[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13941-13942]
[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. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Voinovich, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 1179. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of 
     laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion 
     decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 1180. A bill to provide for greater diversity within, 
     and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior 
     Executive Service; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1181. A bill to provide for a demonstration project to 
     examine whether community-level public health interventions 
     can result in lower rates of chronic disease for individuals 
     entering the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1182. A bill to amend the Chinese Student Protection Act 
     of 1992 to eliminate the offset in per country numerical 
     level required under that Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 1183. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to provide assistance to the Government of Haiti to end 
     within 5 years the deforestation in Haiti and restore within 
     30 years the extent of tropical forest cover in existence in 
     Haiti in 1990, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. 
             Barrasso):
       S. 1184. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 1185. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure that low-income beneficiaries have 
     improved access to health care under the Medicare and 
     Medicaid programs; to the Committee on Finance .
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Lieberman, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1186. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the in the home restriction for Medicare 
     coverage of mobility devices for individuals with expected 
     long-term needs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1187. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to authorize grants for use in response to homeland security 
     events of national and international significance; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 1188. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to mental health services; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 1189. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     conduct a study of the impact of energy and climate policy on 
     the competitiveness of energy-intensive manufacturing and 
     measures to mitigate those effects; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 1190. A bill to provide financial aid to local law 
     enforcement officials along the Nation's borders, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAYH:
       S. 1191. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     prepare a report on climate change and energy policy in the 
     People's Republic of China and in the Republic of India; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. McCain, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. 
             Ensign):
       S. 1192. A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction 
     from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless 
     communications services, providers, or property; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 1193. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     enhance aviation safety, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 1194. A bill to reauthorize the Coast Guard for fiscal 
     years 2010 and 2011, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1195. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     carry out the Philadelphia universal feeding pilot program 
     until the last day of the 2012-2013 school year of the School 
     District of Philadelphia; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.

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