[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 85 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4792-S4793]
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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. ALEXANDER:
       S. 3048. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the allowance of bonus depreciation and the increased 
     expensing limitations permanent; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       S. 3049. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the capital gains and dividends rate permanent and to 
     provide estate tax relief and reform, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 3050. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain 
     isotopic separation machinery and apparatus, and parts 
     thereof, for use in the construction of an isotopic 
     separation facility in southern New Mexico; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 3051. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
     site of the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, as a unit of 
     the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 3052. A bill to provide for the transfer of naval 
     vessels to certain foreign recipients; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 3053. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide grants for eligible entities to provide 
     services to improve financial literacy among older 
     individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 3054. A bill to require all automobiles manufactured or 
     sold in the United States to be equipped with a real time and 
     average fuel economy display; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 3055. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the rate of the excise tax on certain wooden arrows 
     designed for use by children; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Salazar, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Tester, 
             Mr. Lugar, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 3056. A bill to reduce the dependence of the United 
     States on foreign oil, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 3057. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     provide a special displacement allowance for members of the 
     uniformed services without dependents, to provide for an 
     annual percentage increase in the amount of the family 
     seperation allowance for members of the uniformed services, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 3058. A bill to prohibit the importation of certain 
     products that contain or are derived from columbite-tantalite 
     or cassiterite mined or extracted in the Democratic Republic 
     of the Congo, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 3059. A bill to permit commercial trucks to use certain 
     highways of the Interstate System to provide significant 
     savings in the transportation of goods throughout the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 3060. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the 
     uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended 
     by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. Brownback):

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       S. 3061. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat 
     trafficking in persons, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 3062. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     modify certain provisions relating to oil shale leasing; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cardin, 
             and Mr. Smith):
       S. 3063. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 3064. A bill to establish a multi-faceted approach to 
     improve access and eliminate disparities in oral health care; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 3065. A bill to establish the Dominguez-Escalante 
     National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon 
     Wilderness Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 3066. A bill to designate certain National Forest System 
     land in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain 
     land in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the Bureau of Land 
     Management in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       S. 3067. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the Dental Health Improvement Act; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Reid, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dodd, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 3068. A bill to require equitable coverage of 
     prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and 
     contraceptive services under health plans; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 3069. A bill to designate certain land as wilderness in 
     the State of California, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Enzi, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Domenici, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Bunning, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Stevens, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Vitter, Mr. McCain, Mr. Corker, Mr. 
             Hagel, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Craig, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Warner, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Dole, Mr. 
             Brownback, and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 3070. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy 
     Scouts of America, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BARRASSO:
       S. 3071. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from 
     considering global climate change as a natural or manmade 
     factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or 
     endangered species, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       S. 3072. A bill to provide for comprehensive health reform; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Craig, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. Bond, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 3073. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve procedures for the 
     collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent 
     overseas uniformed services voters, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dodd):
       S.J. Res. 34. A joint resolution to provide a replacement 
     laboratory and support space at the Smithsonian Environmental 
     Research Center (SERC) Mathias Laboratory; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dodd):
       S.J. Res. 35. A joint resolution to amend Public Law 108-
     331 to provide for the construction and related activities in 
     support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope 
     Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dodd):
       S.J. Res. 36. A joint resolution to provide replacement 
     laboratory space for terrestrial research at the Smithsonian 
     Tropical Research Institute; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.

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