[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 10 (Friday, January 16, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S652]
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. BAUCUS:
       S. 274. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an incentive to hire unemployed veterans; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 275. An original bill to amend title XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health 
     Insurance Program, and for other purposes; from the Committee 
     on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 276. A bill to establish a National Commission on 
     Entitlement Solvency; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Hatch, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. McCain, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Murray, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Bayh, and Ms. Landrieu)):
       S. 277. A bill to amend the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Gregg, and 
             Mr. Cochran):
       S. 278. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a tax credit for qualified donations of 
     employee services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
             Snowe, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 279. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by 
     financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 280. A bill to develop a program to acquire interests in 
     land from eligible individuals within the Crow Reservation in 
     the State of Montana, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 281. A bill to promote labor force participation of 
     older Americans, with the goals of increasing retirement 
     security, reducing the projected shortage of experienced 
     workers, maintaining future economic growth, and improving 
     the Nation's fiscal outlook; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S.J. Res. 6. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to United 
     States citizenship; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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