[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5231]
[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. DeMINT:
       S. 2823. A bill to empower States with authority for most 
     taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Webb, Mr. Brown, 
             and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 2824. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for 
     review of adverse actions of certain employees of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 2825. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a minimum disability rating for veterans receiving 
     medical treatment for a service-connected disability; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2826. A bill to establish the 8/29 Investigation Team to 
     examine the events beginning on August 29, 2005, with respect 
     to the failure of the flood protection system in response to 
     Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 2827. A bill to repeal a requirement with respect to the 
     procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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