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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S284-S285 on Jan. 24, 2013.
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Franken, Mr.
Casey, and Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 125. A bill to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and the United States Geological Survey, to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Rubio,
Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Portman, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Flake, Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Udall of
Colorado):
S. 126. A bill to prohibit earmarks; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
S. 127. A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Lautenberg,
Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Begich):
S. 128. 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. WHITEHOUSE:
S. 129. A bill to save money and reduce tragedies through prevention grants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
S. 130. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in the State of Wyoming; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Begich, and Mr.
Tester):
S. 131. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. Boxer):
S. 132. A bill to provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barrasso,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Vitter):
S. 133. 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. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Heller):
S. 134. A bill to arrange for the National Academy of Sciences to study the impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Johanns):
S. 135. 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, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. VITTER:
S. 136. 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 (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr.
Johanns):
S. 137. A bill to amend the Public Health Service 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. Coats, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr.
Johanns):
S. 138. A bill to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or gender, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. VITTER:
S. 139. 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. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester):
S. 140. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans, to improve the coordination of veteran job training services between the Department of Labor, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense, to require transparency for Executive departments in meeting the Government-wide goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr.
Blunt):
S. 141. A bill to make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. CASEY:
S. 142. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for abortions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY:
S. 143. A bill to prohibit discrimination and retaliation against individuals and health care entities that refuse to recommend, refer for, provide coverage for, pay for, provide, perform, assist, or participate in abortions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY:
S. 144. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize additional funding for the pregnancy assistance fund; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. BOXER:
S. 145. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize National Guard support for State and local efforts to keep schools safe from violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mrs. BOXER:
S. 146. A bill to enhance the safety of America's schools; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. BOXER:
S. 147. A bill to establish minimum standards for States that allow the carrying of concealed firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. BOXER:
S. 148. A bill to safeguard America's schools by using community policing strategies to prevent school violence and improve student and school safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Sessions):
S. 149. A bill to provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Levin,
Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Reed,
Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Warren, and
Mr. Carper):
S. 150. A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JOHANNS:
S. 151. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the maximum rate on the income of corporations to 20 percent; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
S. 152. A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force to retain the current leadership rank, aircraft, and core functions of the 354th Fighter Wing and the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base and to require reports on proposed activities at such installation; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Ayotte,
Mr. Bennet, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Blunt, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Coons):
S. 153. A bill to amend section 520J of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Vitter, and Mr.
Roberts):
S. 154. A bill to amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that the coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in Exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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