[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 3238-3239]
[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. INHOFE:
       S. 2174. A bill to exempt natural gas vehicles from certain 
     maximum fuel economy increase standards, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       S. 2175. A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to provide for the trial of covered 
     persons detained in the United States pursuant to the 
     Authorization for Use of Military Force and to repeal the 
     requirement for military custody; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Chambliss, and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin):

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       S. 2176. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca 
     Mountain site remains the designated site for the development 
     of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive 
     waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 2177. A bill to strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. 
             Coburn, and Mr. Begich):
       S. 2178. A bill to require the Federal Government to 
     expedite the sale of underutilized Federal real property; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Brown of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Carper, and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 2179. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve oversight of educational assistance provided under 
     laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
     the Secretary of Defense, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 2180. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for professional school personnel in 
     early childhood education, to expand the deduction for 
     certain expenses of teachers to teachers in early childhood 
     education, and to modify the credit for dependent care 
     services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 2181. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood 
     educators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 2182. A bill to establish a program to provide child 
     care through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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