[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5060]
[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 Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. 
             Merkley):
       S. 2293. A bill to establish a national, toll-free 
     telephone parent helpline to provide information and 
     assistance to parents and caregivers of children to prevent 
     child abuse and strengthen families; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Warner, and Mr. Webb):
       S. 2294. A bill to provide for continued conservation 
     efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, increase energy 
     production from animal waste, improve transparency of Federal 
     restoration efforts, and expand agricultural opportunities to 
     participate in State voluntary water quality credit trading 
     programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 2295. A bill to permit manufacturers of generic drugs to 
     provide additional warnings with respect to such drugs in the 
     same manner that the Food and Drug Administration allows 
     brand names to do so; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 2296. A bill to amend the Higher Education Opportunity 
     Act to restrict institutions of higher education from using 
     revenues derived from Federal educational assistance funds 
     for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 2297. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       S. 2298. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936 to improve the program of access to broadband 
     telecommunications services in rural areas; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 2299. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act and title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
     provision of civil relief to members of the uniformed 
     services and to improve the enforcement of employment and 
     reemployment rights of such members, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 2300. A bill to allow for a reasonable compliance 
     deadline for certain States subject to the Cross State Air 
     Pollution Rule; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.

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