[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S2229]
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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. LEVIN:
       S. 419. A bill for the relief of Luay Lufti Hadad; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 420. A bill for the relief of Josephina Valera Lopez; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 421. A bill to impose a temporary moratorium on the 
     phase out of the Medicare hospice budget neutrality 
     adjustment factor; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Akaka, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Carper, Mr. Wyden, 
             and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 422. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
     prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, 
     stroke, and other cardiovascular diesases in women; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Feingold, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Burr):
       S. 423. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care 
     accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing 
     two-fiscal year budget authority, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Akaka, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Inouye, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 424. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by 
     permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and 
     lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent 
     resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and 
     lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud 
     in connection with permanent partnerships; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 425. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for the establishment of a 
     traceability system for food, to amend the Federal Meat 
     Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspections Act, the Egg 
     Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food 
     safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 426. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to provide for progressive indexing and longevity indexing of 
     Social Security old-age insurance benefits for newly retired 
     and aged surviving spouses to ensure the future solvency of 
     the Social Security program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. 
             Johnson):
       S. 427. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
     arrangements are not to be considered available resources 
     under the supplemental security income program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Lugar, and 
             Mr. Dodd):
       S. 428. A bill to allow travel between the United States 
     and Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 429. A bill to ensure the safety of imported food 
     products for the citizens of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 430. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 431. A bill to establish the Temporary Economic Recovery 
     Adjustment Panel to curb excessive executive compensation at 
     firms receiving emergency economic assistance; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 432. A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
     Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L. 
     Udall, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado):
       S. 433. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity 
     standard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution supporting a base Defense 
     Budget that at the very minimum matches 4 percent of gross 
     domestic product; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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