[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3784-S3785]
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 Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 689. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of church pension plans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 690. A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
     Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       S. 691. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to establish a national cemetery for veterans in southern 
     Colorado region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 692. A bill to provide that claims of the United States 
     to certain documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
     shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain 
     circumstances; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Bingaman, 
             and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 693. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents 
     in preventive medicine; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 694. A bill to provide assistance to Best Buddies to 
     support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Brown, and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 695. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     reduce the matching requirement for participants in the 
     Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Program; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 696. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to include a definition of fill material; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 697. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     help individuals with functional impairments and their 
     families pay for services and supports that they need to 
     maximize their functionality and independence and have 
     choices about community participation, education, and 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       S. 698. A bill to ensure the provision of high-quality 
     health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State 
     health care coverage pilot projects that expand coverage and 
     access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care 
     system; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 699. A bill to provide for the construction by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a full service hospital in 
     Far South Texas; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       S. 700. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled 
     individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to 
     eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-
     threatening conditions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 701. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access of Medicare beneficiaries to 
     intravenous immune globulins (IVIG); to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Snowe, 
             Mr. Ensign, Ms. Collins, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       S. 702. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow long-term care insurance to be offered under 
     cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to 
     provide additional consumer protections for long-term care 
     insurance; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 703. A bill to provide for health care for every 
     American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of 
     the health care system; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 704. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air 
     Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security 
     missions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Kaufman, and 
             Mr. Menendez):
       S. 705. A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 706. A bill to increase housing, awareness, and 
     navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals 
     with autism spectrum disorders; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 707. A bill to enhance the Federal Telework Program; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Ms. Murkowski, 
             and Mr. Begich):
       S. 708. A bill to express the policy of the United States 
     regarding the United States relationship with Native 
     Hawaiians, to provide a process for the reorganization of a 
     Native Hawaiian government and the recognition by the United 
     States of the Native Hawaiian government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 709. A bill to better provide for compensation for 
     certain persons injured in the course of employment at the 
     Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       S. 710. A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or 
     practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, 
     and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 711. A bill to require mental health screenings for 
     members of the Armed Forces who are deployed in connection 
     with a contingency operation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.

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