[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2079-S2080]
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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 Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Baucus, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             Mr. Burr, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 402. A bill to improve the lives of our Nation's 
     veterans and their families and provide them with the 
     opportunity to achieve the American dream; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 403. A bill for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Burris):
       S. 404. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a 
     non-Department facility, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bayh, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 405. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     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. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 406. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide Medicaid coverage of drugs prescribed for 
     certain research

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     study child participants; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. Webb, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Begich, Mr. Burris, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Graham):
       S. 407. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2009, 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 Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Conrad, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 408. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide a means for continued improvement in emergency 
     medical services for children; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dodd):
       S.J. Res. 8. A joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dodd):
       S.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of France A. Cordova as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.

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