[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 13514-13515]
[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. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Heller, Mr. 
             Lee, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 1497. 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 Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 1498. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend certain expiring provisions relating to small 
     businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 1499. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 278 Main Street in Chadron, 
     Nebraska, as the ``Sergeant Cory Mracek Memorial Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
             Moran, and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 1500. A bill to declare the November 5, 2009, attack at 
     Fort Hood, Texas, a terrorist attack, and to ensure that the 
     victims of the attack and their families receive the same 
     honors and benefits as those Americans who have been killed 
     or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 1501. A bill to establish a Financing Energy Efficient 
     Manufacturing Program in the Department of Energy to provide 
     financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite 
     renewable technologies in manufacturing and industrial 
     facilities; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1502. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     protect against foodborne illnesses, provide enhanced 
     notification of recalled meat, poultry, eggs, and related 
     food products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
             Baucus, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Blunt, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 1503. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     increase the preference given, in awarding certain asthma-
     related grants, to certain States (those allowing trained 
     school personnel to administer epinephrine and meeting other 
     related requirements); to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 1504. A bill to increase funds set aside for off-system 
     bridges; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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