[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 33 (Thursday, February 27, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S1233]
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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. KIRK:
       S. 2050. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the national limitation amount for qualified 
     highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2051. A bill to provide States with greater flexibility 
     in innovative highway financing; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Reed, and 
             Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 2052. A bill to reauthorize the weatherization and State 
     energy programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Ayotte, 
             Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 2053. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
     place a chair honoring American Prisoners of War/Missing in 
     Action on the Capitol Grounds; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 2054. A bill to require certain standards and 
     enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in 
     residential programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. McCaskill, 
             and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 2055. A bill to allow for the collection of certain user 
     fees by non-Federal entities; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 2056. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in 
     Alden, New York, as the ``Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz 
     Memorial Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 2057. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 198 Baker Street in Corning, 
     New York, as the ``Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 2058. A bill to establish a loan guarantee program for 
     natural gas distribution grids to be installed in areas with 
     extremely high energy costs; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 2059. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit for the purchase of heating and cooling 
     equipment which meets the Energy Star program requirements 
     and is used in certain high-cost energy communities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2060. A bill to direct the Architectural and 
     Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to develop 
     accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional 
     materials and related information technologies in 
     institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. 
             Begich):
       S. 2061. A bill to prevent conflicts of interest relating 
     to contractors providing background investigation fieldwork 
     services and investigative support services; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 2062. A bill to authorize Members of Congress to bring 
     an action for declaratory and injunctive relief in response 
     to a written statement by the President or any other official 
     in the executive branch directing officials of the executive 
     branch to not enforce a provision of law; read the first 
     time.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 2063. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 2064. A bill to provide for the repeal of certain 
     provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
     that have the effect of rationing health care; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 2065. A bill to create incentives for the development of 
     alternative fuel vehicles; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2066. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or 
     organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2067. A bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury 
     from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their 
     political beliefs and activities; read the first time.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Warren):
       S. 2068. A bill to provide for the development and use of 
     technology for personalized handguns, to require that, within 
     3 years, all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported 
     into, the United States incorporate such technology, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Warner, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 2069. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance 
     expenses of small employers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2070. A bill to reduce the number of nuclear-armed 
     submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development 
     of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to prohibit 
     the procurement of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 2071. A bill to establish outer Continental Shelf lease 
     and permit processing coordination offices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 2072. A bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury 
     from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their 
     political beliefs and activities; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 2073. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or 
     organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Portman, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Coons, Mr. Warner, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
             Manchin, Ms. Collins, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Hoeven, and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 2074. A bill to promote energy savings in residential 
     buildings and industry, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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