[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 41 (Monday, March 9, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2909-S2910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              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. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 544. A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Akaka, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 545. A bill to develop capacity and infrastructure for 
     mentoring programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 546. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who 
     have a service-connected disability to receive both 
     disability compensation from the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason 
     of their years of military service of Combat-Related Special 
     Compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Ms. Stabenow, 
             and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 547. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees 
     of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the 
     discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such 
     organizations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 548. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal energy efficiency 
     resource standard for retail electricity and natural gas 
     distributors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BURRIS:
       S. 549. A bill for the relief of Simeon Simeonov, Stela 
     Simeonova, Stoyan Simeonov, and Vania Simeonova; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURRIS:
       S. 550. A bill for the relief of Francisca Lino; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Levin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Vitter, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 551. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 552. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, 
     and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for 
     access by the public for maple-tapping activities under 
     programs administered by States and tribal governments; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR:
       S. 553. A bill to revise the authorized route of the North 
     Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to 
     include existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north 
     shore and in Superior National Forest and

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     Chippewa National Forest, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 554. A bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.

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