[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4480]
[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. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. McCain) (by request):
       S. 2787. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Voinovich, 
             and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 2788. A bill to impose admitting privilege requirements 
     with respect to physicians who perform abortions; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2789. A bill to amend the Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and 
     Hurricane Recovery, 2006 to authorize the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to provide additional assistance to State 
     and local governments for utility costs resulting from the 
     provision of temporary housing units to evacuees from 
     Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2790. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care 
     planning under the Medicare program and to improve the care 
     furnished to individuals diagnosed with cancer by 
     establishing a Medicare hospice care demonstration program 
     and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom 
     management programs, provider education, and related 
     research; to the Committee on Finance.

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