[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11152]
[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. VITTER:
        S. 3076. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for 
     expenses relating to home schooling; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Obama (for himself, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Carper, and Mr. McCain)):
       S. 3077. A bill to strengthen transparency and 
     accountability in Federal spending; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 3078. A bill to establish a National Innovation Council, 
     to improve the coordination of innovation activities among 
     industries in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Brown):
        S.J. Res. 37. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress that the United States should sign the Declaration 
     of the Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions and future 
     instruments banning cluster munitions that cause unacceptable 
     harm to civilians; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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