[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8855-S8856]
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. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. 
             Smith):
       S. 3491. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     improve the effectiveness of rural health care support under 
     section 254(h) of that Act; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. 
             Collins, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Casey, and Mr. 
             Johnson):
       S. 3492. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure States follow best policies and 
     practices for supporting and retaining foster parents and to 
     require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award 
     grants to States to improve the empowerment, leadership, 
     support, training, recruitment, and retention of foster care, 
     kinship care, and adoptive parents; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 3493. A bill to require rail carriers to develop 
     positive rail control system plans for improving railroad 
     safety and to increase the civil penalties for railroad 
     safety violations; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 3494. A bill to restore the value of every American in 
     environmental decisions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Cardin, 
             and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 3495. A bill to protect pregnant women and children from 
     dangerous lead exposures; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 3496. A bill to address the health and economic 
     development impact of nonattainment of federally mandated air 
     quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley, California, by 
     designating air quality empowerment zones; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 3497. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     to decrease the period of benefit ineligibility of certain 
     adults due to unemployment; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Obama, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. 
             Lugar):
       S. 3498. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials 
     construction requirement for vessels operating within the 
     Boundary Line; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 3499. An original bill to protect innocent Americans 
     from violent crime in national parks; from the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Vitter, 
             and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 3500. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act and the Safe Drinking

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     Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 3501. A bill to ensure that Congress is notified when 
     the Department of Justice determines that the Executive 
     Branch is not bound by a statute; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 3502. A bill to provide for the establishment of a task 
     force to address the environmental health and safety risks 
     posed to children, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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