[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23437]
[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. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Hagan):
       S. 1735. A bill to provide for the recognition of the 
     Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs .
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Feingold, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1736. A bill to provide the spouses and children of 
     aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an 
     opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 1737. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     increase the number of children eligible for free school 
     meals, with a phased-in transition period; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaufman, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Webb, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mr. Akaka, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Burris, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. 
             Hagan, Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1738. A bill to provide lasting protection for 
     inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1739. A bill to promote freedom of the press around the 
     world; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 1740. A bill to promote the economic security and safety 
     of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, or stalking, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 1741. A bill to authorize States or political 
     subdivisions thereof to regulate fuel economy and emissions 
     standards for taxicabs; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. 
             Specter):
       S. 1742. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide assistance for graduate medical education funding for 
     women's hospitals; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1743. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the rehabilitation credit, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 1744. A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations to ensure 
     that all crewmembers on air carriers have proper 
     qualifications and experience, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL:
       S. 1745. A bill to expand whistleblower protections to non-
     Federal employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal 
     funds; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 1746. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to exempt small pharmacies from certain Medicare 
     accreditation requirements for the purpose of providing 
     diabetic testing strips under part B; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1747. A bill for the relief of Javier Lopez-Urenda and 
     Maria Leticia Arenas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1748. A bill to establish a program of research, 
     recovery, and other activities to provide for the recovery of 
     the southern sea otter; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Roberts):
       S.J. Res. 20. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States which requires (except 
     during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) 
     that the total amount of money expended by the United States 
     during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain 
     revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year 
     and not exceed 20 percent of the gross national product of 
     the United States during the previous calendar year; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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