[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 135 (Wednesday, September 23, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S9733]
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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. BURRIS:
       S. 1695. A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional 
     gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 1696. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     conduct a study of video game console energy efficiency; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FRANKEN:
       S. 1697. A bill to require that household cleaning products 
     and similar products bear labels that state completely and 
     accurately all of the ingredients of such products, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Mr. Merkley, 
             and Mr. Franken):
       S. 1698. A bill to provide grants to the States to improve 
     high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring 
     rigorous standards, to develop and implement effective school 
     models for struggling students and dropouts, and to improve 
     State policies to raise graduation rates, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Burris):
       S. 1699. A bill to amend the Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of 
     certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 1700. A bill to require certain issuers to disclose 
     payments to foreign governments for the commercial 
     development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express the 
     sense of Congress that the President should disclose any 
     payment relating to the commercial development of oil, 
     natural gas, and minerals on Federal land, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 1701. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     require corrosion mitigation and prevention plans for bridges 
     receiving Federal funding, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Risch):
       S. 1702. A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional 
     or expanded public target ranges in certain states; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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