History of Bills

S. 1 — A bill to strengthen the economic competitiveness of the United States; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Akaka), S121 [25JA]

Text, S128 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S272 [26JA]

S. 2 — A bill to help middle class families succeed; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Akaka), S121 [25JA]

Text, S128 [25JA]

S. 3 — A bill to promote fiscal responsibility and control spending; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs. Shaheen), S121 [25JA]

Text, S128 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S1120 [2MR]

Placed on the calendar, S2775 [9MY]

S. 4 — A bill to make America the world’s leader in clean energy; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Akaka), S121 [25JA]

Text, S128 [25JA]

S. 5 — A bill to reform schools and give America’s children the tools they need to succeed; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Akaka), S121 [25JA]

Text, S129 [25JA]

S. 6 — A bill to reform America’s broken immigration system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Lautenberg), S122 [25JA]

Text, S129 [25JA]

S. 7 — A bill to reform the Federal tax code; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Lautenberg), S122 [25JA]

Text, S129 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S272 [26JA]

S. 8 — A bill to strengthen America’s national security; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Akaka), S122 [25JA]

Text, S129 [25JA]

S. 9 — A bill to reform America’s political system and eliminate gridlock that blocks progress; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Akaka), S122 [25JA]

Text, S129 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR]

S. 10 — A bill to ensure equity for women and address rising pressures on American families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Akaka), S122 [25JA]

Text, S129 [25JA]

S. 11 — A bill to provide permanent tax relief from the marriage penalty; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Cornyn), S122 [25JA]

Text, S130 [25JA]

S. 12 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax relief for private sector job creation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PORTMAN, S122 [25JA]

S. 13 — A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Moran, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. DeMint), S122 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S1977 [30MR], S3498 [6JN]

S. 14 — A bill to establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Thune, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Coburn), S122 [25JA]

S. 15 — A bill to prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. VITTER, S122 [25JA]

S. 16 — A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S122 [25JA]

S. 17 — A bill to repeal the job-killing tax on medical devices to ensure continued access to life-saving medical devices for patients and maintain the standing of United States as the world leader in medical device innovation; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Cornyn), S122 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA], S614 [7FE], S643 [10FE], S683 [14FE], S871 [17FE], S1120 [2MR], S1329 [7MR], S1933 [29MR], S2446 [13AP], S3613 [8JN], S3727 [13JN], S4485 [11JY], S7908 [28NO]

S. 18 — A bill to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Warner, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Toomey, and Mrs. McCaskill), S122 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S272 [26JA], S339 [27JA], S411 [1FE]

S. 19 — A bill to restore American’s individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Portman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coats, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McCain, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Ensign), S122 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S359 [31JA], S412 [1FE]

S. 20 — A bill to protect American job creation by striking the job-killing Federal employer mandate; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Portman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coats, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McCain, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Alexander), S122 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S359 [31JA], S412 [1FE], S1060 [1MR], S3052 [17MY], S3498 [6JN], S4156 [28JN], S4485 [11JY], S4641 [18JY], S5536 [13SE], S5773 [20SE], S6872 [20OC], S7992 [29NO]

S. 21 — A bill to secure the United States against cyber attack, to enhance American competitiveness and create jobs in the information technology industry, and to protect the identities and sensitive information of American citizens and businesses; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Bingaman), S122 [25JA]

Text, S130 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S339 [27JA], S544 [3FE], S1120 [2MR]

S. 22 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S122 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S1121 [2MR], S2446 [13AP]

S. 23 — A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Coons), S122 [25JA]

Text, S131 [25JA], S1381 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA], S747 [15FE], S871 [17FE], S976 [28FE], S1060 [1MR]

Reported with amendments (no written report), S543 [3FE]

Debated, S936, S956 [28FE], S1030, S1052 [1MR], S1089 [2MR], S1175, S1204 [3MR], S1323 [7MR], S1348, S1360 [8MR]

Amendments, S936, S950, S952, S956, S957, S979 [28FE], S1032, S1033, S1037, S1045, S1052, S1071, S1073, S1074 [1MR], S1092, S1093, S1109, S1112, S1146, S1164 [2MR], S1175, S1183, S1206, S1239 [3MR], S1265, S1306 [4MR], S1324, S1331 [7MR], S1362 [8MR]

Senate invoked cloture, S1324 [7MR]

Passed Senate amended, S1381 [8MR]

Message from the Senate, H1623 [9MR]

S. 24 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the election to deduct State and local sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reid of Nevada, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S122 [25JA]

S. 25 — A bill to phase out the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Durbin), S122 [25JA]

Text, S142 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S2088 [4AP], S5903 [22SE], S6090 [4OC], S6185 [5OC], S6665 [18OC], S8183 [5DE]

S. 26 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines, and to use the resulting revenues from such repeal for deficit reduction; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S122 [25JA]

Text, S143 [25JA]

S. 27 — A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Collins, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Sanders), S122 [25JA]

Text, S144 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE]

Reported (no written report), S4845 [22JY]

S. 28 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide public safety providers an additional 10 megahertz of spectrum to support a national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize the Federal Communications Commission to hold incentive auctions to provide funding to support such a network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Harkin), S122 [25JA]

Text, S146 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S683 [14FE], S747 [15FE], S1600 [14MR], S1828 [17MR], S2508 [14AP], S3052 [17MY], S3498 [6JN], S3541 [7JN], S5903 [22SE]

S. 29 — A bill to establish the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer)), S122 [25JA]

Text, S150 [25JA]

S. 30 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional year for the extension of the placed in service date for the low-income housing credit rules applicable to the GO Zone; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Wicker), S122 [25JA]

S. 31 — A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. FRANKEN, S122 [25JA]

Text, S151 [25JA]

S. 32 — A bill to prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mr. Levin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Durbin), S122 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA]

S. 33 — A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Lautenberg), S122 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S1264 [4MR], S1933 [29MR], S2508 [14AP], S7368 [10NO]

S. 34 — A bill to increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mr. Levin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, and Mrs. Boxer), S123 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S360 [31JA]

S. 35 — A bill to establish background check procedures for gun shows; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Levin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Wyden), S123 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S629 [8FE], S6506 [13OC]

S. 36 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 100 percent reimbursement for medical assistance provided to a Native Hawaiian through a Federally-qualified health center or a Native Hawaiian health care system; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 37 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the restriction that a clinical psychologist or clinical social worker provide services in a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility to a patient only under the care of a physician; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 38 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved reimbursement for clinical social worker services under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 39 — A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to make certain graduate programs in professional psychology eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 40 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 41 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Office for Social Work Research; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 42 — A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under certain programs that would assist individuals in pursuing health careers or for grants for training projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 43 — A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 44 — A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Begich), S123 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S360 [31JA], S615 [7FE], S2446 [13AP], S2581 [2MY], S4329 [5JY], S4555 [13JY]

S. 45 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable for imported property; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Harkin), S123 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S615 [7FE]

S. 46 — A bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S123 [25JA]

Text, S153 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S7005 [1NO]

S. 47 — A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 48 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of pharmacists in National Health Services Corps programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, and Mr. Begich), S123 [25JA]

Text, S160 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S3106 [18MY], S4156 [28JN], S4555 [13JY], S4960 [27JY], S5018 [28JY], S5071 [29JY], S5192 [1AU], S5340 [6SE]

S. 49 — A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Tester), S123 [25JA]

Text, S162 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA]

Reported (no written report), S1894 [28MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–38), S4640 [18JY]

S. 50 — A bill to strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities with respect to commercially-marketed seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate with the Federal Trade Commission and other appropriate Federal agencies to strengthen and coordinate those programs and activities; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Vitter), S123 [25JA]

Text, S163 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S3815 [15JN], S5726 [19SE], S6049 [3OC], S6917 [31OC], S7005 [1NO], S7908 [28NO]

S. 51 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide health care practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care, including both physical and mental care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 52 — A bill to establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, and Ms. Cantwell), S123 [25JA]

Text, S165 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S3891 [16JN], S4675 [19JY], S6917 [31OC], S7005 [1NO]

S. 53 — A bill to express the sense of the Senate concerning the establishment of Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Pharmacy dual degree programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Reed of Rhode Island), S123 [25JA]

S. 54 — A bill to implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to promote universal access to family centered, evidence-based behavior health interventions that prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being by addressing parenting practices and skills for families from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, ethnic, and other backgrounds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 55 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics under State Medicaid programs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 56 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S3970 [21JN]

S. 57 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on certain vessels; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

Text, S172 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S4394 [6JY], S4517 [12JY]

S. 58 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S5838 [21SE]

S. 59 — A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

Text, S173 [25JA]

S. 60 — A bill to provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

Text, S174 [25JA]

S. 61 — A bill to establish a Native American Economic Advisory Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Begich), S123 [25JA]

Text, S175 [25JA]

S. 62 — A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to modify requirements relating to the location of bank branches on Indian reservations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

Text, S176 [25JA]

S. 63 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

Text, S178 [25JA]

S. 64 — A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

Text, S178 [25JA]

S. 65 — A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistances for Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

Text, S180 [25JA]

S. 66 — A bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

S. 67 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such aircraft; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. INOUYE, S123 [25JA]

Text, S180 [25JA]

S. 68 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain disabled former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary and exchange stores; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. INOUYE, S124 [25JA]

Text, S181 [25JA]

S. 69 — A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to exclude secondary sales, repair services, and certain vehicles from the ban on lead in children’s products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. TESTER, S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S1264 [4MR], S2387 [12AP]

S. 70 — A bill to restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. INOUYE, S124 [25JA]

Text, S181 [25JA]

S. 71 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. INOUYE, S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S4608 [14JY]

S. 72 — A bill to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Reid of Nevada, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Begich, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Franken), S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S339 [27JA], S360 [31JA], S412 [1FE], S482 [2FE]

S. 73 — A bill to provide for an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE], S2130 [5AP]

S. 74 — A bill to preserve the free and open nature of the Internet, expand the benefits of broadband, and promote universally available and affordable broadband service; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Franken), S124 [25JA]

Text, S183 [25JA]

S. 75 — A bill to restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum price below which the manufacturer’s product or service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Wyden), S124 [25JA]

Text, S186 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S6917 [31OC]

Reported (no written report), S7126 [3NO]

S. 76 — A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate and address cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and children; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Crapo), S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S1894 [28MR], S3613 [8JN]

S. 77 — A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution and lower costs for building owners; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. BOXER, S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE]

S. 78 — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and children by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for perchlorate; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. BOXER, S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S4802 [21JY]

S. 79 — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of vulnerable individuals, including pregnant women, infants, and children, by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S124 [25JA]

S. 80 — A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Thune), S124 [25JA]

Text, S187 [25JA]

S. 81 — A bill to direct unused appropriations for Senate Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Lee, Ms. Collins, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Thune, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, and Mr. Graham), S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S412 [1FE], S482 [2FE], S544 [3FE], S615 [7FE], S976 [28FE]

S. 82 — A bill to repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs, to repeal the sunset of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with respect to increased dollar limitations for such credit and programs, and to allow the adoption credit to be claimed in the year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the adoption becomes final; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Burr, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Thune), S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S615 [7FE], S792 [16FE], S4555 [13JY]

S. 83 — A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]

S. 84 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Cochran), S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S3052 [17MY], S6506 [13OC]

S. 85 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum rate of tax on the income of corporations to 20 percent; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. JOHANNS, S124 [25JA]

S. 86 — A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]

S. 87 — A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Captain Emil Kapaun of the United States Army for acts of valor during the Korean War; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran), S124 [25JA]

S. 88 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]

S. 89 — A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Inhofe), S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S1121 [2MR], S1219 [3MR], S2992 [16MY], S3225 [23MY], S3815 [15JN], S4130 [27JN], S5838 [21SE]

S. 90 — A bill to establish the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award for employers that have developed and implemented workplace flexibility policies to assist the working spouses and caregivers of service members, and returning service members, in addressing family and home needs during deployments; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar), S124 [25JA]

S. 91 — A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and unborn human person; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Burr, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Thune, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coats, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Moran, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Paul), S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S747 [15FE], S7127 [3NO]

S. 92 — A bill to amend the public charter school provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]

S. 93 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses relating to all home schools to be qualified education expenses for purposes of a Coverdell education savings account; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]

S. 94 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for expenses relating to home schooling; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]

S. 95 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that wages earned and self-employment income derived by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S124 [25JA]

S. 96 — A bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Johanns), S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE]

S. 97 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer)), S124 [25JA]

Text, S187 [25JA]

S. 98 — A bill to renew trade promotion authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Lieberman), S124 [25JA]

S. 99 — A bill to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S124 [25JA]

Text, S188 [25JA], S7780 [17NO]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–17), S3105 [18MY]

Amendments, S7775, S7778, S7780 [17NO]

Passed Senate amended, S7778 [17NO]

Referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology; the Budget, H7888 [18NO]

S. 100 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S124 [25JA]

S. 101 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S124 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S1547 [10MR]

S. 102 — A bill to provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Portman, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Coats, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Moran, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Begich, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Warner, Mr. Thune, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S125 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA], S360 [31JA], S615 [7FE], S629 [8FE], S747 [15FE], S976 [28FE], S1329 [7MR], S1677 [15MR], S2088 [4AP], S2130 [5AP], S5773 [20SE], S5838 [21SE], S5903 [22SE], S6049 [3OC]

S. 103 — A bill to amend part B of the individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 104 — A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Moran, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Franken), S125 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S747 [15FE], S976 [28FE]

S. 105 — A bill to provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]

S. 106 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]

S. 107 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]

S. 108 — A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]

S. 109 — A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]

Committee on Finance discharged, S542, S559 [3FE]

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S542, S559 [3FE]

S. 110 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]

S. 111 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require new voting systems to provide a voter-verified permanent record, to develop better accessible voting machines for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]

S. 112 — A bill to authorize the application of State law with respect to vehicle weight limitations on the Interstate Highway System in the States of Maine and Vermont; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Leahy, and Ms. Snowe), S125 [25JA]

S. 113 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S125 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S8548 [13DE]

S. 114 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement for a park headquarters at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to expand the boundary of the Park, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S125 [25JA]

S. 115 — A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to authorize hunting under certain circumstances; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 116 — A bill to provide for the establishment, on-going validation, and utilization of an official set of data on the historical temperature record, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S125 [25JA]

S. 117 — A bill to authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 118 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 119 — A bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S3541 [7JN], S3613 [8JN], S3683 [9JN], S3727 [13JN], S3891 [16JN], S4802 [21JY], S5726 [19SE], S6090 [4OC]

S. 120 — A bill to direct the General Accountability Office to conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 121 — A bill to impose admitting privilege requirements with respect to physicians who perform abortions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 122 — A bill to provide for congressional approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 123 — A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the Social Security Trust Funds; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 124 — A bill to require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 125 — A bill to ensure efficiency and fairness in the awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 126 — A bill to reduce the amount of financial assistance provided to the Government of Mexico in response to the illegal border crossings from Mexico into the United States, which serve to dissipate the political discontent with the higher unemployment rate within Mexico; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

Committee on Rules and Administration discharged, S542, S559 [3FE]

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S542, S559 [3FE]

S. 127 — A bill to establish the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in the State of Texas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S125 [25JA]

S. 128 — A bill to amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 129 — A bill to provide for full and open competition for Federal contracts related to natural disaster reconstruction efforts; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 130 — A bill to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. VITTER, S125 [25JA]

S. 131 — A bill to prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]

S. 132 — A bill to establish an Office of Forensic Science and a Forensic Science Board, to strengthen and promote confidence in the criminal justice system by ensuring consistency and scientific validity in forensic testing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY, S125 [25JA]

Text, S195 [25JA]

S. 133 — A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Webb, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Tester), S125 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S872 [17FE], S977 [28FE], S4555 [13JY]

S. 134 — A bill to authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S125 [25JA]

Text, S202 [25JA]

S. 135 — A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S125 [25JA]

S. 136 — A bill to establish requirements with respect to bisphenol A; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Franken)), S125 [25JA]

Text, S204 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S2387 [12AP], S4076 [23JN]

S. 137 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in premium rates; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Lautenberg)), S125 [25JA]

Text, S206 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S2446 [13AP]

S. 138 — A bill to provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy in the California Desert Conservation Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein), S125 [25JA]

Text, S209 [25JA]

S. 139 — A bill to provide that certain tax planning strategies are not patentable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Levin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Kerry), S126 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE], S482 [2FE], S3339 [25MY]

S. 140 — A bill to designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S126 [25JA]

S. 141 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S126 [25JA]

S. 142 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain federally owned land located in Story County, Iowa; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Harkin), S126 [25JA]

S. 143 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of church pension plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cardin), S126 [25JA]

S. 144 — A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S126 [25JA]

S. 145 — A bill to promote labor force participation of older Americans with the goals of increasing retirement security, reducing the projected shortage of experienced workers, maintaining future economic growth, and improving the Nation’s fiscal outlook; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KOHL, S126 [25JA]

S. 146 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Burr), S126 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S1406 [8MR], S1933 [29MR], S2088 [4AP], S2188 [6AP], S2387 [12AP], S2581 [2MY], S2622 [3MY], S2778 [9MY], S3052 [17MY], S3275 [24MY], S3339 [25MY], S3891 [16JN]

S. 147 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a deadline for restricting sewage dumping into the Great Lakes and to fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Durbin), S126 [25JA]

Text, S222 [25JA]

S. 148 — A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Burr, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Enzi), S126 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S629 [8FE], S4329 [5JY]

S. 149 — A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 until December 31, 2013, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mrs. Feinstein), S126 [25JA]

S. 150 — A bill to promote labor force participation of older Americans, with the goals of increasing retirement security, reducing the projected shortage of experienced workers, maintaining future economic growth, and improving the Nation’s fiscal outlook; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. KOHL, S126 [25JA]

S. 151 — A bill to eliminate certain provisions relating to Texas and the Education Jobs Fund; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cornyn), S126 [25JA]

S. 152 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure the availability of dual fueled automobiles and light duty trucks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. LUGAR, S126 [25JA]

S. 153 — A bill to improve compliance with mine and occupational safety and health laws, empower workers to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine and other workplace tragedies, establish rights of families of victims of workplace accidents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Manchin), S126 [25JA]

S. 154 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S126 [25JA]

Text, S225 [25JA]

S. 155 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an enhanced credit for research and development by companies that manufacture products in the United States; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KOHL, S126 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S4024 [22JN]

S. 156 — A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide a uniform efficiency descriptor for covered water heaters; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Pryor), S126 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S683 [14FE], S8068 [30NO]

S. 157 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment credit for solar light pipe property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KOHL, S126 [25JA]

S. 158 — A bill to reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S126 [25JA]

S. 159 — A bill to improve consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Klobuchar), S126 [25JA]

S. 160 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S126 [25JA]

S. 161 — A bill to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S126 [25JA]

S. 162 — A bill to cut $500,000,000,000 in spending in fiscal year 2011.

By Mr. PAUL, S126 [25JA]

Read the first time, S247 [25JA], S268 [26JA]

Read the second time, S249 [26JA]

Placed on the calendar, S268 [26JA]

S. 163 — A bill to require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.

By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lee, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Rubio), S126 [25JA]

Read the first time, S247 [25JA], S268 [26JA]

Read the second time, S249 [26JA]

Placed on the calendar, S268 [26JA]

Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE], S792 [16FE], S1121 [2MR]

S. 164 — A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S126 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA], S1547 [10MR], S2088 [4AP], S2622 [3MY], S2840 [10MY], S2875 [11MY], S3106 [18MY], S3541 [7JN], S3683 [9JN], S3815 [15JN], S4156 [28JN], S4226 [29JN], S4292 [30JN], S4555 [13JY], S4869 [25JY], S5499 [12SE], S5838 [21SE], S6090 [4OC], S6185 [5OC], S6331 [6OC], S6665 [18OC], S6872 [20OC]

