[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 56 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4309-S4311]
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 Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Lugar, Mr.

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             Chambliss, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Burr, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 781. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 782. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 783. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling 
     on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North 
     Atlantic planning areas; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 784. A bill to provide for the recognition of certain 
     Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 785. A bill to establish a grant program to encourage 
     retooling of entities in the timber industry in Alaska, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Inouye, and 
             Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 786. A bill to authorize a grant program to provide for 
     expanded access to mainstream financial institutions; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 787. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over 
     waters of the United States; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 788. A bill to prohibit unsolicited mobile text message 
     spam; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 789. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study on the feasibility and suitability of 
     constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and a 
     delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule 
     River Reservation in the State of California to provide a 
     water supply for domestic, municipal, industrial, and 
     agricultural purposes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Kohl, and 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       S. 790. A bill to improve access to health care services in 
     rural, frontier, and urban underserved areas in the United 
     States by addressing the supply of health professionals and 
     the distribution of health professionals to areas of need; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 791. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to 
     carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 792. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the National Program of Cancer Registries by 
     expanding data collection and allowing data sharing for 
     public health objectives, while preserving the 
     confidentiality of patients, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 793. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to establish a scholarship program for students seeking a 
     degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and 
     orientation and mobility; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 794. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     modify certain retirement pay and grade authorities for 
     service performed after eligibility for retirement, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Kohl, and 
             Ms. Snowe):
       S. 795. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance 
     the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate 
     public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, 
     detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, 
     neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 796. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to 
     locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Johnson, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       S. 797. A bill to amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform 
     Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, the Indian Tribal Justice 
     Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the 
     prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 798. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for 
     Alaska Native Settlement Trusts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, 
             and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 799. A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal 
     portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and 
     the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit 
     of present and future generations of people in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 800. A bill to require the President to update and 
     modify the website recovery.gov; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Burris, and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 801. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     waive charges for humanitarian care provided by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to family members accompanying 
     veterans severely injured after September 11, 2001, as they 
     receive medical care from the Department and to provide 
     assistance to family caregivers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 802. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow Indian tribes to transfer the credit for electricity 
     produced from renewable resources; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico):
       S. 803. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of 
     implementing wellness programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 804. A bill to amend subpart 2 of part A of title I of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
     establish incentives for States to extend the minimum length 
     of the school year to 200 full days by 2014, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor , and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 805. A bill to provide for a comprehensive study by the 
     National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences 
     to assess the water management, needs, and conservation of 
     the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 806. A bill to provide for the establishment, 
     administration, and funding of Federal Executive Boards, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska:
       S. 807. A bill to reduce fuel prices and improve national 
     energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing 
     excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term 
     security through alternative energy sources, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 808. A bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 809. A bill to establish a program to provide tuition 
     assistance to individuals who have lost their jobs as a 
     result of the economic downturn; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 810. A bill to establish 4 regional institutes as 
     centers of excellence for research, planning, and related 
     efforts to assess and prepare for the impacts of climate 
     change on ocean and coastal areas and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 811. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved 
     populations; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):

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       S. 812. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
     qualified conservation contributions; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             Feingold):
       S. 813. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to 
     apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research 
     assistants; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 814. A bill to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of 
     land held by the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of 
     Justice in Miami Dade County , Florida, to facilitate the 
     construction of a new educational facility that includes a 
     secure parking area for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 815. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to exempt surviving spouses of United States citizens from 
     the numerical limitations described in section 201 of such 
     Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Tester, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 816. A bill to preserve the rights granted under second 
     amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national 
     wildlife refuge areas; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Merkley, and Mr. Begich):
       S. 817. A bill to establish a Salmon Stronghold Partnership 
     program to conserve wild Pacific salmon and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Hatch, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 818. A bill to reauthorize the Enhancing Education 
     Through Technology Act of 2001, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 819. A bill to provide for enhanced treatment, support, 
     services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum 
     disorders and their families; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 820. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance the automobile assistance allowance for veterans, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 821. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting 
     certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically 
     disabled, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 822. A bill to support the recruitment and retention of 
     volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services 
     personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Hatch, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Cantwell, and 
             Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 823. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 824. A bill to establish a Jobs Creation Coordinator in 
     the Department of Commerce to ensure that agencies in the 
     Department use resources in a manner that maximizes the 
     maintenance and creation of jobs in the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 825. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore, increase, and make permanent the exclusion from 
     gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal 
     services plans; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 826. A bill to promote renewable energy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 827. A bill to establish a program to reunite 
     bondholders with matured unredeemed United States savings 
     bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr. 
             Johnson):
       S. 828. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     provide loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable 
     fuel pipelines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.

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