[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4336]
[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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Lugar, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Heller, 
             Mr. Moran, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Burr, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Toomey, Ms. 
             Ayotte, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
             DeMint, and Mr. Coats):
       S. 2242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 2243. A bill to establish a program to provide incentive 
     payments to participating Medicare beneficiaries who 
     voluntarily establish and maintain better health; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 2244. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to assist in the identification of unclaimed and abandoned 
     human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible 
     for burial in a national cemetery, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Heller, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Lugar, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             Toomey, Mr. Coats, Mr. Paul, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Moran, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 2245. A bill to preserve existing rights and 
     responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. 
             Rubio):
       S. 2246. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to provide 
     off-base transition training, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 2247. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to improve 
     the functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market 
     Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Risch, Mr. Hoeven, and 
             Mr. Lee):
       S. 2248. A bill to clarify that a State has the sole 
     authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land 
     within the boundaries of the State; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 2249. A bill to provide for the reform of the Senior 
     Executive Service; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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