[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3814]
[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. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. 
             Coons):
       S. 2215. A bill to create jobs in the United States by 
     increasing United States exports to Africa by at least 200 
     percent in real dollar value within 10 years, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 2216. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will use 
     the funds to make loans to consumers to implement cost-
     effective energy efficiency measures to promote energy cost 
     savings and rural development; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Enzi, 
             Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 2217. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules 
     for commodity payments and benefits; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Carper, 
             Mr. McCain, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts):
       S. 2218. A bill to reauthorize the United States Fire 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Begich, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Leahy, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Webb, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Casey, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 2219. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
     corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other 
     entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 2220. A bill for the relief of Momo Krcic; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Paul, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Lee, Mr. McConnell, Ms. 
             Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coats, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Mr. Grassley, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kyl, 
             Mr. Lugar, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Roberts, and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 2221. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from 
     finalizing a proposed rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 relating to child labor; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2222. A bill to require the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission to take certain actions to reduce excessive 
     speculation in energy markets; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Burr, and Mr. Shelby):
       S.J. Res. 38. A joint resolution disapproving a rule 
     submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the 
     certification of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or 
     seasonal nonagricultural employment; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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