[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 27956]
[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. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mr. Tester):
       S. 2791. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to grant economy-related contract extensions of a certain 
     timber contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and 
     timber purchasers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 2792. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to 
     develop an effective sampling and testing program to test for 
     E. coli O157:H7 in boneless beef manufacturing trimmings and 
     other raw ground beef components, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 2793. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to provide for clarification on the use of funds relating to 
     certain homeland security grants, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2794. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 2795. A bill to prevent terrorists and those at war with 
     the United States from receiving the same treatment as United 
     States citizens and to ensure that the trials of those 
     individuals would not bring more harm or reduce national 
     security in the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
             Hatch, Mr. Isakson, Mr. McCain, Ms. Murkowski, and 
             Mr. Roberts):
       S. 2796. A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of 
     Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an 
     additional year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 2797. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to provide an exemption from 
     certain requirements for States that provide sufficient time 
     to vote; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Risch):
       S. 2798. A bill to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire 
     through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation 
     treatment of National Forest System and adjacent land, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.

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