[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7868-S7869]
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. LEAHY:
       S. 1490. A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to 
     ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and 
     to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, 
     and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent 
     access, and misuse of personally identifiable information; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 1491. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that corporate tax benefits based upon stock 
     option compensation expenses be consistent with accounting 
     expenses shown in corporate financial statements for such 
     compensation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REID (for Ms. Mikulski (for herself, Mr. Bond, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Burr, and Ms. 
             Collins)):
       S. 1492. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while 
     providing more help to caregivers and increasing public 
     education about prevention; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S. 1493. A bill to designate the current and future 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, 
     Kentucky, as the ``Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Center''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1494. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; 
     from the Select Committee on Intelligence; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 1495. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to assess the 
     feasibility and advisability of using service dogs for the 
     treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or 
     mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 1496. An original bill to extend National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier 
     Safety Administration authorizations funded by the Highway 
     Trust Fund, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow tax-exempt bond

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     financing for fixed-wing emergency medical aircraft; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1498. An original bill to provide an extension of 
     highway programs authorized under the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users; from the Committee on Environment and Public Works; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1499. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to expand eligibility for free school meals 
     to certain families in areas with greater than fair market 
     rent; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1500. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to prohibit schools that participate in the 
     Federal school meal programs from serving foods that contain 
     trans fats derived from partially hydrogenated oils; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Crapo, and Ms. 
             Cantwell):
       S. 1501. A bill to provide a Federal tax exemption for 
     forest conservation bonds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1502. A bill to establish a program to be managed by the 
     Department of Energy to ensure prompt and orderly 
     compensation for potential damages relating to the storage of 
     carbon dioxide in geological storage units; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1503. A bill to establish grants to provide health 
     services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, 
     obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 1504. A bill to provide that Federal courts shall not 
     dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal 
     Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set 
     forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. 
     Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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