[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 7, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S168-S169]
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. BINGAMAN:
       S. 22. A bill to designate certain land components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain 
     programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and 
     the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; read 
     the first time.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Reid, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 23. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     permanently extend the election to deduct State and local 
     sales taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):

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       S. 24. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     strengthen the earned income tax credit; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 25. A bill to ensure access to basic broadcast 
     television after the Digital Television Transition, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 26. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     reset the income threshold used to calculate the refundable 
     portion of the child tax credit and to repeal the sunset for 
     certain prior modifications made to the credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 27. A bill to establish the Daniel Webster Congressional 
     Clerkship Program; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 28. A bill to ensure that the courts of the United 
     States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by 
     United States citizens and others against any railroad 
     organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the 
     deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi 
     concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such 
     railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 29. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     increase the credit for the health insurance costs of 
     eligible individuals, to expand such credit to individuals 
     covered under COBRA, and to extend the period of COBRA 
     continuation coverage for certain individuals; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 30. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     prohibit manipulation of caller identification information; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Isakson, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, and Mr. Specter):
       S. 163. A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act 
     of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 164. A bill to improve consumer access to passenger 
     vehicle loss data held by insurers; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 165. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to 
     prevent credit card issuers from taking unfair advantage of 
     college students and their parents, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Burr, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 166. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 to clarify the filing period applicable to charges of 
     discrimination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .

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