[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 60 (Thursday, April 23, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4669-S4670]
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. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 871. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resources study of the Honoliuli 
     Internment Camp site in the State of Hawaii, to determine the 
     suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the 
     National Park System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH:
       S. 872. A bill to establish a Deputy Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for Management, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 873. A bill to expand and improve Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico):
       S. 874. A bill to establish El Rio Grande Del Norte 
     National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 875. A bill to regulate the judicial use of presidential 
     signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 876. A bill to provide for the substitution of the 
     United States in certain civil actions relating to electronic 
     service providers and FISA; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 877. A bill to provide for the non-discretionary Supreme 
     Court review of certain civil actions relating to the 
     legality and constitutionality of surveillance activities; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 878. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 879. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to provide immunity for reports of suspected terrorist 
     activity or suspicious behavior and response; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 880. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit a Medicare beneficiary to elect to take 
     ownership, or to decline ownership, of a certain item of 
     complex durable medical equipment after the 13-month capped 
     rental period ends; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Akaka, 
             and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 881. A bill to provide for 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 Mr. REID (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. 
             Grassley)):
       S. 882. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety and quality of medical 
     products and enhance the authorities of the Food and Drug 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 883. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 
     establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's 
     highest award for valor in action against an enemy force 
     which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed 
     Services of the United States, to honor the American military 
     men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, 
     and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor 
     represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, 
     sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge 
     fate and change the course of history; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 884. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     remove privatized highway miles as a factor in apportioning 
     highway funding; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 885. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide special depreciation and amortization rules for 
     highway and related property subject to long-term leases, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 886. A bill to establish a program to provide guarantees 
     for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to 
     assist in the financial recovery from natural catastrophes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 887. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs 
     for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 888. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to terminate certain incentives for oil and gas; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 889. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to 
     require the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the price 
     of all milk used for manufactured purposes, which shall be 
     classified as Class II milk, by using the national average 
     cost of production, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 890. A bill to provide for the use of improved health 
     information technology with respect to certain safety net 
     health care providers; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Feingold):
       S. 891. A bill to require annual disclosure to the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission of activities involving 
     columbite-tantalite, cassiterite, and wolframite from the 
     Democratic Republic of Congo, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 892. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to 
     award grants to educational organizations to carry out 
     programs about the Holocaust; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 893. A bill to establish the Office of Imported and 
     Domestic Product Safety in the Department of Commerce and the 
     Product Safety Coordinating Council to improve the 
     management, coordination, promotion, and oversight of food 
     and product safety responsibilities, to improve consumer and 
     business access to food and product safety information, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Bayh):

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       S. 894. A bill to provide for an annual comprehensive 
     report on the status of United States efforts and the level 
     of progress achieved to counter and defeat Al Qaeda and its 
     related affiliates and undermine long-term support for the 
     violent extremism that helps sustain Al Qaeda's recruitment 
     efforts; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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