[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4647-4648]
[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. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 674. A bill to amend chapter 9 of title 44, United 
     States Code, to limit the printing of the Congressional 
     Record, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Begich, and 
             Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 675. A bill to express the policy of the United States 
     regarding the United States relationship with Native 
     Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the 
     United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Tester, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       S. 676. A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to 
     reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to 
     take land into trust for Indian tribes; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 677. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of 
     certain overseas Americans in the decennial census, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Coons):
       S. 678. A bill to increase the penalties for economic 
     espionage; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Reid, 
             Mr. McConnell, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 679. A bill to reduce the number of executive positions 
     subject to Senate confirmation; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Akaka, 
             Mr. Pryor, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 680. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District 
     of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National 
     Women's History Museum; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.

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           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 681. A bill to provide greater accountability in the 
     Small Business Lending Fund; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 682. A bill to provide for reliquidation of certain 
     entries of medium density fiberboard; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 683. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 684. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       S. 685. A bill to repeal the Federal sugar program; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Carper, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. 
             Lieberman):
       S. 686. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve public charter schooling by 
     addressing quality issues; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, 
             and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 687. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for 
     qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified 
     restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement 
     property; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 688. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to apply the additional Medicare HITECH payment 
     provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 689. A bill to promote the oil independence of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 690. A bill to establish the Office of the Homeowner 
     Advocate; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 691. A bill to support State and tribal government 
     efforts to promote research and education related to maple 
     syrup production, natural resource sustainability in the 
     maple syrup industry, market promotion of maple products, and 
     greater access to lands containing maple trees for maple-
     sugaring activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 692. A bill to improve hurricane preparedness by 
     establishing the National Hurricane Research Initiative, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.

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