[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 4400-4401]
[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. McCAIN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Nelson, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Warner, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Risch):
       S. 632. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
     Act of 2008 to repeal a duplicative program relating to 
     inspection and grading of catfish; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Begich, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 633. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled 
     veterans for travel in connection with certain special 
     disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. 
             Baucus):
       S. 634. A bill to allow members of the Armed Forces and 
     National Guard to defer principal on Federal student loans 
     for a certain period in connection with receipt of orders for 
     mobilization for war or national emergency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Johanns, Mr. Warner, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Toomey, and 
             Mr. Blunt):
       S. 635. A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to 
     provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice 
     requirement; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 636. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for 
     incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR 
     Technology under the Medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 637. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination 
     of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of 
     Health with respect to Tourette syndrome; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Franken, 
             Mr. Leahy, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 638. A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to 
     provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from 
     such laws that are contrary to the public interest with 
     respect to railroads; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       S. 639. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     specify the circumstances in which a person may acquire 
     geolocation information and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 640. A bill to reauthorize the programs of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing 
     assistance for Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       S. 641. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care 
     at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, 
     nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in 
     palliative care and hospice, and to support the development 
     of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 642. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision 
     of technical services for medical imaging examinations and 
     radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less 
     costly; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. 
             Chambliss):
       S. 643. A bill to strengthen employee cost savings 
     suggestions programs within the Federal Government; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 644. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Hirono, and 
             Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 645. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to 
     protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Nelson):
       S. 646. A bill to create the National Endowment for the 
     Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United 
     States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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           By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 647. A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by 
     United States courts of certain rights relating to certain 
     marks, trade names, or commercial names; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 648. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to support teacher and school 
     professional training on awareness of student mental health 
     conditions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 649. A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be 
     prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national 
     instant criminal background check system and require a 
     background check for every firearm sale, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 650. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to preserve consumer and employer access to 
     licensed independent insurance producers; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       S.J. Res. 12. A joint resolution to consent to certain 
     amendments enacted by the legislature of the State of Hawaii 
     to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.

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