S598 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 15, 2009 

In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the Russian 

Federation, I urge that the Congress 

give favorable consideration to this 

Agreement at an early date. 

GEORGE W. BUSH.

THE WHITE

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HOUSE, January 15, 2009. 

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 Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and 

Mr. DEMINT): 

S. 251. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within 

prison facilities; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, and Mrs. MURRAY): 

S. 252. A bill to amend title 38, United 

States Code, to enhance the capacity of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit 

and retain nurses and other critical healthcare professionals, to improve the provision 

of health care veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 

By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. 

CHAMBLISS, and Mr. CORKER): 

S. 253. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the application 

of the homebuyer credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Ms. 

SNOWE, and Mr. ISAKSON): 

S. 254. A bill to amend title XVIII of the 

Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under the 

Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and 

Mr. DURBIN): 

S. 255. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the 

maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. 

KYL, Mr. REID, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. 

MCCONNELL, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. INHOFE, Mrs. 

MCCASKILL, Mr. KERRY, Mr. BAYH, 

Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. 

NELSON of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON, and 

Ms. CANTWELL): 

S. 256. A bill to enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 

By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and 

Mr. DURBIN): 

S. 257. A bill to amend title 11, United 

States Code, to disallow certain claims resulting from high cost credit debts, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, and Mr. BAYH): 

S. 258. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide enhanced penalties 

for marketing controlled substances to minors; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. DODD, 

Mr. CASEY, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. 

LIEBERMAN, Mr. AKAKA, Ms. COLLINS, 

Mrs. MCCASKILL, and Mr. TESTER): 

S. 259. A bill to establish a grant program 

to provide vision care to children, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. DURBIN, 

Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. BROWN, Mr. LEAHY, 

Mr. HARKIN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE, Mr. KOHL, Ms. 

STABENOW, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN): 

S. 260. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation 

of income of controlled foreign corporations 

attributable to imported property; to the 

Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. ENSIGN, and Mr. MARTINEZ): 

S. 261. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for 

the travel expenses of a taxpayer’s spouse 

who accompanies the taxpayer on business 

travel; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. CASEY: 

S. 262. A bill to improve and enhance the 

operations of the reserve components of the 

Armed Forces, to improve mobilization and 

demobilization processes for members of the 

reserve components of the Armed Forces, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Armed Services. 

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. 

KENNEDY): 

S. 263. A bill to amend title 38, United 

States Code, to improve the enforcement of 

the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs . 

By Ms. STABENOW: 

S. 264. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of 

certified health information technology by 

providers in the Medicaid program and the 

Children’s Health Insurance Program, and 

for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mrs. MCCASKILL (for herself and Mr. 

CORKER): 

S. 265. A bill to prohibit the awarding of a 

contract or grant in excess of the simplified 

acquisition threshold unless the prospective 

contractor or grantee certifies in writing to 

the agency awarding the contract or grant 

that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other 

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

By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, 

Mr. KOHL, Mr. KERRY, Mr. JOHNSON, 

and Mrs. BOXER): 

S. 266. A bill to amend title XVIII of the 

Social Security Act to reduce the coverage 

gap in prescription drug coverage under part 

D of such title based on savings to the Medicare program resulting from the negotiation 

of prescription drug prices; to the Committee 

on Finance. 

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. 

STABENOW): 

S. 267. A bill to provide funding for summer 

and year-round youth jobs and training programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. 

STABENOW): 

S. 268. A bill to provide funding for a Green 

Job Corps program, YouthBuild Build Green 

Grants, and Green-Collar Youth Opportunity 

Grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions. 

By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. 

BROWN, and Ms. STABENOW): 

S. 269. A bill to provide funding for unemployment and training activities for dislocated workers and adults, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. 

NELSON of Nebraska): 

S. 270. A bill to provide for programs that 

reduce the need for abortion, help women 

bear healthy children, and support new parents; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. 

HATCH, Mr. KERRY, Mr. ALEXANDER, 

Ms. STABENOW, and Mr. NELSON of 

Florida): 

S. 271. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plugin electric vehicles and related component 

parts; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. HARKIN: 

S. 272. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, 

contracts, and transactions with respect to 

commodities are carried out on a regulated 

exchange, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry. 

By Mr. REID (for Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. VOINOVICH)): 

S. 273. A bill to require the designation of 

the federally occupied building located at 

McKinley Avenue and Third Street, S.W., 

Canton, Ohio, as the ‘‘Ralph Regula Federal 

Office Building and Courthouse’’; considered 

and passed. 

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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. MCCONNELL (for himself and Mr. 

REID): 

S. Res. 14. A resolution to provide funding 

for Senate staff transitions; considered and 

agreed to. 

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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS 

S. 84

At the request of Mr. VITTER, the 

names of the Senator from Oklahoma 

(Mr. INHOFE) and the Senator from 

South Carolina (Mr. DEMINT) were 

added as cosponsors of S. 84, a bill to 

close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 

hijackers to obtain credit cards from 

United States banks that financed 

their terrorist activities, to ensure 

that illegal immigrants cannot obtain 

credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes. 

S. 85

At the request of Mr. VITTER, the 

name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 

BROWNBACK) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 85, a bill to amend title X of the 

Public Health Service Act to prohibit 

family planning grants from being 

awarded to any entity that performs 

abortions. 

S. 95

At the request of Mr. VITTER, the 

names of the Senator from Oklahoma 

(Mr. INHOFE) and the Senator from 

South Carolina (Mr. DEMINT) were 

added as cosponsors of S. 95, a bill to 

prohibit appropriated funds from being 

used in contravention of section 642(a) 

of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 

Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. 

S. 96

At the request of Mr. VITTER, the 

name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 

BROWNBACK) was added as a cosponsor 

of S. 96, a bill to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities. 


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