[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6992-S6993]
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

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and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 1332. A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more 
     than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census 
     and apportionment, to require States to conduct such 
     redistricting through independent commissions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Risch, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1333. A bill to provide clean, affordable, and reliable 
     energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Menendez, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 1334. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     extend and improve protections and services to individuals 
     directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on 
     September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1335. A bill to require reports on the effectiveness and 
     impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere 
     Travel Initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1336. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate 
     users and care takers through State take-back disposal 
     programs, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     to prohibit recommendations on drug labels for disposal by 
     flushing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 1337. A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino 
     World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on 
     immigrant visas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 1338. A bill to require the accreditation of English 
     language, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. HAGAN:
       S. 1339. A bill to provide for financial literacy 
     education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1340. A bill to establish a minimum funding level for 
     programs under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 for fiscal 
     years 2010 to 2014 that ensures a reasonable growth in victim 
     programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of 
     the Crime Victims Fund; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 1341. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on SILO 
     and LILO transactions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Tester, and 
             Mr. Risch):
       S. 1342. A bill to include Idaho and Montana as affected 
     areas for purposes of making claims under the Radiation 
     Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) based on 
     exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1343. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to improve and expand direct certification 
     procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 1344. A bill to temporarily protect the solvency of the 
     Highway Trust Fund; read the first time.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Bayh, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
             Stabenow, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 1345. A bill to aid and support pediatric involvement in 
     reading and education; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
             Feingold):
       S. 1346. A bill to penalize crimes against humanity and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1347. A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the 
     United States for damages for certain injuries caused by 
     improper medical care, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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