[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 53 (Thursday, April 15, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S2377]
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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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Nelson 
             of Florida, Mr. LeMieux, and Mr. Kaufman):
       S. 3208. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a special rule for allocating the cover over of 
     distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
     Islands; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 3209. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood 
     and managed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 3210. A bill to establish a Design Excellence Program at 
     the Department of State, to reestablish the Architectural 
     Advisory Board, to assess the Standard Embassy Design 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Hagan, 
             and Mr. Franken):
       S. 3211. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by 
     designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified 
     providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management 
     training services under part B of the Medicare Program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 3212. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
     Tax Act of 2009 to provide that qualified energy efficiency 
     property is eligible for the energy credit and the Department 
     of Treasury grant; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Vitter, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 3213. A bill to ensure that amounts credited to the 
     Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor 
     maintenance; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. 
             Kaufman):
       S. 3214. A bill to prohibit any person from engaging in 
     certain video surveillance except under the same conditions 
     authorized under chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code, 
     or as authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
     of 1978; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Dodd, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Pryor, 
             and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       S. 3215. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide taxpayer protection and assistance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 3216. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure Medicare beneficiary access to physicians, to 
     ensure equitable reimbursement under the Medicare program for 
     all rural States, and to eliminate sweetheart deals for 
     frontier States; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 3217. An original bill to promote the financial 
     stability of the United States by improving accountability 
     and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to 
     fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, 
     to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
     practices, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 3218. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     clarify that persons who enter into a conspiracy within the 
     United States to possess or traffic illegal controlled 
     substances outside the United States, or engage in conduct 
     within the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking 
     outside the United States, may be criminally prosecuted in 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Franken, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 3219. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with 
     respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 3220. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide parity under group health plans and group health 
     insurance coverage for the provision of benefits for 
     prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other 
     medical and surgical services; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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