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EC–199. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Competitive Sourcing Official, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant 

to law, a report relative to the Department’s 

competitive sourcing activities during fiscal 

year 2008; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

EC–200. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Health and Human Services, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring That Department 

of Health and Human Services Funds Do Not 

Support Coercive or Discriminatory Policies 

or Practices in Violation of Federal Law’’ 

(RIN0991-AB48) received in the Office of the 

President of the Senate on December 19, 2008; 

to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions. 

EC–201. A communication from the Acting 

Director, Office of Personnel Management, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 552 of title 5, United States 

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

EC–202. A communication from the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission’s 

Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2010–2015; to 

the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs. 

EC–203. A communication from the Acting 

Administrator, Small Business Administration, 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–204. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Fiscal Year 

2008 Financial Report of the U.S. Government’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

EC–205. A communication from the Deputy 

Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 

the Administration’s Commercial Activities 

Inventory and Inherently Governmental Inventory; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

EC–206. A communication from the Acting 

Director, Office of Personnel Management, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Chief Human Capital Officers Council, 

Fiscal Year 2008, Annual Report to the Congress’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

EC–207. A communication from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency’s 

Performance and Accountability Report for 

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

EC–208. A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 

Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 

Annual Report of the Office of Justice Programs for fiscal year 2007; to the Committee 

on the Judiciary. 

EC–209. A communication from the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 

Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a final addendum to 

the previously submitted report entitled 

‘‘Fiscal Year 2007 Performance Summary Report’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

EC–210. 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 

‘‘Documents Acceptable for Employment 

Eligibility Verification’’ (RIN1615-AB69) received in the Office of the President of the 

Senate on December 19, 2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

EC–211. A communication from the Associate Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, transmitting, 

pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Office of Attorney General; Certification 

Process for State Capital Counsel Systems’’ 

(RIN1121-AA74) received in the Office of the 

President of the Senate on December 19, 2008; 

to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

EC–212. A communication from the Associate Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, transmitting, 

pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Revised Regulations for Records Relating 

to Visual Depictions of Sexually Explicit 

Conduct; Inspection of Records Relating to 

Depiction of Simulated Sexually Explicit 

Performance’’ ((RIN1105-AB18)(RIN1105- 

AB19)) received in the Office of the President 

of the Senate on December 19, 2008; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

EC–213. A communication from the Program Analyst, Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Adjustment of Status to 

Lawful Permanent Resident for Aliens in T 

or U Nonimmigrant Status’’ (RIN1615-AA60) 

received in the Office of the President of the 

Senate on December 19, 2008; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

EC–214. A communication from the Program Analyst, Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Changes to Requirements 

Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants’’ (RIN1615- 

AB65) received in the Office of the President 

of the Senate on December 19, 2008; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

EC–215. A communication from the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 

the certification that the current Future 

Years Defense Program fully funds the support costs for the fiscal years 2009 through 

2013 VIRGINIA Class Submarine MYP contract; to the Committee on Armed Services. 

EC–216. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and 

Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Revision of Hearing Procedures’’ (RIN2501-AD24) received in the Office 

of the President of the Senate on January 5, 

2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

and Urban Affairs. 

EC–217. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and 

Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Revisions to the Regulations 

Implementing the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986’’ (RIN2501-AD25) received in 

the Office of the President of the Senate on 

January 5, 2009; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

EC–218. A communication from the Acting 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 

of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, 

the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries in the 

Western Pacific; Bottomfish and Seamount 

Groundfish Fisheries; Management Measures 

for the Northern Mariana Islands’’ (RIN0648- 

AV28) received in the Office of the President 

of the Senate on January 5, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–219. A communication from the Acting 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 

of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, 

the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Atlantic Highly 

Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 

Fisheries’’ (RIN0648-XM15) received in the 

Office of the President of the Senate on January 5, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–220. A communication from the Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Montana Regulatory 

Program’’ ((SATS No. MT-028-FOR)(Docket 

No. OSM-2008-0018)) received in the Office of 

the President of the Senate on January 5, 

2009; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

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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 Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. KERRY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

BEGICH, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. 

CASEY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Ms. 

STABENOW, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. 

LIEBERMAN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. 

CLINTON, and Mr. SCHUMER): 

S. 1. A bill to create jobs, restore economic 

growth, and strengthen America’s middle 

class through measures that modernize the 

nation’s infrastructure, enhance America’s 

energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable 

health care, provide tax relief, and protect 

those in greatest need, and for other purposes; read the first time. 

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. KERRY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

BEGICH, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. 

CASEY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Ms. 

STABENOW, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. 

LIEBERMAN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. 

