[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 34 (Thursday, February 26, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S2558]
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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. BURR (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 485. A bill to reauthorize the Select Agent Program by 
     amending the Public Health Service Act and the Agriculture 
     Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 and to improve oversight 
     of high containment laboratories; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burris, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 486. A bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary 
     health care services for all Americans and to reform the 
     organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of 
     the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps 
     programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 487. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for human embryonic stem cell research; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 488. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual 
     health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide 
     coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer 
     clinical trials; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 489. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to 
     authorize hunting under certain circumstances; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 490. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the 
     retirement of public servants; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. Burr, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Akaka, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 491. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health 
     insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction 
     for TRICARE supplemental premiums; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 492. A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain employment as 
     a member of a local governing board, commission, or committee 
     from social security tax coverage; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 493. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the establishment of ABLE accounts for the 
     care of family members with disabilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       S. 494. A bill for the relief of Salah Naji Sujaa; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 495. A bill to increase public confidence in the justice 
     system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic 
     disparities in the criminal process; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. 
             Casey):
       S. 496. A bill to provide duty-free treatment for certain 
     goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in 
     Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 497. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing 
     faculty and students, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BURR:
       S. 498. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and 
     dependents of veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 499. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     repeal the ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural 
     gas and other petroleum research and development program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 500. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish a national usury rate for consumer credit 
     transactions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kohl, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 501. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to prohibit the marketing of authorized generic 
     drugs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.

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