[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15047-15048]
[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 Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1258. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 
     89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for 
     the treatment of infertility; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Roberts, 
             and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1259. A bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the 
     use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research 
     to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health 
     care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness 
     research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine 
     and differences in patient treatment response; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 1260. A bill to provide that certain photographic 
     records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, 
     captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed 
     Forces of the United States in operations outside the United 
     States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 
     of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     Freedom of Information Act); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Tester, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 1261. A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 
     2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to better protect the security, confidentiality, and 
     integrity of personally identifiable information collected by 
     States when issuing driver's licenses and identification 
     documents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 1262. A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health 
     Service Act and titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide additional resources for primary care

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     services, to create new payment models for services under 
     Medicare, to expand provision of non-institutionally-based 
     long-term services, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 1263. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for advanced illness care management services 
     for Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 1264. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Pine River Indian 
     Irrigation Project in the State of Colorado and provide 
     grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the 
     Southern Ute Indian tribe to assess, repair, rehabilitate, or 
     reconstruct existing infrastructure, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. 
             Vitter):
       S. 1265. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to provide members of the Armed Forces and their 
     family members equal access to voter registration assistance, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Warner, and Mrs. 
             Lincoln):
       S. 1266. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that 
     broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway 
     construction projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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