S. 165 — A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Coats), S126 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S3171 [19MY], S6600 [17OC], S8490 [12DE]

S. 166 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S126 [25JA]

S. 167 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Thune, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Graham), S126 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S273 [26JA], S2731 [5MY]

S. 168 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish standards for the distribution of voter registration application forms and to require organizations to register with the State prior to the distribution of such forms; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Hatch), S126 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA]

S. 169 — A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Coburn), S126 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S4394 [6JY]

S. 170 — A bill to provide for the affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mrs. BOXER, S126 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S4517 [12JY], S5624 [14SE], S5726 [19SE], S5773 [20SE], S5945 [23SE]

S. 171 — A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Merkley), S126 [25JA]

S. 172 — A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Western States Trail; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S126 [25JA]

S. 173 — A bill to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area in the State of California; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S126 [25JA]

S. 174 — A bill to improve the health of Americans and reduce health care costs by reorienting the Nation’s health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HARKIN, S127 [25JA]

Text, S229 [25JA]

S. 175 — A bill to provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting crimes of violence against children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. BOXER, S127 [25JA]

S. 176 — A bill to establish minimum standards for States that allow the carrying of concealed firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. BOXER, S127 [25JA]

S. 177 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER, S127 [25JA]

S. 178 — A bill to reduce Federal spending by $2.5 trillion through fiscal year 2021; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DeMINT, S127 [25JA]

S. 179 — A bill to expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S127 [25JA]

S. 180 — A bill to require a 50-hour workweek for Federal prison inmates, to reform inmate work programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S127 [25JA]

S. 181 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to preserve and protect Social Security benefits of American workers and to help ensure greater congressional oversight of the Social Security system by requiring that both Houses of Congress approve a totalization agreement before the agreement, giving foreign workers Social Security benefits, can go into effect; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Cornyn), S127 [25JA]

S. 182 — A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and its shell companies which have been given new names; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S127 [25JA]

S. 183 — A bill to clarify the applicability of certain maritime laws with respect to the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Whitehouse), S127 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S339 [27JA]

S. 184 — A bill to prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S127 [25JA]

S. 185 — A bill to provide United States assistance for the purpose of eradicating severe forms of trafficking in children in eligible countries through the implementation of Child Protection Compacts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S127 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S1547 [10MR], S2687 [4MY], S4485 [11JY]

S. 186 — A bill to provide for the safe and responsible redeployment of United States combat forces from Afghanistan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S127 [25JA]

Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S2581 [2MY], S3052 [17MY], S3613 [8JN]

S. 187 — A bill to provide for the expansion of the biofuels market; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Franken), S127 [25JA]

Text, S239 [25JA]

S. 188 — A bill to designate the United States courthouse under construction at 98 West First Street, Yuma, Arizona, as the ‘‘John M. Roll United States Courthouse’’; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S272 [26JA]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S429 [1FE]

Text, S429 [1FE]

Debated, H560 [9FE]

Text, H560 [9FE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H569 [9FE]

Message from the House, S642 [10FE]

Presented to the President (February 11, 2011), S681 [14FE]

Approved [Public Law 112–2] (signed February 17, 2011)

S. 189 — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense, in awarding a contract for the KC–X Aerial Refueling Aircraft Program, to consider any unfair competitive advantage that an offeror may possess; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Graham), S272 [26JA]

S. 190 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to prohibit the imposition of new tolls on the Federal-aid system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S272 [26JA]

S. 191 — A bill to direct the Department of Homeland Security to undertake a study on emergency communications; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins), S272 [26JA]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–22), S3727 [13JN]

S. 192 — A bill to repeal the job-killing health care law and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Enzi), S272 [26JA]

Read the first time, S263, S268 [26JA]

Read the second time, S295 [27JA]

Placed on the calendar, S335 [27JA]

Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S3614 [8JN]

S. 193 — A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY, S272 [26JA]

Text, S275 [26JA]

Reported (no written reports), S1826 [17MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–13), S2130 [5AP]

S. 194 — A bill to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Johanns), S272 [26JA]

Text, S282 [26JA]

Cosponsors added, S747 [15FE]

S. 195 — A bill to reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. REID of Nevada (for Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kohl, and Ms. Snowe)), S272 [26JA]

Cosponsors added, S683 [14FE], S872 [17FE], S3428 [26MY], S3614 [8JN], S4485 [11JY], S4960 [27JY], S8680 [15DE]

S. 196 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. GRASSLEY, S272 [26JA]

Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S3614 [8JN]

S. 197 — A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Alexander), S272 [26JA]

Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S747 [15FE]

S. 198 — A bill to require the return and redistribution among State transportation departments of certain unexpended highway funding; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CASEY, S272 [26JA]

Cosponsors added, S747 [15FE]

S. 199 — A bill to require the obligation of certain highway funding within a 3-year period; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CASEY, S272 [26JA]

S. 200 — A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S272 [26JA]

S. 201 — A bill to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S272 [26JA]

Removal of cosponsors, S4024 [22JN], S4130 [27JN], S4485 [11JY]

Cosponsors added, S4451 [7JY]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–48), S5338 [6SE]

S. 202 — A bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States before the end of 2012, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. Vitter), S272 [26JA]

Text, S282 [26JA]

Cosponsors added, S1060 [1MR], S3275 [24MY], S4024 [22JN], S4869 [25JY], S5340 [6SE], S6331 [6OC], S6917 [31OC]

S. 203 — A bill to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to institute research into the special circumstances associated with oil spill prevention and response in Arctic waters, including assessment of impacts on Arctic marine mammals and other wildlife, marine debris research and removal, and risk assessment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BEGICH, S272 [26JA]

S. 204 — A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to permit funds in the Oil Spill Liability Trust to be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Coast Guard, and other Federal agencies for certain research, prevention, and response capabilities with respect to discharges of oil, for environmental studies, and for grant programs to communities affected by oil spills on the outer Continental Shelf, and to provide funding for such uses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BEGICH, S272 [26JA]

S. 205 — A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that oil produced from Federal leases in certain Arctic waters be transported by pipeline to onshore facilities and to provide for the sharing of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BEGICH, S272 [26JA]

S. 206 — A bill to reauthorize the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Ensign), S272 [26JA]

Text, S283 [26JA]

Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S1977 [30MR], S2508 [14AP]

S. 207 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reid of Nevada, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms. Klobuchar), S272 [26JA]

Text, S288 [26JA]

Cosponsors added, S747 [15FE], S5251 [2AU]

S. 208 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the 100 percent exclusion for gain on certain small business stock; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S272 [26JA]

S. 209 — A bill to prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. KIRK, S272 [26JA]

S. 210 — A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for the use of offices of Members of Congress; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Warner), S272 [26JA]

Cosponsors added, S544 [3FE], S643 [10FE], S683 [14FE], S747 [15FE], S792 [16FE], S872 [17FE], S1977 [30MR], S2130 [5AP], S2387 [12AP]

Removal of cosponsors, S792 [16FE]

S. 211 — A bill to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Thune, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Harkin), S338 [27JA]

Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S683 [14FE], S977 [28FE], S1828 [17MR], S2088 [4AP], S2130 [5AP], S2266 [7AP], S2387 [12AP], S2508 [14AP], S2622 [3MY], S2687 [4MY], S4292 [30JN], S4641 [18JY], S6090 [4OC], S6390 [11OC], S6872 [20OC]

S. 212 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize long-term contracts for the procurement of certain liquid transportation fuels for the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S338 [27JA]

S. 213 — A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Captain Emil Kapaun of the United States Army for acts of valor during the Korean War; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran), S338 [27JA]

S. 214 — A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S338 [27JA]

Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE], S1600 [14MR], S2508 [14AP], S2581 [2MY], S2622 [3MY], S2929 [12MY], S3171 [19MY]

S. 215 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S338 [27JA]

Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE], S1600 [14MR], S2508 [14AP], S2581 [2MY], S2622 [3MY], S2929 [12MY]

S. 216 — A bill to increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and international violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Kohl, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Durbin), S338 [27JA]

Text, S340 [27JA], S2552 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S1933 [29MR]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S2045 [31MR]

Passed Senate amended, S2552 [14AP]

Amendments, S2552 [14AP]

Message from the Senate, H2870 [15AP]

Referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; the Judiciary, H2908 [15AP]

S. 217 — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. McCain, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Cornyn), S338 [27JA]

Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S2130 [5AP], S2387 [12AP], S2875 [11MY], S5459 [8SE]

S. 218 — A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S338 [27JA]

Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S1600 [14MR]

S. 219 — A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Levin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Begich), S338 [27JA]

Cosponsors added, S360 [31JA], S482 [2FE], S643 [10FE], S747 [15FE], S1060 [1MR], S2622 [3MY], S3498 [6JN], S4226 [29JN]

S. 220 — A bill to provide for the reforestation 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. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S338 [27JA]

S. 221 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the health insurance costs tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Casey), S338 [27JA]

S. 222 — A bill to limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S338 [27JA]

Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S1219 [3MR], S2088 [4AP], S2840 [10MY]

Reported (no written report), S2046 [31MR]

S. 223 — A bill to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S338 [27JA]

Read the first time, S335 [27JA]

Placed on the calendar, S347 [27JA]

Placed on the calendar (January 27, 2011), S356 [31JA]

Amendments, S367 [31JA], S382, S426, S427, S428, S429 [1FE], S472, S475, S488, S489, S490, S491 [2FE], S501, S502, S507, S531, S532, S533, S536, S538, S553, S554, S555 [3FE], S570, S571 [4FE], S589, S592, S595, S617, S618 [7FE], S622, S623, S624, S626, S634, S635 [8FE], S647, S648, S649, S650 [10FE], S674, S697, S699, S700, S701, S702 [14FE], S710, S732, S733, S734, S739, S759, S760, S761, S762 [15FE], S770, S777, S800, S801, S802 [16FE], S814, S825, S826, S827, S830, S831, S832, S920, S921, S922 [17FE]

Debated, S377 [1FE], S434 [2FE], S501, S531 [3FE], S586 [7FE], S622 [8FE], S653, S670 [14FE], S709, S731 [15FE], S768 [16FE], S809 [17FE]

Passed Senate amended, S834 [17FE]

Held at the desk, S865 [17FE]

Text, S980 [28FE]

S. 224 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the offense of stalking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Chambliss), S359 [31JA]

S. 225 — A bill to permit the disclosure of certain information for the purpose of missing child investigations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Leahy), S359 [31JA]

S. 226 — A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Roberts), S359 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE]

S. 227 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Conrad), S359 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S1894 [28MR], S2188 [6AP], S2508 [14AP], S3052 [17MY], S4485 [11JY], S5499 [12SE], S6185 [5OC], S6872 [20OC], S7187 [8NO], S7908 [28NO], S8414 [7DE]

S. 228 — A bill to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases under Federal and common law on enactment of a Federal policy to mitigate climate change; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Moran, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Lee), S359 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S569 [4FE], S615 [7FE], S643 [10FE], S747 [15FE], S1121 [2MR], S1219 [3MR], S1502 [9MR], S1894 [28MR], S5684 [15SE], S8734 [16DE]

S. 229 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically-engineered fish; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Wyden), S359 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S2687 [4MY], S3815 [15JN], S6764 [19OC]

S. 230 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the approval of genetically-engineered fish; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mrs. Murray), S359 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S3815 [15JN], S6600 [17OC]

S. 231 — A bill to suspend, until the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any Environmental Protection Agency action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Webb, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Conrad), S359 [31JA]

S. 232 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the manufacturer limitation on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles eligible for credit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LEVIN, S359 [31JA]

Text, S362 [31JA]

S. 233 — A bill to withdraw certain Federal land and interests in that land from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S359 [31JA]

S. 234 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and to provide for enhanced reliability in the transportation of United States energy products by pipeline, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. REID (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer)), S359 [31JA]

Text, S363 [31JA]

S. 235 — A bill to provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against contractors of the United States performing contracts abroad with respect to members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the United States, and United States citizen employees of companies performing work for the United States in connection with contractor activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Collins, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S359 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S7702 [17NO]

S. 236 — A bill to eliminate the preferences and special rules for Alaska Native Corporations under the program under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Carper), S359 [31JA]

S. 237 — A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to enhance the oversight authorities of the Comptroller General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Ms. Collins), S359 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE]

S. 238 — A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require that fishery impact statements be updated each year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S359 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE]

S. 239 — A bill to support innovation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S359 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S977 [28FE], S1121 [2MR]

S. 240 — A bill to require an Air Force study on the threats to, and sustainability of, the test and training range infrastructure; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Risch), S359 [31JA]

S. 241 — A bill to expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Webb), S359 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S8376 [6DE]

S. 242 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the roles and responsibilities of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Wyden), S359 [31JA]

Cosponsors added, S412 [1FE], S1219 [3MR], S1600 [14MR], S1933 [29MR], S4846 [22JY], S4869 [25JY], S5340 [6SE]

S. 243 — A bill to enhance and improve the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program of the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN, S411 [1FE]

S. 244 — A bill to enable States to opt out of certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Graham), S411 [1FE]

Cosponsors added, S544 [3FE], S683 [14FE], S872 [17FE], S1677 [15MR], S1977 [30MR]

S. 245 — A bill to reduce Federal spending in a responsible manner; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Burr, Mr. McCain, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Kirk), S411 [1FE]

Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S2508 [14AP], S2581 [2MY], S2840 [10MY], S3106 [18MY]

S. 246 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the disclosure of certain tax return information for the purpose of missing or exploited children investigations; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S411 [1FE]

S. 247 — A bill to establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S411 [1FE]

Text, S415 [1FE]

S. 248 — A bill to allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, and Ms. Landrieu), S411 [1FE]

Text, S417 [1FE]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged, S612, S619 [7FE]

Referred to the Committee on Finance, S612, S619 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE], S1061 [1MR], S1121 [2MR], S1933 [29MR], S2130 [5AP], S3225 [23MY], S4156 [28JN]

S. 249 — A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that Act shall not apply to any gray wolf (Canis lupus); to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. McCain, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Enzi), S411 [1FE]

Cosponsors added, S544 [3FE], S747 [15FE], S1061 [1MR], S8680 [15DE]

S. 250 — A bill to protect crime victims’ rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Harkin), S411 [1FE]

Text, S420 [1FE]

S. 251 — A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds to State and local governments for payment of obligations, to prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from financially assisting State and local governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. DeMint), S411 [1FE]

Cosponsors added, S482 [2FE], S683 [14FE], S2088 [4AP], S3171 [19MY], S3815 [15JN]

S. 252 — A bill to permit a State to elect to receive the contributions of the State to the Highway Trust Fund in lieu of the Federal-aid highway program apportionment of the State for the subsequent fiscal year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S411 [1FE]

Cosponsors added, S5018 [28JY]

S. 253 — A bill to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and to designate memorials to the service of men and women of the United States in World War I; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Webb, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Blunt), S411 [1FE]

Cosponsors added, S748 [15FE], S1548 [10MR], S2622 [3MY]

S. 254 — A bill to reduce the rape kit backlog, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Burr, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Casey), S411 [1FE]

Cosponsors added, S1219 [3MR], S2267 [7AP], S4157 [28JN]

S. 255 — A bill to require the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in the preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Johanns), S481 [2FE]

Cosponsors added, S544 [3FE], S1061 [1MR]

S. 256 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in small business concerns; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PRYOR, S481 [2FE]

Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE], S5340 [6SE]

S. 257 — A bill to improve certain programs of the Small Business Administration to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Kerry), S481 [2FE]

Text, S484 [2FE]

S. 258 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate oil and gas company preferences; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Leahy), S481 [2FE]

Cosponsors added, S748 [15FE], S1329 [7MR], S3052 [17MY]

S. 259 — A bill to require that the Government give priority to payment of all obligations on the debt held by the public and payment of Social Security benefits in the event that the debt limit is reached; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S482 [2FE]

Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S4292 [30JN]

S. 260 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Kerry), S482 [2FE]

Cosponsors added, S544 [3FE], S615 [7FE], S683 [14FE], S977 [28FE], S1600 [14MR], S1828 [17MR], S2348 [8AP], S2388 [12AP], S2446 [13AP], S2875 [11MY], S4024 [22JN], S4130 [27JN], S4911 [26JY], S5018 [28JY], S5251 [2AU], S5459 [8SE], S6390 [11OC], S7005 [1NO]

S. 261 — A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for reform relating to Federal employees workers compensation; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. COLLINS, S482 [2FE]

S. 262 — A bill to repeal the excise tax on medical device manufacturers; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, S543 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S748 [15FE], S1894 [28MR]

S. 263 — A bill to provide for child safety, care, and education continuity in the event of a presidentially declared disaster; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Cochran), S543 [3FE]

S. 264 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S543 [3FE]

S. 265 — A bill to authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg National Military Park; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Wicker), S543 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S5499 [12SE]

S. 266 — A bill to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. COCHRAN, S543 [3FE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S924 [17FE]

Text, S924 [17FE]

Message from the Senate, H1227 [18FE]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H1357 [18FE]

Reported (H. Rept. 112–171), H5284 [20JY]

S. 267 — A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a lifetime income disclosure; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Kohl), S543 [3FE]

S. 268 — A bill to sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to release certain wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for recreation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S543 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S5992 [26SE]

S. 269 — A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O’Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S543 [3FE]

S. 270 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S543 [3FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–49), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate amended, S6690 [18OC]

Text, S6690 [18OC]

Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6986 [21OC]

S. 271 — A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S543 [3FE]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112–50), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate amended, S7089 [2NO]

Amendments, S7089 [2NO]

Text, S7089 [2NO]

Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7328 [3NO]

S. 272 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify and confirm the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to deny or restrict the use of defined areas as disposal sites for the discharge of dredged or fill material; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Portman), S543 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S629 [8FE]

S. 273 — A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to condition the receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement by States of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Begich), S543 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S7294 [9NO]

S. 274 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to medication therapy management services under the Medicare prescription drug program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), S543 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S1121 [2MR], S1677 [15MR], S2687 [4MY], S3428 [26MY], S4157 [28JN], S4329 [5JY], S4960 [27JY], S5192 [1AU], S5251 [2AU], S5340 [6SE], S5536 [13SE]

S. 275 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the transportation of the Nation’s energy products by pipeline, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Begich), S543 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S2088 [4AP], S2732 [5MY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–30), S4450 [7JY]

Amendments, S6611, S6613, S6616 [17OC]

Debated, S6613 [17OC]

Passed Senate amended, S6616 [17OC]

Text, S6616 [17OC]

Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]

Held at the desk, H6986 [21OC]

S. 276 — A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Pike National Historic Trail; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S544 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S7452 [15NO]

S. 277 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Grassley), S544 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S683 [14FE], S2581 [2MY], S2929 [12MY], S3924 [20JN], S5903 [22SE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–42), S5191 [1AU]

S. 278 — A bill to provide for the exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S544 [3FE]

Text, S547 [3FE], S7090 [2NO], S8780 [17DE]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–51), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate, S7089 [2NO]

Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO], H9931 [19DE]

Held at the desk, H7273 [3NO]

Debated, H8950 [14DE]

Amendments, H8950 [14DE]

Message from the House, S8731 [16DE], S8789 [23DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9822 [16DE]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S8780 [17DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8789 [23DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H9944 [19DE]

Presented to the President (December 23, 2011)

Approved [Public Law 112–79] (signed December 23, 2011)

S. 279 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the National Park System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S544 [3FE]

Text, S548 [3FE]

S. 280 — A bill to provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe), S544 [3FE]

S. 281 — A bill to delay the implementation of the health reform law in the United States until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coats, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Cornyn), S544 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S615 [7FE], S643 [10FE], S683 [14FE], S872 [17FE], S2047 [31MR], S3683 [9JN]

S. 282 — A bill to rescind unused earmarks; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Begich), S544 [3FE]

Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S684 [14FE], S872 [17FE], S1219 [3MR], S1933 [29MR]

S. 283 — A bill for the relief of Marco Antonio Sanchez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]

S. 284 — A bill for the relief of Guy Vang, Genevieve Chong Foung, Caroline Vang, and Meline ‘‘Melanie’’ Vang; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]

S. 285 — A bill for the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]

S. 286 — A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]

S. 287 — A bill for the relief of Luay Lufti Hadad; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]

S. 288 — A bill for the relief of Josephina Valera Lopez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S544 [3FE]

S. 289 — A bill to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 until December 31, 2013, and for other purposes.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S544 [3FE]

Read the first time, S542, S559 [3FE]

Read the second time, S565 [4FE]

Placed on the calendar, S569 [4FE]

S. 290 — A bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, and for other purposes.

By Mr. LEAHY, S544 [3FE]

Read the first time, S542, S559 [3FE]

Read the second time, S565 [4FE]

Placed on the calendar, S569 [4FE]

S. 291 — A bill to repeal the sunset provisions in the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and other related provisions and permanently reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act.

