[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 17 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S481-S482]
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. KERRY (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Snowe, and 
             Ms. Collins):
       S. 2982. A bill to combat international violence against 
     women and girls; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2983. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exemption from employer social security taxes 
     with respect to previously unemployed individuals, and to 
     provide a credit for the retention of such individuals for at 
     least 1 year; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 2984. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to revise regulations implementing the statutory 
     reporting and auditing requirements for the Medicaid 
     disproportionate share hospital (``DSH'') payment program to 
     be consistent with the scope of the statutory provisions and 
     avoid substantive changes to preexisting DSH policy; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PRYOR:
       S. 2985. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish a new Small Business Startup Savings Account; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2986. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to waive interest for certain loans 
     relating to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane 
     Rita, Hurricane Gustav, or Hurricane Ike; to the Committee on 
     Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 2987. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the exceptions process for one year with 
     respect to the caps on payments for therapy services under 
     the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 2988. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the exceptions process for two years with 
     respect to caps on payments for therapy services under the 
     Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2989. A bill to improve the Small Business Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. LeMieux, Mr. Burr, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Johanns, 
             Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       S. 2990. A bill to establish an earmark moratorium for 
     fiscal years 2010 and 2011; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2991. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     enhance the oversight authorities of the Comptroller General, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2992. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the drawback fee on the manufacture or 
     production of certain distilled spirits used in nonbeverage 
     products; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
             Specter):
       S. 2993. A bill to increase the quantity of solar 
     photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the 
     purchase and installation of an additional 10,000,000 solar 
     roofs and additional solar water heating systems with a 
     cumulative capacity of 10,000,000 gallons by 2019; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Webb):
       S. 2994. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose an excise tax on excessive 2009 bonuses received 
     from certain major recipients of Federal emergency economic 
     assistance, to limit the deduction allowable for such 
     bonuses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Gregg, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2995. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a 
     national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program 
     for the electric generating sector; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Voinovich, 
             and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 2996. A bill to extend the chemical facility security 
     program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 2997. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician 
     fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the 
     application of the sustainable growth

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     rate formula, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2998. A bill to temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant 
     visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a 
     family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before 
     January 12, 2010; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
       S. 2999. A bill to provide consistent enforcement authority 
     to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest 
     Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the 
     management, use, and protection of public lands under the 
     jurisdiction of these agencies, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Brown, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kirk, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Casey, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Burris, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Johnson, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Specter, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Merkley, Ms. Cantwell, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 3000. A bill to extend the increase in the FMAP provided 
     in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for an 
     additional 6 months; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 3001. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     establish a loan program to assist in the locating of 
     information technology and manufacturing jobs in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 3002. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to more effectively regulate dietary supplements 
     that may pose safety risks unknown to consumers; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 3003. A bill to enhance Federal efforts focused on 
     public awareness and education about the risks and dangers 
     associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 3004. A bill to require notification to and prior 
     approval by shareholders of certain political expenditures by 
     publicly traded companies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 3005. A bill to create an independent research 
     institute, to be known as the ``National Institute of 
     Finance'', that will oversee the collection and 
     standardization of data on financial entities and activities, 
     and conduct monitoring and other research and analytical 
     activities to support the work of the Federal financial 
     regulatory agencies and the Congress; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. LeMieux, Mr. Burr, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mr. Kyl, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Sessions):
       S.J. Res. 27. A joint resolution proposing a balanced 
     budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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