[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4751-4752]
[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. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 2795. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for 
     small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a 
     choice of private health plans and make health coverage more 
     affordable, predictable, and accessible; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 2796. A bill to require a pilot program on the use of 
     community-based organizations to

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     ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits they need, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 2797. A bill to authorize major medical facility 
     projects and major medical facility leases for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 2798. A bill to establish a health and education grant 
     program related to autism spectrum disorders, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Wyden, 
             and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2799. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand and improve health care services available to women 
     veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom 
     and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 2800. A bill to increase the incentives for employers to 
     hire qualified ex-felons by enhancing the effectiveness of 
     the work opportunity tax credit, to reduce the backlog of 
     applications pending certification under the work opportunity 
     tax credit program, to enhance the effectiveness of the 
     Federal bonding program, to enhance the effectiveness of the 
     Federal bonding program, and to authorize a pilot program for 
     employment-focused re-entry projects; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. REID (for Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2801. A bill to help families avoid foreclosure and stay 
     in their homes by encouraging reasonable and responsible 
     modifications for unworkable and impractical mortgage loans, 
     and to help preserve the rights of investors by reaffirming 
     the basic obligations of their investment agents to achieve 
     the most beneficial outcomes for their clients and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2802. A bill to establish a commission to commemorate 
     the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 2803. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing associations of producers of aquatic products'' 
     to include persons engaged in the fishery industry as charter 
     boats or recreational fishermen, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 2804. A bill to adjust the boundary of the Everglades 
     National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 2805. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to assess the 
     irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in the 
     State of New Mexico and provide grants to, and enter into 
     cooperative agreements with, the Rio Grande Pueblos to 
     repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2806. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider the decision of 
     the Administrator to deny the request of the State of 
     California to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new 
     motor vehicles, and to complete further proceedings in 
     accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court in 
     Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. COBURN:
       S. 2807. A bill to protect the liberty and property of all 
     Americans; read the first time.
           By Mr. COBURN:
       S. 2808. A bill to require that citizens within a National 
     Heritage Area are informed of the designation and that 
     government officials must receive permission to enter private 
     property; read the first time.
           By Mr. COBURN:
       S. 2809. A bill to ensure that there are no adverse effects 
     of a National Heritage Area designation to local communities 
     and home-owners; read the first time.
           By Mr. COBURN:
       S. 2810. A bill to require an annual report detailing the 
     amount of property the Federal government owns and the cost 
     of government land ownership to taxpayers; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. COBURN:
       S. 2811. A bill to require citizens' approval of Federal 
     government land grabs; read the first time.

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