[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4062-S4063]
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. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 744. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from an employee's gross income any employer-
     provided supplemental instructional services assistance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 745. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Magna Water 
     District water reuse and groundwater recharge project, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. 
             Johanns):
       S. 746. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region 
     to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and 
     northwest Missouri; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 747. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     authorize travel and transportation allowances for members of 
     the reserve components of the Armed Forces on leave for 
     suspension of training; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 748. A bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San 
     Diego, California, as the ``Cesar E. Chavez Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wicker, and 
             Mr. Cardin):
       S. 749. A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy 
     among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United 
     States by improving professional development programs for 
     kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through 
     institutions of higher education; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 750. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     attract and retain trained health care professionals and 
     direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to 
     the growing population of older Americans; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Specter):

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       S. 751. A bill to establish a revenue source for fair 
     elections financing of Senate campaigns by providing an 
     excise tax on amounts paid pursuant to contracts with the 
     United States Government; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 752. A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 753. A bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or 
     distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage 
     containers composed of bisphenol A, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Corker, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 754. A bill to provide for increased Federal oversight 
     of methadone treatment; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 755. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to 
     make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers 
     for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection 
     and screening of, ovarian cancer; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 756. A bill to provide for prostate cancer imaging 
     research and education; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       S. 757. A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational 
     Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the 
     category of individuals eligible for compensation, to improve 
     the procedures for providing compensation, and to improve 
     transparency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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