[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 186 (Friday, December 11, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13032-S13033]
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 Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Byrd, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Warner, and Mr. 
             Webb):
       S. 2872. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Historical Publications and Records Commission 
     through fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BEGICH:
       S. 2873. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny the deduction for direct to consumer advertising 
     expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals and to provide a 
     deduction for fees paid for the participation of children in 
     certain organizations which promote physical activity; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2874. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New 
     Orleans, Louisiana, as the ``Ray Rondeno, Sr. Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 2875. A bill to establish the Commission on Measures of 
     Household Economic Security to conduct a study and submit a 
     report containing recommendations to establish and report 
     economic statistics that reflect the economic status and 
     well-being of American households; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2876. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the capital gain

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     or loss treatment of the sale or exchange of mitigation 
     credits earned by restoring wetlands, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2877. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     establish a program to regulate the entry of fossil carbon 
     into commerce in the United States to promote clean energy 
     jobs and economic growth and avoid dangerous interference 
     with the climate of the Earth, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 2878. A bill to prevent gun trafficking in the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Kerry, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2879. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to conduct a pilot program expanding the Lifeline 
     Program to include broadband service, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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