[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2964-S2965]
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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. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 555. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain land 
     located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the 
     State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 556. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to modernize the process by which interstate 
     firearms transactions are conducted by Federal firearms 
     licensees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 557. A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver 
     Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants 
     for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Burr, 
             Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. 
             Voinovich):
       S. 558. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to nutrition labeling of food 
     offered for sale in food service establishments; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Harkin, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 
             and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 559. A bill to provide benefits under the Post-
     Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain 
     periods before the implementation of the program; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Dodd, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Byrd, 
             Mr. Inouye, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Reid, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. 
             Boxer,

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             Mr. Feingold, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Carper, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Begich, Mr. Burris, 
             Mr. Kaufman, and Mrs. Gillibrand)):
       S. 560. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to 
     establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, 
     join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory 
     injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing 
     efforts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Tester, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 561. A bill to authorize a supplemental funding source 
     for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression 
     activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest 
     System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland 
     fire management strategy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and 
             Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 562. A bill to require accurate and reasonable 
     disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone 
     calling cards and services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BENNETT (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 563. A bill to direct the exchange of certain land in 
     Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 564. A bill to establish commissions to review the facts 
     and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European 
     Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees 
     during World War II; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Levin, and 
             Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 565. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide continued entitlement to coverage for 
     immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the 
     Medicare Program that have received a kidney transplant and 
     whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 566. A bill to create a Financial Product Safety 
     Commission, to provide consumers with stronger protections 
     and better information in connection with consumer financial 
     products, and to give providers of consumer financial 
     products more regulatory certainty; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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