Your Congress At Work – Proposed Legislation from 3 February 2009


Hi:

1. February 3rd 2009 saw 77 new pieces of legislation officially introduced to The Senate of The 111th Congress.  These are listed in the first comment window below with Legislation Number, Title, Sponsor and Number of Co-Sponsors.

2. The more co-sponsors a piece of legislation has attached, the more likely it is to come up for vote in the full House and/or Senate, or in the case of legislation as any form of Resolution, be voted upon via voice vote immediately after introduction.

3. Thomas.gov is usually 24 hours lagged for listings and apparently does not start entering data until after nightly adjournment – Resolutions, Bills, Amendments and links to the full text of each piece of legislation as per official Congressional documents from the Thomas website and other sources like the GPO.  Hence the listing below of yesterday’s legislation (today’s is not yet available.).

As of this posting, the following totals of legislation in the form of Bills, Amendments and Resolutions, have been officially introduced to The 111th Congress:

House Concurrent Resolutions – 36
House Resolutions – 114
House Joint Resolutions – 19
House Bills – 844
House Amendments – 22
Senate Concurrent Resolutions – 4
Senate Resolutions – 26
Senate Joint Resolutions – 7
Senate Bills – 363

Total:

1,445 pieces of legislation for The 111th Congress, seated 6 January 2009 (29 days, including weekends).
An average of 49.83 pieces of legislation per day since Congress was seated.

Cheers !

Kenneth L Solomon
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Legislation Introduced To The 111th Congress, February 3rd 2009

Kenny Solomon (Diary) Wednesday, February 4th at 7:42PM EST (link)

Please go to http://www.thomas.gov/bss/111search.html
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Any and all snarky comments added are mine and I take full responsibility for my words.

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House Concurrent Resolutions – 1 New, 36 Total

36. H.CON.RES.36 : Calling on the President and the allies of the United States to engage with officials of the Government of Iran to raise the case of Robert Levinson at every opportunity, urging officials of the Government of Iran to fulfill their promises of assistance to the family of Robert Levinson, and calling on the Government of Iran to share the results of its investigation into the disappearance of Robert Levinson with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sponsor: Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (3)

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House Resolutions – 12 New – 114 Total

103. H.RES.103 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 – 0 (Roll no. 48).

104. H.RES.104 : Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Natural Resources in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (1)

105. H.RES.105 : — Private Bill; Referring the bill (H.R. 798), entitled “For the relief of Adrian Rodriguez”, to the chief judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a report thereon.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

106. H.RES.106 : — Private Bill; Referring the bill (H.R. 799), entitled “For the relief of Francisco Rivera and Alfonso Calderon”, to the chief judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a report thereon.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

107. H.RES.107 : Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2) to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Rules
House Reports: 111-10
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 7.

108. H.RES.108 : Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 352) to postpone the DTV transition date.
Sponsor: Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Rules
House Reports: 111-11
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 8.

109. H.RES.109 : Supporting the mission and goals of 2009 National Crime Victims’ Rights week to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime in the United States, and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
Sponsor: Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (4)

110. H.RES.110 : Congratulating the National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers for winning Super Bowl XLIII and becoming the most successful franchise in NFL history with their record 6th Super Bowl title.
Sponsor: Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (2)

111. H.RES.111 : Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

112. H.RES.112 : Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Christopher J. [NY-26] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

113. H.RES.113 : Providing amounts for the expenses of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
…………… Somebody has to say it: Intelligence in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress ? Ha ha. It is to laugh.

114. H.RES.114 : Supporting the goals and ideals of “National Girls and Women in Sports Day”.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (52)

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House Joint Resolutions – 0 New – 19 Total

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House Bills – 52 New – 792 Total

793. H.R.793 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the child tax credit and to allow for adjustments for inflation with respect to the child tax credit.
Sponsor: Rep Posey, Bill [FL-15] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (31)

794. H.R.794 : To prohibit the use of funds to transfer enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Florence Federal Correctional Complex in Colorado, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants at such location.
Sponsor: Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

795. H.R.795 : To establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to advise Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues associated with the profession of social work, to authorize the Secretary to make grants to support recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (34)

796. H.R.796 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into private debt collection contracts.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (15)

797. H.R.797 : To greatly enhance the Nation’s environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of oil and natural gas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
……………. Good luck, Rep. Calvert !

