[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3350]
[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. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 394. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and 
     collectibles as for other investment property and to provide 
     that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed 
     for charitable contributions of literacy, musical, artistic, 
     or scholarly compositions created by the donor; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Bennett, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 395. A bill to direct the Librarian of Congress and the 
     Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint 
     project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of 
     African American History and Culture to collect video and 
     audio recording of personal histories and testimonials of 
     individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 396. A bill for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-
     Diaz; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 397. A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana 
     Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       S. 398. A bill to permit commercial vehicles at weights up 
     to 129,000 pounds to use certain highways of the Interstate 
     System in the State of Idaho which would provide significant 
     savings in the transportation of goods throughout the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 399. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Begich):
       S. 400. A bill to expand the authority and responsibilities 
     of the Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 401. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to provide special reporting and 
     disclosure rules for individual accounts plans and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.

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