S10812 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2008 

EC–9096. A communication from the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of Inspector General’s Semiannual Report for the 

period of April 1, 2008, through September 30, 

2008; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

EC–9097. A communication from the Attorney General, transmitting, pursuant to law, 

the semiannual reports of the Attorney General and the Inspector General for the period 

of April 1, 2008, through September 30, 2008; 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs. 

EC–9098. A communication from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 

law, a management report on the status of 

audits and the Office of Inspector General’s 

Semiannual Report for the period of April 1, 

2008, through September 30, 2008; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

EC–9099. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission’s Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs. 

EC–9100. A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 

Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Bureau of Prisons’ compliance with the privatization requirements 

of the Revitalization Act; to the Committee 

on the Judiciary. 

EC–9101. A communication from the Chief 

of the Regulatory Management Division, 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Special Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Religious Workers’’ (RIN1615– 

AA16) received in the Office of the President 

of the Senate on December 4, 2008; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

EC–9102. A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, Veterans 

Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, 

the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Assistance to 

States in Hiring and Retaining Nurses at 

State Veterans Homes’’ (RIN2900–AM26) received in the Office of the President of the 

Senate on December 4, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 

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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 Ms. SNOWE: 

S. 3718. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the taxation of 

unemployment compensation for 2 years; to 

the Committee on Finance. 

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. 

HATCH): 

S. 3719. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the minimum 

required pension distribution rules for 2008, 

2009, and 2010; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. SPECTER: 

S. 3720. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the minimum 

required pension distribution rules for 2008 

and 2009; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. BROWNBACK: 

S. 3721. A bill to prohibit the use of funds 

to transfer individuals detained by the 

United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba, to the United States Disciplinary 

Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; to the 

Committee on Armed Services. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and 

Mr. BENNETT): 

S. 3722. A bill to amend the Help America 

Vote Act of 2002 to provide for auditable, 

independent verification of ballots, to ensure 

the security of voting systems, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

By Ms. CANTWELL: 

S. 3723. A bill to establish a framework for 

coordination and cooperation on energy and 

environmental issues among the United 

States, the People’s Republic of China, and 

India, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. ENSIGN): 

S. 3724. A bill to direct the Secretary to 

take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of 

Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada; to the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

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SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND 

SENATE RESOLUTIONS 

The following concurrent resolutions 

and Senate resolutions were read, and 

referred (or acted upon), as indicated: 

By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and 

Mr. ROBERTS): 

S. Res. 721. A resolution recognizing and 

honoring the Smith Center High School football team; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. SPECTER: 

S. Res. 722. A resolution recognizing January 2, 2009 as ‘‘National Advertising Specialty Day’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and 

Mr. REID): 

S. Res. 723. A resolution to permit the collection of clothing, toys, food, and 

housewares during the holiday season for 

charitable purposes in Senate buildings; considered and agreed to. 

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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS 

S. 893

At the request of Mr. DEMINT, the 

name of the Senator from Louisiana 

(Mr. VITTER) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 893, a bill to allow a State to combine certain funds and enter into a performance agreement with the Secretary of Education to improve the 

academic achievement of students. 

S. 1287

At the request of Mr. SMITH, the 

name of the Senator from Arkansas 

(Mrs. LINCOLN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1287, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an 

offset against income tax refunds to 

pay for State judicial debts that are 

past-due. 

S. 2521

At the request of Mr. LIEBERMAN, the 

name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2521, a bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal 

employees. 

S. 2928

At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the 

name of the Senator from Wisconsin 

(Mr. FEINGOLD) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2928, a bill to ban bisphenol A 

in children’s products. 

S. 3150

At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the 

name of the Senator from Oklahoma 

(Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 3150, a bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of Federal Aviation Administration from conducting auctions, implementing congestion pricing, limiting airport operations, or charging 

certain use fees at airports. 

S. 3533

At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the 

name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3533, a bill to establish 

the Daniel Webster Congressional 

Clerkship Program. 

S. 3672

At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the 

name of the Senator from Montana 

(Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 3672, a bill to amend title 23, 

United States Code, to improve economic opportunity and development in 

rural States through highway investment, and for other purposes. 

S. 3673

At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the 

name of the Senator from Montana 

(Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 3673, a bill to amend title 23, 

United States Code, to improve highway transportation in the Untied 

States, including rural and metropolitan areas. 

S. 3684

At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, the 

names of the Senator from Oklahoma 

(Mr. INHOFE), the Senator from 

Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. VOINOVICH) were 

added as cosponsors of S. 3684, a bill to 

amend the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for 

interest in indebtedness and for State 

sales and excise taxes with respect to 

the purchase of certain motor vehicles. 

S. 3697

At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the 

name of the Senator from Oklahoma 

(Mr. COBURN) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 3697, a bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to 

require approval by the Congress for 

certain expenditures for the Troubled 

Asset Relief Program. 

S. 3698

At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the 

names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 

MURKOWSKI) and the Senator from 

Washington (Mrs. MURRAY) were added 

as cosponsors of S. 3698, a bill to prohibit any recipient of emergency Federal economic assistance from using 

such funds for lobbying expenditures or 

political contributions, to improve 

transparency, enhance accountability, 

encourage responsible corporate governance, and for other purposes. 


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