[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 3460-3461]
[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. THUNE:
       S. 501. A bill to establish pilot projects under the 
     Medicare program to provide incentives for home health 
     agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications 
     technologies; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       S. 502. A bill for the relief of Maha Dakar; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 503. A bill to declare English as the official language 
     of the United States, to establish a uniform English language 
     rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the 
     English language texts of the laws of the United States, 
     pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general 
     welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule 
     of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the 
     Constitution; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Risch):
       S. 504. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of 
     individual employees to form, join, or assist labor 
     organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 505. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to provide immunity for reports of suspected terrorist 
     activity or suspicious behavior and response; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 506. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent 
     bullying and harassment of students; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 507. A bill to provide for increased Federal oversight 
     of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in 
     reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       S. 508. A bill to establish the Chimney Rock National 
     Monument in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 509. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to 
     advance the ability of credit

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     unions to promote small business growth and economic 
     development opportunities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Corker, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Begich, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 510. A bill to prevent drunk driving injuries and 
     fatalities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Corker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Kyl, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Lugar, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Portman, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Risch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. 
             Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Burr):
       S. 511. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a 
     reduction in the number of boutique fuels, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, Mr. Pryor, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 512. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to 
     develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor 
     designs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 513. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide enhanced penalties for marketing controlled 
     substances to minors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, 
             and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 514. A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that fathers of permanently disabled 
     or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such 
     veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the civil 
     service; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 515. A bill to rescind amounts made available for water 
     treatment improvements for the Flathead County Water and 
     Sewer District and make the amounts available for Federal 
     deficit reduction; to the Committee on Appropriations.

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