[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13685-13686]
[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:


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           By Mr. REID:
       S. 1166. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow taxpayers to designate part or all of any income tax 
     refund to support reservists and National Guard members; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 1167. A resolution to require that the Federal 
     Government procure from the private sector the goods and 
     services necessary for the operations and management of 
     certain Government agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1168. A bill to authorize the acquisition and protection 
     of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites 
     of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the 
     American Battlefield Protection Program; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Specter):
       S. 1169. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the treatment of autism under TRICARE; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1170. A bill to improve aviation safety in Alaska, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 1171. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for 
     designating critical access hospitals under the Medicare 
     Program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 1172. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a grant program to facilitate the production of 
     clean, renewable energy from municipal solid waste, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 1173. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     train unemployed workers for employment as health care 
     professionals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 1174. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary 
     care physicians and primary care providers and to improve 
     patient access to primary care services, and for other 
     services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 1175. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     make loans to electric utilities to carry out projects to 
     comply with any Federal renewable electricity standard, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 1176. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote and improve the allied health professionals; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1177. A bill to improve consumer protections for 
     purchasers of long-term care insurance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1178. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the 
     Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-
     Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock 
     Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond 
     Indian Tribe; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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