[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20308]
[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. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1540. A bill to provide for enhanced authority of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to act as receiver for 
     certain affiliates of depository institutions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 1541. A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to authorize private education loan refinancing 
     under the Federal student loan program; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. 
             Shaheen):
       S. 1542. A bill to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain 
     casein and milk protein concentrates; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Murray, and 
             Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1543. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to provide leave for 
     family members of members of regular components of the Armed 
     Forces, and leave to care for covered veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. McCaskill, 
             and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 1544. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 with respect to the composition of the 
     board of directors of the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1545. A bill to expand the research and awareness 
     activities of the National Institute of Arthritis and 
     Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNETT (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1546. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1547. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand 
     the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to 
     homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 1548. A bill to improve research, diagnosis, and 
     treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and 
     injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 1549. A bill to protect United States citizens from 
     unlawful arrest and detention; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1550. A bill to ensure that individuals detained by the 
     Department of Homeland Security are treated humanely, 
     provided adequate medical care, and granted certain specified 
     rights; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
             Kaufman):
       S. 1551. A bill to amend section 20 of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934 to allow for a private civil action 
     against a person that provides substantial assistance in 
     violation of such Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 1552. A bill to reauthorize the DC opportunity 
     scholarship program, and for other purposes; read the first 
     time.

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