[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12156]
[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. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, 
             Mr. Burr, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 3111. A bill to implement equal protection under the 
     14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right 
     of life of each born and preborn human person; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 3112. A bill to reauthorize the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act 
     and the Randolph-Sheppard Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. DOLE (for herself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 3113. A bill to reinstate the Interim Management 
     Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras 
     National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a 
     final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park 
     Service; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 3114. A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum 
     procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 3115. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in 
     group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group 
     and individual markets; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 3116. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to stabilize and modernize the provision of partial 
     hospitalization services under the Medicare program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 3117. A bill to apply an alternative payment amount 
     under the Medicare program for certain graduate medical 
     education programs established to train residents displaced 
     by natural disasters; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Kyl, 
             Mr. Hatch, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 3118. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve beneficiary access to care by 
     preventing a reduction in the Medicare physician fee 
     schedule, to improve the quality of care by advancing value 
     based purchasing, electronic health records, and electronic 
     prescribing, and to maintain and improve access to care in 
     rural areas, and for other purposes; read the first time.

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