[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 22]
[Senate]
[Page 29467]
[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. KOHL (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2836. A bill to improve the Operating Fund for public 
     housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 2837. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to examine and improve the child welfare 
     workforce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 2838. A bill to give critical access hospitals priority 
     in receiving grants to implement health information 
     technology, to expand participation in the drug pricing 
     agreement program under section 340B of the Public Health 
     Service Act, to provide for a study and report on pharmacy 
     dispensing fees under Medicaid, to provide for continuing 
     funding for operation of State offices of rural health, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
             Franken):
       S. 2839. A bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 
     1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for 
     domestic and foreign programs and centers for treatment of 
     victims of torture, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 2840. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for the establishment and 
     implementation of concussion management guidelines with 
     respect to school-aged children, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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