CLINTON, Mr. SCHUMER, and Ms. MIKULSKI): 

S. 2. A bill to improve the lives of middle 

class families and provide them with greater 

opportunity to achieve the American dream; 

read the first time. 

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. KERRY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

BEGICH, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. 

BOXER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, 

Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. SCHUMER, and Ms. MIKULSKI): 

S. 3. A bill to protect homeowners and consumers by reducing foreclosures, ensuring 

the availability of credit for homeowners, 

businesses, and consumers, and reforming 

the financial regulatory system, and for 

other purposes; read the first time. 

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. DODD, Mr. KERRY, Mr. HARKIN, 

Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BEGICH, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. 

CASEY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Ms. 

STABENOW, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, and Mr. SCHUMER): 

S. 4. A bill to guarantee affordable, quality 

health coverage for all Americans, and for 

other purposes; read the first time. 

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. KERRY, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BEGICH, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. 

DURBIN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. CASEY, Ms. 

STABENOW, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. 

DODD, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. CLINTON, 


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Mr. AKAKA, Mr. SCHUMER, and Ms. 

MIKULSKI): 

S. 5. A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the 

dependence of the United States on foreign 

and unsustainable energy sources and the 

risks of global warming, and for other purposes; read the first time. 

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, 

Mr. KERRY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 

LIEBERMAN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BEGICH, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mrs. 

SHAHEEN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. 

MCCASKILL, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. 

SCHUMER, and Ms. MIKULSKI): 

S. 6. A bill to restore and enhance the national security of the United States; read the 

first time. 

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. DODD, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KERRY, 

Mr. BEGICH, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

BINGAMAN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. 

MCCASKILL, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. 

CLINTON, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. SCHUMER, 

and Ms. MIKULSKI): 

S. 7. A bill to expand educational opportunities for all Americans by increasing access 

to high-quality early childhood education 

and after school programs, advancing reform 

in elementary and secondary education, 

strengthening mathematics and science instruction, and ensuring that higher education is more affordable, and for other purposes; read the first time. 

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. KERRY, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. DURBIN, 

Mrs. BOXER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

BINGAMAN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. 

MCCASKILL, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. 

CLINTON, Mr. SCHUMER, and Ms. MIKULSKI): 

S. 8. A bill to return the Government to 

the people by reviewing controversial ‘‘midnight regulations’’ issued in the waning days 

of the Bush Administration; read the first 

time. 

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. KERRY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

BEGICH, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. LEAHY, Mrs. 

BOXER, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mrs. 

MCCASKILL, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, and Mr. SCHUMER): 

S. 9. A bill to strengthen the United States 

economy, provide for more effective border 

and employment enforcement, and for other 

purposes; read the first time. 

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. CONRAD, 

Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. CARPER, 

Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. BINGAMAN, Ms. STABENOW, 

Mrs. MCCASKILL, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, 

Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. SCHUMER, and Ms. 

MIKULSKI): 

S. 10. A bill to restore fiscal discipline and 

begin to address the long-term fiscal challenges facing the United States, and for 

other purposes; read the first time. 

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mrs. 

MURRAY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. KERRY, Mrs. BOXER, 

Mr. CARPER, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Ms. 

STABENOW): 

S. 21. A bill to reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access 

to women’s health care; to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. ENSIGN: 

S. 31. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax 

treatment of certain indebtedness discharged 

in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. 

CASEY): 

S. 32. A bill to require the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission to hold at least 1 

public hearing before issuance of a permit affecting public or private land use in a locality; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. ENSIGN: 

S. 33. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax 

treatment of certain indebtedness discharged 

in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes; read 

the first time. 

By Mr. DEMINT (for himself, Mr. 

INHOFE, Mr. THUNE, Mr. ALEXANDER, 

Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BOND, Mr. 

BROWNBACK, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. 

COBURN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. 

ENSIGN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. GRAHAM, Mrs. 

HUTCHISON, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. KYL, 

Mr. LUGAR, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. 

MCCONNELL, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. VITTER, Mr. VOINOVICH, 

and Mr. WICKER): 

S. 34. A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating 

the fairness doctrine; read the first time. 

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. 

ALEXANDER, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. CORNYN, 

and Mr. MARTINEZ): 

S. 35. A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes; 

to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. 

ENSIGN): 

S. 36. A bill to repeal the perimeter rule for 

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

By Mr. MCCAIN: 

S. 37. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. 

DORGAN): 

S. 38. A bill to establish a United States 

Boxing Commission to administer the Act, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

By Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. 

KYL): 

S. 39. A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public 

Law 93-531, commonly known as the ‘‘Bennett Freeze′′; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 

By Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. 

