[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S10635]
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 Mrs. HAGAN:
       S. 1819. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the opening of the 
     International Civil Rights Center and Museum; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs .
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1820. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish national standards for discharges 
     from cruise vessels; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. LeMieux, 
             and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1821. A bill to protect seniors in the United States 
     from elder abuse by establishing specialized elder abuse 
     prosecution and research programs and activities to aid 
     victims of elder abuse, to provide training to prosecutors 
     and other law enforcement related to elder abuse prevention 
     and protection, to establish programs that provide for 
     emergency crisis response teams to combat elder abuse, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1822. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008, with respect to considerations of 
     the Secretary of the Treasury in providing assistance under 
     that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 1823. A bill to renew the temporary suspension of duty 
     on certain footwear; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 1824. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty 
     on lug bottom boots for use in fishing waders; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1825. A bill to extend the authority for relocation 
     expenses test programs for Federal employees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 1826. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     glass snow globes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 1827. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     glass polyresin magnets; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 1828. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     metal key chains with acrylic mini-globes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 1829. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     acrylic snow globes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Carper):
       S. 1830. A bill to establish the Chief Conservation 
     Officers Council to improve the energy efficiencies of 
     Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1831. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1958 to reauthorize the venture capital program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Casey, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1832. A bill to increase loan limits for small business 
     concerns, provide for low interest refinancing for small 
     business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       S. 1833. A bill to amend the Credit Card Accountability 
     Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an 
     earlier effective date for various consumer protections, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 1834. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure 
     that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are 
     obtained legally; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.

                          ____________________