[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 315-317]
[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. REID (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
             Brown, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Levin, 
             and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 1. A bill to reform America's broken immigration system; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Levin, and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 2. A bill to reduce violence and protect the citizens of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Murray, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Brown, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Menendez, 
             Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 3. A bill to improve education and provide all students 
     in the United States with the opportunity to succeed; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Levin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Schatz, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 4. A bill to create jobs and strengthen our economy by 
     rebuilding our Nation's infrastructure; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Brown, Mr. Tester, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Baucus, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Begich, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. 
             Heinrich):
       S. 5. A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act 
     of 1994; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Casey, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 
     2011, to provide assistance to small businesses owned by 
     veterans, to improve enforcement of employment and 
     reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Schatz, Mr. Coons, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. 
             Begich):
       S. 7. A bill to improve the resilience of the United States 
     to extreme weather events and to prevent the worsening of 
     extreme weather conditions; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Schatz, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 8. A bill expressing the sense of the Senate on the need 
     to enact legislation to eliminate wasteful tax loopholes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mr. Schatz, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 9. A bill to strengthen our Nation's electoral system by 
     ensuring clean and fair elections; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Bennet, Mr.

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             Brown, Mr. Tester, Mr. Casey, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Schatz, 
             Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, Mr. Donnelly, 
             Mr. Levin, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 10. A bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
     2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Levin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             and Mr. Coons):
       S. 21. A bill to secure the United States against cyber 
     attack, to improve communication and collaboration between 
     the private sector and the Federal Government, to enhance 
     American competitiveness and create jobs in the information 
     technology industry, and to protect the identities and 
     sensitive information of American citizens and businesses; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Carper, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 22. A bill to establish background check procedures for 
     gun shows; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 23. A bill to designate as wilderness certain land and 
     inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National 
     Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 24. A bill to lower health premiums and increase choice 
     for small businesses; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 25. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution 
     system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 26. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the 
     Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 27. A bill to clarify authority granted under the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to define the exterior boundary of the 
     Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and 
     for other purposes''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
             Flake):
       S. 28. A bill to provide for the conveyance of a small 
     parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-
     Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Isakson, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Lee, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 29. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for automatic continuing resolutions; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. AYOTTE:
       S. 30. A bill to prevent the 2013 pay adjustment of persons 
     holding senior positions in the Federal Government from being 
     made and to prevent pay adjustments for Members of Congress 
     in any year there is a budget deficit; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. AYOTTE:
       S. 31. A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access 
     taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic 
     commerce permanent; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 32. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of 
     laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion 
     decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Reed, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Levin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Franken, Mr. Murphy, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 33. A bill to prohibit the transfer or possession of 
     large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Levin, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 34. A bill to increase public safety by permitting the 
     Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the 
     issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or 
     suspected dangerous terrorists; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Boxer, and 
             Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 35. A bill to require face to face purchases of 
     ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and 
     to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 36. A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie 
     Tesfamical; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 37. A bill to sustain the economic development and 
     recreational use of National Forest System land and other 
     public land in the State of Montana, to add certain land to 
     the National Wilderness Preservation System, to release 
     certain wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for 
     recreation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       S. 38. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a 
     Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender 
     identity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 39. A bill to improve the health of Americans and reduce 
     health care costs by reorienting the Nation's health care 
     system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Coats, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 40. A bill to restore Americans' individual liberty by 
     striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. 
             Nelson):
       S. 41. A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State 
     and local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 42. A bill to provide anti-retaliation protections for 
     antitrust whistleblowers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Johanns, Mr. Corker, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin):
       S. 43. A bill to require that any debt limit increase be 
     balanced by equal spending cuts of the next decade; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 44. A bill to improve patient access to health care 
     services and provide improved medical care by reducing the 
     excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
     care delivery system; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 45. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling 
     on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, 
     Oregon, and Washington; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Rubio, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Heller, Mr. Flake, Mr. Risch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 46. A bill to protect Social Security benefits and 
     military pay and require that the United States Government 
     prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in 
     the event that the debt limit is reached; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Coons, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. 
             Murray, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 47. A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act 
     of 1994; read the first time.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 48. A bill for the relief of Genesio Januario Oliveira; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 49. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are 
     able to receive services in at least one full-service 
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the State or 
     receive comparable services provided by contract in the 
     State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

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           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 50. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to investigate and address 
     cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and 
     children; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Tester, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 51. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish 
     and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 52. A bill to improve the energy and water efficiency of 
     Federal buildings; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 53. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to 
     individuals that may be affected by a reported disease 
     cluster; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 54. A bill to increase public safety by punishing and 
     deterring firearms trafficking; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 55. A bill to prohibit Members of Congress and the 
     President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 56. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     increase the credit for employers establishing workplace 
     child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to 
     encourage greater use of quality child care services, to 
     provide incentives for students to earn child care-related 
     degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase 
     the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
     assistance; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 57. A bill to establish a timely and expeditious process 
     for voting on the statutory debt limit; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 58. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to 
     ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not 
     wait in long lines in order to vote; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Nelson, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 59. A bill to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross 
     National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, 
     California; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 60. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     provide for the study of the Western States Trail for 
     potential designation as a national historic trail; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 61. A bill to include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public 
     Lands in the California Coastal National Monument as a part 
     of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Coons, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. 
             Merkley):
       S. 62. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
     contributions and to make additional contributions to the 
     Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 63. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce and the 
     Secretary of Labor to establish the Made In America Incentive 
     Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S.J. Res. 1. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States requiring that the 
     Federal budget be balanced; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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