[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 27710]
[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. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
             Crapo):
       S. 2771. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to limit the penalty for failure to disclose reportable 
     transactions based on resulting tax benefits, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 2772. A bill to establish a criminal justice 
     reinvestment grant program to help States and local 
     jurisdictions reduce spending on corrections, control growth 
     in the prison and jail populations, and increase public 
     safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 2773. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to carry 
     out a program to support the research, demonstration, and 
     development of commercial applications for offshore wind 
     energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 2774. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to prevent Medicare payments being lost to fraud, waste, 
     or abuse; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 2775. A bill to provide authority and sanction for the 
     granting and issuance of programs for residential and 
     commuter toll, user fee and fare discounts by States, 
     municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
     agencies and departments thereof, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. Webb):
       S. 2776. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     create the right business environment for doubling production 
     of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and to create 
     mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and 
     development; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2777. A bill to repeal the American Recovery Capital 
     loan program of the Small Business Administration; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Voinovich, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 2778. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR:
       S. 2779. A bill to promote Department of the Interior 
     efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of 
     sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River 
     Basin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.

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