[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8271-S8272]
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              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 himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Ensign, and Mr. Martinez):
       S. 1530. A bill to prohibit an agency or department of the 
     United States from establishing or implementing an internal 
     policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a 
     resort or vacation destination as the location for a 
     conference or event, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. PRYOR:
       S. 1531. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, 
     and Construction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       S. 1532. A bill to establish partnerships to create or 
     enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st 
     century careers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1533. An original bill to provide an extension of public 
     transportation programs authorized under the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users; from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Byrd (for himself, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Casey, Mr. Webb, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. 
             Warner)):
       S. 1534. A bill to complete construction of the 13-States 
     Appalachian development highway system, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1535. A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 
     to establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife 
     from aircraft, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Hagan, 
             and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1536. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     reduce the amount of Federal highway funding available to 
     States that do

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     not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, 
     sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor 
     vehicle; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. 
             Conrad):
       S. 1537. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to 
     designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood 
     Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and as a 
     unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Begich):
       S. 1538. A bill to establish a black carbon and other 
     aerosols research program in the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration that supports observations, 
     monitoring, modeling, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 1539. A bill to authorize the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to establish a comprehensive 
     greenhouse gas observation and analysis system, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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