[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 28694]
[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. CORNYN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Burr):
       S. 2807. A bill to ensure that the victims and victims' 
     families of the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, 
     receive the same treatment, benefits, and honors as those 
     Americans who have been killed or wounded in a combat zone 
     overseas and their families; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 2808. A bill to improve the Express Loan Program of the 
     Small Business Act; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 2809. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants for treatment and support services for 
     Alzheimer's patients and their families; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. 
             Lincoln):
       S. 2810. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural 
     producers that suffered losses during the 2009 calendar year; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 2811. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to 
     provide for penalties and enforcement for intentionally 
     taking protected avian species, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works .
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado):
       S. 2812. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to 
     develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor 
     designs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 2813. A bill to increase corporate responsibility, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 2814. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for 
     Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 2815. A bill to extend certain housing--related 
     deadlines in the Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008; 
     to the Committee on Finance.

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