[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6908]
[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. VITTER:
       S. 927. A bill to require congressional approval before 
     implementation of certain agency actions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BURR:
       S. 928. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     use bid savings on major medical facility projects of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to expand or change the scope 
     of a major medical facility project of the Department, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Begich, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 929. A bill to establish a comprehensive literacy 
     program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 930. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and 
     collectibles as for other investment property and to provide 
     that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed 
     for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, 
     or scholarly compositions created by the donor; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Bingaman, 
             and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 931. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reform the rules relating to fractional charitable 
     donations of tangible personal property; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 932. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a $1,000 refundable credit for individuals who are 
     bona fide volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and 
     emergency medical service organizations; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 933. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend and increase the exclusion for benefits provided to 
     volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 934. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States to make a technical correction relating to 
     stainless steel single-piece exhaust gas manifolds; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       S. 935. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to carry out a program of outreach to veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 936. A bill to establish the American Infrastructure 
     Investment Fund and other activities to facilitate 
     investments in infrastructure projects that significantly 
     enhance the economic competitiveness of the United States by 
     improving economic output, productivity, or competitive 
     commercial advantage, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Manchin, 
             Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Coats):
       S. 937. A bill to repeal certain barriers to domestic fuel 
     production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. 
             Kohl):
       S. 938. A bill to establish a research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application program to promote 
     research of appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in 
     hybrid vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 939. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds 
     shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 
     water and sewage facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Nelson 
             of Florida, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Franken, Mr. Cardin, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 940. A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by 
     closing big oil tax loopholes, and for other purposes; read 
     the first time.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 941. A bill to strengthen families' engagement in the 
     education of their children; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 942. A bill to provide for improved investment in 
     national transportation infrastructure; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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