[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3526]
[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. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Mr. Sununu):
       S. 2731. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign 
     countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL:
       S. 2732. A bill to expand the definition of independent 
     student under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include 
     active members of the National Guard or Reserve forces of the 
     United States and to prevent payments of educational 
     assistance for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve 
     from being offset in the calculation of financial aid under 
     such Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2733. A bill to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965; considered and passed.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mrs. Dole, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Allard, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Craig, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Stevens, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 2734. A bill to aid families and neighborhoods facing 
     home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 2735. A bill to establish the Council on Healthy 
     Housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2736. A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 
     1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive 
     housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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