[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S3163]
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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. WARNER:
       S. 606. A bill to amend the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990 to establish a Veterans Corps program; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       S. 607. A bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit 
     Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of 
     National Forest System land that are subject to ski area 
     permits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 608. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety 
     Improvement Act of 2008 to exclude secondary sales, repair 
     services, and certain vehicles from the ban on lead in 
     children's products, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 609. A bill to amend the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990 to establish a Nonprofit Capacity Building 
     Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KYL:
       S. 610. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for patent reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 611. A bill to provide for the reduction of adolescent 
     pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted 
     diseases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 612. A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, 
     United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of 
     Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the 
     disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite 
     to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to 
     ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by 
     providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly 
     state such required citations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK:
       S. 613. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     approve certain biologics license applications by the Food 
     and Drug Administration; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             Mrs. Murray, Ms. Collins, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mrs. Hagan, Ms. Cantwell, and Mrs. 
             McCaskill):
       S. 614. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASP"); to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. McCain, 
             and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 615. A bill to provide additional personnel authorities 
     for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
     Reconstruction; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 616. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize medical simulation enhancement programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 617. A bill to provide compensation to the Lower Brule 
     and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to 
     tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri 
     River; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 618. A bill to improve the calculation of, the reporting 
     of, and the accountability for, secondary graduation rates; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Ms. 
             Snowe)):
       S. 619. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically 
     important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and 
     animal diseases; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Feingold):
       S. 620. A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides 
     automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; considered 
     and passed.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 621. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     coordinate Federal congenital heart disease research efforts 
     and to improve public education and awareness of congenital 
     heart disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Ms. Collins, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 622. A bill to ensure parity between the temporary duty 
     imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 623. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public 
     Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health 
     plans and in health insurance coverage in the group and 
     individual markets; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Corker, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       S. 624. A bill to provide 100,000,000 people with first-
     time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a 
     sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the 
     United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul 
     Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 625. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State 
     of Texas; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 626. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     study the suitability and feasibility of designating sites in 
     the Lower Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as 
     a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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