[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9280-S9281]
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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. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Casey, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Craig, Mr. Brown, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Dole, 
             and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 3538. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
     Act of 2008 to suspend a prohibition on payments to certain 
     farms with limited base acres for the 2008 and 2009 crop 
     years, to extend the signup for direct payments and counter-
     cyclical payments for the 2008 crop year, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Landrieu, 
             and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 3539. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
     establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of 
     America; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 3540. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for 
     applicants for and recipients of assistance under the 
     Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 3541. A bill to address the impending humanitarian 
     crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the 
     mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and 
     the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by 
     increasing directed accountable assistance to these 
     populations and their host countries, facilitating the 
     resettlement of Iraqis at risk, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Pryor, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 3542. A bill to require full and complete public 
     disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of 
     Congress; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 3543. A bill to improve the administration of the 
     Minerals Management Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Obama, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 3544. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the financing of the Superfund; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 3545. A bill to enhance after-school programs in rural 
     areas of the United States by establishing a pilot program to 
     help communities establish and improve rural after-school 
     programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK:
       S. 3546. A bill to establish the National Center for 
     Strategic Communication to advise the President regarding 
     public diplomacy and international broadcasting to promote 
     democracy and human rights, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 3547. A bill to establish in the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator to 
     address mortgage fraud in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 3548. An original bill to approve the United States-
     India Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
     Energy, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 3549. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual 
     (QI) program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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