KYL): 

S. 40. A bill to designate Fossil Creek, a 

tributary of the Verde River in the State of 

Arizona, as a component of the National 

Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. ENSIGN: 

S. 41. A bill to require a 50-hour workweek 

for Federal prison inmates, to reform inmate 

work programs, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. 

CORNYN, Mr. BOND, Mr. BURR, Mr. 

VITTER, Mr. ENZI, and Mr. ISAKSON): 

S. 42. A bill to amend title II of the Social 

Security Act to preserve and protect Social 

Security benefits of American workers and 

to help ensure greater congressional oversight of the Social Security system by requiring that both Houses of Congress approve a totalization agreement before the 

agreement, giving foreign workers Social Security benefits, can go into effect; to the 

Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. ENSIGN: 

S. 43. A bill to make the moratorium on 

Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce 

permanent; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. ENSIGN: 

S. 44. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. 

MCCONNELL, Mr. GREGG, Mr. CORNYN, 

Mr. BURR, Mr. VITTER, Mr. INHOFE, 

Mr. VOINOVICH, and Mr. COBURN): 

S. 45. A bill to improve patient access to 

health care services and provide improved 

medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health 

care delivery system; to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. 

STABENOW, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. 

CASEY, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. 

SPECTER, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. 

AKAKA): 

S. 46. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps; to the 

Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. 

VITTER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. ISAKSON, 

Mr. COBURN, Mr. DEMINT, and Mr. 

CRAPO): 

S. 47. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services; to 

the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. ENSIGN: 

S. 48. A bill to amend the Help America 

Vote Act of 2002 to require new voting systems to provide a voter-verified permanent 

record, to develop better accessible voting 

machines for individuals with disabilities, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Rules and Administration. 

By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. 

CORNYN): 

S. 49. A bill to help Federal prosecutors 

and investigators combat public corruption 

by strengthening and clarifying the law; to 

the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 50. A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, 

United States Code, to authorize the use of 

clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional 

and mental illnesses; to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 51. A bill to amend title 10, United 

States Code, to recognize the United States 

Military Cancer Institute as an establishment within the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, to require the 

Institute to promote the health of members 

of the Armed Forces and their dependents by 

enhancing cancer research and treatment, to 

provide for a study of the epidemiological 

causes of cancer among various ethnic 

groups for cancer prevention and early detection efforts, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on Armed Services. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 52. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 100 percent reimbursement for medical assistance provided 

to a Native Hawaiian through a Federallyqualified health center or a Native Hawaiian 

health care system; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 53. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of 

services provided by nursing school clinics 

under State Medicaid programs; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 54. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing minimum nurse 

staffing ratios at certain Medicare providers, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

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By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 55. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide improved reimbursement for clinical social worker services 

under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 56. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the restriction 

that a clinical psychologist or clinical social 

worker provide services in a comprehensive 

outpatient rehabilitation facility to a patient only under the care of a physician; to 

the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 57. A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 58. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to modify the application of the 

tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual 

United States domestic and foreign trades, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Finance. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 59. A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to make certain graduate programs in professional psychology eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs; to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. 

SCHUMER, Ms. SNOWE, and Mrs. 

BOXER): 

S. 60. A bill to prohibit the sale and counterfeiting of Presidential inaugural tickets; 

to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. 

BOXER, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. HARKIN, 

Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE): 

S. 61. A bill to amend title 11 of the United 

States Code with respect to modification of 

certain mortgages on principal residences, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 

By Mr. INHOFE: 

S. 62. A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating 

the fairness doctrine; to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 63. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians’ assistants under the Medicaid Program; to the 

Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. ENZI, 

Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. WICKER, Mr. 

DEMINT, and Mrs. LINCOLN): 

S. 64. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to require approval 

by the Congress for certain expenditures for 

the Troubled Asset Relief Program; to the 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 65. A bill to provide relief to the 

Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United 

States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Ms. 

LANDRIEU): 

S. 66. A bill to amend title 10, United 

States Code, to permit former members of 

the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on 

military aircraft in the same manner and to 

the same extent as retired members of the 

Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such 

aircraft; to the Committee on Armed Services. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 67. A bill to amend title 10, United 

States Code, to authorize certain disabled 

former prisoners of war to use Department of 

Defense commissary and exchange stores; to 

the Committee on Armed Services. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 68. A bill to require the Secretary of the 

Army to determine the validity of the claims 

of certain Filipinos that they performed 

military service on behalf of the United 

States during World War II; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 

By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. 

