[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 17128-17129]
[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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. 
             Blumenthal):
       S. 1700. A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy 
     Protection Act of 1998 to extend, enhance, and revise the 
     provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of 
     personal information of children, to establish certain other 
     protections for personal information of children and minors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado):
       S. 1701. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 to strengthen Fourth and Fifth 
     Amendment Protections and freedoms of citizens of the United 
     States and ensure greater transparency and oversight of the 
     ability of the Federal Government to collect information and 
     conduct surveillance on the private lives of citizens of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Cruz):
       S. 1702. A bill to empower States with authority for most 
     taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1703. A bill to require the provision of information to 
     members of the Armed Forces on availability of mental health 
     services and related privacy rights; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 1704. A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in 
     order to achieve savings for students; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       S. 1705. A bill to provide a Federal charter for the 
     National Fab Lab Network, a national network of local digital 
     fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced 
     manufacturing tools for learning skills, developing 
     inventions, creating businesses, and producing personalized 
     products; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
             Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1706. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to issue prospective 
     guidance clarifying the employment status of individuals for 
     purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive 
     assessments with respect to such clarifications; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp):
       S. 1707. A bill to exclude consideration as income under 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 payments of pensions 
     made under section 1521 of title 38, United States Code, to 
     veterans who are in need of regular aid and attendance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. 
             Schatz):
       S. 1708. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with 
     respect to the establishment of performance measures for the 
     highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Blunt):
       S. 1709. A bill to require the Committee on Technology of 
     the National Science and Technology Council to develop and 
     update a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic 
     plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 1710. A bill to require Amtrak to propose a pet policy 
     that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and 
     dogs on certain Amtrak trains, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Ms. 
             Ayotte):
       S. 1711. A bill to enable States to opt out of certain 
     provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heller, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Thune, and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 1712. A bill to provide protections for workers with 
     respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting 
     representation by a labor organization; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 1713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the dollar limitation on the exclusion for 
     employer-provided dependent care assistance; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Cornyn, 
             and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1714. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to Syria, 
     to expand existing sanctions with respect to Syria, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Heller, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Portman):
       S. 1715. A bill to decrease the deficit by realigning, 
     consolidating, disposing, and improving the efficiency of 
     Federal buildings and other civilian property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Graham, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Heller, Mr. Coons, Ms.

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             Klobuchar, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 1716. A bill to facilitate efficient investments and 
     financing of infrastructure projects and new long-term job 
     creation through the establishment of an Infrastructure 
     Financing Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 1717. 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.

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