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798. H.R.798 : — Private Bill; For the relief of Adrian Rodriguez.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

799. H.R.799 : — Private Bill; For the relief of Francisco Rivera and Alfonso Calderon.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

Private citizens receiving their own Bills.

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800. H.R.800 : To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (8)
…………. Tammy, sweetie, darlin’……. Didn’t you know that’s what farms do ? They grow fruits and vegetables.

801. H.R.801 : To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to works connected to certain funding agreements.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (4)
…………… Note: The funding is for the disgraced Rep. William Jefferson, Democrat, Louisiana to purchase and install a new upright freezer.

802. H.R.802 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit.
Sponsor: Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

803. H.R.803 : To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs.
Sponsor: Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (5)
………… How about considering the gas emitted from Congressional member’s mental flatulence ?

804. H.R.804 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the expansion, intensification, and coordination of research and other activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to primary lateral sclerosis.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

805. H.R.805 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation’s surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (2)

806. H.R.806 : To establish a mail-order pharmacy pilot program for TRICARE beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
…………… Which is it? A program for mail-order pharmacies or mail-order pilots ?

807. H.R.807 : To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require a public database of the executive compensation of the institutions receiving assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
………….. So you’re the one doing Teh Mess-I-Yah’s dirty work on this, eh? Gus, take this to heart…. back away fast or there’s no stopping ANYBODY’S compensation from being “managed”.

808. H.R.808 : To establish a Department of Peace.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (62)
………… I’ll be blunt and deadly serious: THIS IS TO REPLACE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE……… Think I’m kidding? Read the legislation text. Not the first time the rocket surgeon has introduced this either.

809. H.R.809 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

810. H.R.810 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the value of the service not performed during the period employees are performing service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

811. H.R.811 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

812. H.R.812 : To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person’s weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity.
Sponsor: Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (1)

813. H.R.813 : To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the “J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.
Sponsor: Rep Butterfield, G. K. [NC-1] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (12)

814. H.R.814 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (3)
………… HERE COMES THE FOOD POLICE !

815. H.R.815 : To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (2)
………… I repeat…….. HERE COMES THE FOOD POLICE !

816. H.R.816 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit certain increases in fees for military health care.
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (1)

817. H.R.817 : To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities in Georgia or to house such individuals at such facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (6)

818. H.R.818 : To require advertising for any automobile model to display information regarding the fuel consumption and fuel cost for that model, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

819. H.R.819 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.
Sponsor: Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (9)

820. H.R.820 : To ensure the development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology.
Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
………… Rep. Honda, let’s have Congress be responsible first, then go on to worrying about other folks, ok ?

821. H.R.821 : To amend the Clean Air Act to require that mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units be subject to the MACT standard for hazardous air pollutants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (1)

822. H.R.822 : To provide for an awareness program, and a study, on a rare form of breast cancer.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

823. H.R.823 : To amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to require the Attorney General to acquire data about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (6)

824. H.R.824 : To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s educational and extracurricular activities, and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (8)

825. H.R.825 : To direct the Secretary of Education to extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Sponsor: Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-8] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

826. H.R.826 : To establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts.
Sponsor: Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

827. H.R.827 : To authorize funds to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to carry out its Community Safety Initiative.
Sponsor: Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (12)

828. H.R.828 : To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for the service covered by that refund by repaying the amount that was so received, with interest.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (2)

829. H.R.829 : To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities in North Carolina or to house such individuals at such facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

830. H.R.830 : To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed District laws.
Sponsor: Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
………. Rep. Holmes-Norton: My dear, I know you’re trying to invalidate The 2nd Amendment any way you can and this is another thinly-veiled attempt. But you’re not representing a State, so STOP IT !