By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Chambliss), S544 [3FE]

Read the first time, S542, S559 [3FE]

Text, S550 [3FE]

Read the second time, S565 [4FE]

Placed on the calendar, S569 [4FE]

S. 292 — A bill to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S569 [4FE]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–52), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate amended, S6691 [18OC]

Amendments, S6691 [18OC]

Text, S6691 [18OC]

Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6986 [21OC]

S. 293 — A bill to modify the authority to use Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for proliferation threat reduction projects and activities outside the states of the former Soviet Union; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. LUGAR, S614 [7FE]

S. 294 — A bill to enhance early care and education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SANDERS, S614 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S1061 [1MR], S4394 [6JY]

S. 295 — A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. AKAKA, S614 [7FE]

S. 296 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Casey), S614 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S1502 [9MR], S1828 [17MR], S2508 [14AP], S2778 [9MY], S2929 [12MY], S2992 [16MY], S3225 [23MY], S3275 [24MY], S3498 [6JN], S4226 [29JN], S5340 [6SE], S5773 [20SE], S5903 [22SE], S6390 [11OC], S6665 [18OC], S6917 [31OC], S7066 [2NO], S7452 [15NO]

S. 297 — A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S614 [7FE]

S. 298 — A bill to drive American innovation and advanced vehicle manufacturing, to reduce costs for consumers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW, S614 [7FE]

S. 299 — A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Thune, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Portman, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Lee, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Rubio), S614 [7FE]

Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S3541 [7JN], S3614 [8JN], S4802 [21JY], S6331 [6OC], S7127 [3NO], S7452 [15NO]

S. 300 — A bill to prevent abuse of Government charge cards; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins), S629 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S2875 [11MY]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112–37), S4640 [18JY]

Passed Senate amended, S4850 [22JY]

Amendments, S4850 [22JY]

Text, S4850 [22JY]

Referred to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform; Armed Services, H5487 [25JY]

S. 301 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to make technical and minor modifications to the positive train control requirements under chapter 201; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Coburn), S629 [8FE]

S. 302 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for a natural gas transmission pipeline in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S629 [8FE]

S. 303 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days after written receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S629 [8FE]

S. 304 — A bill to amend the Alaska National Gas Pipeline Act to improve the Alaska pipeline construction training program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S629 [8FE]

S. 305 — A bill to repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for the termination of the Constellation program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S629 [8FE]

S. 306 — A bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Warner, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Menendez, and Mrs. Murray), S629 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S643 [10FE], S748 [15FE], S2088 [4AP], S5251 [2AU], S6090 [4OC], S6331 [6OC], S6506 [13OC], S6600 [17OC], S6764 [19OC], S8376 [6DE], S8461 [8DE]

S. 307 — A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 217 West King Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia, as the ‘‘W. Craig Broadwater Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S629 [8FE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S924 [17FE]

Text, S924 [17FE]

Message from the Senate, H1227 [18FE]

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, H1357 [18FE]

Reported (H. Rept. 112–59), H2602 [12AP]

Debated, H2582 [12AP]

Text, H2582 [12AP]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H2585 [12AP]

Message from the House, S2444 [13AP]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S2444 [13AP]

Examined and signed in the House, H2663 [13AP]

Presented to the President (April 14, 2011), S2505 [14AP]

Approved [Public Law 112–11] (signed April 25, 2011)

S. 308 — A bill to extend trade adjustment assistance and certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S629 [8FE]

S. 309 — A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Moldova; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. McCain, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Cardin), S629 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S5624 [14SE], S6185 [5OC], S8490 [12DE]

S. 310 — A bill to end unemployment payments to jobless millionaires; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Tester), S629 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S1219 [3MR]

S. 311 — A bill to provide for the coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Casey), S629 [8FE]

Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S977 [28FE], S2047 [31MR], S3428 [26MY], S3683 [9JN]

S. 312 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Blunt), S642 [10FE]

Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE], S1502 [9MR], S3171 [19MY], S4024 [22JN], S4394 [6JY], S4451 [7JY]

S. 313 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S642 [10FE]

S. 314 — A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Wicker), S642 [10FE]

S. 315 — A bill to amend section 798 of title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for disclosure of classified information related to certain intelligence activities of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S642 [10FE]

S. 316 — A bill to ensure that the victims and victims’ families of the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, receive the same treatment, benefits, and honors 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. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S642 [10FE]

Cosponsors added, S748 [15FE]

S. 317 — A bill to allow for use of existing Section 8 housing funds, so as to preserve and revitalize affordable housing options for low-income individuals; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S642 [10FE]

S. 318 — A bill to increase the use of security cameras at airport security screening checkpoints and exits, to impose increased penalties on individuals who circumvent security screening at airports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S642 [10FE]

S. 319 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Vitter, Mr. McCain, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S642 [10FE]

Cosponsors added, S2348 [8AP], S3171 [19MY], S4608 [14JY]

S. 320 — A bill for the relief of Genesio Januario Oliveira; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KERRY, S642 [10FE]

S. 321 — A bill to provide for the status of the Northern Rocky Mountain distinct population segment of the gray wolf, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S642 [10FE]

S. 322 — A bill to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S642 [10FE]

S. 323 — A bill to establish the First State National Historical Park in the State of Delaware, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Coons), S642 [10FE]

S. 324 — A bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S642 [10FE]

Text, S645 [10FE]

S. 325 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the provision of behavioral health services to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mrs. McCaskill), S642 [10FE]

Cosponsors added, S1406 [8MR], S1548 [10MR], S1677 [15MR], S1977 [30MR], S2446 [13AP], S2622 [3MY]

S. 326 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish national purposes and goals for the Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S642 [10FE]

S. 327 — A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth clinic in Craig, Colorado, as the ‘‘Major William Edward Adams Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic’’; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S682 [14FE]

S. 328 — A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S682 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S748 [15FE], S792 [16FE], S1121 [2MR], S1601 [14MR], S1751 [16MR], S1828 [17MR], S2508 [14AP], S2581 [2MY]

S. 329 — A bill to prohibit sex offenders from using property management or maintenance functions to access the residence of an individual; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S682 [14FE]

S. 330 — A bill to prohibit the sale of any product to a consumer that is subject to a recall, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S682 [14FE]

S. 331 — A bill to ensure that military voters have the right to bring a civil action under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to safeguard their right to vote; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Cornyn), S682 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S6872 [20OC]

S. 332 — A bill to promote the enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Roberts), S682 [14FE]

S. 333 — A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S682 [14FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–53), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate, S6691 [18OC]

Text, S6691 [18OC]

Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H6986 [21OC]

S. 334 — A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S682 [14FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–54), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate, S6691 [18OC]

Text, S6691 [18OC]

Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H6986 [21OC]

S. 335 — A bill for the relief of Salah Naji Sujaa; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CHAMBLISS, S682 [14FE]

S. 336 — A bill to permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax relief provisions, and to permanently repeal the estate tax, and to provide permanent AMT relief, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DeMINT, S683 [14FE]

S. 337 — A bill for the relief of Sali Bregaj and Mjaftime Bregaj; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CRAPO, S683 [14FE]

S. 338 — A bill to prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S683 [14FE]

Text, S686 [14FE]

S. 339 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S683 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S872 [17FE], S977 [28FE], S2047 [31MR], S2088 [4AP], S2188 [6AP], S2349 [8AP], S3970 [21JN], S8376 [6DE]

S. 340 — An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS, S683 [14FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–1), S682 [14FE]

S. 341 — A bill to require the rescission or termination of Federal contracts and subcontracts with enemies of the United States; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. Ayotte), S683 [14FE]

Amendments, S2282, S2283 [7AP]

Cosponsors added, S3428 [26MY], S5459 [8SE], S6090 [4OC]

S. 342 — A bill to provide supplemental ex gratia compensation to the Republic of the Marshall Islands for impacts of the nuclear testing programs of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) (by request), S683 [14FE]

Text, S689 [14FE]

S. 343 — A bill to amend Title I of PL 99–658 regarding the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Palau, to approve the results of the 15-year review of the Compact, including the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau Following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review, and to appropriate funds for the purposes of the amended PL 99–658 for fiscal years ending on or before September 30, 2024, to carry out the agreements resulting from that review; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S683 [14FE]

Text, S691 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S3971 [21JN]

S. 344 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Tester), S683 [14FE]

Text, S696 [14FE]

Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE], S872 [17FE], S977 [28FE], S1219 [3MR], S1329 [7MR], S1502 [9MR], S1548 [10MR], S1601 [14MR], S2447 [13AP], S2581 [2MY], S4157 [28JN], S4451 [7JY], S4517 [12JY], S4676 [19JY], S5192 [1AU], S5251 [2AU]

S. 345 — A bill for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S683 [14FE]

S. 346 — A bill to provide authority and sanction for the granting and issuance of programs for residential and commuter toll, user fee and fare discounts by States, municipalities, other localities, and all related agencies and departments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S683 [14FE]

S. 347 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Kyl), S747 [15FE]

Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR], S4960 [27JY]

S. 348 — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY, S747 [15FE]

S. 349 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road in Rootstown, Ohio, as the ‘‘Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Portman), S747 [15FE]

Reported (no written report), S2927 [12MY]

Passed Senate, S3000 [16MY]

Text, S3000 [16MY]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H3332 [23MY]

Debated, H4341 [21JN]

Text, H4341 [21JN]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H4346 [21JN]

Message from the House, S4022 [22JN], S4073 [23JN]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S4073 [23JN]

Examined and signed in the House, H4454 [22JN]

Presented to the President (June 23, 2011), S4073 [23JN]

Approved [Public Law 112–22] (signed June 29, 2011)

S. 350 — A bill to require restitution for victims of criminal violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Franken), S747 [15FE]

Text, S748 [15FE]

Cosponsors added, S1894 [28MR], S2581 [2MY]

Reported (no written report), S3170 [19MY]

S. 351 — A bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western portion of the Coastal Plain of the State of Alaska without surface occupancy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S747 [15FE]

Cosponsors added, S2508 [14AP], S2929 [12MY]

S. 352 — A bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S747 [15FE]

Cosponsors added, S2508 [14AP], S2929 [12MY]

S. 353 — A bill to provide for improvements to the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. COLLINS, S747 [15FE]

Cosponsors added, S3614 [8JN]

S. 354 — A bill to amend the Classified Information Procedures Act to improve the protection of classified information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CARDIN, S747 [15FE]

Text, S753 [15FE]

S. 355 — A bill to improve, modernize, and clarify the espionage statutes contained in chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code, to promote Federal whistleblower protection statutes and regulations, to deter unauthorized disclosures of classified information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CARDIN, S747 [15FE]

Text, S755 [15FE]

S. 356 — A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S747 [15FE]

S. 357 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and to coordinate rapid response to those emergencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Bingaman), S747 [15FE]

Cosponsors added, S2388 [12AP], S2732 [5MY]

S. 358 — A bill to codify and modify regulatory requirements of Federal agencies; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Coats), S747 [15FE]

Cosponsors added, S792 [16FE], S872 [17FE], S977 [28FE], S1502 [9MR], S1601 [14MR], S1751 [16MR], S1828 [17MR]

S. 359 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. JOHANNS, S791 [16FE]

Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE], S1121 [2MR], S1329 [7MR], S1502 [9MR]

S. 360 — A bill to reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non—security spending; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Graham, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Cornyn), S791 [16FE]

S. 361 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. COLLINS, S791 [16FE]

S. 362 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Begich, Mr. Lugar, Ms. Collins, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S791 [16FE]

Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE], S1061 [1MR], S1329 [7MR], S1601 [14MR], S1677 [15MR], S2840 [10MY], S3498 [6JN], S3614 [8JN], S3815 [15JN], S3891 [16JN], S3924 [20JN], S3971 [21JN], S4076 [23JN], S4157 [28JN], S4451 [7JY], S4960 [27JY], S5071 [29JY], S5340 [6SE], S6090 [4OC], S6506 [13OC], S7187 [8NO], S7294 [9NO], S7452 [15NO], S8183 [5DE], S8490 [12DE]

S. 363 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Cochran), S791 [16FE]

Reported (no written report), S7187 [8NO]

Amendments, S7387, S7390 [10NO]

Passed Senate amended, S7390 [10NO]

Text, S7390 [10NO]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7433 [14NO]

S. 364 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new Small Business Savings Account; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, and Mr. Kohl), S791 [16FE]

Cosponsors added, S5340 [6SE]

S. 365 — An original bill to make a technical amendment to the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002; from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN, S791 [16FE]

Reported (no written report), S791 [16FE]

Placed on the calendar, S791 [16FE]

Passed Senate, S924 [17FE]

Text, S924 [17FE]

Message from the Senate, H1227 [18FE], H5894 [5AU]

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, H1357 [18FE]

Message from the House, S5191 [1AU], S5247 [2AU]

Debated, H5840 [1AU]

Text, H5840 [1AU]

Passed House amended, H5866 [1AU]

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 384), H5882 [1AU]

Debated, S5201 [2AU]

Senate consideration of House amendment, S5201 [2AU]

Senate agreed to House amendment, S5221 [2AU]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5247 [2AU]

Examined and signed in the House, H5894 [5AU]

Presented to the President (August 2, 2011), S5247 [2AU]

Approved [Public Law 112–25] (signed August 2, 2011)

S. 366 — A bill to require disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission of certain sanctionable activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Kirk), S791 [16FE]

Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S2349 [8AP], S2388 [12AP], S2447 [13AP], S2732 [5MY], S3225 [23MY], S3614 [8JN], S3815 [15JN], S5684 [15SE], S5773 [20SE]

S. 367 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself and Mrs. Hagan), S791 [16FE]

Cosponsors added, S3225 [23MY]

S. 368 — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to suspend a limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Conrad, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S791 [16FE]

S. 369 — A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Giuseppe Garibaldi, and to Recognize the Republic of Italy on the 150th Anniversary of its Unification; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. ENZI, S791 [16FE]

Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR]

S. 370 — A bill to require contractors to notify small business concerns that have been included in offers relating to contracts let by Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. CASEY, S791 [16FE]

Cosponsors added, S3275 [24MY]

S. 371 — A bill to improve the efficiency, operation, and security of the national transportation system to move freight by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. Cantwell), S792 [16FE]

Cosponsors added, S4869 [25JY]

S. 372 — A bill to reduce the ability of terrorists, spies, criminals, and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, damage, and destroy computer networks, critical infrastructure, and key resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse), S792 [16FE]

Text, S796 [16FE]

S. 373 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the marketing of authorized generic drugs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Inouye, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Schumer), S792 [16FE]

S. 374 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Ms. Collins), S870 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE], S1601 [14MR], S5340 [6SE]

S. 375 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Lee), S870 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged, S2505, S2556 [14AP]

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S2505, S2556 [14AP]

S. 376 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S870 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S3339 [25MY]

S. 377 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of President Station in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S870 [17FE]

Text, S874 [17FE]

S. 378 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive to individuals teaching in elementary and secondary schools located in rural or high unemployment areas and to individuals who achieve certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching standards; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S870 [17FE]

S. 379 — A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe—Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner), S870 [17FE]

Text, S875 [17FE]

S. 380 — A bill to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. McCAIN, S870 [17FE]

S. 381 — A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the United States by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Begich, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Baucus), S870 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S3614 [8JN], S6049 [3OC], S7415 [14NO]

S. 382 — A bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S870 [17FE]

Text, S882 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S1828 [17MR], S2047 [31MR], S2131 [5AP], S2581 [2MY], S3225 [23MY], S4292 [30JN], S4608 [14JY], S6185 [5OC]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–55), S5338 [6SE]

S. 383 — A bill to promote the domestic production of critical minerals and materials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, S870 [17FE]

Text, S883 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S2581 [2MY], S4394 [6JY]

S. 384 — A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Portman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Begich, Mr. Coons, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Burr, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Tester, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Moran, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Hatch), S870 [17FE]

Text, S884 [17FE], S8343 [5DE]

Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S2508 [14AP], S2581 [2MY], S2622 [3MY], S2732 [5MY], S2929 [12MY], S3171 [19MY], S3614 [8JN], S3683 [9JN], S3891 [16JN], S4555 [13JY], S4608 [14JY], S4641 [18JY], S4869 [25JY], S5252 [2AU], S5340 [6SE], S5685 [15SE], S6872 [20OC], S6917 [31OC], S7702 [17NO]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–97), S7990 [29NO]

Passed Senate, S8343 [5DE]

Message from the Senate, H8178 [6DE]

Held at the desk, H8178 [6DE]

Debated, H8324 [12DE]

Text, H8324 [12DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8760 [13DE]

Message from the House, S8600 [14DE], S8677 [15DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8677 [15DE]

Presented to the President (December 16, 2011), S8731 [16DE]

Approved [Public Law 112–80] (signed December 23, 2011)

S. 385 — A bill to include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members and first responders for certain benefits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Franken), S870 [17FE]

Text, S885 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY], S3924 [20JN]

S. 386 — A bill to provide assistance to certain employers and States in 2011 and 2012, to improve the long-term solvency of the Unemployment Compensation Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S870 [17FE]

Text, S885 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR]

S. 387 — A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of uniformed services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Burr, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S870 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1220 [3MR], S1329 [7MR], S1601 [14MR], S1894 [28MR], S4485 [11JY], S4517 [12JY], S4676 [19JY], S5018 [28JY], S5071 [29JY], S5252 [2AU], S5459 [8SE]

S. 388 — A bill to prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Tester, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska), S870 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE], S1061 [1MR], S1220 [3MR], S2349 [8AP]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1051 [1MR]

Text, S1051 [1MR]

Message from the Senate, H1462 [2MR]

Held at the desk, H1462 [2MR]

S. 389 — A bill to establish the Grace Commission II 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. KIRK, S870 [17FE]

S. 390 — A bill to ensure that the right of an individual to display the Service Flag on residential property not be abridged; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S870 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR], S2778 [9MY], S2875 [11MY], S6665 [18OC]

Removal of cosponsors, S6764 [19OC]

S. 391 — A bill to rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. MORAN, S870 [17FE]

S. 392 — A bill to support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary school and secondary school students by enhancing school physical education and health education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Bingaman), S870 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR]

S. 393 — A bill to aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Begich, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Whitehouse), S870 [17FE]

Text, S889 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S2047 [31MR], S2447 [13AP], S2687 [4MY], S3614 [8JN], S5993 [26SE], S6186 [5OC]

S. 394 — A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Lautenberg), S870 [17FE]

Text, S890 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S2778 [9MY], S3428 [26MY], S3614 [8JN], S3683 [9JN]

