[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 9 (Thursday, January 15, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S598]
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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 Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. DeMint):
       S. 251. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     permit targeted interference with mobile radio services 
     within prison facilities; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       S. 252. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care 
     professionals, to improve the provision of health care 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
             Corker):
       S. 253. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the application of the homebuyer credit, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. 
             Isakson):
       S. 254. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy 
     under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 255. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower 
     the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates 
     applicable to consumer credit transactions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Bayh, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida, Mr. Johnson, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 256. A bill to enhance the ability to combat 
     methamphetamine; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 257. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     disallow certain claims resulting from high cost credit 
     debts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
             Bayh):
       S. 258. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide enhanced penalties for marketing controlled 
     substances to minors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Collins, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 259. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     vision care to children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Feingold, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Brown, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kohl, Ms. 
             Stabenow, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 260. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign 
     corporations attributable to imported property; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 261. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore the deduction for the travel expenses of a 
     taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business 
     travel; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 262. A bill to improve and enhance the operations of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces, to improve 
     mobilization and demobilization processes for members of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 263. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment 
     and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs .
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 264. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to encourage the use of certified health information 
     technology by providers in the Medicaid program and the 
     Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. McCaskill (for herself and Mr. Corker):
       S. 265. A bill to prohibit the awarding of a contract or 
     grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold 
     unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in 
     writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the 
     contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Johnson, and 
             Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 266. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce the coverage gap in prescription drug coverage 
     under part D of such title based on savings to the Medicare 
     program resulting from the negotiation of prescription drug 
     prices; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 267. A bill to provide funding for summer and year-round 
     youth jobs and training programs; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 268. A bill to provide funding for a Green Job Corps 
     program, YouthBuild Build Green Grants, and Green-Collar 
     Youth Opportunity Grants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Brown, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 269. A bill to provide funding for unemployment and 
     training activities for dislocated workers and adults, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska):
       S. 270. A bill to provide for programs that reduce the need 
     for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support 
     new parents; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Alexander, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 271. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives to accelerate the production and 
     adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component 
     parts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 272. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with 
     respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated 
     exchange, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. 
             Voinovich)):
       S. 273. A bill to require the designation of the federally 
     occupied building located at McKinley Avenue and Third 
     Street, S.W., Canton, Ohio, as the ``Ralph Regula Federal 
     Office Building and Courthouse''; considered and passed.

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