[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4807-4808]
[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. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 693. A bill to establish a term certain for the 
     conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to provide 
     conditions for continued operation of such enterprises, and 
     to provide for the wind down of such operations and 
     dissolution of such enterprises; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico):
       S. 694. A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more 
     than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census 
     and apportionment, to require States to conduct such 
     redistricting through independent commissions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 695. A bill to require the use of electronic on-board 
     recording devices in motor carriers to improve compliance 
     with hours of service regulations; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 696. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     treat Vet Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs 
     facilities for purposes of payments or allowances for 
     beneficiary travel to Department facilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 697. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a 
     spouse of a member of the Armed Services for a new State 
     license or certification required by reason of a permanent 
     change in the duty station of such member to another State; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 698. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites 
     at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 699. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     carry out a program to demonstrate the commercial application 
     of integrated systems for long-term geological storage of 
     carbon dioxide, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Stabenow, 
             and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 700. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the treatment of certain farming 
     business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for 
     purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 701. A bill to amend section 1120A(c) of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to assure comparability 
     of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 702. A bill to authorize funding for, and increase 
     accessibility to, the National Missing and Unidentified 
     Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such 
     system and the National Crime Information Center database of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to provide incentive 
     grants to help facilitate reporting to such systems, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico):
       S. 703. A bill to amend the Long-Term Leasing Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 704. A bill to provide for duty-free treatment of 
     certain recreational performance outerwear, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 705. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr.

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             Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoeven, and 
             Mr. Rubio):
       S. 706. A bill to stimulate the economy, produce domestic 
     energy, and create jobs at no cost to the taxpayers, and 
     without borrowing money from foreign governments for which 
     our children and grandchildren will be responsible, and for 
     other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 707. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide 
     further protection for puppies; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and 
             Mr. Casey):
       S. 708. A bill to renew and extend the provisions relating 
     to identification of trade enforcement priorities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 709. A bill to enhance the security of chemical 
     facilities and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 710. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest 
     system; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 711. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous 
     chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment 
     works, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Hutchison, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Risch, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 712. A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
     and Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 713. A bill to modify the boundary of Petersburg 
     National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Kyl, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Toomey, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Risch, 
             Mr. Rubio, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Paul, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Thune, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Burr, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Lugar, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Corker, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Johanns, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Wicker):
       S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing 
     the budget; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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