[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15508]
[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. KOHL:
       S. 3289. An original bill making appropriations for 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. 
             Enzi):
       S. 3290. A bill to provide for a program for circulating 
     quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park 
     or other national site in each State, the District of 
     Columbia, and certain territories and insular areas of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 3291. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat certain income and gains relating to fuels as 
     qualifying income for publicly traded partnerships; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. 
             Cantwell, and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 3292. A bill to provide emergency energy assistance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Domenici, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 3293. A bill to provide financial aid to local law 
     enforcement officials along the Nation's borders, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 3294. A bill to provide for the continued performance of 
     the functions of the United States Parole Commission; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 3295. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and 
     the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of 
     Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint 
     administrative patent judges and administrative trademark 
     judges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 3296. A bill to extend the authority of the United 
     States Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off 
     the Supreme Court Grounds and change the title of the 
     Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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