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On the recordSeptember 29, 2010
Mr. President, I understand there are three bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bills by title en bloc. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 4168) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer credit and the special allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant property. A bill (H.R. 4337) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies, and for other purposes. A bill (H.R. 847) to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and so forth and for other purposes.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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