[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 3710-3711]
[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. CARDIN:
       S. 538. A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
     Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 539. A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act and 
     the Social Security Act to extend health information 
     technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, 
     mental health, and substance abuse professionals and 
     facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Akaka, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 540. A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of 
     higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Franken, 
             and Mr. Burr):
       S. 541. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, 
     local educational agencies, and schools to increase 
     implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral 
     interventions and supports and early intervening services in 
     order to improve student academic achievement, reduce 
     disciplinary problems in schools, and to improve coordination 
     with similar activities and services provided under the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 542. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for 
     members of the reserve components, a member or former member 
     of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but 
     for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
     dependents; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. McCain, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida, and Mr. Burr):
       S. 543. A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction 
     from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone 
     services, providers, or property; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 544. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and 
     interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early 
     years of the National Parks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       S. 545. A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational 
     Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to strengthen the 
     quality

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     control measures in place for part B lung disease claims and 
     part E processes with independent reviews; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 546. A bill to extend the Federal recognition to the 
     Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 547. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     establish an award program recognizing excellence exhibited 
     by public school system employees providing services to 
     students in pre-kindergarten through higher education; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Ms. Ayotte, 
             Mr. McCain, and Mr. Burr):
       S. 548. A bill to provide for the effective interrogation 
     of unprivileged enemy belligerents and for other purposes; to 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Vitter, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Moran):
       S. 549. A bill to require the Attorney General of the 
     United States to compile, and make publically available, 
     certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Carper, 
             and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts):
       S. 550. A bill to improve the provision of assistance to 
     fire departments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Brown of 
             Massachusetts):
       S. 551. A bill to improve procedures for the detention and 
     review of status of detainees of the United States in 
     connection with the continuing armed conflict with al Qaeda, 
     the Taliban, and affiliated groups; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 552. A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by 
     creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating 
     big oil and gas company tax loopholes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McCain, 
             Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Burr):
       S. 553. A bill to provide for the review of challenges to 
     the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Lieberman, 
             and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts):
       S. 554. A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice 
     funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United 
     States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, 
     terrorist attacks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mrs. Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Begich, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, 
             and Mr. Coons):
       S. 555. A bill to end discrimination based on actual or 
     perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public 
     schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 556. A bill to amend the securities laws to establish 
     certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Johnson of 
             South Dakota, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Leahy, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 557. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
     accounts for charitable purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 558. A bill to limit the use of cluster munitions; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR:
       S. 559. A bill to promote the production and use of 
     renewable energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Akaka):
       S. 560. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription 
     drug prices under the Medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 561. A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Warner, and Mr. Webb):
       S. 562. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish national safety standards for transit agencies 
     operating heavy rail on fixed guideway; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 563. A bill to provide for equal access to COBRA 
     continuation coverage; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico):
       S. 564. A bill to designate the Valles Caldera National 
     Preserve as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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