April 23, 2009 sees Congressional Record publish “INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS”

April 23, 2009 sees Congressional Record publish “INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS”

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Volume 155, No. 60 covering the 1st Session of the 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S4669-S4670 on April 23, 2009.

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. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Akaka):

S. 871. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study of the Honoliuli Internment Camp site in the State of Hawaii, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. VOINOVICH:

S. 872. A bill to establish a Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for Management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. LUGAR:

S. 873. A bill to expand and improve Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Udall of New

Mexico):

S. 874. A bill to establish El Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mr.

Grassley):

S. 875. A bill to regulate the judicial use of presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):

S. 876. A bill to provide for the substitution of the United States in certain civil actions relating to electronic service providers and FISA; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SPECTER:

S. 877. A bill to provide for the non-discretionary Supreme Court review of certain civil actions relating to the legality and constitutionality of surveillance activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):

S. 878. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman):

S. 879. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Bayh):

S. 880. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a Medicare beneficiary to elect to take ownership, or to decline ownership, of a certain item of complex durable medical equipment after the 13-month capped rental period ends; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Inouye):

S. 881. A bill to provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr.

Grassley)):

S. 882. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety and quality of medical products and enhance the authorities of the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Graham):

S. 883. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate and change the course of history; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):

S. 884. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to remove privatized highway miles as a factor in apportioning highway funding; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):

S. 885. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special depreciation and amortization rules for highway and related property subject to long-term leases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida:

S. 886. A bill to establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in the financial recovery from natural catastrophes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):

S. 887. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHUMER:

S. 888. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain incentives for oil and gas; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Casey):

S. 889. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the price of all milk used for manufactured purposes, which shall be classified as Class II milk, by using the national average cost of production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. REID (for Mr. Rockefeller):

S. 890. A bill to provide for the use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr.

Feingold):

S. 891. A bill to require annual disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission of activities involving columbite-tantalite, cassiterite, and wolframite from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. MENENDEZ:

S. 892. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to educational organizations to carry out programs about the Holocaust; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. SCHUMER:

S. 893. A bill to establish the Office of Imported and Domestic Product Safety in the Department of Commerce and the Product Safety Coordinating Council to improve the management, coordination, promotion, and oversight of food and product safety responsibilities, to improve consumer and business access to food and product safety information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Bayh):

S. 894. A bill to provide for an annual comprehensive report on the status of United States efforts and the level of progress achieved to counter and defeat Al Qaeda and its related affiliates and undermine long-term support for the violent extremism that helps sustain Al Qaeda's recruitment efforts; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 155, No. 60

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