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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S3613 on June 8, 2011.
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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. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
S. 1155. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve access to high quality early learning and child care for low-income children and working families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken, and
Ms. Mikulski):
S. 1156. A bill to assist States in making voluntary high quality universal prekindergarten programs available to 3- to 5-year olds for at least 1 year preceding kindergarten; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 1157. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide retail establishments with information describing recalled meat, poultry, eggs, and related food products, to require the retail establishment to communicate the recall information to consumers, to require the Food Safety Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture to protect against certain foodborne illnesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BENNET:
S. 1158. A bill to promote innovative practices for the education of English learners and to help States and local educational agencies with English learner populations build capacity to ensure that English learners receive high-quality instruction that enables English learners to become proficient in English and access the academic content knowledge that English learners need to meet State college and career ready academic content standards; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 1159. A bill to require a study on the recruitment, retention, and development of cyberspace experts; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 1160. A bill to improve the administration of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Corker):
S.J. Res. 18. A joint resolution prohibiting the deployment, establishment, or maintenance of a presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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