[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 1412-1413]
[From the U.S. 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. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coburn, 
             and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 296. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic 
     opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, 
     abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a 
     national sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
     States; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 297. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing associations of producers of aquatic products'' 
     to include persons engaged in the fishery industry as charter 
     boats or recreational fishermen, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. 
             Chambliss):
       S. 298. A bill to establish a Financial Markets Commission, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 299. A bill to establish a pilot program in certain 
     United States district courts to encourage enhancement of 
     expertise in patent cases among district judges; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 300. A bill to enable the Assistant Secretary for 
     Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce 
     to resume timely processing and distribution of TV converter 
     box coupons by increasing its fiscal authority to make 
     payments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kohl, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 301. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act 
     to provide for transparency in the relationship between 
     physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, 
     or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, 
     Medicaid, or SCHIP; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 302. A bill to authorize the International Boundary and 
     Water Commission to reimburse State and local governments for 
     expenses incurred by such governments in designing, 
     constructing, and rehabilitating the Lower Rio Grande Valley 
     Flood Control Project; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Carper):
       S. 303. A bill to reauthorize and improve the Federal 
     Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 304. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to stimulate business investment, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 305. A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health 
     Service Act to create a National Childhood Brain Tumor 
     Prevention Network to provide grants and coordinate research 
     with respect to the causes of and risk factors associated 
     with childhood brain tumors, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Thune, Mr. Brown, Mr. Johanns, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 306. A bill to promote biogas production, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 307. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are 
     counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be 
     designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare 
     program and to exempt from the critical access hospital 
     inpatient bed limitation the number of beds provided for 
     certain veterans; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Conrad, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 308. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     improve economic opportunity and development in rural States 
     through highway investment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Crapo, and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 309. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     improve highway transportation in the United States, 
     including rural and metropolitan areas; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 310. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure that safety net family planning centers are eligible 
     for assistance under the drug discount program; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 311. A bill to prohibit the application of certain 
     restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign 
     nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision 
     of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 312. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a refundable credit against income tax for the 
     purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer; 
     to the Committee on Finance.

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