[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13616]
[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. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and 
             Mr. Carper):
       S. 3183. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     provide oil and gas price relief by requiring the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission to take action to end excessive 
     speculation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 3184. A bill to make grants to States to implement 
     statewide portal initiatives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 3185. A bill to provide for regulation of certain 
     transactions involving energy commodities, to strengthen the 
     enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission under the Natural Gas Act and the Federal Power 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Brown, and 
             Mr. Cardin):
       S. 3186. A bill to provide funding for the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Program; read the first time.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. Lugar) (by request):
       S.J. Res. 42. A joint resolution relating to the approval 
     of the proposed agreement for nuclear cooperation between the 
     United States and the Russian Federation; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2159, for not to 
     exceed 45 calendar days.

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