[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 43 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2132-S2133]
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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. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Hatch, and 
             Mr. Rockefeller):
        S. 2754. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the definition of refined coal; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
        S. 2755. A bill to provide funding for summer youth jobs; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Specter):
        S. 2756. A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act 
     of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
        S. 2757. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend certain benefits applicable to the Gulf Opportunity 
     Zone, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Stevens):
        S. 2758. A bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, 
     development, production, and economically feasible and 
     prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal 
     Plain in Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Durbin, 
             and Mr. Kerry):
        S. 2759. A bill to provide for Kindergarten Plus programs; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Bond):
        S. 2760. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     enhance the national defense through empowerment of the 
     National Guard, enhancement of the functions of the National 
     Guard Bureau, and improvement of Federal-State military 
     coordination in domestic emergency response, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
        S. 2761. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and 
     transfer the proceeds of the tax to the Highway Trust Fund, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Craig, and Mr. 
             Bunning):
        S. 2762. A bill to prioritize the provision of assistance 
     to combat HIV/AIDS, tuburculosis, and malaria to in-need 
     countries; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
        S. 2763. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of 
     existing education tax incentives; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
        S. 2764. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to enhance protections for servicemembers relating to 
     mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HAGEL:
        S. 2765. A bill to strengthen and permanently preserve 
     social security; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Boxer):
        S. 2766. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the 
     normal operation of a recreational vessel; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DODD:
        S. 2767. A bill to provide for judicial discretion 
     regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 
     484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. Baucus, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Kerry, and Mrs. Boxer):

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        S. 2768. A bill to provide a temporary increase in the 
     maximum loan guaranty amount for certain housing loans 
     guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Schumer, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
        S. 2769. A bill to authorize appropriate use of 
     information in the Firearms Trace Database, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Akaka, 
             and Mrs. Boxer):
        S. 2770. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     to strengthen the food safety inspection system by imposing 
     stricter penalties for the slaughter of nonambulatory 
     livestock; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Hagel, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             and Mr. Johnson):
        S. 2771. A bill to require the president to call a White 
     House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Boxer):
        S. 2772. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the investigation of suicides committed by 
     members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Bond):
       S. 2773. A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for the establishment of pediatric 
     research consortia; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2774. A bill to provide for the appointment of 
     additional Federal circuit and district judges, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Harkin, and 
             Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2775. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Social Security Act to treat certain domestically 
     controlled foreign persons performing services under contract 
     with the United States Government as American employers for 
     purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Lieberman, and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 2776. A bill to provide duty-free treatment for certain 
     goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in 
     Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Nelson 
             of Florida, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 2777. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. 
     Oscar Elias Biscet, in recognition of his courageous and 
     unwavering commitment to democracy, human rights, and 
     peaceful change in Cuba; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 2778. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     expand certain bonus and special pay authorities for members 
     of the Armed Forces in order to enhance the recruitment and 
     retention of psychologists, social workers, mental health 
     nurses, and other mental health professionals in the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Allard, and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 2779. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States 
     and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments 
     for certain noncoal reclamation projects; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 2780. A bill to require an electronic database of 
     information on the incidence of suicide among members of the 
     Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 2781. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct 
     graduate medical education payments under the Medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Finance .
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 2782. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a temporary windfall profit on crude oil and 
     transfer the proceeds of the tax to the Highway Trust Fund, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. 
             McCain):
       S. 2783. A bill to allow for additional flights beyond the 
     perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington 
     National Airport; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 2784. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to extend the food labeling requirements of the 
     Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to enable 
     customers to make informed choices about the nutritional 
     content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 2785. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Security Act to 
     preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 2786. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare 
     program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Reid, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S.J. Res. 30. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for 
     Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health 
     and Human Services relating to optional State plan case 
     management services under the Medicaid program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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