[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5864-5865]
[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. KOHL (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 2850. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to promote the 
     direct deposit of Social Security benefits until adequate 
     safeguards are established to prevent the attachment and 
     garnishment of such benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. 
             Hatch):
       S. 2851. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's 
     liability by tax return preparers; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 2852. A bill to provide increased accessibility to 
     information on Federal spending, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 2853. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the cap on disproportionate share adjustment 
     percentages for certain rural hospitals; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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           By Mr. REID (for Mrs. Clinton (for herself and Mr. 
             Pryor)):
       S. 2854. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     clarify the effective date of active duty members of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces receiving an alert 
     order anticipating a call or order to active duty in support 
     of a contingency operation for purposes of entitlement to 
     medical and dental care as members of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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