[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 16 (Thursday, January 31, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S543]
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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. CRAIG:
       S. 2582. A bill for the relief of Sali Bregaj, Mjaftime 
     Bregaj, and Nertila Bregaj-Swyer; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 2583. A bill to amend the Improper Payments Information 
     Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the 
     loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2584. A bill to establish a program to evaluate HIV/AIDS 
     programs in order to improve accountability, increase 
     transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based 
     services; to the Committee on Foreign Relations .
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Casey, and Mr. 
             Webb):
       S. 2585. A bill to provide for the enhancement of the 
     suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 2586. A bill to provide States with fiscal relief 
     through a temporary increase in the Federal medical 
     assistance percentage and direct payments to States; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. McCain, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Craig, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Domenici, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2587. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating 
     undocumented aliens charged with a felony or 2 or more 
     misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. McCain, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Craig, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Domenici, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2588. A bill to require that funds awarded to States and 
     political subdivisions for the State Criminal Alien 
     Assistance Program be distributed not later than 120 days 
     after the last day of the annual application period; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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