[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4991-4992]
[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. CONRAD (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 2812. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the provision of telehealth services under the 
     Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
             Bayh):
       S. 2813. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     take action with respect to currency manipulation by the 
     People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 2814. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico 
     Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and 
     construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Dodd, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 2815. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     in order to increase unsubsidized Stafford loan limits for 
     undergraduate students, provide for a secondary market for 
     FFEL loans, allow for the in-school deferment of PLUS loans, 
     augment the maximum Federal Pell Grant for the lowest income 
     students, and expand the number of students eligible to 
     obtain loans under the lender-of-last-resort program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 2816. A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief 
     Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
     by the Secretary of Homeland Security; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Baucus, 
             Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Tester):
       S. 2817. A bill to establish the National Park Centennial 
     Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and 
             Mr. Gregg):
       S. 2818. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for enhanced health insurance marketplace pooling and 
     relating market rating; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 2819. A bill to preserve access to Medicaid and the 
     State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic 
     downturn, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2820. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to extend and expand the number of States 
     qualifying for supplemental grants under the Temporary 
     Assistance for Needy Families program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Sununu, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Schumer, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Graham, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Dodd, Ms. 
             Collins, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Craig, Mr. Smith, Mr. Thune, Mr. Allard, Mr. Hatch, 
             Mr. Roberts, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Stevens, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, and Mr. Biden):
       S. 2821. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy 
     production incentives and incentives to improve energy 
     efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors 
     that would result from a lapse in the tax law; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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