[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5555]
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. CRAPO:
       S. 1059. A bill to permit commercial vehicles at weights up 
     to 129,000 pounds to use certain highways of the Interstate 
     System in the State of Idaho which would provide significant 
     savings in the transportation of goods throughout the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 1060. A bill to comprehensively prevent, treat, and 
     decrease overweight and obesity in our Nation's populations; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 1061. A bill to reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment 
     Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund and to direct the 
     Secretary of Energy to provide a plan for the re-enrichment 
     of certain uranium tailings; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 1062. A bill to amend the Beef Research and Information 
     Act to allow the promotion of beef that is born and raised 
     exclusively in the United States and to establish new 
     referendum requirements; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 1063. A bill to amend the USEC Privatization Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of Energy to pay affected 
     participants under a pension plan referred to in the USEC 
     Privatization Act for benefit increases not received; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Burris, 
             and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 1064. A bill to amend the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and 
     local oversight of activities conducted under such Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1065. A bill to authorize State and local governments to 
     direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies 
     with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy 
     sector, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Conrad, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       S. 1066. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to preserve access to ambulance services under the 
     Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.

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