[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1292]
[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 Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 293. A bill to modify the authority to use Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction funds for proliferation threat reduction 
     projects and activities outside the states of the former 
     Soviet Union; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 294. A bill to enhance early care and education; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 295. A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also 
     known as Chai Chaowasaree); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 296. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with 
     improved capacity to prevent drug shortages; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 297. A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal 
     service contributions and the universal service support 
     programs established pursuant to that section are not subject 
     to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, 
     commonly known as the Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 298. A bill to drive American innovation and advanced 
     vehicle manufacturing, to reduce costs for consumers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Thune, Mr. Enzi, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wicker, Ms. 
             Ayotte, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Portman, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Lee, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 299. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch 
     shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of 
     approval is enacted into law; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.

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