[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 15 (Monday, January 26, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S826]
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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 Mr. KYL:
       S. 313. A bill to resolve water rights claims of the White 
     Mountain Apache Tribe in the State of Arizona, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 314. 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. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 315. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Pryor, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 316. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the reduction in the rate of tax on 
     qualified timber gain of corporations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 317. A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides 
     automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 318. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare 
     program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 319. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women 
     and children; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 320. A bill to ensure that short- and long-term 
     investment decisions critical to economic stimulus and job 
     creation in clean energy are supported by Federal programs 
     and reliable tax incentives; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 321. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security and the Secretary of State to accept passport cards 
     at air ports of entry and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Carper, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Cardin, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 322. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and 
     transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common 
     cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska):
       S. 323. A bill to provide infrastructure, nutrition, and 
     housing assistance to rural areas of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Snowe, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 324. A bill to provide for research on, and services for 
     individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 325. A bill to amend section 845 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to explosives, to grant the Attorney 
     General exemption authority; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 326. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 327. A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 
     1994 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 to improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence 
     victims and provide for technical corrections; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 328. A bill to postpone the DTV transition date; read 
     twice.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 329. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the nonbusiness energy property credit for property 
     placed in service during 2008; to the Committee on Finance.

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