[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 70 (Thursday, May 7, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5281-S5282]
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. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 993. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for the installation of 
     residential micro-combined heat and power property; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Hagan, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
             Mikulski, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 994. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     increase awareness of the risks of breast cancer in young 
     women and provide support for young women diagnosed with 
     breast cancer; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 995. A bill to amend the Energy and Policy Act of 2005 
     to reauthorize a provision relating to geothermal lease 
     revenue, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish 
     a pilot project to streamline certain Federal renewable 
     energy permitting processes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 996. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 997. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide income tax relief for families, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 998. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability 
     insurance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 999. A bill to increase the number of well-trained 
     mental health service professionals (including those based in 
     schools) providing clinical mental health care to children 
     and adolescents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 1000. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve access to high quality 
     early learning and child care for low-income children and 
     working families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1001. A bill to provide for increased research, 
     coordination and expansion of health promotion programs 
     through the Department of Health and Human Services; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 1002. A bill to provide for the acquisition, 
     construction, renovation, and improvement of child care 
     facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 1003. A bill to increase immunization rates; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1004. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to 
     geriatric assessments and chronic care management and 
     coordination services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Inhofe, and 
             Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1005. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water 
     and wastewater infrastructure in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1006. A bill to require a supermajority shareholder vote 
     to approve excessive compensation of any employee of a 
     publicly-traded company; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1007. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny a deduction for excessive compensation of any 
     employee of an employer; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 1008. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     limit requirements of separation pay, special separation 
     benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members of 
     the Armed Forces subsequently receiving retired or retainer 
     pay; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 1009. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a Care Transitions Program in order to 
     improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for Medicare 
     beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Dodd, and 
             Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1010. A bill to establish a National Foreign Language 
     Coordinator Council; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1011. A bill to express the policy of the United States 
     regarding the United States relationship with Native 
     Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the 
     United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Mr. 
             Byrd, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Begich, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Levin)):
       S. 1012. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
     establishment of Mother's Day; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Mr. Tester, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1013. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     carry out a program to demonstrate the commercial application 
     of integrated systems for long-term geological storage of 
     carbon dioxide, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.

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