[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11480]
[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. KIRK:
       S. 1297. A bill to establish the Government Transformation 
     Commission to review and make recommendations regarding cost 
     control in the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 1298. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to adjust the limits on expensing of certain depreciable 
     business assets; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin):
       S. 1299. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with 
     respect to the operation of vehicles on certain Wisconsin 
     highways, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Risch, and Mr. Heller):
       S. 1300. A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration 
     Act of 2003 to provide for the conduct of stewardship end 
     result contracting projects; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 1301. A bill to provide for the restoration of forest 
     landscapes, protection of old growth forests, and management 
     of national forests in the eastside forests of the State of 
     Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Murray, 
             Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 1302. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     provide for cooperative and small employer charity pension 
     plans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Murphy):
       S. 1303. A bill to amend certain appropriations Acts to 
     repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General 
     Services to sell Federal property and assets that support the 
     operations of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Plum 
     Island, New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 1304. A bill to promote strategic sourcing principles 
     within the Federal Government; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 1305. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the Forest 
     Service Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, 
     Colorado; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1306. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 in order to improve environmental 
     literacy to better prepare students for postsecondary 
     education and careers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 1307. A bill to provide for evidence-based and promising 
     practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
     gang activity prevention and intervention to help build 
     individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to 
     ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, 
     and law-abiding lives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COONS:
       S. 1308. A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance 
     contracting in Federal facilities; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (by request):
       S. 1309. A bill to withdraw and reserve certain public land 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for 
     military uses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Johanns, Mr. Heller, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Corker):
       S. 1310. A bill to require Senate confirmation of Inspector 
     General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.

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