831. H.R.831 : To direct the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the legal requirements and policies followed by the Department of Transportation in deciding whether to approve international alliances between air carriers and foreign air carriers and grant exemptions from the antitrust laws in connection with such international alliances, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Oberstar, James L. [MN-8] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

832. H.R.832 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (1)

833. H.R.833 : To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
……………. Oooooooh baby, that would be somethin’, eh ?

834. H.R.834 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt certain peace officers from certain minimum sentencing requirements for using a firearm to commit a crime of violence during or in relation to their employment.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

835. H.R.835 : To stimulate the economy and provide for a sound United States dollar by defining a value for the dollar, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (1)

836. H.R.836 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (11)
MY HERO !!

837. H.R.837 : To designate the Federal building located at 799 United Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the “Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building”.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
……… Ohhhhhhh no you don’t. No way. No how.You get nothing, you hear me Rangel… NOTHING !

838. H.R.838 : To provide for the conveyance of a parcel of land held by the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice in Miami Dade County, Florida, to facilitate the construction of a new educational facility that includes a secure parking area for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (4)

839. H.R.839 : To provide for the consideration of a petition for Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties and other Indian groups in North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shuler, Heath [NC-11] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (5)

840. H.R.840 : To reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces and their family members and partners through enhanced programs of prevention and deterrence, enhanced programs of victims services, and strengthened provisions for prosecution of assailants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (20)

841. H.R.841 : To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to order a mandatory recall of any product that is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
…………. ARE YOU INSANE ? We’ll be a Nanny State On Steroids if this happens !

842. H.R.842 : To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the “R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse”.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

843. H.R.843 : To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to repeal the long-term goal for reducing to zero the incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in commercial fishing operations, and to modify the goal of take reduction plans for reducing such takings.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

844. H.R.844 : To amend the provisions of law relating to the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

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House Amendments – 0 New – 22 Total

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Senate Concurrent Resolutions – 1 New – 4 Total

4. S.CON.RES.4 : A concurrent resolution calling on the President and the allies of the United States to raise the case of Robert Levinson with officials of the Government of Iran at every level and opportunity, and urging officials of the Government of Iran to fulfill their promises of assistance to the family of Robert Levinson and to share information on the investigation into the disappearance of Robert Levinson with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (5)

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Senate Resolutions – 1 New – 26 Total

26. S.RES.26 : A resolution recognizing and honoring Ralph Wilson, Jr. and Bruce Smith on being selected to the 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (1)

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Senate Joint Resolutions – 0 New – 7 total

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Senate Bills – 10 New – 363 Total

354. S.364 : A bill to provide for the review of agricultural mergers and acquisitions by the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (1)

355. S.365 : A bill to establish in the Department of Justice the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to address mortgage fraud in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)
…… Hey Sen. Nelson, good to see you’re up on this. Do us all a favor here and don’t let The House, especially Barney Frank or Chris Dodd anywhere near this, ok ? Thanks. Your family ok?. Call me the next time you’re around Ft. Lauderdale and I’ll buy dinner.

356. S.366 : A bill to amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for Social Security disability and the 24-month waiting period for Medicare benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

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357. S.367 : — Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Perlat Binaj, Almida Binaj, Erina Binaj, and Anxhela Binaj.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

358. S.368 : — Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)

New rule: NO Bills for private citizens.

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359. S.369 : A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (4)
……… So that means you folks on The Hill can take payoffs, but when it’s done business to business and you don’t get in on the action, you don’t like it, right ?

360. S.370 : A bill to prohibit the use of funds to transfer detainees of the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the United States or to construct any facility for such detainees in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (4)

361. S.371 : A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.
Sponsor: Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (1)
………… Sen. Thune, if this gets through and signed into law, I promise here and now you’ll receive a fully legal and registerred gift in the form of an open invitation to our outdoor range down here in South Florida whenever you’re here on vacation or business.

362. S.372 : A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (10)
………………. Whatsamatta Danny boy, squeamish about talking heavy with animals who want to kill us all ?

363. S.373 : A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 2/3/2009) Cosponsors (None)