[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 66 (Friday, May 1, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5013-S5014]
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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. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Gregg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Kaufman, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 951. A bill to authorize the President, in conjunction 
     with the 40th anniversary of the historic and first lunar 
     landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals on behalf of 
     the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, the first 
     human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin Jr. , the 
     pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the 
     moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's 
     command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth, 
     John Herschel Glenn Jr; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Levin, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Landrieu, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 952. A bill to develop and promote a comprehensive plan 
     for a national strategy to address harmful algal blooms and 
     hypoxia through baseline research, forecasting and 
     monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping 
     communities detect, control, and mitigate coastal and Great 
     Lakes harmful algal blooms and hypoxia events; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 953. A bill to provide for the establishment of programs 
     and activities to increase influenza vaccination rates 
     through the provision of free vaccines; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 954. A bill to authorize United States participation in 
     the replenishment of resources of the International 
     Development Association, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 955. A bill to authorize United States participation in, 
     and appropriations for the United States contribution to, the 
     African Development Fund and the Multilateral Debt Relief 
     Initiative, to require budgetary disclosures by multilateral 
     development banks, to encourage multilateral development 
     banks to endorse the principles of the Extractive

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     Industries Transparency Initiative, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 956. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies 
     from the surety bond requirement under the Medicare Program 
     for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, 
     orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS); to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Casey, 
             and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 957. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure that victims of public health emergencies have 
     meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health 
     care services; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 958. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children 
     born after 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 959. A bill to provide for the extension of a certain 
     hydroelectric project located in the State of West Virginia; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       S. 960. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
     to provide access to Medicare benefits for individuals ages 
     55 to 65, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
     a refundable and advanceable credit against income tax for 
     payment of such premiums, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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