[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 120 (Tuesday, August 4, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S8765]
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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. FEINGOLD (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 1570. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain 
     hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1571. A bill to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain National Forest System land in the Mendocino National 
     Forest in the State of California, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       S. 1572. A bill to provide for a point of order against any 
     legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of 
     Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor 
     or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private 
     health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans 
     enrolled in government-managed health care; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1573. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the city of 
     Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 1574. A bill to establish a Clean Energy for Homes and 
     Buildings Program in the Department of Energy to provide 
     financial assistance to promote residential-, commercial-, 
     and industrial-scale energy efficiency and on-site renewable 
     technologies; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 1575. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     ensure that excess oil and gas lease revenues are distributed 
     in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1576. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental 
     greenhouse gas emission reductions on private forest land of 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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