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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 S9930 on Sept. 29, 2009.
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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. COLLINS:
S. 1722. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain rayon staple fibers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Bennet, and
Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 1723. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to delegate management authority over troubled assets purchased under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, to require the establishment of a trust to manage assets of certain designated TARP recipients, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Reed):
S. 1724. A bill to establish a competitive grant program in the Department of Justice to be administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance which shall assist local criminal prosecutors' offices in investigating and prosecuting crimes of real estate fraud.
By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Leahy, and
Mr. Merkley):
S. 1725. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to remove retroactive immunity protection for electronic communications service providers that participated in the Terrorist Surveillance Program and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
S. 1726. A bill to reauthorize the expiring intelligence tools of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and defend against terrorism through improved classified procedures and criminal law reforms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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