[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1083]
[From the U.S. 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 Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 243. A bill to enhance and improve the Yellow Ribbon 
     Reintegration Program of the Department of Defense; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 244. A bill to enable States to opt out of certain 
     provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Burr, 
             Mr. McCain, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 245. A bill to reduce Federal spending in a responsible 
     manner; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 246. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the disclosure of certain tax return information 
     for the purpose of missing or exploited children 
     investigations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, 
             and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 247. A bill to establish the Harriet Tubman National 
     Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman 
     Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
     Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, 
             and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 248. A bill to allow an earlier start for State health 
     care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Risch, Mr. McCain, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 249. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to provide that Act shall not apply to any gray wolf (Canis 
     lupus); to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 250. A bill to protect crime victims' rights, to 
     eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected 
     from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and 
     expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local 
     crime laboratories, to increase research and development of 
     new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training 
     programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to 
     provide post conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate 
     the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State 
     capital cases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. DeMint):
       S. 251. A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds 
     to State and local governments for payment of obligations, to 
     prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     from financially assisting State and local governments, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 252. A bill to permit a State to elect to receive the 
     contributions of the State to the Highway Trust Fund in lieu 
     of the Federal-aid highway program apportionment of the State 
     for the subsequent fiscal year, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Webb, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 253. A bill to establish a commission to ensure a 
     suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and to 
     designate memorials to the service of men and women of the 
     United States in World War I; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Burr, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
             Casey):
       S. 254. A bill to reduce the rape kit backlog and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Boozman, 
             and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       S.J. Res. 4. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States which requires (except 
     during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) 
     that the total amount of money expended by the United States 
     during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain 
     revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year 
     and not to exceed 20 per cent of the gross national product 
     of the United States during the previous calendar year; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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