[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7112]
[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. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2928. A bill to ban bisphenol A in children's products; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2929. A bill to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965; considered and passed.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 2930. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     extend to members with dependents the second basic allowance 
     for housing for members of the National Guard and Reserve and 
     retired members without dependents who are mobilized in 
     support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
             Johnson):
       S. 2931. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive 
     technology products from the Medicare competitive acquisition 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 2932. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, 
     national media campaign, and grant program to provide 
     assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of 
     poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 2933. A bill to improve the employability of older 
     Americans; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 2934. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot 
     allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who 
     are buried in State cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Reed, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2935. A bill to prevent the destruction of terrorist and 
     criminal national instant criminal background check system 
     records; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. DOLE:
       S. 2936. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program, to limit income eligibility expansions under that 
     program until the lowest income eligible individuals are 
     enrolled, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 2937. A bill to provide permanent treatment authority 
     for participants in Department of Defense chemical and 
     biological testing conducted by Deseret Test Center and an 
     expanded study of the health impact of Project Shipboard 
     Hazard and Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
             Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Domenici, 
             Mrs. Dole, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 2938. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States 
     Code, to improve educational assistance for members of the 
     Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance recruitment and 
     retention for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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