[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23574]
[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. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Lieberman, 
             and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 1754. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a standard home office deduction in the case 
     of certain uses of the office; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1755. A bill to direct the Department of Homeland 
     Security to undertake a study on emergency communications; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Specter, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Kaufman, and Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 1756. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the appropriate standard of 
     proof; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 1757. A bill to provide for the prepayment of a 
     repayment contract between the United States and the Uintah 
     Water Conservancy District, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BENNETT (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1758. A bill to provide for the allocation of costs to 
     project power with respect to power development within the 
     Diamond Fork System, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.

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