[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3657-S3658]
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 Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 672. A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act, the Natural 
     Gas Policy Act of 1978, and the Federal Power Act to modify 
     provisions relating to enforcement and judicial review and to 
     modify the procedures for proposing changes in natural gas 
     rates; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 673. A bill to allow certain newspapers to be treated as 
     described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such 
     Code; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 674. A bill to amend chapter 41 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide for the establishment and 
     authorization of funding for certain training programs for 
     supervisors of Federal employees; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 675. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to prohibit the sale of dishwashing detergent in the 
     United States if the detergent contains a high level of 
     phosphorus, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
             Levin):
       S. 676. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the tax rate for excise tax on investment income of 
     private foundations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 677. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to require wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share 
     of their premiums under the Medicare prescription drug 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Kohl, and 
             Mr. Durbin):
       S. 678. A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. 
             Kohl):
       S. 679. A bill to establish a research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application program to promote 
     research of appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in 
     hybrid vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 680. A bill to limit Federal emergency economic 
     assistance payments to certain recipients; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 681. A bill to provide for special rules relating to 
     assistance concerning the Greensburg, Kansas tornado; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Levin, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 682. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve mental and behavioral health services on college 
     campuses; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Brown, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Casey, Mr. Tester, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 683. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older 
     Americans with equal access to community-based attendant 
     services and supports, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 684. A bill to provide the Coast Guard and NOAA with 
     additional authorities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
     to strengthen

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     the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Begich):
       S. 685. A bill to require new vessels for carrying oil fuel 
     to have double hulls, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI:
       S. 686. A bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment 
     Commission to advise Congress and the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services on policy issues associated with the 
     profession of social work, to authorize the Secretary to make 
     grants to support recruitment for, and retention, research, 
     and reinvestment in, the profession, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       S. 687. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit direct payment under the Medicare program for 
     clinical social worker services provided to residents of 
     skilled nursing facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 688. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, 
     lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of 
     breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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