[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 44 (Thursday, March 12, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3073-S3074]
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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 Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Gregg):
       S. 576. A bill to provide for the liquidation or 
     reliquidation of certain entries of newspaper printing 
     presses and components thereof; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 577. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to 
     defraud aliens and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       S. 578. A bill for the relief of Tim Lowery and Paul 
     Nettleton of Owyhee County, Idaho; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Hagan):
       S. 579. A bill to establish a comprehensive Federal tobacco 
     product regulatory program, to create a Tobacco Regulatory 
     Agency, to prevent use of tobacco products by youth, and to 
     provide protections for adult tobacco product users through 
     the regulation of the tobacco products manufacturing 
     industry; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 580. A bill to prevent the undermining of the judgments 
     of courts of the United States by foreign courts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Johanns, and 
             Mr. Sanders):
       S. 581. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     require the exclusion of combat pay from income for purposes 
     of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and 
     the special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
     infants, and children; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 582. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect 
     consumers from usury, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Alexander, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 583. A bill to provide grants and loan guarantees for 
     the development and construction of science parks to promote 
     the clustering of innovation through high technology 
     activities; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 584. A bill to ensure that all users of the 
     transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, 
     transit users, children, older individuals, and individuals 
     with disabilities, are able to travel safely and conveniently 
     on and across federally funded streets and highways; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 585. A bill to provide additional protections for 
     recipients of the earned income tax credit; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 586. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 587. A bill to establish a Western Hemisphere Energy 
     Cooperation Forum to establish partnerships with interested 
     countries in the hemisphere to promote energy security 
     through the accelerated development of

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     sustainable biofuels production and energy alternatives, 
     research, and infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 588. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of 
     passengers and crew on cruise vessels, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 589. A bill to establish a Global Service Fellowship 
     Program and to authorize Volunteers for Prosperity, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 590. A bill to assist local communities with closed and 
     active military bases, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 591. A bill to establish a National Commission on High-
     Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 592. A bill to implement the recommendations of the 
     Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress 
     regarding low-power FM service; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 593. A bill to ban the use of bisphenol A in food 
     containers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 594. A bill to require a report on invasive agricultural 
     pests and diseases and sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to 
     trade before initiating negotiations to enter into a free 
     trade agreement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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