[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 7394-7395]
[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. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 1006. A bill to allow seniors to file their Federal 
     income tax on a new Form 1040SR; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 1007. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion 
     for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 1008. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property 
     used predominantly within an Indian reservation; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO:
       S. 1009. A bill to rescind certain Federal funds identified 
     by States as unwanted and use the funds to reduce the Federal 
     debt; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. CARPER:
       S. 1010. A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, United 
     States Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the 
     amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under 
     the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 1011. A bill to improve the provisions relating to the 
     privacy of electronic communications; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1012. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other 
     communications services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1013. A bill to renew the authority of the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to approve demonstration projects 
     designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare 
     programs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. McCain, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. 
             Franken):
       S. 1014. A bill to provide for additional Federal district 
     judgeships; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 1015. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership program in 
     foreign languages; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1016. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently modify the limitations on the deduction of 
     interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt 
     bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1017. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase assistance for disabled veterans who are temporarily 
     residing in housing owned by a family member, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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