[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1186]
[From the U.S. 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. VOINOVICH:
       S. 2572. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for bonus depreciation or an additional minimum 
     tax credit in lieu of such bonus depreciation; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 2573. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require a program of mental health care and rehabilitation 
     for veterans for service-related post-traumatic stress 
     disorder, depression, anxiety disorder, or a related 
     substance use disorder, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2574. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the use of qualified mortgage revenue bonds for 
     refinancing mortgages and to provide a temporary increase in 
     the volume cap for such bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Johnson, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Coleman, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Graham, Mr. Stevens, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Cardin, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 2575. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to 
     basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Allard, and 
             Mr. Tester):
       S. 2576. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit for qualified expenditures paid or incurred 
     to replace certain wood stoves; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. 
             Boxer):
       S. 2577. A bill to establish background check procedures 
     for gun shows; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Corker, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
             Mikulski, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2578. A bill to temporarily delay application of 
     proposed changes to Medicaid payment rules for case 
     management and targeted case management services; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 2579. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 
     establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the 
     American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and 
     in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and 
     heritage of the United States Army and its role in American 
     society, from the colonial period to today; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 2580. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve the participation in higher education of, and to 
     increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural 
     areas; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BYRD (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 2581. A bill to designate as wilderness additional 
     National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National 
     Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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