[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 164 (Thursday, November 5, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S11205]
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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 Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 2731. A bill to improve disaster assistance provided by 
     the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 2732. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to prohibit 
     the use of certain portable electronic devices in the cockpit 
     of commercial aircraft during flight and to conduct a study 
     of the safety impact of distracted pilots; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Franken, 
             and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 2733. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Private Education Loan Ombudsman; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 2734. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to the prevention of diabetes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 2735. A bill to prohibit additional requirements for the 
     control of Vibrio vulnificus applicable to the post-harvest 
     processing of oysters; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2736. A bill to reduce the rape kit backlog and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 2737. A bill to relocate to Jerusalem the United States 
     Embassy in Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2738. A bill to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund 
     D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District 
     of Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for 
     independence, liberty, and justice for all during the 
     American Revolution; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2739. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide for the establishment of the Puget 
     Sound Program Office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. 
             Brown):
       S. 2740. A bill to establish a comprehensive literacy 
     program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       S. 2741. A bill to establish telehealth pilot projects, 
     expand access to stroke telehealth services under the 
     Medicare program, improve access to ``store-and-forward'' 
     telehealth services in facilities of the Indian Health 
     Service and Federally qualified health centers, reimburse 
     facilities of the Indian Health Service as originating sites, 
     establish regulations to consider credentialing and 
     privileging standards for originating sites with respect to 
     receiving telehealth services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2742. A bill to provide for a Climate Change Worker and 
     Community Assistance Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Webb, Mrs. Lincoln, and 
             Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 2743. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the award of a military service medal to members 
     of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. 
             Enzi):
       S. 2744. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     expand the authority for awarding technology prizes by the 
     Secretary of Energy to include a financial award for 
     separation of carbon dioxide from dilute sources; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 2745. A bill to prohibit the use of personal wireless 
     communications devices and laptop computers by the flight 
     crew of commercial aircraft on the flight deck of such 
     aircraft during aircraft operations; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 2746. A bill to address the concept of ``Too Big To 
     Fail'' with respect to certain financial entities; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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