[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9704]
[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. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Reid, and 
             Mr. Akaka):
       S. 1244. A bill to provide for preferential duty treatment 
     to certain apparel articles of the Philippines; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 1245. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious 
     Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 1246. A bill to reduce the number of non-essential new 
     vehicles purchased and leased by the Federal Government; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 1247. A bill to develop and recruit new, high-value jobs 
     to the United States, to encourage the repatriation of jobs 
     that have been off-shored to other countries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Burr, Mr. Corker, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, 
             Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. Risch, 
             Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, and 
             Mr. Wicker):
       S. 1248. A bill to prohibit the consideration of any bill 
     by Congress unless the authority provided by the Constitution 
     of the United States for the legislation can be determined 
     and is clearly specified; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Tester, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 1249. A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional 
     or expanded public target ranges in certain States; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Kirk, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1250. A bill to create and expand innovative teacher and 
     principal preparation programs known as teacher and principal 
     preparation academies; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Corker, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 1251. A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare 
     and Medicaid programs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1252. A bill to promote the economic self-sufficiency of 
     low-income women through their increased participation in 
     high-wage, high-demand occupations where they currently 
     represent 25 percent or less of the workforce; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1253. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Armed Services; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1254. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such 
     fiscal year, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Armed Services; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1255. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2012 for military construction, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Armed Services; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1256. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2012 for defense activities of the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Armed 
     Services; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 1257. A bill to establish grant programs to improve the 
     health of border area residents and for all hazards 
     preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism and 
     infectious disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 1258. A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
     reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 1259. A bill to amend the William Wilberforce 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to 
     prohibit the provision of peacekeeping operations assistance 
     to governments of countries that recruit and use child 
     soldiers; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 1260. A bill to require financial literacy and economic 
     education counseling for student borrowers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. 
             Heller):
       S. 1261. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     deny retirement benefits accrued by an individual as a Member 
     of Congress if such individual is convicted of certain 
     offenses; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
             Levin):
       S.J. Res. 21. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to equal 
     rights for men and women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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