[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 74 (Thursday, May 14, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5501-S5502]
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. REID (for Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr. 
             Lautenberg)):
       S. 1036. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface 
     transportation activities and programs and create a national 
     surface transportation plan; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 1037. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to provide adequate benefits for public 
     safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kohl, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. 
             Casey, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 1038. A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, 
     benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 1039. A bill to provide grants for the renovation, 
     modernization or construction of law enforcement facilities; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1040. A bill to establish a demonstration program 
     requiring the utilization of Value-Based Insurance Design in 
     order to demonstrate that reducing the copayments or 
     coinsurance charged Medicare beneficiaries for selected 
     medications can increase adherence to prescribed medication, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 1041. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
     modify the applicability of certain requirements to double 
     hulled tankers transporting oil in bulk in Prince William 
     Sound, Alaska; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 1042. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to promote the 
     direct deposit of Veterans and Social Security benefits until 
     adequate safeguards are established to prevent the attachment 
     and garnishment of such benefits; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 1043. A bill to require the United States Trade 
     Representative to negotiate a remedy for the equitable border 
     tax treatment on goods and services within the WTO by January 
     1, 2010, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 1044. A bill to preserve the ability of the United 
     States to project power globally; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1045. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers a credit against income tax for the costs 
     of providing technical training for employees; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1046. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the excise tax provisions and income tax credit for 
     biodiesel; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 1047. A bill to promote Internet safety education and 
     cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. 
             Gillibrand, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 1048. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to extend the food labeling requirements of the 
     Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to enable 
     customers to make informed choices about the nutritional 
     content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1049. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to waive certain provisions of the pre-September 11, 
     2001, fire grant program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Mr. 
             Kohl, and Mr. Levin)):
       S. 1050. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to establish Federal standards for health 
     insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-
     of-network coverage in the group and individual health 
     insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability 
     in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health 
     Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 1051. A bill to establish the Centennial Historic 
     District in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1052. A bill to amend the small, rural school 
     achievement program and the rural and low-income school 
     program under part B of title VI of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1053. A bill to amend the National Law Enforcement 
     Museum Act to extend the termination date; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 1054. An original bill making supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, 
     and for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Akaka, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1055. A bill to grant the congressional gold medal, 
     collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd 
     Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of 
     their dedicated service during World War II; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Isakson):
       S. 1056. A bill to establish a commission to develop 
     legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement 
     benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cardin, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 1057. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the participation of physical therapists in the 
     National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Bond, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tester, and Mr. 
             Vitter):
       S. 1058. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       S.J. Res. 16. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to parental 
     rights; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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