Reported (no written report), S2266 [7AP]

S. 395 — A bill to repeal certain amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to lighting energy efficiency; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lee, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Coats, Mr. Thune, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Burr, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Johanns), S870 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1977 [30MR]

S. 396 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service Department of Veterans Affairs inpatient health care facility; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S870 [17FE]

S. 397 — A bill to provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or use energy efficient lighting if that lighting contains mercury; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Risch), S870 [17FE]

S. 398 — A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve energy efficiency of certain appliances and equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S870 [17FE]

Text, S891 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1121 [2MR], S1329 [7MR], S1407 [8MR], S1502 [9MR], S1548 [10MR], S1677 [15MR], S1751 [16MR], S1894 [28MR], S1934 [29MR], S2088 [4AP], S2188 [6AP], S2349 [8AP], S2447 [13AP], S3541 [7JN], S4394 [6JY], S4960 [27JY], S5340 [6SE]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112–18), S3105 [18MY]

S. 399 — A bill to modify the purposes and operation of certain facilities of the Bureau of Reclamation to implement the water rights compact among the State of Montana, the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, and the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S870 [17FE]

S. 400 — A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that rates and charges for electric energy are assessed in proportion to measurable reliability or economic benefit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Burr, Mr. Graham, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Lee), S870 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S977 [28FE]

S. 401 — A bill to help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn), S870 [17FE]

Text, S905 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S4721 [20JY], S4802 [21JY], S4869 [25JY], S5018 [28JY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S5017 [28JY]

S. 402 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Webb, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Kerry), S870 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S6186 [5OC]

S. 403 — A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in the State of Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S870 [17FE]

S. 404 — A bill to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. LEVIN, S871 [17FE]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–56), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate, S6692 [18OC]

Text, S6692 [18OC]

Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6986 [21OC]

S. 405 — A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide a requirement for certain lessees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S871 [17FE]

Text, S907 [17FE]

S. 406 — A bill to modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things, and provide appropriate transition procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WYDEN, S871 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S3171 [19MY], S3225 [23MY]

S. 407 — A bill to amend the Act of June 8, 1906, to require certain procedures for designating national monuments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lee, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Roberts, and Ms. Murkowski), S871 [17FE]

S. 408 — A bill to provide for the temporary retention of sole community hospital status for a hospital under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S871 [17FE]

S. 409 — A bill to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S871 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S1751 [16MR], S1934 [29MR], S2131 [5AP], S5018 [28JY], S5071 [29JY], S5726 [19SE], S5773 [20SE]

Reported (no written report), S5017 [28JY]

S. 410 — A bill to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Klobuchar), S871 [17FE]

Text, S908 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR]

Reported (no written report), S2266 [7AP]

S. 411 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case management services associated with certain supported housing programs for veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Begich, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S871 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S2349 [8AP], S2840 [10MY], S4130 [27JN], S4641 [18JY]

S. 412 — A bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Franken, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Cornyn), S871 [17FE]

Text, S909 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR], S1751 [16MR], S1894 [28MR], S2581 [2MY], S2732 [5MY], S3052 [17MY], S3541 [7JN], S3683 [9JN], S4076 [23JN], S4555 [13JY], S5685 [15SE], S5993 [26SE], S7127 [3NO], S7155 [7NO]

S. 413 — A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and other laws to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Carper), S871 [17FE]

S. 414 — A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S871 [17FE]

Cosponsors added, S1061 [1MR], S1502 [9MR], S1548 [10MR], S1601 [14MR], S1828 [17MR], S1895 [28MR], S2088 [4AP], S2687 [4MY], S2840 [10MY], S2875 [11MY], S4076 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4157 [28JN], S4292 [30JN], S6764 [19OC], S7992 [29NO]

S. 415 — A bill to provide the FCC with authority to conduct incentive auctions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. WARNER, S871 [17FE]

S. 416 — A bill to develop a strategy for assisting stateless children from North Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. BURR (for himself and Ms. Landrieu), S976 [28FE]

S. 417 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy certain Federal land in Churchill County, Nevada; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S976 [28FE]

S. 418 — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inouye, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Begich), S976 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S1061 [1MR], S1548 [10MR], S1601 [14MR], S1751 [16MR], S1828 [17MR], S1895 [28MR], S1977 [30MR], S2088 [4AP], S2388 [12AP], S2687 [4MY], S2840 [10MY], S3498 [6JN], S3541 [7JN], S3614 [8JN], S3727 [13JN], S3891 [16JN], S3924 [20JN], S3971 [21JN], S4076 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4226 [29JN], S4292 [30JN], S4451 [7JY], S4517 [12JY], S4608 [14JY], S4641 [18JY], S4960 [27JY], S5252 [2AU], S5340 [6SE], S6090 [4OC], S6918 [31OC], S8183 [5DE]

S. 419 — A bill to authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S976 [28FE]

S. 420 — A bill to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), S976 [28FE]

Cosponsors added, S8490 [12DE]

S. 421 — A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Secretary of Energy to provide grants for lithium production research and development; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. HAGAN, S976 [28FE]

S. 422 — A bill to improve consumer access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S1060 [1MR]

S. 423 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BURR, S1060 [1MR]

S. 424 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to ambulance services under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Conrad), S1060 [1MR]

Cosponsors added, S1264 [4MR], S1548 [10MR], S1934 [29MR], S4608 [14JY], S6665 [18OC]

S. 425 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Johanns), S1060 [1MR]

Cosponsors added, S1121 [2MR], S1220 [3MR], S1548 [10MR], S1828 [17MR], S2388 [12AP], S2732 [5MY], S2929 [12MY], S3052 [17MY], S5192 [1AU]

S. 426 — A bill to strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships that meet the comprehensive needs of children and youth; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Ms. Mikulski), S1060 [1MR]

Cosponsors added, S2778 [9MY], S4394 [6JY]

S. 427 — A bill to withdraw certain land located in Clark County, Nevada, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign), S1060 [1MR]

Text, S1061 [1MR]

Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY]

S. 428 — A bill to establish the Office of the Inspector General of the Senate; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mrs. McCASKILL, S1060 [1MR]

S. 429 — A bill to improve the reporting requirements relating to foreign travel by Members of Congress and the use of foreign currency; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. McCASKILL, S1060 [1MR]

S. 430 — A bill to modify the naturalization requirements related to physical presence in the United States for alien translators granted special immigrant status, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S1119 [2MR]

S. 431 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation’s first Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Boozman), S1119 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S1977 [30MR], S2188 [6AP], S2388 [12AP], S2447 [13AP], S2581 [2MY], S2687 [4MY], S2875 [11MY], S4608 [14JY], S5476 [9SE], S5945 [23SE], S6764 [19OC], S7005 [1NO], S7066 [2NO], S7187 [8NO], S7294 [9NO], S7452 [15NO], S8490 [12DE], S8548 [13DE], S8602 [14DE], S8680 [15DE], S8734 [16DE]

S. 432 — A bill to provide for environmental restoration activities and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Ensign), S1119 [2MR]

Text, S1123 [2MR]

S. 433 — A bill to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SESSIONS, S1119 [2MR]

S. 434 — A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S1119 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S1220 [3MR], S1895 [28MR], S2581 [2MY], S3339 [25MY], S4394 [6JY], S5340 [6SE], S5685 [15SE], S6506 [13OC]

S. 435 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Johanns, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S2581 [2MY]

S. 436 — A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S6090 [4OC], S7829 [18NO]

S. 437 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide each individual taxpayer a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment which is allocable to various Government spending categories; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S1895 [28MR], S3225 [23MY]

S. 438 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve women’s health by prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms. Collins), S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S4024 [22JN], S4226 [29JN], S4517 [12JY], S5192 [1AU], S5340 [6SE], S6390 [11OC]

S. 439 — A bill to provide for comprehensive budget reform in order to increase transparency and reduce the deficit; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Portman), S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S1329 [7MR]

S. 440 — A bill for the relief of Jose Buendia Balderas, Alicia Aranda De Buendia, and Ana Laura Buendia Aranda; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1130 [2MR]

S. 441 — A bill for the relief of Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elna Cobain Arreola, Nayely Arreola Carlos, and Cindy Jael Arreola; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1131 [2MR]

S. 442 — A bill for the relief of Robert Liang and Alice Liang; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1131 [2MR]

S. 443 — A bill for the relief of Javier Lopez-Urenda and Maria Leticia Arenas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1132 [2MR]

Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, S8677 [15DE]

S. 444 — A bill for the relief of Shirley Constantino Tan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1133 [2MR]

S. 445 — A bill for the relief of Jorge Rojas Gutierrez, Olivia Gonzalez Gonzalez, and Jorge Rojas Gonzalez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1134 [2MR]

S. 446 — A bill for the relief of Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and Arthur Mkoyan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1135 [2MR]

S. 447 — A bill for the relief of Jose Alberto Martinez Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, and Adilene Martinez; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1136 [2MR]

S. 448 — A bill for the relief of Shina Ma ‘‘Steve’’ Li; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1136 [2MR]

S. 449 — A bill for the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1137 [2MR]

S. 450 — A bill for the relief of Jacqueline W. Coats; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1138 [2MR]

S. 451 — A bill for the relief of Claudia Marquez Rico; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1139 [2MR]

S. 452 — A bill for the relief of Alfredo Plascencia Lopez and Maria Del Refugio Plascencia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1140 [2MR]

S. 453 — A bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S1934 [29MR], S2131 [5AP], S3498 [6JN], S3683 [9JN], S8490 [12DE]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–93), S7294 [9NO]

S. 454 — A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. GRASSLEY, S1120 [2MR]

S. 455 — A bill to promote development and opportunity with regards to spectrum occupancy and use, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Kerry), S1120 [2MR]

S. 456 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require monthly reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture of items contained in the cold storage survey and the dairy products survey of the National Agriculture Statistics; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY]

S. 457 — A bill to allow modified bloc voting by cooperative associations of milk producers in connection with a referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY]

S. 458 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish and enforce a maximum somatic cell count requirement for fluid milk; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY]

S. 459 — A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to preserve certain rates for the milk income loss contract program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S2840 [10MY]

S. 460 — A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Education from promulgating or enforcing regulations or guidance regarding gainful employment; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin), S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1142 [2MR]

S. 461 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend financing of the Superfund; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Merkley), S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR]

S. 462 — A bill to better protect, serve, and advance the rights of victims of elder abuse and exploitation by establishing a program to encourage States and other qualified entities to create jobs designed to hold offenders accountable, enhance the capacity of the justice system to investigate, pursue, and prosecute elder abuse cases, identify existing resources to leverage to the extent possible, and assure data collection, research, and evaluation to promote the efficacy and efficiency of the activities described in this Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1143 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S2349 [8AP], S3498 [6JN], S3971 [21JN]

S. 463 — A bill to amend part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote effective STEM teaching and learning; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Lieberman), S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S2349 [8AP], S2840 [10MY], S3225 [23MY]

S. 464 — A bill to establish a grant program to enhance training and services to prevent abuse in later life; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S1120 [2MR]

Text, S1144 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR]

S. 465 — A bill to prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, to educate the public, seniors, and their families, and their caregivers about how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Kohl), S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S2778 [9MY]

S. 466 — A bill to provide for the restoration of legal rights for claimants under holocaust-era insurance policies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S1120 [2MR]

Cosponsors added, S1828 [17MR], S5773 [20SE], S7005 [1NO]

S. 467 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller), S1218 [3MR]

S. 468 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the authority of the Administrator to disapprove specifications of disposal sites for the discharge of, dredged or fill material, and to clarify the procedure under which a higher review of specifications may be requested; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Inhofe), S1218 [3MR]

Text, S1221 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S2047 [31MR], S2088 [4AP], S2388 [12AP], S2508 [14AP], S2732 [5MY], S2840 [10MY], S2992 [16MY], S3052 [17MY]

S. 469 — A bill to rescind amounts made available for water treatment improvements for the city of Kalispell, Montana, and make the amounts available for Federal deficit reduction; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. TESTER, S1218 [3MR]

S. 470 — A bill to establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund to support States in building and strengthening systems of high-quality early learning and development programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Franken), S1218 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S2088 [4AP], S3614 [8JN]

S. 471 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1218 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S1407 [8MR], S6506 [13OC]

S. 472 — A bill to increase the mileage reimbursement rate for members of the armed services during permanent change of station and to authorize the transportation of additional motor vehicles of members on change of permanent station to or from nonforeign areas outside the continental United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Murkowski, and Mrs. Boxer), S1218 [3MR]

Text, S1223 [3MR]

S. 473 — A bill to extend the chemical facility security program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Portman, and Ms. Landrieu), S1218 [3MR]

Reported with amendments (no written report), S6600 [17OC]

S. 474 — A bill to reform the regulatory process to ensure that small businesses are free to compete and to create jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S1218 [3MR]

Text, S1225 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S1407 [8MR], S1503 [9MR], S1828 [17MR], S1895 [28MR], S2047 [31MR], S2131 [5AP]

S. 475 — A bill to enact President Obama’s recommendations for program terminations; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. COBURN, S1218 [3MR]

S. 476 — A bill to discontinue the Voice of America—Radio Marti and Television Marti brodcasts to Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. PRYOR, S1218 [3MR]

S. 477 — A bill to limit Government printing, Government travel costs, and Federal vehicle costs; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PRYOR, S1218 [3MR]

S. 478 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply a 100 percent continuous levy to Medicare providers and certain Federal contractors with delinquent tax debt; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. PRYOR, S1219 [3MR]

S. 479 — A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to enhance authorities with regard to real property that has yet to be reported excess, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PRYOR, S1219 [3MR]

S. 480 — A bill to temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before January 12, 2010; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Leahy), S1219 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S1264 [4MR]

S. 481 — A bill to enhance and further research into the prevention and treatment of eating disorders, to improve access to treatment of eating disorders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Franken), S1219 [3MR]

Text, S1228 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S2508 [14AP], S2581 [2MY], S2778 [9MY], S6390 [11OC], S6506 [13OC], S7613 [16NO]

S. 482 — A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Manchin), S1219 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S3815 [15JN]

S. 483 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Bingaman), S1219 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S2349 [8AP], S3428 [26MY], S3815 [15JN], S4608 [14JY]

S. 484 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to pay to Fort Lewis College in the State of Colorado an amount equal to the tuition charges for Indian students who are not residents of the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S1219 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP], S5685 [15SE], S5993 [26SE], S8548 [13DE]

S. 485 — A bill to expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S1219 [3MR]

S. 486 — A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections for members of the uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Tester), S1219 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S1828 [17MR], S1895 [28MR], S2267 [7AP], S2581 [2MY], S2687 [4MY], S2778 [9MY], S3106 [18MY], S4157 [28JN]

S. 487 — A bill to ensure that private property, public safety, and human life are protected from flood hazards that directly result from post-fire watershed conditions that are created by wildfires on Federal land; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. McCAIN, S1219 [3MR]

S. 488 — A bill to require the FHA to equitably treat homebuyers who have repaid in full their FHA-insured mortgages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. CARDIN, S1219 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR]

S. 489 — A bill to require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications, to establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Leahy), S1219 [3MR]

Text, S1233 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S1407 [8MR], S1677 [15MR], S1895 [28MR], S2267 [7AP], S2388 [12AP], S2508 [14AP], S2778 [9MY], S2840 [10MY], S2930 [12MY], S3106 [18MY], S4157 [28JN]

S. 490 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. AKAKA, S1219 [3MR]

Text, S1236 [3MR]

Cosponsors added, S2622 [3MY], S3683 [9JN]

S. 491 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. PRYOR, S1264 [4MR]

Cosponsors added, S1829 [17MR], S2088 [4AP], S2188 [6AP], S2388 [12AP], S2622 [3MY], S3106 [18MY], S3225 [23MY], S3339 [25MY], S3727 [13JN], S5387 [7SE], S8149 [1DE]

S. 492 — A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2013; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Coburn), S1264 [4MR]

S. 493 — A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Levin), S1264 [4MR]

Reported with amendments (no written report), S1501 [9MR]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S1543 [10MR], S1590 [14MR]

Motion to proceed to consideration withdrawn, S1543 [10MR]

Senate invoked cloture, S1590 [14MR]

Amendments, S1608, S1609, S1610 [14MR], S1620, S1641, S1642, S1648, S1649, S1654, S1683, S1684, S1685, S1686, S1687, S1690, S1691, S1692, S1693, S1694, S1695, S1696, S1697, S1698, S1699, S1700, S1701, S1703, S1704, S1705, S1706 [15MR], S1717, S1722, S1723, S1729, S1737, S1740, S1758, S1759, S1761, S1762, S1763, S1764, S1765 [16MR], S1781, S1854, S1855, S1873 [17MR], S1901, S1903, S1904 [28MR], S1939, S1940, S1941 [29MR], S1962, S1996, S1997, S1998 [30MR], S2056, S2057 [31MR], S2141 [5AP], S2155, S2156, S2157, S2182 [6AP], S2283 [7AP], S2361 [8AP], S2400 [12AP], S2454 [13AP], S2546, S2547, S2549 [14AP], S2626, S2627, S2628, S2635 [3MY]

Debated, S1620 [15MR], S1715 [16MR], S1780 [17MR], S1883 [28MR], S1913, S1922 [29MR], S1962 [30MR], S2111 [5AP], S2154, S2182 [6AP], S2572 [2MY]

Text, S1620 [15MR]

S. 494 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States the option to increase screening in the United States population for the prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S1328 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S2047 [31MR], S8461 [8DE]

S. 495 — A bill to expend and enhance existing adult day programs for individuals with neurological diseases or conditions, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and other similar diseases or conditions, to support and improve access to respite services for family caregivers who are taking care of such individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY, S1328 [7MR]

S. 496 — A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Coburn), S1329 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1503 [9MR], S1548 [10MR], S1601 [14MR], S1895 [28MR], S2388 [12AP], S2778 [9MY], S3053 [17MY], S3892 [16JN], S5387 [7SE]

S. 497 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of the visa waiver program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Kirk), S1329 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S4451 [7JY], S4869 [25JY], S5685 [15SE], S7613 [16NO]

S. 498 — A bill to ensure objective, independent review of task and delivery orders; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Portman), S1329 [7MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–16), S2777 [9MY]

Passed Senate, S2969 [12MY]

Text, S2969 [12MY]

Message from the Senate, H3294 [13MY]

S. 499 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH, S1329 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1407 [8MR]

S. 500 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH, S1329 [7MR]

Cosponsors added, S1407 [8MR]

S. 501 — A bill to establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. THUNE, S1406 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S1503 [9MR], S2267 [7AP], S2687 [4MY], S2778 [9MY], S3053 [17MY], S3428 [26MY], S4292 [30JN], S5340 [6SE]

S. 502 — A bill for the relief of Maha Dakar; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S1406 [8MR]

S. 503 — A bill to declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress’ powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. INHOFE, S1406 [8MR]

S. 504 — A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Risch), S1406 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S1829 [17MR], S1977 [30MR], S2875 [11MY], S3683 [9JN], S4451 [7JY], S5499 [12SE], S6050 [3OC], S6331 [6OC], S6601 [17OC], S6665 [18OC]

S. 505 — A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman), S1406 [8MR]

S. 506 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Mikulski), S1406 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR], S2447 [13AP], S2582 [2MY], S2778 [9MY], S3225 [23MY], S3892 [16JN], S3924 [20JN], S4024 [22JN], S4157 [28JN], S4226 [29JN], S4517 [12JY], S5685 [15SE], S6665 [18OC], S7415 [14NO], S8149 [1DE], S8183 [5DE], S8461 [8DE], S8602 [14DE]

S. 507 — A bill to provide for increased Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S1406 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY], S4130 [27JN], S4157 [28JN]

