[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3177]
[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 Mrs. DOLE:
       S. 2703. A bill to reduce the reporting and certification 
     burdens for certain financial institutions of sections 302 
     and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2704. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for Medicare coverage of services of qualified 
     respiratory therapists performed under the general 
     supervision of a physician; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Biden, Mr. Reed, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Dole, and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 2705. A bill to authorize programs to increase the 
     number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance 
     for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 2706. A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime 
     aggregate limits imposed by health plans; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Casey, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Specter, Mr. Warner, and Mr. 
             Webb):
       S. 2707. A bill to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act 
     of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the 
     Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 2708. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     attract and retain trained health care professionals and 
     direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to 
     the growing population of older Americans; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       S. 2709. A bill to increase the criminal penalties for 
     illegally reentering the United States and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       S. 2710. A bill to authorize the Department of Homeland 
     Security to use an employer's failure to timely resolve 
     discrepancies with the Social Security Administration after 
     receiving a ``no match'' notice as evidence that the employer 
     violated section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       S. 2711. A bill to improve the enforcement of laws 
     prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for 
     other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       S. 2712. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing 
     along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for 
     other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 2713. A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being 
     used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 2714. A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 
     hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks 
     that financed their terrorists activities, to ensure that 
     illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United 
     States immigration laws, and for other purposes; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 2715. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the national language of the Government of 
     the United States, and for other purposes; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 2716. A bill to authorize the National Guard to provide 
     support for the border control activities of the United 
     States Customs and Border Protection of the Departments of 
     Homeland Security, and for other purposes; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 2717. A bill to provide for enhanced Federal enforcement 
     of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the 
     immigration laws of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. 
             Vitter):
       S. 2718. A bill to withhold 10 percent of the Federal 
     funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance 
     from States that issue driver's licenses to individuals 
     without verifying the legal status of such individuals; read 
     the first time.
           By Mrs. DOLE:
       S. 2719. A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 shall 
     have no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for 
     certain purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 2720. A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance 
     from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the 
     acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered 
     removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance 
     of visas to nationals of such country; read the first time.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       S. 2721. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of 
     renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a 
     citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the 
     efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to 
     become citizens, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mrs. DOLE:
       S. 2722. A bill to prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk 
     drivers from obtaining legal status or immigration benefits; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Obama, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Biden, Mr. Reed, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Stevens):
       S.J. Res. 28. A joint resolution disapproving the rule 
     submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with 
     respect to broadcast media ownership; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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