[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 24, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S742]
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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. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 3028. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient 
     psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 3029. A bill to establish an employment-based immigrant 
     visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant 
     capital from investors to establish a business in the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 3030. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to eliminate cost-sharing 
     requirements in connection with economic adjustment grants 
     made to assist communities that have suffered economic injury 
     as a result of military base closures and realignments, 
     defense contractor reductions in force, and Department of 
     Energy defense-related funding reductions; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 3031. A bill to authorize Drug Free Communities 
     enhancement grants to address major emerging drug issues or 
     local drug crises; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARRASSO:
       S. 3032. A bill to prohibit the enforcement of a climate 
     change interpretive guidance issued by the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Harkin, and Mr. Franken):
       S. 3033. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     improve protections for employees and retirees in business 
     bankruptcies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 3034. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     strike medals in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the 
     September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States 
     and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & 
     Museum at the World Trade Center; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 3035. A bill to require a report on the establishment of 
     a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies 
     or Dakotas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             LeMieux):
       S. 3036. A bill to establish the Office of the National 
     Alzheimer's Project; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 3037. A bill to increase oversight of private security 
     contractors and establish the proper ratio of United States 
     Government security personnel to private security contractors 
     at United States missions where the armed forces are engaged 
     in combat operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       S.J. Res. 28. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to 
     contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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