[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6641-6642]
[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. PAUL:
       S. 911. A bill to establish an emergency transportation 
     safety fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 912. A bill to allow multichannel video programming 
     distributors to provide video programming to subscribers on 
     an a la carte basis, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cowan, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 913. A bill to amend the National Oilheat Research 
     Alliance Act of 2000 to reauthorize and improve that Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 914. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain 
     compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a 
     specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion 
     pump; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 915. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     update reporting requirements for institutions of higher 
     education and provide for more accurate and complete data on 
     student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes at all 
     levels of postsecondary enrollment; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. 
             Heinrich):
       S. 916. A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection 
     of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites 
     of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the 
     American Battlefield Protection Program; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Begich, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cowan, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Tester, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Carper, Mr. Portman, and Mr. King):
       S. 917. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced 
     domestically by certain qualifying producers; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 918. A bill to award grants in order to establish 
     longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online 
     platforms for low-income students; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
             Crapo):
       S. 919. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance 
     by Indian tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 920. A bill to allow the Fond du Lac Band of Lake 
     Superior Chippewa in the State of Minnesota to lease or 
     transfer certain land; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 921. A bill to amend chapter 301 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to prohibit the rental of motor vehicles that 
     contain a defect related to motor vehicle safety, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 922. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry 
     out a pilot program on providing wage subsidies to employers 
     who employ certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces 
     and require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 
     pilot program on providing career transition services to 
     young veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       S. 923. A bill to modernize the conservation title of the 
     Food Security Act of 1985, protect long term taxpayer 
     investment, increase small and midsize farmer's access to 
     programs, and prioritize modern-day conservation needs 
     through management practices, local engagement, and 
     stewardship; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 924. 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.

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           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 925. A bill to improve the Lower East Side Tenement 
     National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 926. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to 
     include the National Guard Educational Foundation among the 
     youth and charitable organizations eligible for National 
     Guard assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 927. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to carry out a demonstration project to assess the 
     feasibility and advisability of using State and local 
     government agencies and nonprofit organizations to increase 
     awareness of benefits and services for veterans and to 
     improve coordination of outreach activities relating to such 
     benefits and services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 928. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the processing of claims for compensation under laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 929. A bill to impose sanctions on individuals who are 
     complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals 
     of Vietnam or their family members, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Murphy, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Begich, and Ms. Hirono):
       S.J. Res. 15. A joint resolution removing the deadline for 
     the ratification of the equal rights amendment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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