[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 13, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S337]
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. HATCH:
       S. 215. A bill to authorize the Boy Scouts of America to 
     exchange certain land in the State of Utah acquired under the 
     Recreation and Public Purposes Act; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 216. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study to determine the 
     suitability and feasibility of designating Estate Grange and 
     other sites related to Alexander Hamilton's life on the 
     island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands as a 
     unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 217. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     require the Secretary of the Interior to update the 
     feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic 
     trails, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 218. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain Bureau of Land Management land to Park City, 
     Utah, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 219. A bill to provide for the sale of approximately 25 
     acres of public land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, 
     at fair market value; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 220. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 221. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated 
     markets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 222. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the national limitation on qualified energy 
     conservation bonds and to clarify that certain programs 
     constitute a qualified conservation purpose, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 223. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to further the adoption of 
     technologies developed by the Department of Agriculture, to 
     encourage small business partnerships in the development of 
     energy through biorefineries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 224. A bill to promote economic recovery through green 
     jobs and infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Bennett, and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 225. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to establish programs to improve the quality, 
     performance, and delivery of pediatric care; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 226. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic in Havre, Montana, as the Merril 
     Lundman Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Mikulski, 
             and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 227. A bill to establish the Harriet Tubman National 
     Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman 
     Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
     Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 228. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain 
     individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of 
     proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of 
     eligibility for Medicaid, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 229. A bill to empower women in Afghanistan, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 230. A bill to express United States foreign policy with 
     respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on 
     behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in 
     foreign countries on account of gender, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Barrasso, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Brownback):
       S.J. Res. 5. A joint resolution relating to the disapproval 
     of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 
     of 2008; placed on the calendar, pursuant to P.L. 110-343, 
     sec. 115(e)(2).

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