[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 18439-18440]
[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. McCASKILL:
       S. 1476. A bill to require all new and upgraded fuel pumps 
     to be equipped with automatic temperature compensation 
     equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 1477. A bill to establish a user fee for follow-up 
     reinspections under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. 
             Reid):
       S. 1478. A bill to strengthen communities through English 
     literacy and civics education for new Americans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Franken):
       S. 1479. A bill to provide for the treatment of certain 
     hospitals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 1480. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     establish a program to improve the health and education of 
     children through grants to expand school breakfast programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Johanns):
       S. 1481. A bill to amend section 811 of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the 
     program under such section for supportive housing for persons 
     with disabilities; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1482. A bill to reauthorize the 21st Century 
     Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR:
       S. 1483. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the 
     ``Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
     Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 1484. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to create Catastrophe Savings Accounts; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 1485. A bill to improve hurricane preparedness by 
     establishing the National Hurricane Research Initiative and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 1486. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds by 
     property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of 
     policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic 
     events; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 1487. A bill to establish a bipartisan commission on 
     insurance reform; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BURRIS:
       S. 1488. A bill to extend temporarily the 18-month period 
     of continuation coverage under

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     group health plans required under COBRA continuation coverage 
     provisions so as to provide for a total period of 
     continuation coverage of up to 24 months; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1489. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to create 
     parity among small business contracting programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.

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