[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12160]
[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 Ms. KLOBUCHAR:
       S. 1422. A bill to establish a grant program in the 
     Department of Transportation to improve the traffic safety of 
     teen drivers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1423. A bill to clarify the orphan drug exception to the 
     annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical 
     manufacturers and importers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 1424. A bill to clarify the responsibilities of the 
     Secretary of the Interior in making a determination whether 
     to take off-reservation land into trust for gaming purposes; 
     to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 1425. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to ensure fairness in election procedures with respect to 
     collective bargaining representatives; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1426. A bill to authorize certain authorities by the 
     Department of State, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 1427. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
     Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce 
     fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the 
     farm; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1428. A bill to phase out the use of private military 
     contractors; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 1429. A bill to establish a bipartisan commission on 
     insurance reform; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1430. A bill to authorize certain maritime programs of 
     the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Tester, and Mr. 
             Johanns):
       S. 1431. A bill to amend section 242 of the National 
     Housing Act to extend the sunset provisions for the exemption 
     for critical access hospitals under the FHA programs of 
     mortgage insurance for hospitals; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 1432. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the exception from the 10 percent penalty for early 
     withdrawals from governmental plans for Federal and State 
     qualified public safety employees; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Begich, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Cardin, and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 1433. A bill to pay personnel compensation and benefits 
     for employees of the Federal Aviation Administration; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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