[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9083]
[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. BROWN of Ohio:
       S. 1188. A bill to require the purchase of domestically 
     made flags of the United States of America for use by the 
     Federal Government; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Toomey):
       S. 1189. A bill to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
     of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) to provide for regulatory 
     impact analyses for certain rules, consideration of the least 
     burdensome regulatory alternative, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1190. A bill to reduce disparities and improve access to 
     effective and cost efficient diagnosis and treatment of 
     prostate cancer through advances in testing, research, and 
     education, including through telehealth, comparative 
     effectiveness research, and identification of best practices 
     in patient education and outreach particularly with respect 
     to underserved racial, ethnic and rural populations and men 
     with a family history of prostate cancer, to establish a 
     directive on what constitutes clinically appropriate prostate 
     cancer imaging, and to create a prostate cancer scientific 
     advisory board for the Office of the Chief Scientist at the 
     Food and Drug Administration to accelerate real-time sharing 
     of the latest research and accelerate movement of new 
     medicines to patients; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1191. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     carry out a study regarding the suitability and feasibility 
     of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage 
     Area in Connecticut, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 1192. A bill to supplement State jurisdiction in Alaska 
     Native villages with Federal and tribal resources to improve 
     the quality of life in rural Alaska while reducing domestic 
     violence against Native women and children and to reduce 
     alcohol and drug abuse and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 1193. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     preserve and renew Federal-aid highways to reduce long-term 
     costs, improve safety, and improve the condition of Federal-
     aid highways; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 1194. A bill to facilitate compliance with Article 36 of 
     the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna 
     April 24, 1963, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 1195. A bill to protect victims of crime or serious 
     labor violations from deportation during Department of 
     Homeland Security enforcement actions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Rubio, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Lee, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Corker):
       S. 1196. A bill to expand the use of E-Verify, to hold 
     employers accountable, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Grassley):
       S.J. Res. 19. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to 
     prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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