S. 508 — A bill to establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S1406 [8MR]

S. 509 — A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Collins, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden), S1406 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S1503 [9MR], S1601 [14MR], S1677 [15MR], S1829 [17MR], S3498 [6JN], S5252 [2AU], S7155 [7NO]

S. 510 — A bill to prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Begich, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Schumer), S1406 [8MR]

Text, S1410 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S4130 [27JN], S4911 [26JY], S6090 [4OC]

S. 511 — A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction in the number of boutique fuels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Corker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Ensign, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Kyl, Mr. McCain, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Portman, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Risch, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Burr), S1406 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR]

S. 512 — A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Pryor, and Ms. Landrieu), S1406 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S1503 [9MR], S1548 [10MR], S5252 [2AU]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–57), S5338 [6SE]

S. 513 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide enhanced penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Grassley), S1406 [8MR]

Text, S1411 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S8490 [12DE]

S. 514 — A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that fathers of permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the civil service; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Akaka), S1406 [8MR]

Text, S1412 [8MR]

Cosponsors added, S1503 [9MR], S2388 [12AP]

S. 515 — A bill to rescind amounts made available for water treatment improvements for the Flathead County Water and Sewer District and make the amounts available for Federal deficit reduction; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. TESTER, S1406 [8MR]

S. 516 — A bill to extend outer Continental Shelf leases to accommodate permitting delays and to provide operators time to meet new drilling and safety requirements; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Sessions), S1501 [9MR]

Cosponsors added, S1548 [10MR]

S. 517 — A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Bennet), S1501 [9MR]

S. 518 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Moran, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Risch, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Isakson), S1501 [9MR]

Cosponsors added, S2508 [14AP]

S. 519 — A bill to further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs. Feinstein), S1501 [9MR]

Text, S1505 [9MR]

Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112–58), S5338 [6SE]

S. 520 — A bill to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Cardin), S1501 [9MR]

Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S1751 [16MR], S1829 [17MR], S1934 [29MR], S1977 [30MR], S2088 [4AP], S2131 [5AP], S2267 [7AP]

S. 521 — A bill for the relief of Tim Lowery and Paul Nettleton of Owyhee County, Idaho; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Risch), S1502 [9MR]

S. 522 — A bill to clarify the rights and responsibilities of Federal entities in the spectrum relocation process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. WARNER, S1502 [9MR]

Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR]

S. 523 — A bill to provide for enhanced criminal penalties for individuals who file a SEVP certification petition under false pretenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Tester), S1502 [9MR]

S. 524 — A bill to terminate certain hydropower reservations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S1502 [9MR]

Text, S1508 [9MR]

S. 525 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Mikulski), S1502 [9MR]

S. 526 — A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S1502 [9MR]

S. 527 — A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to participate in the Program, either on a trial or permanent basis; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Coburn), S1502 [9MR]

Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR]

S. 528 — A bill to provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Whitehouse), S1502 [9MR]

Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S2349 [8AP], S2687 [4MY], S3924 [20JN], S3971 [21JN]

S. 529 — A bill to extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Casey), S1502 [9MR]

Cosponsors added, S2388 [12AP]

S. 530 — A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Webb), S1502 [9MR]

Text, S1544 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S2622 [3MY]

S. 531 — A bill to amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Lieberman), S1502 [9MR]

S. 532 — A bill to establish the Patriot Express Loan Program under which the Small Business Administration may make loans to members of the military community wanting to start or expand small business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S1502 [9MR]

S. 533 — A bill to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Lee), S1502 [9MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR]

S. 534 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain small producers; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Burr, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Tester, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Cardin), S1502 [9MR]

Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S1829 [17MR], S1934 [29MR], S2088 [4AP], S2582 [2MY], S2778 [9MY], S3275 [24MY], S3339 [25MY], S3541 [7JN], S3971 [21JN], S4024 [22JN], S4130 [27JN], S4555 [13JY], S5773 [20SE], S8602 [14DE]

Removal of cosponsors, S4608 [14JY]

S. 535 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Chambliss), S1502 [9MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–59), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate, S7090 [2NO]

Text, S7090 [2NO]

Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7328 [3NO]

Reported (H. Rept. 112–298), H8074 [1DE]

Debated, H8129 [5DE]

Text, H8129 [5DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8244 [7DE]

Message from the House, S8460 [8DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8460 [8DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H8316 [8DE]

Presented to the President (December 9, 2011), S8489 [12DE]

Approved [Public Law 112–69] (signed December 19, 2011)

S. 536 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that utilization of survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance shall not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount of assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and related educational assistance programs; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. WEBB, S1502 [9MR]

Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]

S. 537 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose the provision of any loan or financial or technical assistance for a project for the construction of hydroelectric dams or electricity transmission systems in the Mekong River Basin unless the Secretary makes certain assurances with respect to the project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. WEBB, S1502 [9MR]

S. 538 — A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CARDIN, S1546 [10MR]

Text, S1549 [10MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–46), S5248 [2AU]

S. 539 — A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act and the Social Security Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S1546 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S2622 [3MY], S3339 [25MY], S3428 [26MY], S4226 [29JN], S4394 [6JY], S4555 [13JY], S4802 [21JY], S4911 [26JY], S5340 [6SE]

S. 540 — A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. Murray), S1546 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1934 [29MR]

S. 541 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports and early intervening services in order to improve student academic achievement, reduce disciplinary problems in schools, and to improve coordination with similar activities and services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Burr), S1546 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1751 [16MR], S3971 [21JN]

S. 542 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space—available travel on military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BEGICH, S1546 [10MR]

Text, S1549 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S2447 [13AP], S2778 [9MY], S3171 [19MY], S3728 [13JN], S4394 [6JY], S4641 [18JY], S6050 [3OC]

S. 543 — A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. McCain, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Burr), S1546 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S4485 [11JY], S4869 [25JY], S7066 [2NO], S8490 [12DE]

S. 544 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S1547 [10MR]

Text, S1550 [10MR]

S. 545 — A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to strengthen the quality control measures in place for part B lung disease claims and part E processes with independent reviews; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, S1547 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S1977 [30MR], S4024 [22JN], S6506 [13OC]

S. 546 — A bill to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S1547 [10MR]

S. 547 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish an award program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre—kindergarten through higher education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY, S1547 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S2388 [12AP], S2840 [10MY], S2875 [11MY], S2992 [16MY], S3106 [18MY], S3171 [19MY], S4024 [22JN], S7992 [29NO], S8602 [14DE]

S. 548 — A bill to provide for the effective interrogation of unprivileged enemy belligerents, and for other purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Burr), S1547 [10MR]

S. 549 — A bill to require the Attorney General of the United States to compile, and make publically available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. McCain, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Moran), S1547 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR]

S. 550 — A bill to improve the provision of assistance to fire departments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S1547 [10MR]

Text, S1551 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S1895 [28MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–28), S4221 [29JN]

Placed on the calendar, S4221 [29JN]

S. 551 — A bill to improve procedures for the detention and review of status of detainees of the United States in connection with the continuing armed conflict with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and affiliated groups; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S1547 [10MR]

S. 552 — A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas company tax loopholes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S1547 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP]

S. 553 — A bill to provide for the review of challenges to the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McCain, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Burr), S1547 [10MR]

S. 554 — A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Burr, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S1547 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S1751 [16MR], S1977 [30MR], S2088 [4AP]

S. 555 — A bill to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Begich, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Coons), S1547 [10MR]

Text, S1558 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S1977 [30MR], S3106 [18MY], S3225 [23MY], S4961 [27JY]

S. 556 — A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Pryor), S1547 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S3498 [6JN], S3614 [8JN], S4329 [5JY], S4394 [6JY], S6050 [3OC], S6331 [6OC], S6601 [17OC]

S. 557 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Burr, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Leahy, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1547 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]

S. 558 — A bill to limit the use of cluster munitions; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden), S1547 [10MR]

Text, S1561 [10MR]

S. 559 — A bill to promote the production and use of renewable energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR, S1547 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR]

S. 560 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Akaka), S1547 [10MR]

Text, S1561 [10MR]

Cosponsors added, S1601 [14MR], S1977 [30MR], S4608 [14JY], S5499 [12SE]

S. 561 — A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso), S1547 [10MR]

S. 562 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Webb), S1547 [10MR]

S. 563 — A bill to provide for equal access to COBRA continuation coverage; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. BOXER, S1547 [10MR]

S. 564 — A bill to designate the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S1547 [10MR]

Text, S1563 [10MR]

S. 565 — A bill to establish an employment—based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Udall of Colorado), S1600 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S2349 [8AP], S3106 [18MY], S5340 [6SE]

S. 566 — A bill to provide for the establishment of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI, S1600 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S6050 [3OC]

S. 567 — A bill to amend the small, rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program under part B of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Ms. Collins), S1600 [14MR]

Text, S1604 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S1977 [30MR], S2131 [5AP], S2582 [2MY], S2840 [10MY], S3106 [18MY]

S. 568 — A bill to establish a pilot grant program for first responder agencies that experience an extraordinary financial burden resulting from the deployment of employees; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Tester), S1600 [14MR]

S. 569 — A bill to provide for fairness for the Federal judiciary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Graham, Mr. Reid, Mr. Lee, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Kerry), S1600 [14MR]

Text, S1606 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S5340 [6SE]

S. 570 — A bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Begich, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Paul, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Coburn), S1600 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S1677 [15MR], S1752 [16MR], S1829 [17MR], S1934 [29MR], S1978 [30MR], S2088 [4AP], S2349 [8AP], S2388 [12AP], S2508 [14AP], S2622 [3MY], S3171 [19MY], S3428 [26MY], S3498 [6JN], S3815 [15JN], S4486 [11JY], S4869 [25JY], S5773 [20SE], S6050 [3OC], S7992 [29NO]

S. 571 — A bill to amend subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide education for homeless children and youths, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Begich), S1600 [14MR]

Cosponsors added, S4130 [27JN], S4451 [7JY], S8414 [7DE]

S. 572 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Franken, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Begich), S1600 [14MR]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–68), S5338 [6SE]

Cosponsors added, S6918 [31OC]

S. 573 — A bill to establish a harbor maintenance block grant program to provide maximum flexibility to each State to carry out harbor maintenance and deepening projects in the State, to require transparency for water resources development projects carried out by the Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Graham), S1600 [14MR]

S. 574 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate that up to 10 percent of their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt, and to require spending reductions equal to the amounts so designated; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Rubio), S1676 [15MR]

S. 575 — A bill to study the market and appropriate regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Carper, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Coons, Mr. Lee, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Coburn), S1676 [15MR]

Cosponsors added, S1752 [16MR], S1829 [17MR], S1934 [29MR]

S. 576 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN, S1676 [15MR]

Text, S1678 [15MR]

Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S2508 [14AP], S2778 [9MY], S2875 [11MY], S3339 [25MY], S4721 [20JY], S5499 [12SE], S6872 [20OC]

S. 577 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify eligibility for the child tax credit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. VITTER, S1676 [15MR]

S. 578 — A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to eliminate the abstinence-only education program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Franken, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Begich, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kerry, and Mrs. Murray), S1676 [15MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S2188 [6AP], S5252 [2AU]

S. 579 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide members of the Individual Ready Reserve, Individual Mobilization Augmentees, and inactive members of the National Guard who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S1676 [15MR]

Cosponsors added, S2992 [16MY], S5726 [19SE]

S. 580 — A bill to amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to require the appointment of a member of the Science Advisory Board based on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska), S1676 [15MR]

Cosponsors added, S5340 [6SE]

S. 581 — A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background checks for child care providers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Enzi), S1676 [15MR]

Cosponsors added, S2687 [4MY], S3683 [9JN], S4292 [30JN], S6461 [12OC], S7368 [10NO], S8376 [6DE]

S. 582 — A bill to establish a point of order against any efforts to reduce benefits paid to Social Security recipients, raise the retirement age, or create private retirement accounts under title II of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Begich, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Lautenberg), S1676 [15MR]

S. 583 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment under the Medicare Program for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Inouye), S1676 [15MR]

S. 584 — 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 Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Inouye), S1677 [15MR]

Cosponsors added, S1934 [29MR], S2388 [12AP], S2622 [3MY], S2840 [10MY], S2930 [12MY], S4157 [28JN], S4486 [11JY], S5340 [6SE], S7992 [29NO]

S. 585 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Durbin), S1677 [15MR]

Cosponsors added, S1752 [16MR], S4451 [7JY]

S. 586 — A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to apply whistleblower protections available to certain executive branch employees to legislative branch employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S1677 [15MR]

S. 587 — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Cardin), S1677 [15MR]

Cosponsors added, S2622 [3MY], S2840 [10MY], S6390 [11OC], S8603 [14DE]

S. 588 — A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY, S1677 [15MR]

S. 589 — A bill to provide for an expedited response to emergencies related to oil or gas production or storage; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY, S1677 [15MR]

S. 590 — A bill to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) (by request), S1677 [15MR]

S. 591 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Merkley), S1677 [15MR]

Cosponsors added, S4076 [23JN]

S. 592 — A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to remove the cap on punitive damages established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Company v. Baker; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Leahy, and Mrs. Shaheen), S1750 [16MR]

S. 593 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Burr, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Levin, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Begich, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Hagan, and Ms. Snowe), S1751 [16MR]

Cosponsors added, S1934 [29MR], S2687 [4MY]

S. 594 — A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to facilitate the ability of persons affected by oil spills to seek judicial redress; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE, S1751 [16MR]

S. 595 — A bill to amend title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to complete payments under such title to local educational agencies eligible for such payments within 3 fiscal years; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Thune), S1751 [16MR]

Cosponsors added, S1934 [29MR], S2047 [31MR], S2131 [5AP], S2188 [6AP], S2267 [7AP], S2388 [12AP], S2622 [3MY], S2875 [11MY], S4076 [23JN], S6090 [4OC], S6506 [13OC]

S. 596 — A bill to establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Cornyn), S1751 [16MR]

Cosponsors added, S2508 [14AP], S2622 [3MY], S3106 [18MY], S3971 [21JN], S6391 [11OC], S6506 [13OC]

S. 597 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include neurologists as primary care physicians for purposes of incentive payments for primary care services under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Collins), S1751 [16MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR]

S. 598 — A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden), S1751 [16MR]

Cosponsors added, S1829 [17MR], S2508 [14AP], S2732 [5MY], S3053 [17MY], S3428 [26MY], S3614 [8JN], S4486 [11JY], S5252 [2AU], S5459 [8SE], S6872 [20OC]

Reported (no written report), S7366 [10NO]

S. 599 — A bill to establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Ms. Landrieu), S1751 [16MR]

S. 600 — A bill to promote the diligent development of Federal oil and gas leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Merkley), S1751 [16MR]

Cosponsors added, S1829 [17MR], S1895 [28MR], S1978 [30MR]

S. 601 — A bill to encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Blumenthal), S1751 [16MR]

Text, S1755 [16MR]

Cosponsors added, S5993 [26SE]

S. 602 — A bill to require regulatory reform; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Barrasso), S1751 [16MR]

S. 603 — A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Burr), S1751 [16MR]

Cosponsors added, S1829 [17MR], S2388 [12AP], S2875 [11MY], S2930 [12MY], S3541 [7JN], S5459 [8SE]

S. 604 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Durbin), S1826 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S3106 [18MY], S5192 [1AU], S7066 [2NO]

S. 605 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to place synthetic drugs in Schedule I; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Whitehouse), S1826 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S2267 [7AP], S4721 [20JY], S5071 [29JY], S5726 [19SE]

Reported (no written report), S5071 [29JY]

S. 606 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the priority review voucher incentive program relating to tropical and rare pediatric diseases; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Franken), S1826 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S4076 [23JN], S5993 [26SE], S6050 [3OC], S8149 [1DE]

S. 607 — A bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S1826 [17MR]

S. 608 — A bill to provide limitations on maritime liens on fishing licenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S1826 [17MR]

S. 609 — A bill to provide for the establishment of a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Johanns), S1826 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S4394 [6JY], S4641 [18JY], S4869 [25JY], S5993 [26SE], S8490 [12DE]

S. 610 — A bill to provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. INHOFE, S1826 [17MR]

S. 611 — A bill to provide greater technical resources to FCC Commissioners; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Warner), S1826 [17MR]

S. 612 — A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Confirmation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to develop and implement a strategic petroleum demand response plan to reduce the consumption of petroleum products by the Federal Government; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Merkley), S1826 [17MR]

S. 613 — A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to permit a prevailing party in an action or proceeding brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Sanders), S1826 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S3225 [23MY], S3339 [25MY], S3728 [13JN]

S. 614 — A bill to require the Attorney General to consult with appropriate officials within the executive branch prior to making the decision to try an unprivileged enemy belligerent in Federal Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman), S1826 [17MR]

S. 615 — A bill to improve the accountability and transparency in infrastructure spending by requiring a life-cycle cost analysis of major infrastructure projects, providing the flexibility to use alternate infrastructure type bidding procedures to reduce project costs, and requiring the use of design standards to improve efficiency and save taxpayer dollars; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. VITTER, S1826 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S3106 [18MY]

S. 616 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to support the community schools model; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Coons), S1826 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S2732 [5MY]

S. 617 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign), S1826 [17MR]

Text, S1835 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY]

S. 618 — A bill to promote the strengthening of the private sector in Egypt and Tunisia; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Lieberman), S1826 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S2992 [16MY], S3171 [19MY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–25), S4023 [22JN]

S. 619 — A bill to assist in the coordination among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics efforts in the States, to strengthen the capacity of elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools to prepare students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S1826 [17MR]

S. 620 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Menendez), S1826 [17MR]

S. 621 — A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide for use of excess funds available under that Act to provide for certain benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S1826 [17MR]

S. 622 — A bill to establish the Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Alexander), S1826 [17MR]

S. 623 — A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KOHL, S1826 [17MR]

Text, S1838 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S2349 [8AP], S3171 [19MY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S3170 [19MY]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–45), S5248 [2AU]

S. 624 — A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, educational opportunities, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S1826 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S5387 [7SE]

S. 625 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Alexander), S1827 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S2778 [9MY]

S. 626 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the United States; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Inouye, Ms. Landrieu, and Mrs. Murray), S1827 [17MR]

Text, S1839 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S7005 [1NO], S7829 [18NO], S8461 [8DE]

S. 627 — A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Tester), S1827 [17MR]

Reported with amendments, S2348 [8AP]

Passed Senate amended, S3458 [26MY]

Amendments, S3458 [26MY], S5062, S5063, S5078, S5086 [29JY]

Text, S3459 [26MY]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H3761 [27MY]

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 375), H5660 [27JY]

Debated, H5693 [28JY]

Text, H5693 [28JY]

Debated, S5062 [29JY], S5092 [30JY], S5148 [31JY], S5156 [1AU]

Message from the House, S5068 [29JY]

Amendments, H5761 [29JY]

Passed House amended, H5766 [29JY]

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 383), H5780 [29JY]

Senate consideration of House amendment, S5156 [1AU]

S. 628 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey a railroad right of way between North Pole, Alaska, and Delta Junction, Alaska, to the Alaska Railroad Corporation; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S1827 [17MR]

S. 629 — A bill to improve hydropower, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Risch, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden), S1827 [17MR]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–19), S3105 [18MY]

S. 630 — A bill to promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S1827 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S4130 [27JN]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112–31), S4485 [11JY]

Placed on the calendar, S4485 [11JY]

S. 631 — A bill to extend certain Federal benefits and income tax provisions to energy generated by hydropower resources; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S1827 [17MR]

S. 632 — A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to extend the authorized period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Burr), S1827 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S3172 [19MY]

S. 633 — A bill to prevent fraud in small business contracting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Enzi), S1827 [17MR]

