[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9034]
[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. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Begich):
       S. 734. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     recruit and retain physicians in Health Professional Shortage 
     Areas and to improve the provision of health care to veterans 
     in rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 735. A bill to ensure States receive adoption payments 
     for fiscal year 2008 in accordance with the Fostering 
     Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 736. A bill to provide for improvements in the Federal 
     hiring process and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       S. 737. A bill to amend the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     conduct research, development, and demonstration to make 
     biofuels more compatible with small nonroad engines, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 738. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act 
     to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-
     purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to 
     consumers under such agreements, to provide certain 
     substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 739. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to study drywall imported from China in 2004 
     through 2007, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 740. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 741. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income 
     and business taxable income, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. 
             Pryor):
       S. 742. A bill to expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter 
     National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, to 
     redesignate the unit as a National Historical Park, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       S. 743. A bill to require air carriers to provide training 
     for flight attendants and gate attendants regarding serving 
     alcohol, recognizing intoxicated passengers, and dealing with 
     disruptive passengers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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