[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 22]
[Senate]
[Page 29357]
[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 Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Webb, 
             and Mr. Begich):
       S. 2825. A bill to require cell phone early termination 
     fees to be pro-rated over the term of a subscriber's 
     contract, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 2826. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the renewable production credit for wind and open-
     loop biomass facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2827. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the military housing allowance exclusion for 
     purposes of determining area gross income in determining 
     whether a residential rental property for purposes of the 
     exempt facility bond rules; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 2828. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health 
     Sciences to conduct a research program on endocrine 
     disruption, to prevent and reduce the production of, and 
     exposure to, chemicals that can undermine the development of 
     children before they are born and cause lifelong impairment 
     to their health and function, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 2829. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the cost of labor for building envelope improvements 
     to be included for purposes of the nonbusiness energy 
     property tax credit; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bennett, 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and 
             Mr. Bennet):
       S. 2830. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States 
     and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments 
     for certain noncoal reclamation projects; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Whitehouse, and 
             Mr. Casey):
       S. 2831. A bill to provide for additional emergency 
     unemployment compensation and to keep Americans working, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. 
             Kohl):
       S. 2832. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to require a lifetime income disclosure; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Akaka, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. 
             Begich):
       S. 2833. A bill to provide adjusted Federal medical 
     assistance percentage rates during a transitional assistance 
     period; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 2834. A bill to amend the Intelligence Reform and 
     Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to establish a Security 
     Clearance and Suitability Performance Accountability Council 
     and for other purposes; to the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kaufman, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2835. A bill to reduce global warming pollution through 
     international climate finance, investment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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