[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 15701-15702]
[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. BUNNING (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 1306. A bill to provide for payment to the survivor or 
     surviving family members of compensation otherwise payable to 
     a contractor employee of the Department of Energy who dies 
     after application for compensation under the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act

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     of 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 1307. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act with respect to Medicare special needs 
     plans and the alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually 
     eligible individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 1308. A bill to reauthorize the Maritime Administration, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. 
             Burris):
       S. 1309. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible 
     fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 1310. A bill to authorize major medical facility 
     projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 
     year 2010, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. 
             Cochran):
       S. 1311. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to 
     monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, 
     water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 1312. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage, as supplies associated with the 
     injection of insulin, of containment, removal, 
     decontamination and disposal of home-generated needles, 
     syringes, and other sharps through a sharps container, 
     decontamination/destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program 
     or similar program under part D of the Medicare program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.

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