Text, S1843 [17MR], S5846 [21SE]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S1934 [29MR], S4641 [18JY], S5252 [2AU], S5340 [6SE], S5499 [12SE], S5726 [19SE], S5773 [20SE]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S5846 [21SE]

Amendments, S5846 [21SE]

Message from the Senate, H6355 [22SE]

Referred to the Committee on Small Business, H6411 [22SE]

S. 634 — A bill to ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Franken, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Lautenberg), S1827 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S1978 [30MR], S2447 [13AP], S2732 [5MY], S2778 [9MY], S2840 [10MY], S5387 [7SE], S5903 [22SE], S6391 [11OC]

S. 635 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain Federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. McCain), S1827 [17MR]

S. 636 — A bill to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray), S1827 [17MR]

S. 637 — A bill to establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by or on behalf of State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in the financial recovery from earthquakes, earthquake-induced landslides, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S1827 [17MR]

S. 638 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. McCain, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs. Hutchison), S1827 [17MR]

Text, S1846 [17MR]

S. 639 — A bill to authorize to be appropriated $950,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2015 to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. McCain, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs. Hutchison), S1827 [17MR]

Text, S1846 [17MR]

S. 640 — A bill to underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, and enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Carper), S1827 [17MR]

Text, S1847 [17MR]

S. 641 — A bill to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis within six years by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Reid, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Leahy), S1827 [17MR]

Text, S1848 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S1895 [28MR], S2088 [4AP], S2778 [9MY], S2875 [11MY], S2992 [16MY], S3225 [23MY], S4451 [7JY], S4641 [18JY], S4721 [20JY], S5685 [15SE], S7452 [15NO], S8376 [6DE]

S. 642 — A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB–5 Regional Center Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY, S1827 [17MR]

Text, S1851 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S7992 [29NO]

S. 643 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to direct Medicaid EHR incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Ms. Snowe), S1827 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S2875 [11MY], S3339 [25MY], S4076 [23JN], S5340 [6SE]

S. 644 — A bill to amend subchapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit coverage for annuity purposes for any individual hired as a Federal employee after 2012; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McCain, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Thune, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Toomey), S1827 [17MR]

S. 645 — A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S1827 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S8548 [13DE]

S. 646 — A bill to reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S1827 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S1978 [30MR], S2388 [12AP]

S. 647 — A bill to authorize the conveyance of mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior in the State of Montana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BAUCUS, S1827 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP]

S. 648 — A bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington’s Disease; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1827 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S2388 [12AP], S2509 [14AP], S2930 [12MY], S3498 [6JN], S3892 [16JN], S5192 [1AU], S6391 [11OC]

S. 649 — 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 Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1827 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S3225 [23MY], S3498 [6JN], S4641 [18JY], S6391 [11OC]

S. 650 — A bill to require greater transparency concerning the criteria used to grant waivers to the job-killing health care law and to ensure that applications for such waivers are treated in a fair and consistent manner, irrespective of the applicant’s political contributions or association with a labor union, a health plan provided for under a collective bargaining agreement, or another organized labor group; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENSIGN, S1827 [17MR]

S. 651 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Burr), S1827 [17MR]

S. 652 — A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of an American Infrastructure Financing Authority, to provide for an extension of the exemption from the alternative minimum tax treatment for certain tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Graham), S1827 [17MR]

Cosponsors added, S3614 [8JN], S3892 [16JN], S3971 [21JN], S4226 [29JN], S6665 [18OC], S6918 [31OC]

S. 653 — A bill to allow the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to create or save jobs by providing interest relief on certain outstanding disaster loans relating to damage caused by the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes or the 2008 Gulf Coast hurricanes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Cochran), S1894 [28MR]

Text, S1897 [28MR]

S. 654 — A bill for the relief of Djibril Coulibaly; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. LANDRIEU, S1894 [28MR]

S. 655 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Spencer Byrd Powers, Jr. Post Office’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. COCHRAN, S1894 [28MR]

Reported (no written report), S2927 [12MY]

Passed Senate, S3000 [16MY]

Text, S3000 [16MY]

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, H3332 [23MY]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H4344 [21JN]

Text, H4344 [21JN]

Message from the House, S4022 [22JN], S4073 [23JN]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S4073 [23JN]

Examined and signed in the House, H4454 [22JN]

Presented to the President (June 23, 2011), S4073 [23JN]

Approved [Public Law 112–23] (signed June 29, 2011)

S. 656 — A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Cardin), S1894 [28MR]

Text, S1898 [28MR]

S. 657 — A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Whitehouse), S1894 [28MR]

Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY], S2622 [3MY], S2930 [12MY], S3053 [17MY], S5459 [8SE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S5458 [8SE]

S. 658 — A bill to provide for the preservation of the Department of Defense of documentary evidence of the Department of Defense on incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Murkowski, and Mrs. McCaskill), S1894 [28MR]

Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S2875 [11MY], S2930 [12MY], S3106 [18MY], S3339 [25MY], S3428 [26MY], S3815 [15JN], S4869 [25JY]

S. 659 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect Medicare beneficiaries’ access to home health services under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S1933 [29MR]

S. 660 — A bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny or delay coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Roberts), S1933 [29MR]

Text, S1935 [29MR]

S. 661 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure the safe and proper use of dispersants in the event of an oil spill or release of hazardous substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S1933 [29MR]

S. 662 — A bill to provide for payments to certain natural resource trustees to assist in restoring natural resources damaged as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. VITTER, S1933 [29MR]

Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2388 [12AP]

S. 663 — A bill for the relief of Al-Housseynou Ba; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEVIN, S1933 [29MR]

S. 664 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the capital gain or loss treatment of the sale or exchange of mitigation credits earned by restoring wetlands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Crapo), S1933 [29MR]

S. 665 — A bill to promote industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S1933 [29MR]

Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2622 [3MY], S5252 [2AU]

S. 666 — A bill to require a report on the establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Tester), S1933 [29MR]

Text, S1936 [29MR]

Cosponsors added, S2088 [4AP]

S. 667 — A bill to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S1933 [29MR]

S. 668 — A bill to remove unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from seniors’ personal health decisions by repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Thune, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Inhofe), S1933 [29MR]

Cosponsors added, S2188 [6AP], S2267 [7AP], S2388 [12AP], S2447 [13AP], S2509 [14AP], S2582 [2MY], S2622 [3MY], S2687 [4MY], S2778 [9MY], S2840 [10MY], S2992 [16MY], S3106 [18MY], S3225 [23MY], S3275 [24MY], S3614 [8JN], S4292 [30JN], S5192 [1AU]

S. 669 — A bill to amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act to improve the compensation system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ISAKSON, S1933 [29MR]

S. 670 — A bill to authorize States and their political subdivisions to regulate fuel economy and emissions standards for taxicabs; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S1933 [29MR]

S. 671 — A bill to authorize the United States Marshals Service to issue administrative subpoenas in investigations relating to unregistered sex offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lee, Ms. Collins, Mr. Thune, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Chambliss), S1933 [29MR]

Text, S1937 [29MR]

Cosponsors added, S1978 [30MR], S2131 [5AP], S2188 [6AP], S2582 [2MY], S2875 [11MY], S4157 [28JN], S7702 [17NO]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S8148 [1DE]

S. 672 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Thune, and Ms. Snowe)), S1933 [29MR]

Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S2088 [4AP], S2131 [5AP], S2267 [7AP], S2930 [12MY], S3225 [23MY], S3541 [7JN], S3684 [9JN], S3924 [20JN], S4226 [29JN], S4329 [5JY], S4608 [14JY], S4676 [19JY], S5252 [2AU], S5838 [21SE], S6050 [3OC], S7368 [10NO], S7702 [17NO], S8068 [30NO], S8149 [1DE], S8734 [16DE]

S. 673 — A bill to require the conveyance of the decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter STORIS; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. Murkowski), S1933 [29MR]

Cosponsors added, S4076 [23JN]

S. 674 — A bill to amend chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, to limit the printing of the Congressional Record, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Kohl), S1976 [30MR]

S. 675 — A bill to express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Begich, and Ms. Murkowski), S1976 [30MR]

Text, S1979 [30MR]

S. 676 — A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Franken, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S1976 [30MR]

Text, S1984 [30MR]

Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S5624 [14SE]

S. 677 — A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial census, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. HATCH, S1976 [30MR]

S. 678 — A bill to increase the penalties for economic espionage; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Coons), S1976 [30MR]

Text, S1985 [30MR]

Cosponsors added, S4024 [22JN], S6601 [17OC], S7006 [1NO], S8149 [1DE], S8414 [7DE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S8460 [8DE]

S. 679 — A bill to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Reid, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Kyl), S1976 [30MR]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S3727 [13JN]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S3874, S3883 [16JN]

Amendments, S3934, S3936 [20JN], S3977 [21JN], S3991, S4008, S4011, S4016, S4018, S4033, S4034, S4035 [22JN], S4049, S4057, S4059, S4061, S4066, S4104, S4105 [23JN], S4148, S4161 [28JN]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–24), S3970 [21JN]

Cosponsors added, S3971 [21JN]

Debated, S3991 [22JN], S4046 [23JN], S4144 [28JN], S4174 [29JN]

Passed Senate amended, S4178 [29JN]

Text, S4178 [29JN]

Message from the Senate, H4583 [1JY]

S. 680 — A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National Women’s History Museum; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms. Ayotte), S1976 [30MR]

Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S2088 [4AP], S6050 [3OC]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112–14), S2580 [2MY]

S. 681 — A bill to provide greater accountability in the Small Business Lending Fund; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Ms. SNOWE, S1976 [30MR]

Text, S1991 [30MR]

S. 682 — A bill to provide for reliquidation of certain entries of medium density fiberboard; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CASEY, S1976 [30MR]

S. 683 — A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. LEE, S1976 [30MR]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112–60), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate amended, S7090 [2NO]

Amendments, S7090 [2NO]

Text, S7091 [2NO]

Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]

Held at the desk, H7273 [3NO]

Debated, H8132 [5DE]

Text, H8132 [5DE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H8245 [7DE]

Message from the House, S8460 [8DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8460 [8DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H8316 [8DE]

Presented to the President (December 9, 2011), S8489 [12DE]

Approved [Public Law 112–70] (signed December 19, 2011)

S. 684 — A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. LEE, S1976 [30MR]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112–61), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate amended, S7091 [2NO]

Amendments, S7091 [2NO]

Text, S7091 [2NO]

Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7328 [3NO]

S. 685 — A bill to repeal the Federal sugar program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Paul), S1976 [30MR]

Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S2582 [2MY], S3924 [20JN], S8603 [14DE]

S. 686 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve public charter schooling by addressing quality issues; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Lieberman), S1976 [30MR]

S. 687 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, and Ms. Snowe), S1977 [30MR]

Cosponsors added, S2047 [31MR], S2582 [2MY], S6872 [20OC], S7066 [2NO], S7613 [16NO]

S. 688 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply the additional Medicare HITECH payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Bingaman), S1977 [30MR]

S. 689 — A bill to promote the oil independence of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S1977 [30MR]

S. 690 — A bill to establish the Office of the Homeowner Advocate; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. Murray), S1977 [30MR]

Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S3053 [17MY]

S. 691 — A bill to support State and tribal government efforts to promote research and education related to maple syrup production, natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry, market promotion of maple products, and greater access to lands containing maple trees for maple-sugaring activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S1977 [30MR]

Cosponsors added, S2188 [6AP]

S. 692 — A bill to improve hurricane preparedness by establishing the National Hurricane Research Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S1977 [30MR]

Text, S1992 [30MR]

S. 693 — A bill to establish a term certain for the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to provide conditions for continued operation of such enterprises, and to provide for the wind down of such operations and dissolution of such enterprises; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S5685 [15SE]

S. 694 — A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S2046 [31MR]

S. 695 — A bill to require the use of electronic on-board recording devices in motor carriers to improve compliance with hours of service regulations; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Alexander), S2046 [31MR]

S. 696 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to Department facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER, S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP], S2582 [2MY], S2930 [12MY], S3172 [19MY], S3225 [23MY]

S. 697 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Services for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Ms. Landrieu), S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S3614 [8JN], S4517 [12JY], S4676 [19JY], S4961 [27JY], S5192 [1AU], S5252 [2AU], S5340 [6SE]

S. 698 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. WARNER, S2046 [31MR]

S. 699 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to demonstrate the commercial application of integrated systems for long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Rockefeller, and Ms. Murkowski), S2046 [31MR]

Text, S2049 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S2088 [4AP], S2582 [2MY], S3429 [26MY]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112–32), S4485 [11JY]

Placed on the calendar, S4485 [11JY]

S. 700 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Roberts), S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S2582 [2MY], S2732 [5MY], S3542 [7JN], S3684 [9JN], S7006 [1NO], S7127 [3NO]

S. 701 — A bill to amend section 1120A(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Cochran), S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY], S2732 [5MY], S2841 [10MY], S3106 [18MY], S5993 [26SE]

S. 702 — A bill to authorize funding for, and increase accessibility to, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such system and the National Crime Information Center database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to provide incentive grants to help facilitate reporting to such systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]

S. 703 — A bill to amend the Long-Term Leasing Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Thune, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S3498 [6JN]

S. 704 — A bill to provide for duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Merkley), S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S7127 [3NO]

S. 705 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Roberts), S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S2188 [6AP], S2447 [13AP], S2509 [14AP], S2732 [5MY], S3172 [19MY], S3339 [25MY], S4024 [22JN], S4226 [29JN]

S. 706 — A bill to stimulate the economy, produce domestic energy, and create jobs at no cost to the taxpayers, and without borrowing money from foreign governments for which our children and grandchildren will be responsible, and for other purposes.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Rubio), S2046 [31MR]

Read the first time, S2043, S2060 [31MR]

Read the second time, S2063 [4AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2084 [4AP]

Cosponsors added, S2349 [8AP]

S. 707 — A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Vitter), S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S2089 [4AP], S2188 [6AP], S2509 [14AP], S2687 [4MY], S2992 [16MY], S3106 [18MY], S3172 [19MY], S4486 [11JY], S4721 [20JY], S4802 [21JY], S5477 [9SE], S6506 [13OC], S7127 [3NO], S8183 [5DE], S8490 [12DE], S8603 [14DE], S8734 [16DE]

S. 708 — A bill to renew and extend the provisions relating to identification of trade enforcement priorities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Casey), S2046 [31MR]

S. 709 — A bill to enhance the security of chemical facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Menendez), S2046 [31MR]

S. 710 — A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Inhofe), S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP], S5252 [2AU]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–20), S3541 [7JN]

Passed Senate, S5281 [2AU]

Text, S5281 [2AU]

Message from the Senate, H5894 [5AU]

S. 711 — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment works, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S2046 [31MR]

S. 712 — A bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Vitter), S2046 [31MR]

Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S2188 [6AP], S2267 [7AP], S2509 [14AP], S2622 [3MY], S3106 [18MY]

S. 713 — A bill to modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner), S2046 [31MR]

S. 714 — A bill to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S2087 [4AP]

Cosponsors added, S2388 [12AP], S6461 [12OC]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–69), S5338 [6SE]

S. 715 — A bill to reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal), S2087 [4AP]

S. 716 — A bill to establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Reid), S2087 [4AP]

Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2509 [14AP]

S. 717 — A bill to establish an advisory committee to issue nonbinding governmentwide guidelines on making public information available on the Internet, to require publicly available Government information held by the executive branch to be made available on the Internet, to express the sense of Congress that publicly available information held by the legislative and judicial branches should be available on the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER, S2087 [4AP]

Cosponsors added, S3498 [6JN]

S. 718 — A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. ROBERTS, S2087 [4AP]

Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2388 [12AP], S2447 [13AP], S2687 [4MY], S2841 [10MY]

S. 719 — An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; from the Select Committee on Intelligence.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S2087 [4AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–12), S2087 [4AP]

S. 720 — A bill to repeal the CLASS Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Graham), S2087 [4AP]

Cosponsors added, S2131 [5AP], S2188 [6AP], S2267 [7AP], S2582 [2MY], S2732 [5MY], S3172 [19MY], S6764 [19OC], S6872 [20OC], S7006 [1NO], S7067 [2NO], S7127 [3NO], S7155 [7NO]

Removal of cosponsors, S2778 [9MY], S6918 [31OC]

S. 721 — A bill to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Inhofe), S2087 [4AP]

S. 722 — A bill to strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Roberts), S2087 [4AP]

Text, S2089 [4AP]

Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP], S2623 [3MY], S2992 [16MY], S3106 [18MY], S3614 [8JN], S4024 [22JN], S4676 [19JY], S5192 [1AU], S5252 [2AU], S5499 [12SE]

S. 723 — A bill to amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Moran), S2130 [5AP]

Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY]

S. 724 — A bill to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Casey), S2130 [5AP]

Cosponsors added, S2188 [6AP], S2267 [7AP], S2349 [8AP], S2388 [12AP], S4292 [30JN]

S. 725 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage, as supplies associated with the injection of insulin, of containment, removal, decontamination and disposal of home-generated needles, syringes, and other sharps through a sharp container, decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program under part D of the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ISAKSON, S2130 [5AP]

Cosponsors added, S2875 [11MY]

S. 726 — A bill to rescind $45 billion of unobligated discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. RUBIO, S2130 [5AP]

Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2389 [12AP], S2509 [14AP], S2582 [2MY], S3106 [18MY], S3892 [16JN], S3971 [21JN], S4451 [7JY], S4721 [20JY]

S. 727 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the Federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Coats, and Mr. Begich), S2130 [5AP]

S. 728 — A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S2130 [5AP]

S. 729 — A bill to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Reid), S2130 [5AP]

Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY]

S. 730 — A bill to provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S2130 [5AP]

Text, S2136 [5AP]

Cosponsors added, S2778 [9MY], S7294 [9NO]

S. 731 — A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide travel and transportation allowances for members of the reserve components for long distance and certain other travel to inactive duty training; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Leahy), S2130 [5AP]

Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]

S. 732 — A bill to improve billing disclosures to cellular telephone consumers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S2130 [5AP]

Text, S2139 [5AP]

S. 733 — A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S2130 [5AP]

Text, S2140 [5AP]

Cosponsors added, S2389 [12AP], S4024 [22JN]

S. 734 — A bill to provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Education; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. STABENOW, S2187 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S2875 [11MY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–70), S5338 [6SE]

S. 735 — A bill to reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. KERRY, S2187 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S4641 [18JY], S5192 [1AU]

S. 736 — A bill to improve the Fugitive Safe Surrender Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2187 [6AP]

S. 737 — A bill to replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with a 5-person Commission, to bring the Bureau into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S2187 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S2349 [8AP], S2875 [11MY], S2930 [12MY], S3053 [17MY], S3225 [23MY], S3684 [9JN], S8414 [7DE]

S. 738 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia diagnosis and services in order to improve care and outcomes for Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias by improving detection, diagnosis, and care planning; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Ms. Collins), S2187 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S2876 [11MY], S2992 [16MY], S3275 [24MY], S3429 [26MY], S3614 [8JN], S3815 [15JN], S3892 [16JN], S5252 [2AU], S6601 [17OC], S7067 [2NO]

S. 739 — A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the Federal Government; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Stabenow), S2187 [6AP]

Text, S2189 [6AP]

Reported (no written report), S2927 [12MY]

S. 740 — A bill to revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S2187 [6AP]

Text, S2190 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S2267 [7AP], S2349 [8AP], S2389 [12AP], S2732 [5MY], S2779 [9MY], S3498 [6JN], S3815 [15JN], S3924 [20JN], S4130 [27JN], S5773 [20SE]

S. 741 — A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms. Klobuchar), S2187 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S3498 [6JN], S6186 [5OC]

