[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 580-581]
[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. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2053. A bill to encourage transit-oriented development, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mrs.

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             McCaskill, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Brown of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. McCain, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Burr, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Paul, Mr. Coburn, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 2054. A bill to suspend the current compensation 
     packages for the senior executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie 
     Mac, and to establish compensation for all employees of such 
     entities in accordance with rates of pay for other Federal 
     financial regulatory agencies; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 2055. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     with respect to the protection of certain information; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 2056. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain interests in Federal land acquired for the 
     Scofield Project in Carbon County, Utah; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2057. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and 
     clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive 
     cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Heller, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Portman, Mr. Barrasso, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Hoeven, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Begich, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
             Bennet, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2058. A bill to close loopholes, increase transparency, 
     and improve the effectiveness of sanctions on Iranian trade 
     in petroleum products; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Begich, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 2059. A bill to reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum 
     effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2060. A bill to provide for the payment of a benefit to 
     members eligible for participation in the Post-Deployment/
     Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of 
     nonparticipation due to Government error; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 2061. A bill to provide for an exchange of land between 
     the Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina 
     State Ports Authority; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.

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