[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6450]
[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. MENENDEZ:
       S. 867. A bill to fight criminal gangs; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Johanns, and 
             Mr. Kyl):
       S. 868. A bill to restore the longstanding partnership 
     between the States and the Federal Government in managing the 
     Medicaid program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 869. A bill to provide for an exchange of land between 
     the Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina 
     State Ports Authority; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 870. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to modify oil and hazardous substance liability, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Webb, 
             Mr. Burr, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 871. A bill to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax 
     Credit; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 872. A bill to amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act 
     to modify the date as of which certain tribal land of the 
     Lytton Rancheria of California is considered to be held in 
     trust and to provide for the conduct of certain activities on 
     the land; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 873. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans 
     exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces 
     during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 874. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     modify the provision of compensation and pension to surviving 
     spouses of veterans in the months of the deaths of the 
     veterans, to improve housing loan benefits for veterans, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 875. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     require additional monitoring of certain contaminants, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 876. A bill to amend title 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to modify provisions relating to the length and weight 
     limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.

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