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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S1546-S1547 on March 10, 2011.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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. CARDIN:
S. 538. A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
S. 539. A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act and the Social Security Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Menendez, Mr.
Akaka, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. Murray):
S. 540. A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Burr):
S. 541. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports and early intervening services in order to improve student academic achievement, reduce disciplinary problems in schools, and to improve coordination with similar activities and services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BEGICH:
S. 542. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space--available travel on military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr.
McCain, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Nelson of
Florida, and Mr. Burr):
S. 543. A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
S. 544. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado:
S. 545. A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to strengthen the quality control measures in place for part B lung disease claims and part E processes with independent reviews; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
S. 546. A bill to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mrs. MURRAY:
S. 547. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish an award program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre--kindergarten through higher education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Ms. Ayotte,
Mr. McCain, and Mr. Burr):
S. 548. A bill to provide for the effective interrogation of unprivileged enemy belligerents and for other purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. McCain,
Mr. Vitter, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Moran):
S. 549. A bill to require the Attorney General of the United States to compile, and make publically available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts):
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On page S1547, March 10, 2011, the Record reads: By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cardin . . .
The online Record has been corrected to read: By Mr. LIEBERMAN
(for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Carper . . .
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S. 550. A bill to improve the provision of assistance to fire departments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lieberman,
Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Brown of
Massachusetts):
S. 551. A bill to improve procedures for the detention and review of status of detainees of the United States in connection with the continuing armed conflict with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and affiliated groups; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
S. 552. A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas company tax loopholes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McCain,
Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Burr):
S. 553. A bill to provide for the review of challenges to the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Chambliss,
Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts):
S. 554. A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry,
Mrs. Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin,
Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Boxer,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Akaka, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Begich, Mr. Casey, Ms.
Cantwell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Coons):
S. 555. A bill to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Pryor):
S. 556. A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Leahy, and Mrs.
Gillibrand):
S. 557. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms.
Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Franken, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 558. A bill to limit the use of cluster munitions; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR:
S. 559. A bill to promote the production and use of renewable energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr.
Akaka):
S. 560. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
S. 561. A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Warner, and Mr. Webb):
S. 562. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. BOXER:
S. 563. A bill to provide for equal access to COBRA continuation coverage; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New
Mexico):
S. 564. A bill to designate the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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