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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S1853 on March 14, 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. LEE:
S. 560. A bill to provide that the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall not be construed as a tax; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. Boxer):
S. 561. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr.
Merkley):
S. 562. 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. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Vitter, and
Ms. Warren):
S. 563. A bill to provide certainty that Congress and the Administration will undertake substantive and structural housing finance reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
S. 564. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to remove the authority of the Federal Energy Commission to collect land use fees for land that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site reservation; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DURBIN:
S. 565. A bill to provide for the safe and reliable navigation of the Mississippi River, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
S. 566. A bill to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of allowing non-Federal interests to carry out certain water infrastructure projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HARKIN:
S. 567. A bill to improve the retirement of American families by strengthening Social Security; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Heller, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Schumer, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, and Mrs. Feinstein):
S. 568. A bill to establish within the Smithsonian Institution the Smithsonian American Latino Museum, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. BROWN:
S. 569. 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. BENNET:
S. 570. A bill to establish a competitive grant program in the Department of Energy to provide grants to States and units of local government to carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures, to close big oil company tax loopholes to pay for the competitive grant program and reduce the deficit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
S. 571. 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. BURR (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Moran, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Thune, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Crapo, and Mr.
Inhofe):
S. 572. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Carper):
S. 573. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to improve veterans service organizations access to Federal surplus personal property; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. LANDRIEU:
S. 574. A bill to modify the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. GRASSLEY:
S. 575. 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. JOHANNS (for himself and Mr. Tester):
S. 576. A bill to reform laws relating to small public housing agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Schumer):
S. 577. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. HAGAN:
S. 578. 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 Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr.
Coats):
S. 579. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BROWN:
S. 580. A bill for the relief of Maha Dakar; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COATS (for himself and Mr. Donnelly):
S. 581. A bill to amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Roberts,
Mr. Pryor, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Begich, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Manchin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Tester, Mr. Donnelly, and
Mr. Portman):
S. 582. A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; read the first time.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Enzi,
Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Risch, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Johanns):
S. 583. A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person; read the first time.
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