S. 742 — A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to set the age at which Members of Congress are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2187 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S3339 [25MY], S4846 [22JY], S5685 [15SE]

S. 743 — A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Cardin), S2187 [6AP]

Text, S2194 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S5499 [12SE]

S. 744 — A bill to authorize certain Department of State personnel, who are responsible for examining and processing United States passport applications, to access relevant information in Federal, State, and other records and databases, for the purpose of verifying the identity of a passport applicant and detecting passport fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Kerry), S2187 [6AP]

S. 745 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational assistance benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S2187 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S2623 [3MY], S4555 [13JY], S4721 [20JY], S4846 [22JY]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4675 [19JY]

S. 746 — A bill to repeal provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moran, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Wicker), S2187 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP]

S. 747 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the Interstate System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Portman), S2187 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY]

S. 748 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer credit and the special allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant property; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Kerry), S2187 [6AP]

S. 749 — A bill to establish a revenue source for fair elections financing of Senate campaigns by providing an excise tax on amounts paid pursuant to contracts with the United States Government; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Tester), S2187 [6AP]

Text, S2202 [6AP]

S. 750 — A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Tester), S2188 [6AP]

Text, S2202 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S3225 [23MY], S8680 [15DE]

S. 751 — A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Kirk), S2188 [6AP]

S. 752 — A bill to establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Kerry), S2188 [6AP]

Text, S2209 [6AP]

Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY], S2623 [3MY], S2993 [16MY], S3053 [17MY], S3225 [23MY], S3339 [25MY], S3614 [8JN], S3684 [9JN], S3728 [13JN], S3815 [15JN], S4076 [23JN], S4641 [18JY], S4802 [21JY], S5903 [22SE], S6918 [31OC], S7127 [3NO], S8376 [6DE], S8461 [8DE], S8548 [13DE]

S. 753 — A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development to establish an early-stage business investment and incubation grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2188 [6AP]

S. 754 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for records relating to alcohol and controlled substance testing of commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Vitter), S2266 [7AP]

S. 755 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past-due; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Graham), S2266 [7AP]

Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY], S2876 [11MY], S2930 [12MY], S3106 [18MY], S3429 [26MY], S3684 [9JN], S3815 [15JN], S3971 [21JN], S4227 [29JN], S4608 [14JY], S5252 [2AU], S7613 [16NO], S8414 [7DE]

S. 756 — A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the public availability of Medicare claims data; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S2266 [7AP]

Text, S2269 [7AP]

Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY], S5192 [1AU]

S. 757 — A bill to provide incentives to encourage the development and implementation of technology to capture carbon dioxide from dilute sources on a significant scale using direct air capture technologies; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Enzi), S2266 [7AP]

Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–33), S4485 [11JY]

Placed on the calendar, S4485 [11JY]

S. 758 — A bill to establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mrs. Shaheen), S2266 [7AP]

Cosponsors added, S2732 [5MY], S3275 [24MY], S3542 [7JN]

S. 759 — A bill to provide to the Secretary of the Interior a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of materials CA–20139 and CA–22901, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER, S2266 [7AP]

S. 760 — A bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Webb), S2266 [7AP]

S. 761 — A bill to improve the acquisition workforce through the establishment of an acquisition management fellows program and a leadership development training program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Akaka, and Mrs. McCaskill), S2266 [7AP]

Text, S2271 [7AP]

S. 762 — A bill to improve the Federal Acquisition Institute; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S2266 [7AP]

Text, S2272 [7AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–21), S3682 [9JN]

S. 763 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the establishment of teacher evaluation programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, and Ms. Landrieu), S2266 [7AP]

Text, S2274 [7AP]

Cosponsors added, S2732 [5MY]

S. 764 — A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to make technical corrections to the segment designations for the Chetco River, Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S2266 [7AP]

S. 765 — A bill to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S2266 [7AP]

S. 766 — A bill to provide for the designation of the Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild rivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S2266 [7AP]

S. 767 — A bill to improve the calculation of, the reporting of, and the accountability for, secondary school graduation rates; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN, S2266 [7AP]

Text, S2278 [7AP]

S. 768 — A bill to provide for continuing operations of Government in a fiscally responsible manner.

By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. DeMint), S2266 [7AP]

Read the first time, S2264, S2286 [7AP]

Read the second time, S2287 [8AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2346 [8AP]

S. 769 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs on Department of Veterans Affairs property; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Isakson), S2348 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S3339 [25MY], S3542 [7JN], S3971 [21JN], S4394 [6JY], S4451 [7JY]

S. 770 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Blumenthal), S2348 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY]

S. 771 — A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to modify a provision relating to gaming on land acquired after October 17, 1988; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Kyl), S2348 [8AP]

Text, S2351 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S4802 [21JY]

S. 772 — A bill to protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the security of Federal facilities and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Akaka), S2348 [8AP]

Text, S2353 [8AP]

S. 773 — A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to provide parity under group health plans and group health insurance coverage for the provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical services; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Harkin), S2348 [8AP]

S. 774 — A bill to appropriate funds for pay and allowances and support for members of the Armed Forces, their families, and other personnel critical to national security during a funding gap; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. BAUCUS, S2348 [8AP]

Text, S2359 [8AP]

S. 775 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY, S2348 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]

S. 776 — A bill to provide for the compensation of furloughed Federal employees; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Webb), S2348 [8AP]

S. 777 — A bill to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Defense to provide for the pay of the military of the United States under the Feed and Forage Act of 1861; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S2348 [8AP]

S. 778 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MORAN, S2348 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY], S2623 [3MY], S2876 [11MY], S3971 [21JN], S4394 [6JY], S4486 [11JY]

S. 779 — 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. SCHUMER, S2348 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S7295 [9NO]

S. 780 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt reimbursements of expenses related to accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from determinations of annual income with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. TESTER, S2348 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S2582 [2MY]

S. 781 — A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. THUNE, S2348 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S2732 [5MY], S2779 [9MY], S2930 [12MY]

S. 782 — A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Baucus), S2348 [8AP]

Cosponsors added, S2389 [12AP], S3684 [9JN]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–15), S2580 [2MY]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S3492 [6JN], S3519 [7JN]

Senate agreed to motion to proceed to consideration, S3524 [7JN]

Debated, S3524 [7JN], S3579 [8JN], S3635 [9JN], S3752 [14JN], S3847 [15JN], S3852 [16JN], S3962 [21JN]

Text, S3525 [7JN]

Amendments, S3527, S3528, S3553, S3556, S3558, S3559, S3562, S3564, S3565, S3566 [7JN], S3595, S3598, S3621, S3622, S3623, S3625, S3626, S3627, S3628 [8JN], S3655, S3656, S3657, S3659, S3660, S3661, S3662, S3663, S3665, S3695, S3697, S3698, S3699, S3701, S3702, S3703, S3704 [9JN], S3735, S3736, S3737 [13JN], S3784, S3785 [14JN], S3842, S3844, S3845, S3846, S3847 [15JN], S3871, S3898, S3899, S3901 [16JN], S3933, S3935, S3936 [20JN], S3977 [21JN]

S. 783 — A bill to provide an extension of time for filing individual income tax returns in the case of a Federal Government shutdown.

By Mr. THUNE, S2348 [8AP]

Read the first time, S2347, S2362 [8AP]

Read the second time, S2366 [12AP]

Placed on the calendar, S2385 [12AP]

S. 784 — A bill to prevent the shutdown of the Federal Government; to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado, S2348 [8AP]

Text, S2360 [8AP]

S. 785 — A bill to require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Barrasso), S2387 [12AP]

S. 786 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the appointment and grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, S2387 [12AP]

S. 787 — A bill to provide grants to promote financial literacy; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY, S2387 [12AP]

S. 788 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Merkley), S2387 [12AP]

Text, S2390 [12AP]

Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP]

S. 789 — A bill to express the sense of the Senate that Medicare should not be dismantled and turned into a voucher program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S2387 [12AP]

S. 790 — A bill to provide for mandatory training for Federal Government supervisors and the assessment of management competencies; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. AKAKA, S2387 [12AP]

Text, S2392 [12AP]

S. 791 — A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Risch), S2387 [12AP]

S. 792 — A bill to authorize the waiver of certain debts relating to assistance provided to individuals and households since 2005; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. PRYOR, S2387 [12AP]

Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S3429 [26MY], S3614 [8JN], S3892 [16JN]

S. 793 — A bill to allow the Corps of Engineers to use certain amounts to carry out harbor deepening projects; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. GRAHAM, S2387 [12AP]

S. 794 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow any deduction for punitive damages, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse), S2387 [12AP]

Text, S2395 [12AP]

S. 795 — A bill to address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2387 [12AP]

S. 796 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to extend qualified school construction bonds and qualified zone academy bonds, to treat qualified zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and to modify the private business contribution requirement for qualified zone academy bonds; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), S2387 [12AP]

S. 797 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. Hagan), S2387 [12AP]

Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP], S2583 [2MY], S3542 [7JN], S3816 [15JN], S3971 [21JN], S5018 [28JY], S6506 [13OC], S8149 [1DE]

S. 798 — A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Leahy), S2387 [12AP]

Cosponsors added, S3106 [18MY], S3684 [9JN], S4076 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4486 [11JY], S4676 [19JY], S4721 [20JY], S5192 [1AU], S5341 [6SE], S5838 [21SE], S6050 [3OC], S6331 [6OC], S7155 [7NO], S8490 [12DE]

S. 799 — A bill to establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. McCain), S2387 [12AP]

Cosponsors added, S2447 [13AP]

S. 800 — A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users to reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes To School Program; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Begich, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Franken, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Wyden), S2387 [12AP]

Cosponsors added, S2841 [10MY], S3107 [18MY], S3429 [26MY], S3498 [6JN], S3542 [7JN], S3684 [9JN], S3971 [21JN], S4227 [29JN], S4555 [13JY], S5387 [7SE]

S. 801 — A bill to amend chapter 113 of title 40, United States Code, to require executive agency participation in real-time transparency of investment projects, to require performance and governance reviews of all cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S2387 [12AP]

S. 802 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. INHOFE, S2446 [13AP]

S. 803 — A bill to implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity in the southwest border of the United States; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S2446 [13AP]

S. 804 — A bill to adjust the normal and early retirement ages for receipts of benefits under the Social Security program, increase the maximum age for delayed retirement credit, and provide for progressive price indexing of benefits; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Lee), S2446 [13AP]

S. 805 — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to improve the business and industry direct and guaranteed loan program of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. BAUCUS, S2446 [13AP]

Cosponsors added, S5499 [12SE], S5624 [14SE]

S. 806 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to conduct levee system evaluations and certifications on receipt of requests from non-Federal interests; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester), S2446 [13AP]

Text, S2448 [13AP]

Cosponsors added, S5252 [2AU], S8183 [5DE]

S. 807 — A bill to authorize the Department of Labor’s voluntary protection program and to expand the program to include more small businesses; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Coburn), S2446 [13AP]

Text, S2449 [13AP]

Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S4227 [29JN], S4486 [11JY], S4555 [13JY], S4802 [21JY]

S. 808 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lee), S2446 [13AP]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–62), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate, S7091 [2NO]

Text, S7091 [2NO]

Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]

Held at the desk, H7273 [3NO]

S. 809 — A bill to provide high-quality public charter school options for students by enabling such public charter schools to expand and replicate; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, and Ms. Landrieu), S2446 [13AP]

Text, S2450 [13AP]

Cosponsors added, S3275 [24MY]

S. 810 — A bill to prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Lieberman), S2446 [13AP]

Cosponsors added, S3684 [9JN], S4721 [20JY], S6050 [3OC], S6391 [11OC], S6601 [17OC], S7829 [18NO], S8149 [1DE], S8680 [15DE]

S. 811 — A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Harkin, and Ms. Collins), S2446 [13AP]

Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S5071 [29JY], S5993 [26SE]

S. 812 — A bill to build capacity and provide support at the leadership level for successful school turnaround efforts; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), S2446 [13AP]

Cosponsors added, S3225 [23MY]

S. 813 — A bill to promote public awareness of cyber security; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S2446 [13AP]

S. 814 — A bill to require the public disclosure of audits conducted with respect to entities receiving funds under title X of the Public Health Service Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MANCHIN, S2446 [13AP]

Cosponsors added, S2509 [14AP], S3498 [6JN]

S. 815 — A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with dignity and respect; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Pryor, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coats, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Rockefeller), S2446 [13AP]

Cosponsors added, S2583 [2MY], S2732 [5MY], S2993 [16MY], S3275 [24MY], S3614 [8JN], S3684 [9JN], S3728 [13JN], S3892 [16JN], S4024 [22JN], S5341 [6SE], S5459 [8SE], S7415 [14NO]

S. 816 — A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2506 [14AP]

S. 817 — A bill to provide for the inclusion of independent regulatory agencies in the application of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); to the Committee on the Budget.

By Mr. PORTMAN, S2506 [14AP]

S. 818 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S2506 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY], S3340 [25MY], S5341 [6SE]

S. 819 — A bill to provide the spouses and children of aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Menendez), S2506 [14AP]

S. 820 — A bill to repeal the current Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby guaranteeing economic growth and greater fairness for all Americans; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SHELBY, S2506 [14AP]

S. 821 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Sanders), S2506 [14AP]

Text, S2512 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S2583 [2MY], S3542 [7JN], S5685 [15SE]

S. 822 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require all wage withholding returns to be filed electronically; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S2506 [14AP]

S. 823 — A bill to permit aliens who lawfully enter the United States on valid visas as nonimmigrant elementary and secondary school students to attend public schools in the United States for longer than 1 year if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency that administers the school for the full, unsubsidized per capita cost of providing education at such school for the period of the alien’s attendance; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Leahy), S2506 [14AP]

S. 824 — A bill to provide for enhanced mortgage-backed and asset-backed security investor protections, to prevent foreclosure fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2506 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S3614 [8JN]

S. 825 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and modify the research tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. COONS, S2506 [14AP]

Text, S2514 [14AP]

S. 826 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to enable eligible public entities to acquire interests in real property that are in compliance with habitat conservation plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S2506 [14AP]

Text, S2516 [14AP]

S. 827 — A bill to allow a State to combine certain funds and enter into a performance agreement with the Secretary of Education to improve the academic achievement of students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Vitter), S2506 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S4157 [28JN], S5341 [6SE]

S. 828 — A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance provided to promote the energy retrofitting of schools; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Ms. Collins), S2506 [14AP]

Text, S2517 [14AP]

S. 829 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Franken, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Graham), S2506 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S2583 [2MY], S2623 [3MY], S3614 [8JN], S4330 [5JY], S4869 [25JY], S5387 [7SE], S5624 [14SE], S7127 [3NO]

S. 830 — A bill to establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY, S2506 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY]

S. 831 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Sanders), S2506 [14AP]

Text, S2518 [14AP]

S. 832 — A bill to reauthorize certain port security programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mrs. Murray), S2506 [14AP]

S. 833 — A bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in secondary school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle grades models for struggling students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Akaka), S2506 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY], S5252 [2AU]

S. 834 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mrs. Murray), S2506 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S3684 [9JN], S3971 [21JN], S4076 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4451 [7JY], S4721 [20JY], S4846 [22JY], S4869 [25JY], S5192 [1AU], S5252 [2AU], S6050 [3OC], S7992 [29NO], S8068 [30NO], S8149 [1DE], S8183 [5DE]

S. 835 — A bill to reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearms laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S2506 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S4227 [29JN], S4676 [19JY]

S. 836 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special depreciation and amortization rules for highway and related property subject to long-term leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S2506 [14AP]

S. 837 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to remove privatized highway miles as a factor in apportioning highway funding; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S2506 [14AP]

S. 838 — A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Boozman), S2506 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S2623 [3MY], S2687 [4MY], S2779 [9MY], S2930 [12MY], S2993 [16MY], S3107 [18MY], S3172 [19MY], S3275 [24MY], S4076 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4555 [13JY], S4721 [20JY], S4846 [22JY], S5252 [2AU], S5341 [6SE], S5903 [22SE], S5993 [26SE], S6090 [4OC], S6391 [11OC], S7006 [1NO], S7829 [18NO]

S. 839 — A bill to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Grassley), S2506 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S4721 [20JY], S5192 [1AU], S5727 [19SE]

Reported (no written report), S5017 [28JY]

S. 840 — A bill to establish customs user fees for commercial trucks transporting foreign municipal solid waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Levin), S2506 [14AP]

Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged, S3103, S3116 [18MY]

Referred to the Committee on Finance, S3116 [18MY]

S. 841 — A bill to provide cost-sharing assistance to improve access to the markets of foreign countries for energy efficiency products and renewable energy products exported by small-and medium-sized businesses in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Merkley), S2506 [14AP]

Text, S2521 [14AP]

S. 842 — A bill to require reports by the Comptroller General on Department of Defense military spouse employment programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. CASEY, S2506 [14AP]

S. 843 — A bill to establish outer Continental Shelf lease and permit processing coordination offices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BEGICH, S2507 [14AP]

Text, S2522 [14AP]

S. 844 — A bill to provide incentives for States and local educational agencies to implement comprehensive reforms and innovative strategies that are designed to lead to significant improvement in outcomes for all students and significant reductions in achievement gaps among subgroups of students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Bennet), S2507 [14AP]

Text, S2523 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S2732 [5MY], S2841 [10MY]

S. 845 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the logical flow of return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals to better enable each party to submit timely, accurate returns and reduce the need for extended and amended returns, to provide for modified due dates by regulation, and to conform the automatic corporate extension period to longstanding regulatory rule; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S2507 [14AP]

S. 846 — A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill), S2507 [14AP]

Reported (no written report), S4845 [22JY]

Passed Senate, S4914 [26JY]

Text, S4914 [26JY]

Message from the Senate, H5591 [27JY]

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, H5659 [27JY]

Debated, H6288 [21SE]

Text, H6288 [21SE]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H6314 [21SE]

Message from the House, S5900 [22SE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S5900 [22SE]

Examined and signed in the House, H6411 [22SE]

Presented to the President (September 22, 2011), S5900 [22SE]

Approved [Public Law 112–31] (signed September 23, 2011)

S. 847 — A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Franken), S2507 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S3275 [24MY], S3614 [8JN], S4157 [28JN], S5499 [12SE], S6461 [12OC]

S. 848 — A bill to provide for the development of reports based on Medicare data, data that is publicly available, or private data that is provided by a requesting entity in order to improve the quality and efficiency of health care; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CORNYN, S2507 [14AP]

S. 849 — A bill to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S2507 [14AP]

S. 850 — A bill to provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2507 [14AP]

Text, S2526 [14AP]

S. 851 — A bill to establish expanded learning time initiatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Franken, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2507 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S3924 [20JN]

S. 852 — A bill to improve the H—2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2507 [14AP]

Text, S2530 [14AP]

S. 853 — A bill to provide for financial literacy education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. HAGAN, S2507 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S4451 [7JY]

S. 854 — A bill to provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S2507 [14AP]

S. 855 — A bill to make available such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Casey), S2507 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S2687 [4MY], S3053 [17MY], S3275 [24MY], S3340 [25MY], S3615 [8JN], S3816 [15JN]

S. 856 — A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to make available to the public aggregate data on providers of services and suppliers under the Medicare Program and to allow qualified individuals and groups access to claims and payment data under the Medicare Program for purposes of conducting health research and detecting fraud; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DURBIN, S2507 [14AP]

Text, S2531 [14AP]

S. 857 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to aid gifted and talented learners, including high-ability learners not formally identified as gifted; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Casey), S2507 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY], S5341 [6SE]

S. 858 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Portman), S2507 [14AP]

S. 859 — A bill to prohibit sexual harassment by individuals administering programs and activities receiving Federal assistance; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY, S2507 [14AP]