LIEBERMAN, Mr. CARPER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. AKAKA): 

S. 69. A bill to establish a fact-finding 

Commission to extend the study of a prior 

Commission to investigate and determine 

facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to 

Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through 

February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other 

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

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 70. A bill to restore the traditional day 

of observance of Memorial Day, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. 

CRAPO): 

S. 71. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services; to 

the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. 

AKAKA): 

S. 72. A bill to reauthorize the programs of 

the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 73. A bill to establish a systematic mortgage modification program at the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. 

VITTER, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. CORNYN, 

and Mr. ENSIGN): 

S. 74. A bill to provide permanent tax relief 

from the marriage penalty. 

By Mr. KOHL: 

S. 75. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the use of generic drugs under the Medicare part D prescription drug program when available unless the brand name drug is determined to be 

medically necessary; to the Committee on 

Finance. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 76. A bill to amend the Native Hawaiian 

Health Care Improvement Act to revise and 

extend that Act; to the Committee on Indian 

Affairs. 

By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. 

SNOWE): 

S. 77. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for equal coverage of mental health services under the 

State Children’s Health Insurance Program; 

to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. 

SNOWE): 

S. 78. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to provide a full exclusion for 

gain from certain small business stocks; to 

the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. KERRY: 

S. 79. A bill to amend the Social Security 

Act to establish a Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs; to 

the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 80. A bill to amend the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 

importation of prescription drugs, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 81. A bill to amend title II of the Social 

Security Act to allow workers who attain 

age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social 

Security Amendments of 1977, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 82. 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. VITTER: 

S. 83. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home 

school education expenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

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

By Mr. VITTER: 

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; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions. 

By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. 

BURR): 

S. 86. A bill to establish a procedure to 

safeguard the Social Security Trust Funds; 

to the Committee on the Budget. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 87. A bill to amend the procedures regarding military recruiter access to secondary school student recruiting information; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 88. A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part; to the 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 89. A bill to authorize the Moving to 

Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of 

Federal housing assistance, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 90. A bill to preserve open competition 

and Federal Government neutrality towards 

the labor relations of Federal Government 

contractors on Federal and federally funded 

construction projects; to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 91. A bill to reduce the amount of financial assistance provided to the Government 

of Mexico in response to the illegal border 

crossings from Mexico into the United 

States, which serve to dissipate the political 

discontent with the higher unemployment 

rate within Mexico; to the Committee on 

Foreign Relations. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 92. A bill to ensure the safety of seafood 

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United States; to the Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. BROWN: 

S. 93. A bill to provide quality, affordable 

health insurance for small employers and individuals; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 94. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to provide for a nonrefundable 

tax credit for long-term care insurance premiums; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

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; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 96. A bill to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities; to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 97. A bill to amend title IV of the Social 

Security Act to require States to implement 

a drug testing program for applicants for and 

recipients of assistance under the Temporary 

Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 98. A bill to impose admitting privilege 

requirements with respect to physicians who 

perform abortions; to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 99. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax 

credit for certain stem cell research expenditures; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 100. 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. VITTER: 

S. 101. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expenses relating 

to all home schools to be qualified education 

expenses for purposes of a Coverdell education savings account; to the Committee on 

Finance. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 102. A bill to repeal the provision of law 

that provides automatic pay adjustments for 

Members of Congress; to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 103. A bill to require disclosure and payment of noncommercial air travel in the 

Senate; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 104. A bill to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing 

the spouse or immediate family members of 

any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee; to the Committee 

on Rules and Administration. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 105. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to establish criminal 

penalties for knowingly and willfully falsifying or failing to file or report certain information required to be reported under that 

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

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 106. A bill to require that all individuals 

convicted of a felony under State law provide 

a DNA sample; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 107. A bill to authorize funding for the 

Advancing Justice through DNA Technology 

initiative; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 108. A bill to prohibit the admission of 

an alien who was detained as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless the 

President determines that such admission is 

consistent with the national security of the 

United States, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. 

STABENOW): 

S. 109. A bill to designate the Beaver Basin 

Wilderness at Pictured Rocks National 

Lakeshore in the State of Michigan; to the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. 

