[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 118 (Thursday, July 17, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6936-S6937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              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. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Smith):
       S. 3278. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that no loan may be made from a qualified employer 
     plan using a credit card or other intermediary

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     and to limit the number of loans that may be made from a 
     qualified employer plan to a participant or beneficiary; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Sununu):
       S. 3279. A bill to provide funding for the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Program, and to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for income attributable to 
     domestic production of oil, gas, or primary products thereof 
     for major integrated oil companies; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 3280. A bill to increase refining capacity and the 
     supply of fuel, to open and preserve access to oil and gas, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 3281. A bill to improve air quality by expanding the use 
     of low-emission natural gas as a transportation fuel; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 3282. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     provide assistance to States to establish and implement 
     response plans to address rising heating oil, natural gas, 
     diesel, and other energy costs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 3283. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. 
     Joseph Medicine Crow, in recognition of his especially 
     meritorious role as a warrior of the Crow Tribe, Army Soldier 
     in World War II, and author; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 3284. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the estate tax as in effect in 2009, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 3285. A bill to ensure that, for each small business 
     participating in the 8(a) business development program that 
     was affected by Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita 
     of 2005, the period in which it can participate is extended 
     by 24 months; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 3286. A bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
     Preservation Act of 1992 to add sites to the Dayton Aviation 
     Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


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  On page S6937, July 17, 2008, the record reads: S. 3286. A bill 
to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act 1992 to add 
sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, 
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: S. 3286. A bill to 
amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to add 
sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, 
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources.


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           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 3287. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish a national usury rate for consumer credit 
     transactions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Ms. Snowe, 
             Mr. Domenici, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Smith, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Obama, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mr. Biden, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Tester):
       S.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule set forth as requirements contained 
     in the August 17, 2007, letter to State Health Officials from 
     the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations 
     in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the State 
     Health Official Letter 08-003, dated May 7, 2008, from such 
     Center; to the Committee on Finance.

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