[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S698]
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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. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 3017. A bill to protect State and local witnesses from 
     tampering and retaliation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Gregg):
       S. 3018. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the Federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and 
     more fiscally responsible, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Merkley, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 3019. A bill to authorize funding for, and increase 
     accessibility to, the National Missing and Unidentified 
     Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such 
     system and the National Crime Information Center database of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to provide incentive 
     grants to help facilitate reporting to such systems, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Bond, and 
             Mr. Merkley):
       S. 3020. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to reform and improve the HUBZone 
     program for small business concerns, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 3021. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     promulgate regulations to allow electric utilities to use 
     renewable energy to comply with any Federal renewable 
     electricity standard, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Kaufman, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 3022. A bill to impose sanctions on persons who are 
     complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens 
     of Iran or their family members after the June 12, 2009, 
     elections in Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 3023. A bill to phase out the use of private military 
     contractors; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 3024. A bill to ensure that the creation of jobs by 
     small businesses is considered during the Federal legislative 
     and rulemaking process, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 3025. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities 
     to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia 
     River Basin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 3026. A bill to provide fiscal discipline through a 
     freeze on spending and budget process reforms; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 3027. A bill to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of 
     information on a computer through certain ``peer-to-peer'' 
     file sharing programs without first providing notice and 
     obtaining consent from an owner or authorized user of the 
     computer; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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