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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S2166 on March 28, 2012.
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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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Lugar, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Heller,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Enzi, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McCain,
Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Cochran, Mr. Burr, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Toomey, Ms.
Ayotte, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Johanns, Mr.
DeMint, and Mr. Coats):
S. 2242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Portman):
S. 2243. A bill to establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating Medicare beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Begich):
S. 2244. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in the identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Sessions,
Mr. Heller, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Risch, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Thune, Mr.
Lugar, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
Toomey, Mr. Coats, Mr. Paul, Mr. Johanns, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Moran, Mr. Isakson, Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Cochran):
S. 2245. A bill to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Begich, and Mr.
Rubio):
S. 2246. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base transition training, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LEE:
S. 2247. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to improve the functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Vitter,
Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Risch, Mr. Hoeven, and
Mr. Lee):
S. 2248. A bill to clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. AKAKA:
S. 2249. A bill to provide for the reform of the Senior Executive Service; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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