[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8731]
[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. DeMINT:
       S. 1143. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that agencies may not deduct labor organization dues 
     from the pay of Federal employees, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, and 
             Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1144. A bill to amend the Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act 
     of 2006 to extend the reduced royalty rate for soda ash; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. 
             Franken):
       S. 1145. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal 
     contractors and employees outside the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 1146. A bill to establish a pilot program under which 
     veterans in the State of Alaska may receive health care 
     benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs at non-
     Department medical facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1147. A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, 
     United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic 
     care and service to veterans at all Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1148. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the provision of assistance to homeless veterans, to 
     improve the regulation of fiduciaries who represent 
     individuals for purposes of receiving benefits under laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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