[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 17457-17458]
[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. PRYOR (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Boozman, 
             and Mr. Franken):
       S. 1722. A bill to improve the training of child protection 
     professionals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 1723. A bill to clarify that the anti-kickback laws 
     apply to qualified health plans, the federally-facilitated 
     marketplaces, and other plans and programs under title I of 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Hatch, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Scott, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1724. A bill to provide that the reinsurance fee for the 
     transitional reinsurance program under the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act be applied equally to all health 
     insurance issuers and group health plans; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 1725. A bill to amend the Securities Investor Protection 
     Act of 1970 to confirm that a customer's net equity claim is 
     based on the customer's last statement and that certain 
     recoveries are prohibited, to change how trustees are 
     appointed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Lee, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Paul, Mr. Vitter, Mrs. 
             Fischer, and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 1726. A bill to prevent a taxpayer bailout of health 
     insurance issuers; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1727. A bill to require a Comptroller General of the 
     United States report assessing a study of the Army on the 
     combat vehicle industrial base; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 1728. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve ballot accessibility 
     to uniformed services voters and overseas voters, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 1729. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to provide further options with respect 
     to levels of coverage under qualified health plans; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 1730. A bill to reform the regulatory process to ensure 
     that small businesses are

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     free to compete and to create jobs, to clear unnecessary 
     regulatory burdens, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Heller, and Mr. Lee):
       S. 1731. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate 
     endangered species and intrastate threatened species and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1732. A bill to require the conveyance of certain public 
     land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support 
     the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. 
             Heitkamp, and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 1733. A bill to stop exploitation through trafficking; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MANCHIN:
       S. 1734. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     provide for a Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 1735. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition 
     of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss 
     insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health 
     plans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Harkin, and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 1736. A bill to amend titles 5 and 38, United States 
     Code, to clarify the veteran status of an individual based on 
     the attendance of the individual at a preparatory school of a 
     service academy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1737. A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal 
     minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend increased expensing limitations and the treatment 
     of certain real property as section 179 property; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kirk, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 1738. A bill to provide justice for the victims of 
     trafficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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