[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10839-10840]
[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. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) (by 
             request):
       S. 1237. A bill to improve the administration of programs 
     in the insular areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
             Harkin, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Reid, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Brown, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Levin, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Begich, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 1238. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to extend the current reduced interest rate for undergraduate 
     Federal Direct Stafford Loans for 1 year, to modify required 
     distribution rules for pension plans, and for other purposes; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1239. A bill to expand the research and awareness 
     activities of the National Institute of Arthritis and 
     Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 1240. A bill to establish a new organization to manage 
     nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting 
     nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for 
     managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Burr, Mr. Carper, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. 
             Isakson):
       S. 1241. A bill to establish the interest rate for certain 
     Federal student loans, and for other purposes; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1242. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1243. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. PRYOR:
       S. 1244. An original bill making appropriations for 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1245. An original bill making appropriations for energy 
     and water development and related agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; from 
     the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Merkley, and 
             Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1246. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require contracting officers to consider information 
     regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal 
     defense contract, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.

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           By Mr. REED:
       S. 1247. A bill to improve and enhance research and 
     programs on childhood cancer survivorship, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1248. A bill to permit employees to request, and to 
     ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms 
     and conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kirk, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 1249. A bill to rename the Office to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to Monitor 
     and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an 
     Assistant Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 1250. A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in new 
     transportation infrastructure funding through bonding to 
     empower States and local governments to complete significant 
     infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, 
     including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, 
     and inland waterways, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Franken, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 1251. A bill to establish programs with respect to 
     childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1252. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate segments of the Missisquoi River and the Trout 
     River in the State of Vermont, as components of the National 
     Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 1253. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon 
     Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the 
     National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Begich, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Wicker, and 
             Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1254. A bill to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and 
     Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. HELLER:
       S. 1255. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a deduction for travel expenses to medical 
     centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection 
     with examinations or treatments relating to service-connected 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Reed, 
             Ms. Cantwell, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1256. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically 
     important antimicrobials used in the treatment of human and 
     animal diseases; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 1257. A bill to protect financial transactions in the 
     United States from enforcement of certain excise taxes 
     imposed by any foreign government, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       S. 1258. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Medal of Honor posthumously to First Lieutenant 
     Alonzo H. Cushing for acts of valor during the Civil War; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 1259. A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to 
     provide research, training, and navigator services to youth 
     and young adults on the verge of aging out of the secondary 
     educational system, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. 
             Boozman):
       S. 1260. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a standard home office deduction; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Risch):
       S. 1261. A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 to promote energy efficiency via information and 
     computing technologies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NELSON:
       S. 1262. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a veterans conservation corps, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1263. A bill to establish a wilderness area, promote 
     conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible 
     development in Douglas County, Nevada, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 1264. A bill to foster market development of clean 
     energy fueling facilities by steering infrastructure 
     installation toward designated Clean Vehicle Corridors; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. Corker):
       S. 1265. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to delay the implementation of round 2 of the Medicare 
     DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Program for competitive 
     acquisition areas in Tennessee, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1266. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     mechanism to allow borrowers of private education loans to 
     refinance their loans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 1267. A bill to cut taxes for innovative businesses that 
     produce renewable chemicals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (by request):
       S. 1268. A bill to approve an agreement between the United 
     States and the Republic of Palau; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.

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