[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4171-S4172]
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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. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 758. A bill to authorize the production of Saint-Gaudens 
     Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in palladium to 
     provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious 
     metals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Udall of 
             New Mexico, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 759. A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century to reauthorize a provision relating to 
     additional contract authority for States with Indian 
     reservations; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Bond):
       S. 760. A bill to designate the Liberty Memorial at the 
     National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the 
     ``National World War I Memorial"; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 761. A bill to establish the World War I Centennial 
     Commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial 
     of World War I, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 762. A bill to promote fire safe communities and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 763. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to authorize temporary 
     mortgage and rental payments; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 764. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to increase the maximum 
     amount of assistance to individuals and households; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Bayh, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 765. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the Secretary of

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     the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose 
     reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for 
     such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 766. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline 
     transportation utility systems in non-wilderness areas within 
     the boundary of Denali National Park and Preserve; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Mr. Casey):
       S. 767. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide grants or contracts for prescription drug education 
     and outreach for healthcare providers and their patients; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mr. Bond, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Levin, Mr. Udall 
             of Colorado, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 768. A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     soldiers from the United States who were prisoners of war at 
     Bataan during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Ms. Stabenow, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 769. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone 
     mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part B program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 770. A bill to amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to promote cessation of tobacco use under 
     the Medicare program, the Medicaid program, and the maternal 
     and child health services block grant program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       S. 771. A bill to provide certain counties with the ability 
     to receive television broadcast signals of their choice; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mr. Grassley, Mr. Specter, Mr. Brownback, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 772. A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain 
     former members of the Armed Forces with a history of post-
     traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, to 
     enhance availability and access to mental health counseling 
     for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida):
       S. 773. A bill to ensure the continued free flow of 
     commerce within the United States and with its global trading 
     partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for 
     the continued development and exploitation of the Internet 
     and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for 
     the development of a cadre of information technology 
     specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity 
     defenses against disruption, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 774. A bill to enhance the energy security of the United 
     States by diversifying energy sources for onroad transport, 
     increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening 
     energy infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
             Bond):
       S. 775. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the availability of appropriated funds for 
     international partnership contact activities conducted by the 
     National Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 776. A bill to assist in creating substantive culture 
     change in long-term residential care by establishing a small 
     house nursing home loan program to provide for the 
     establishment, renovation, and construction of small house 
     nursing homes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 777. A bill to promote industry growth and 
     competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, 
     and advancement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida):
       S. 778. A bill to establish, within the Executive Office of 
     the President, the Office of National Cybersecurity Advisor; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 779. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to modify provisions relating to the length and weight 
     limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Martinez, and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 780. A bill to amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to 
     add Paraguay to the list of countries that are eligible to be 
     designated as beneficiary countries and ATPDEA beneficiary 
     countries; to the Committee on Finance.

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