S. 860 — A bill to ensure that methodologies and technologies used by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to screen for and detect the presence of chemical, nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal solid waste are as effective as the methodologies and technologies used by the Bureau to screen for those materials in other items of commerce entering the United States through commercial motor vehicle transport; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow), S2507 [14AP]

Text, S2533 [14AP]

S. 861 — A bill to restore the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine habitats, and coastal wetland of Gulf Coast States, to create jobs and revive the economic health of communities adversely affected by the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Vitter), S2507 [14AP]

S. 862 — A bill to provide for a comprehensive Gulf of Mexico restoration plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S2507 [14AP]

Text, S2536 [14AP]

S. 863 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the Supplemental Security Income Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. SNOWE, S2507 [14AP]

Cosponsors added, S2583 [2MY]

S. 864 — A bill to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Nelson of Florida), S2580 [2MY]

S. 865 — A bill to provide grants to promote financial literacy; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Cochran), S2580 [2MY]

Cosponsors added, S2688 [4MY]

S. 866 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for non-regular service; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Chambliss), S2580 [2MY]

Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY], S3225 [23MY], S3275 [24MY], S3340 [25MY], S3498 [6JN], S3542 [7JN], S3924 [20JN], S4676 [19JY], S4911 [26JY], S4961 [27JY], S5252 [2AU], S5341 [6SE], S5499 [12SE]

S. 867 — A bill to fight criminal gangs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MENENDEZ, S2621 [3MY]

S. 868 — A bill to restore the longstanding partnership between the States and the Federal Government in managing the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Kyl), S2621 [3MY]

Cosponsors added, S2688 [4MY], S2732 [5MY], S2779 [9MY], S2841 [10MY], S3429 [26MY], S3498 [6JN], S3542 [7JN], S4130 [27JN]

S. 869 — A bill to provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. GRAHAM, S2621 [3MY]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, S4517, S4532 [12JY]

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, S4517, S4532 [12JY]

S. 870 — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify oil and hazardous substance liability, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. TESTER, S2621 [3MY]

S. 871 — A bill to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Webb, Mr. Burr, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Risch), S2621 [3MY]

Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3684 [9JN], S4721 [20JY]

S. 872 — A bill to amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to modify the date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria of California is considered to be held in trust and to provide for the conduct of certain activities on the land; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S2621 [3MY]

Text, S2624 [3MY]

S. 873 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. AKAKA, S2621 [3MY]

S. 874 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the provision of compensation and pension to surviving spouses of veterans in the months of the deaths of the veterans, to improve housing loan benefits for veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. AKAKA, S2621 [3MY]

S. 875 — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require additional monitoring of certain contaminants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S2621 [3MY]

S. 876 — A bill to amend title 23 and 49, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to the length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S2621 [3MY]

Cosponsors added, S3684 [9JN], S4024 [22JN], S4608 [14JY], S7006 [1NO]

S. 877 — A bill to prevent taxpayer-funded elective abortions by applying the longstanding policy of the Hyde amendment to the new health care law; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Thune, Mr. Risch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Moran, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Coats, Mr. Corker, Mr. Paul, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. McCain, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Kyl), S2686 [4MY]

Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S3499 [6JN], S6506 [13OC], S7295 [9NO]

S. 878 — A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, S2686 [4MY]

Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY]

S. 879 — A bill to promote human rights and democracy in Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Cornyn), S2686 [4MY]

S. 880 — A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of Florida; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S2686 [4MY]

S. 881 — A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Blunt), S2686 [4MY]

Cosponsors added, S3225 [23MY], S8149 [1DE]

S. 882 — A bill to prevent misuse, overutilization, and trafficking of prescription drugs by limiting access to such drugs for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries who have been identified as high-risk prescription drug users; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2686 [4MY]

S. 883 — A bill to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S2686 [4MY]

Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S7368 [10NO]

S. 884 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a variable VEETC rate based on the price of crude oil, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Johanns, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska), S2686 [4MY]

S. 885 — A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to reauthorize a provision relating to additional contract authority for States with Indian reservations; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico), S2687 [4MY]

Text, S2689 [4MY]

S. 886 — A bill to amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, S2687 [4MY]

Text, S2690 [4MY]

Cosponsors added, S3684 [9JN]

S. 887 — A bill to increase the portion of community block grants that may be used to provide public services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida, S2687 [4MY]

Cosponsors added, S6461 [12OC]

S. 888 — A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S2730 [5MY]

S. 889 — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Mother’s Day; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms. Stabenow), S2730 [5MY]

Cosponsors added, S5903 [22SE]

S. 890 — A bill to establish the supplemental fraud fighting account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S2730 [5MY]

Text, S2733 [5MY]

Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY]

Reported (no written report), S3170 [19MY]

S. 891 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Conrad), S2730 [5MY]

Cosponsors added, S2841 [10MY], S3429 [26MY], S3615 [8JN], S3728 [13JN], S4157 [28JN], S4641 [18JY], S5387 [7SE]

S. 892 — A bill to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thune, Mr. McCain, Mr. Coats, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Lee), S2730 [5MY]

Cosponsors added, S3340 [25MY]

S. 893 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the State of Louisiana for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. LANDRIEU, S2731 [5MY]

S. 894 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2011, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Webb, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Boozman), S2731 [5MY]

Text, S2736 [5MY], S6787 [19OC]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–44), S5191 [1AU]

Passed Senate, S6787 [19OC]

Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]

Held at the desk, H6986 [21OC]

Rules suspended. Passed House, H7232 [2NO]

Text, H7232 [2NO]

Message from the House, S7125 [3NO]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S7125 [3NO]

Examined and signed in the House, H7328 [3NO]

Presented to the President (November 3, 2011), S7125 [3NO]

Approved [Public Law 112–53] (signed November 9, 2011)

S. 895 — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to invest in innovation for education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Leahy), S2731 [5MY]

Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY]

S. 896 — A bill to amend the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation’s natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Begich), S2731 [5MY]

Cosponsors added, S2779 [9MY], S2841 [10MY], S7295 [9NO]

S. 897 — A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Lee), S2731 [5MY]

Text, S2737 [5MY], S7092 [2NO]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–63), S5338 [6SE]

Passed Senate, S7091 [2NO]

Message from the Senate, H7273 [3NO]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H7328 [3NO]

S. 898 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary to establish a comprehensive design standard program to prevent, control, and treat pollulted stormwater runoff from federally funded highways and roads, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CARDIN, S2731 [5MY]

Cosponsors added, S4292 [30JN]

S. 899 — A bill to provide fo the eradication and control of nutria; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. Hagan), S2731 [5MY]

Text, S2739 [5MY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–94), S7451 [15NO]

S. 900 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to educational organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S2731 [5MY]

Read the first time, S2972 [12MY]

S. 901 — A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to ensure that amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Risch), S2731 [5MY]

Cosponsors added, S5252 [2AU]

S. 902 — A bill to amend part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for the repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN, S2731 [5MY]

Text, S2741 [5MY]

S. 903 — A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund to support research on diseases impacting the citrus industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs. Boxer), S2731 [5MY]

S. 904 — A bill to improve jobs, opportunity, benefits, and services for unemployed Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH, S2731 [5MY]

S. 905 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of hearing aids; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2731 [5MY]

Cosponsors added, S4676 [19JY], S8068 [30NO]

S. 906 — A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Blunt, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Coats, Mr. Burr, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Moran, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Thune), S2731 [5MY]

Cosponsors added, S2841 [10MY], S2876 [11MY], S2930 [12MY], S2993 [16MY], S3107 [18MY], S3226 [23MY], S3429 [26MY], S3499 [6JN], S3892 [16JN], S4555 [13JY]

S. 907 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business meals and entertainment; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. INOUYE, S2731 [5MY]

Text, S2743 [5MY]

S. 908 — A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley), S2731 [5MY]

S. 909 — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit certain revenues of private providers of public transportation by vanpool received from providing public transportation to be used for the purpose of acquiring rolling stock, and to permit certain expenditures of private vanpool contractors to be credited toward the local matching share of the costs of public transportation projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich), S2731 [5MY]

S. 910 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least one full-service Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Ayotte), S2777 [9MY]

Text, S2780 [9MY]

S. 911 — A bill to establish the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, bipartisan legislation to strengthen public safety and to enhance wireless communications; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S2777 [9MY]

S. 912 — A bill to prevent foreign states that do business, issue securities, or borrow money in the United States, and fail to satisfy United States court judgments totaling $100,000,000 or more based on such activities, from inflicting further economic injuries in the United States, from undermining the integrity of United States courts, and from discouraging responsible lending to poor and developing nations by undermining the secondary and primary markets for sovereign debt; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. WICKER, S2777 [9MY]

S. 913 — A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding the collection and use of personal information obtained by tracking the online activity of an individual, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S2777 [9MY]

Text, S2781 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY], S4961 [27JY]

S. 914 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Tester), S2777 [9MY]

Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 112–88), S6390 [11OC]

S. 915 — A bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SANDERS, S2777 [9MY]

S. 916 — A bill to facilitate appropriate oil and gas development on Federal land and waters, to limit dependence of the United States on foreign sources of oil and gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN, S2777 [9MY]

Text, S2783 [9MY]

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 112–64), S5338 [6SE]

S. 917 — A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to reform the management of energy and mineral resources on the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BINGAMAN, S2777 [9MY]

Text, S2785 [9MY]

S. 918 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. BAUCUS, S2777 [9MY]

S. 919 — A bill to authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand), S2777 [9MY]

Text, S2794 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S5252 [2AU], S5341 [6SE]

S. 920 — A bill to create clean energy jobs and set efficiency standards for small-duct high-velocity air conditioning and heat pump systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mrs. McCaskill), S2777 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S5252 [2AU], S5624 [14SE]

S. 921 — A bill to allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E–2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Kirk), S2777 [9MY]

S. 922 — A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2777 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S3542 [7JN], S3892 [16JN], S4024 [22JN], S4292 [30JN], S4517 [12JY], S5341 [6SE], S7368 [10NO]

S. 923 — A bill to withhold United States contributions to the United Nations until the United Nations formally retracts the final report of the ‘‘United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict’’; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Inhofe), S2777 [9MY]

S. 924 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide commuter flexible spending arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BEGICH, S2777 [9MY]

S. 925 — A bill to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. BOXER, S2777 [9MY]

Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S6692 [18OC]

Text, S6692 [18OC]

Message from the Senate, H6986 [21OC]

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, H6986 [21OC]

S. 926 — A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Cardin), S2777 [9MY]

Cosponsors added, S2841 [10MY]

S. 927 — A bill to require congressional approval before implementation of certain agency actions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. VITTER, S2839 [10MY]

S. 928 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use bid savings on major medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand or change the scope of a major medical facility project of the Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BURR, S2839 [10MY]

S. 929 — A bill to establish a comprehensive literacy program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Begich, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Franken), S2839 [10MY]

Cosponsors added, S4451 [7JY]

S. 930 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and collectibles as for other investment property and to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S2839 [10MY]

S. 931 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the rules relating to fractional charitable donations of tangible personal property; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Bingaman, and Ms. Cantwell), S2839 [10MY]

Cosponsors added, S2876 [11MY], S2930 [12MY]

S. 932 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a $1,000 refundable credit for individuals who are bona fide volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER, S2839 [10MY]

S. 933 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Ms. Collins), S2839 [10MY]

Cosponsors added, S4227 [29JN], S5459 [8SE], S6918 [31OC], S7188 [8NO], S7702 [17NO], S7992 [29NO]

S. 934 — A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to make a technical correction relating to stainless steel single-piece exhaust gas manifolds; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. CASEY, S2839 [10MY]

S. 935 — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of outreach to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, S2839 [10MY]

S. 936 — A bill to establish the American Infrastructure Investment Fund and other activities to facilitate investments in infrastructure projects that significantly enhance the economic competitiveness of the United States by improving economic output, productivity, or competitive commercial advantage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S2839 [10MY]

Cosponsors added, S6918 [31OC]

S. 937 — A bill to repeal certain barriers to domestic fuel production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Coats), S2839 [10MY]

S. 938 — A bill to establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Kohl), S2839 [10MY]

S. 939 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Crapo), S2839 [10MY]

Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S3542 [7JN], S6391 [11OC], S6665 [18OC], S7006 [1NO], S7908 [28NO]

S. 940 — A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and for other purposes.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Tester, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Franken, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mrs. Feinstein), S2839 [10MY]

Read the first time, S2838, S2850 [10MY]

Read the second time, S2851 [11MY]

Placed on the calendar, S2872 [11MY]

Cosponsors added, S2876 [11MY], S2930 [12MY]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S3013 [17MY]

S. 941 — A bill to strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Whitehouse), S2839 [10MY]

Text, S2842 [10MY]

S. 942 — A bill to provide for improved investment in national transportation infrastructure; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Durbin), S2839 [10MY]

S. 943 — A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S2874 [11MY]

S. 944 — A bill to reaffirm the authority of the Department of Defense to maintain United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a location for the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents held by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Webb), S2874 [11MY]

Text, S2877 [11MY]

S. 945 — A bill to save at least $5,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Warner), S2874 [11MY]

S. 946 — A bill to establish an Office of Rural Education Policy in the Department of Education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Begich, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Conrad), S2874 [11MY]

Text, S2879 [11MY]

Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3107 [18MY], S3226 [23MY], S3340 [25MY], S3542 [7JN], S3971 [21JN], S4676 [19JY]

S. 947 — A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Cochran), S2874 [11MY]

Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY]

S. 948 — A bill to promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Alexander), S2874 [11MY]

Cosponsors added, S3429 [26MY], S4024 [22JN]

S. 949 — 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 Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Reed, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Sanders), S2874 [11MY]

Cosponsors added, S3172 [19MY], S3275 [24MY], S3499 [6JN], S3542 [7JN], S3892 [16JN], S4025 [22JN], S4293 [30JN], S6090 [4OC]

S. 950 — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to repeal a prohibition on allowing States to use toll revenues as State matching funds for Appalachian Development Highway projects; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Casey), S2874 [11MY]

Text, S2881 [11MY]

Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S5253 [2AU]

S. 951 — A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts), S2874 [11MY]

Text, S2882 [11MY]

Cosponsors added, S2930 [12MY], S2993 [16MY], S3053 [17MY], S3429 [26MY], S3499 [6JN], S3684 [9JN], S3924 [20JN], S3971 [21JN], S4025 [22JN], S4130 [27JN], S4451 [7JY], S4486 [11JY], S4911 [26JY], S4961 [27JY], S5253 [2AU], S5341 [6SE], S5993 [26SE], S6050 [3OC], S6331 [6OC], S7155 [7NO], S7188 [8NO]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S4450 [7JY]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–36), S4640 [18JY]

S. 952 — A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Whitehouse), S2874 [11MY]

Text, S2886 [11MY]

Cosponsors added, S2931 [12MY], S3429 [26MY]

S. 953 — A bill to authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for other purposes.

By Mr. McCONNELL, S2874 [11MY]

Read the first time, S2872, S2892 [11MY]

Read the second time, S2896 [12MY]

Placed on the calendar, S2926 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S2931 [12MY], S2993 [16MY], S3053 [17MY]

Text, S2931 [12MY]

Debated, S3013 [17MY]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S3069 [18MY]

S. 954 — A bill to promote the strengthening of the Haitian private sector; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

By Mr. LUGAR, S2874 [11MY]

Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S3107 [18MY]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–67), S5338 [6SE]

S. 955 — A bill to provide grants for the renovation, modernization or construction of law enforcement facilities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KERRY, S2874 [11MY]

Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S3275 [24MY], S8461 [8DE]

S. 956 — A bill to establish a pilot program for police departments to use anonymous texts from citizens to augment their anonymous tip hotlines; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KERRY, S2875 [11MY]

S. 957 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Begich), S2875 [11MY]

Text, S2889 [11MY]

Cosponsors added, S4025 [22JN]

S. 958 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Roberts), S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3053 [17MY], S3429 [26MY], S3499 [6JN], S3816 [15JN], S4076 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4157 [28JN], S4608 [14JY], S4676 [19JY], S5253 [2AU]

Reported (no written report), S5498 [12SE]

S. 959 — A bill to improve outcomes for students in persistently low-performing schools, to create a culture of recognizing, rewarding, and replicating educational excellence, to authorize school turnaround grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Lieberman), S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S4227 [29JN]

S. 960 — A bill to provide for a study on issues relating to access to intravenous immune globulin (IVG) for Medicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a demonstration project to examine the benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer IVG in the home; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Wyden), S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S3276 [24MY], S3340 [25MY], S3499 [6JN], S3684 [9JN], S3892 [16JN], S4227 [29JN], S5727 [19SE], S6918 [31OC], S7188 [8NO]

S. 961 — A bill to create the income security conditions and family supports needed to ensure permanency for the Nation’s unaccompanied youth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Begich), S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S5018 [28JY]

S. 962 — A bill to reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell), S2928 [12MY]

S. 963 — A bill to reduce energy costs, improve energy efficiency, and expand the use of renewable energy by Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. CARPER, S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S3053 [17MY], S3542 [7JN]

S. 964 — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the applicability of such Act with respect to States that have right to work laws in effect; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Risch, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Lee, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Burr, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Heller, Mr. McCain, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Corker), S2928 [12MY]

Text, S2936 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3276 [24MY]

S. 965 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the costs of certain infertility treatments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S3892 [16JN], S4641 [18JY], S5773 [20SE]

S. 966 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S4641 [18JY], S5071 [29JY]

S. 967 — A bill to establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Reed, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Akaka), S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S3542 [7JN], S5624 [14SE]

S. 968 — A bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Franken), S2928 [12MY]

Text, S2937 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S3226 [23MY], S3340 [25MY], S3429 [26MY], S3684 [9JN], S3816 [15JN], S4076 [23JN], S4130 [27JN], S4293 [30JN], S4330 [5JY], S4451 [7JY], S4555 [13JY], S4869 [25JY], S4911 [26JY], S5387 [7SE], S5946 [23SE], S6050 [3OC], S6601 [17OC], S6764 [19OC], S6872 [20OC], S6918 [31OC], S7067 [2NO], S7155 [7NO], S8490 [12DE]

Reported with amendment (no written report), S3426 [26MY]

Removal of cosponsors, S4130 [27JN]

Reported (S. Rept. 112–39), S4845 [22JY]

Consideration of motion to proceed to consideration, S8783 [17DE]

S. 969 — A bill to award planning grants and implementation grants to State educational agencies to enable the State educational agencies to complete comprehensive planning to carry out activities designed to integrate engineering education into K–12 instruction and curriculum and to provide evaluation grants to measure efficacy of K–12 engineering education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Begich), S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S4157 [28JN]

S. 970 — A bill to designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Casey), S2928 [12MY]

S. 971 — A bill to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Thune), S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S4517 [12JY], S4846 [22JY]

S. 972 — A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to establish procedures to advance the use of cleaner construction equipment on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects, to make the acquisition and installation of emission control technology an eligible expense in carrying out such projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. CARPER, S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S3340 [25MY], S3429 [26MY]

S. 973 — A bill to create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of the United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. Landrieu, and Ms. Stabenow), S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S2993 [16MY], S4451 [7JY]

S. 974 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and to promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Landrieu), S2928 [12MY]

Text, S2943 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S7155 [7NO]

S. 975 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Akaka), S2928 [12MY]

Cosponsors added, S3728 [13JN], S4803 [21JY]

S. 976 — A bill to extend the designation of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, as a HUBZone, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

By Mr. CASEY, S2928 [12MY]

S. 977 — A bill to fight criminal gangs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S2928 [12MY]

S. 978 — A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Coons), S2928 [12MY]

Reported (no written report), S3924 [20JN]

S. 979 — A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.