[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4530]
[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 Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 659. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health 
     services under the Medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 660. A bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the 
     use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research 
     to deny or delay coverage of items or services under Federal 
     health care programs and to ensure that comparative 
     effectiveness research accounts for advancements in 
     personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment 
     response; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 661. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to ensure the safe and proper use of dispersants in the 
     event of an oil spill or release of hazardous substances, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 662. A bill to provide for payments to certain natural 
     resource trustees to assist in restoring natural resources 
     damaged as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 663. A bill for the relief of Al-Housseynou Ba; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 664. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the capital gain or loss treatment of the sale or 
     exchange of mitigation credits earned by restoring wetlands, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 665. A bill to promote industry growth and 
     competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, 
     and advancement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 666. A bill to require a report on the establishment of 
     a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies 
     or Dakotas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico):
       S. 667. A bill to establish the Rio Grande del Norte 
     National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Kyl, Mr. Thune, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 668. A bill to remove unelected, unaccountable 
     bureaucrats from seniors' personal health decisions by 
     repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 669. A bill to amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act to improve the compensation system, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 670. A bill to authorize States and their political 
     subdivisions to regulate fuel economy and emissions standards 
     for taxicabs; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Hatch, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lee, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Thune, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Burr, and Mr. 
             Chambliss):
       S. 671. A bill to authorize the United States Marshals 
     Service to issue administrative subpoenas in investigations 
     relating to unregistered sex offenders; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Thune, and 
             Ms. Snowe)):
       S. 672. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 673. A bill to require the conveyance of the 
     decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter STORIS; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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