[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6351]
[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. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich):
       S. 522. A bill to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits 
     Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent 
     to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the 
     conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of 
     certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land 
     entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 523. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     establish pilot project offices to improve Federal permit 
     coordination for renewable energy; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 524. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
     consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget 
     authority; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. McCain, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Kohl, Mr. Levin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Brown, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Casey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Begich, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 525. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription 
     drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL:
       S. 526. A bill to provide in personam jurisdiction in civil 
     actions against contractors of the United States Government 
     performing contracts abroad with respect to serious bodily 
     injuries of members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees 
     of the United States Government, and United States citizen 
     employees of companies performing work for the United States 
     Government in connection with contractor activities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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