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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S411 on Feb. 1, 2011.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
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 Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Graham):
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. CORKER (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Burr,
Mr. McCain, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Kirk):
S. 245. A bill to reduce Federal spending in a responsible manner; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
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. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
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. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, and Ms. Landrieu):
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. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Risch, Mr. McCain, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Enzi):
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. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Harkin):
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. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. DeMint):
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 Mrs. HUTCHISON:
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 Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Webb, Mrs.
McCaskill, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Blunt):
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. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Burr, Mr. Sanders, and Mr.
Casey):
S. 254. A bill to reduce the rape kit backlog and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
S.J. Res. 4. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not to exceed 20 per cent of the gross national product of the United States during the previous calendar year; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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