[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2109]
[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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Conrad, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 2123. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act 
     to extend funding for family-to-family health information 
     centers to help families of children with disabilities or 
     special health care needs make informed choices about health 
     care for their children; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 2124. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to authorize and support the creation of 
     cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment 
     materials and resources by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services through the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention and the dissemination of such materials and 
     resources by State educational agencies to identify more at-
     risk families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 2125. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to modify the designation of accreditation organizations 
     for orthotics and prosthetics, to apply accreditation and 
     licensure requirements to suppliers of such devices and items 
     for purposes of payment under the Medicare program, and to 
     modify the payment rules for such devices and items under 
     such program to account for practitioner qualifications and 
     complexity of care; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 2126. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
     Act of 2008 to extend and improve the milk income loss 
     contract program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 2127. A bill to protect State and local witnesses from 
     tampering and retaliation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Begich, and Mrs. 
             Shaheen):
       S. 2128. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify that all veterans 
     programs are exempt from sequestration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2129. A bill to provide for reforming and consolidating 
     agencies of the Federal Government to improve efficiency and 
     effectiveness; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 2130. A bill to direct the Secretary of Interior to 
     establish a veterans conservation corps, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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