[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 10206-10207]
[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. TOOMEY:
       S. 1292. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to consider the impact on 
     employment levels and economic activity prior to issuing a 
     regulation, policy statement, guidance document, endangerment 
     finding, or other requirement, implementing any new or 
     substantially altered program, or denying any

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     permit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. 
             Akaka):
       S. 1293. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     establish a demonstration program to adapt the lessons of 
     providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the 
     provision of Federal economic development assistance to 
     certain similarly situated individuals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 1294. A bill to promote the oil independence of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1295. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a 
     Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund to support 
     research on diseases impacting the citrus industry, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       S. 1296. A bill to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee 
     Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, 
     Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards 
     Beach Unit RI-07 in the State of Rhode Island; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Shelby):
       S. 1297. A bill to preserve State and institutional 
     authority relating to State authorization and the definition 
     of credit hour; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 1298. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property located in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States 
     to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Burr, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts):
       S. 1299. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
     establishment of Lions Clubs International; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       S. 1300. A bill to amend title 23, 45, and 49, United 
     States Code, to encourage the use of private-public 
     partnerships in transportation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1301. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2012 to 2015 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in 
     persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1302. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, 
     California, to the City of Tracy; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1303. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish Fort Monroe National Historical Park in the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1304. A bill to make funds available to reimburse 
     certain fishermen for legal fees and costs incurred in 
     connection with improper fines and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Kyl, 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. Johanns, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Portman, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Heller):
       S.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing 
     the budget; read the first time.

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