[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 6 (Monday, January 12, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S308-S309]
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. BARRASSO:
       S. 201. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the additional standard deduction for real property 
     taxes for nonitemizers for 2010; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Corker):
       S. 202. A bill to improve consumer access to passenger 
     vehicle loss data held by insurers; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 203. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to modify the requirements for participation in the visa 
     waiver program and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Feingold, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 204. A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
     producing and exporting cartels illegal; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 205. A bill to authorize additional resources to 
     identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled 
     into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking 
     organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 206. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to help States 
     expand the education system to include at least 1 year of 
     early education preceding the year a child enters 
     kindergarten; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 207. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for health insurance premiums; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 208. A bill to provide Federal coordination and 
     assistance in preventing gang violence; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 209. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify and extend the credit for alternative motor 
     vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 210. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace 
     child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to 
     encourage greater use of quality child care services, to 
     provide incentives for students to earn child care-related 
     degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase 
     the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care 
     assistance; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Casey, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Roberts, Mr.

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             Schumer, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, and 
             Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 211. A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-
     1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human 
     services and volunteer services, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 212. A bill to expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the 
     Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank 
     National Marine Sanctuary, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 213. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while 
     on a grounded air carrier, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, 
             and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 214. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to permit qualifying States to use their allotments under 
     the State Children's Health Insurance Program for any fiscal 
     year for certain Medicaid expenditures; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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