[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24218]
[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 Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 3691. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     require reporting and recordkeeping for positions involving 
     credit-default swaps, to grant the Federal Reserve Board 
     authority over investment-bank holding companies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 3692. A bill to rescind Treasury Notice 2008-83; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mrs. 
             Boxer):
       S. 3693. A bill to limit the amount of compensation for 
     employees and executives of financial institutions assisted 
     under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mrs. 
             Lincoln):
       S. 3694. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act to limit obligations to $350,000,000,000, 
     absent majority approval by the Congress; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 3695. A bill to require a 50-hour workweek for Federal 
     prison inmates, to reform inmate work programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 3696. A bill to establish a grant program to encourage 
     retooling of entities in the timber industry in Alaska, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 3697. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act to require approval by the Congress for 
     certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 3698. A bill to prohibit any recipient of emergency 
     Federal economic assistance from using such funds for 
     lobbying expenditures or political contributions, to improve 
     transparency, enhance accountability, encourage responsible 
     corporate governance, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 3699. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to reform and improve the HUBZone 
     program for small business concerns, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mr. Inouye, Mr. Brown, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Dodd, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Menendez, 
             and Mr. Carper):
       S. 3700. A bill to encourage and support the development of 
     high-speed passenger rail transportation in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 3701. A bill to provide assistance to Best Buddies to 
     support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 3702. A bill to provide for full and open competition 
     for Federal contracts related to natural disaster 
     reconstruction efforts; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 3703. A bill to ensure efficiency and fairness in the 
     awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural 
     disaster reconstruction efforts; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 3704. A bill to authorize additional Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation field agents to investigate financial crimes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 3705. A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to stop the small 
     business credit crunch, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 3706. A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to prohibit States from charging child support 
     recipients for the collection of child support; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 3707. A bill to recruit, train, and support principals 
     for high-need schools who are effective in improving student 
     academic achievement; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 3708. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to health professions education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.

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