[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6519]
[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. MERKLEY:
       S. 891. A bill to increase the employment of Americans by 
     requiring State workforce agencies to certify that employers 
     are actively recruiting Americans and that Americans are not 
     qualified or available to fill the positions that the 
     employer wants to fill with H-2B nonimmigrants; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Nelson, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 892. A bill to amend the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
     Human Rights Act of 2012 to impose sanctions with respect to 
     certain transactions in foreign currencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Heller):
       S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective 
     December 1, 2013, in the rates of compensation for veterans 
     with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
     dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
     certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 894. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend expiring authority for work-study allowances for 
     individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, 
     education, or training under laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand such authority to 
     certain outreach services provided through congressional 
     offices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, and 
             Ms. Collins):
       S. 895. A bill to improve the ability of the Food and Drug 
     Administration to study the use of antimicrobial drugs in 
     food-producing animals; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Heller, Ms. Warren, and 
             Ms. Collins):
       S. 896. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall 
     elimination provisions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. WARREN:
       S. 897. A bill to prevent the doubling of the interest rate 
     for Federal subsidized student loans for the 2013-2014 
     academic year by providing funds for such loans through the 
     Federal Reserve System, to ensure that such loans are 
     available at interest rates that are equivalent to the 
     interest rates at which the Federal Government provides loans 
     to banks through the discount window operated by the Federal 
     Reserve System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. 
             Heinrich):
       S. 898. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, 
     New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Ayotte, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico, and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 899. A bill to establish a position of Science Laureate 
     of the United States; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI:
       S. 900. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to regulate payroll tax deposit agents, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 901. A bill to protect State and local witnesses from 
     tampering and retaliation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Heller):
       S. 902. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to apply the provisions of the Act to 
     certain Congressional staff and members of the executive 
     branch; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, 
             and Mr. Reed)):
       S. 903. A bill to clarify State of residence requirements 
     for aliens and nonimmigrant requirements for purposes of 
     chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 904. A bill to minimize the economic and social costs 
     resulting from losses of life, property, well-being, business 
     activity, and economic growth associated with extreme weather 
     events by ensuring that the United States is more resilient 
     to the impacts of extreme weather events in the short- and 
     long-term, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 905. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance existing 
     programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging 
     States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Cantwell, and 
             Mr. Risch):
       S. 906. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the technologies through which a vehicle qualifies 
     for the credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 907. A bill to provide grants to better understand and 
     reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       S. 908. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic 
     telangiectasia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 909. A bill to amend the Federal Direct Loan Program 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for student 
     loan affordability, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 910. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of 
     apparently wholesome food; to the Committee on Finance.

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