[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7331]
[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 Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 992. A bill to provide for offices on sexual assault 
     prevention and response under the Chiefs of Staff of the 
     Armed Forces, to require reports on additional offices and 
     selection of sexual assault prevention and response 
     personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 993. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond 
     du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for 
     acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the 
     Bulge in World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 994. A bill to expand the Federal Funding Accountability 
     and Transparency Act of 2006 to increase accountability and 
     transparency in Federal spending, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Donnelly):
       S. 995. A bill to authorize the National Desert Storm 
     Memorial Association to establish the National Desert Storm 
     and Desert Shield Memorial as a commemorative work in the 
     District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 996. A bill to improve the National Flood Insurance 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Cardin, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 997. A bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment 
     Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues 
     associated with recruitment, retention, research, and 
     reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 998. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     establish a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights, to establish 
     State Home Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Mikulski, and 
             Mr. Nelson):
       S. 999. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     provide social service agencies with the resources to provide 
     services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to 
     age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of 
     life; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 1000. A bill to require the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for 
     restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Coats, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. 
             Rubio, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 1001. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the 
     Government of Iran; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 1002. A bill to enable Federal and State chartered banks 
     and thrifts to meet the credit needs of home builders in the 
     United States, and to provide liquidity and ensure stable 
     credit in order to meet the need for new homes in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Alexander, 
             and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 1003. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to reset interest rates for new student loans; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 1004. A bill to permit voluntary economic activity; read 
     the first time.

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