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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 S11430 on Nov. 17, 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 Mr. LEVIN:
S. 2780. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish a small business intermediary lending pilot program; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Dodd):
S. 2781. A bill to change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and to change references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an intellectual disability; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Bennett, Mr. Brown, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr.
LeMieux, and Mr. Casey):
S. 2782. A bill to provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against contractors of the United States performing contracts abroad with respect to members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the United States, and United States citizen employees of companies performing work for the United States in connection with contractor activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and Ms. Cantwell):
S. 2783. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for used oil re-refining, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):
S. 2784. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the estate tax as in effect in 2009, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Franken):
S. 2785. A bill to provide grants to improve after-school interdisciplinary education programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
S. 2786. A bill to amend titles 18 and 28 of the United States Code to provide incentives for the prompt payments of debts owed to the United States and the victims of crime by imposing late fees on unpaid judgments owed to the United States and to the victims of crime, to provide for offsets on amounts collected by the Department of Justice for Federal agencies, to increase the amount of special assessments imposed upon convicted persons, to establish an Enhanced Financial Recovery Fund to enhance, supplement, and improve the debt collection activities of the Department of Justice, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide to assistant United States attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Enzi,
Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Burr, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Bond):
S. 2787. A bill to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. McCain):
S. 2788. A bill to amend the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to authorize construction of an Aegis Ashore Test Facility at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr.
Kaufman):
S. 2789. A bill to establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Franken, Mr.
Brown, and Mr. Merkley):
S. 2790. A bill to allow Americans to receive paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs, and the health needs of their families, related to a contagious illness; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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