[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 39 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2827-S2828]
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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 and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 527. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the 
     issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain 
     emissions from agricultural production; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Brown, 
             and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 528. A bill to prevent voter caging; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Kerry, and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 529. A bill to assist in the conservation of rare fields 
     and rare canids by supporting and providing financial 
     resources for the conservation programs of countries within 
     the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and 
     projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the 
     conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 530. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the 
     Muscogee Nation of Florida; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 531. A bill to provide for the conduct of an in-depth 
     analysis of the impact of energy

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     development and production on the water resources of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 532. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a business credit against income for the purchase 
     of fishing safety equipment; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, and Ms. 
             Snowe):
       S. 533. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
     1972 to establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access 
     for commercial fisherman, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. Collins, and 
             Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 534. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for 
     certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible 
     individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Inhofe):
       S. 535. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under 
     the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and 
     indemnity compensation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 536. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the 
     definition of the term ``renewable biomass''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 537. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
     States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, 
     disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 538. A bill to increase the recruitment and retention of 
     school counselors, school social workers, and school 
     psychologists by low-income local educational agencies; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 539. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require 
     the President to designate certain geographical areas as 
     national renewable energy zones, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. 
             Merkley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mrs. 
             Boxer):
       S. 540. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local 
     requirements respecting devices; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Corker, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 541. A bill to increase the borrowing authority of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.

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