[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 24]
[Senate]
[Page 32599]
[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. WYDEN:
       S. 2895. A bill to restore forest landscapes, protect old 
     growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside 
     forests of the State of Oregon, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Brown, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 2896. A bill to recruit, support, and prepare principals 
     to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNET:
       S. 2897. A bill to establish incentives to increase the 
     energy efficiency of federally assisted housing; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 2898. A bill to provide for child safety, care, and 
     education continuity in the event of a presidentially 
     declared disaster; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 2899. A bill to amend the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for the development of solar 
     energy; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 2900. A bill to establish a research, development, and 
     technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of 
     gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power 
     generation systems; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. 
             Bennett):
       S. 2901. A bill to improve the acquisition workforce 
     through the establishment of an acquisition management 
     fellows program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. 
             Bennett):
       S. 2902. A bill to improve the Federal Acquisition 
     Institute; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 2903. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background check 
     for child care providers; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2904. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require emergency contraception to be available at all 
     military health care treatment facilities; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 2905. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses 
     for business meals and entertainment; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. 
             Lieberman):
       S.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution disapproving the rule 
     submitted by the Federal Election Commission with respect to 
     travel on private aircraft by Federal candidates; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.

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