     benefits by closing corporate tax loopholes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       S. 1845. A bill to provide for the extension of certain 
     unemployment benefits, and for other purposes; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Hagan, Ms. 
             Heitkamp, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 1846. A bill to delay the implementation of certain 
     provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act 
     of 2012, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 1847. A bill to provide for the redesignation of the 
     Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies as the Daniel K. 
     Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies; considered 
     and passed.

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