STABENOW): 

S. 110. A bill to provide for the designation 

of the River Raisin National Battlefield Park 

in the State of Michigan; to the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 111. A bill for the relief of Joseph Gabra 

and Sharon Kamel; to the Committee on the 

Judiciary. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 112. A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations 

for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 113. A bill to amend the Public Health 

Service Act to provide health care practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care, including both physical 

and mental care, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. 114. A bill to amend the Public Health 

Service Act to provide for the establishment 

of a National Center for Social Work Research; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. 115. A bill to amend title II of the Social 

Security Act to provide that wages earned, 

and self-employment income derived, by individuals while such individuals were not 

citizens or nationals of the United States 

and were illegally in the United States shall 

not be credited for coverage under the oldage, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title; to the Committee on 

Finance. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 116. A bill to require the Secretary of 

the Treasury to allocate $10,000,000,000 of 

Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to local 

governments that have suffered significant 

losses due to highly-rated investments in 

failed financial institutions; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mrs. BOXER, and 

Ms. MIKULSKI): 

S. 117. A bill to protect the property and 

security of homeowners who are subject to 

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

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. 

NELSON of Florida, Ms. STABENOW, 

Mr. LEAHY, and Mr. CASEY): 

S. 118. A bill to amend section 202 of the 

Housing Act of 1959, to improve the program 

under such section for supportive housing for 

the elderly, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 119. A bill for the relief of Guy Privat 

Tape and Lou Nazie Raymonde Toto; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 120. A bill for the relief of Denes Fulop 

and Gyorgyi Fulop; to the Committee on the 

Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 121. A bill for the relief of Esidronio 

Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elna Cobian 

Arreola, Nayely Bibiana Arreola, and Cindy 

Jael Arreola; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 122. A bill for the relief of Robert Liang 

and Alice Liang; to the Committee on the 

Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 123. A bill for the relief of Jose Buendia 

Balderas, Alicia Aranda De Buendia, and Ana 

Laura Buendia Aranda; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 124. A bill for the relief of Shigeru Yamada; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 125. A bill for the relief of Alfredo 

Plascencia Lopez and Maria Del Refugio 

Plascencia; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 126. A bill for the relief of Claudia 

Marquez Rico; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 127. A bill for the relief of Jacqueline W. 

Coats; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 128. A bill for the relief of Jose Alberto 

Martinez Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, 

and Adilene Martinez; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 129. A bill for the relief of Ruben 

Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and Arthur 

Mkoyan; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 130. A bill for the relief of Jorge Rojas 

Gutierrez, Oliva Gonzalez Gonzalez, and 

Jorge Rojas Gonzalez; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 131. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide for enhanced disclosure 

under an open end credit plan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. 

HATCH, Mr. BAYH, Mr. KERRY, Mrs. 

MURRAY, Mr. KYL, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. 

SCHUMER, and Ms. CANTWELL): 

S. 132. A bill to increase and enhance law 

enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to 

deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities 

from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, 

to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. 

SNOWE, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. BOXER, 

Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. KERRY, 

and Mr. SPECTER): 

S. 133. 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; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

By Mr. LEVIN: 

S. 134. A bill to amend the National Trails 

System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the North Country National Scenic 

Trail; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. 

STABENOW): 

S. 135. A bill to decrease the matching 

funds requirement and authorize additional 

appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan; to the 


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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. BINGAMAN: 

S. 136. A bill for the relief of Ziad Mohamed 

Shaban Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and 

Juman Ziad Khweis; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 

By Mr. BROWN: 

S. 137. A bill to create jobs and reduce the 

dependence of the United States on foreign 

and unsustainable energy sources by promoting the production of green energy, and 

for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Ms. 

SNOWE, and Mrs. LINCOLN): 

S. 138. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal alternative minimum tax limitations on private activity 

bond interest, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on Finance. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 139. A bill to require Federal agencies, 

and persons engaged in interstate commerce, 

in possession of data containing sensitive 

personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: 

S. 140. A bill to modify the requirements 

applicable to locatable minerals on public 

domain lands, consistent with the principles 

of self-initiation of mining claims, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. 

GREGG, and Ms. SNOWE): 

S. 141. A bill to amend title 18, United 

States Code, to limit the misuse of Social 

Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. KERRY: 

S. 142. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI 

of the Social Security Act to ensure that 

every uninsured child in America has health 

insurance coverage, and for other purposes; 

to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. KERRY: 

S. 143. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a college opportunity tax credit; to the Committee on 

Finance. 

By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. 

ENSIGN): 

S. 144. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from 

listed property under section 280F; to the 

Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. AKAKA: 

S. 145. A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae 

Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree); to 

the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. VITTER, 

Mr. LEAHY, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. DORGAN, 

and Mr. ROCKEFELLER): 

S. 146. A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and 

to eliminate exemptions from such laws that 

are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads; to the Committee on the 

Judiciary. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. 

ROCKEFELLER, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE): 

S. 147. A bill to require the closure of the 

detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 

to limit the use of certain interrogation 

techniques, to prohibit interrogation by contractors, to require notification of the International Committee of the Red Cross of detainees, and for other purposes; to the Select 

Committee on Intelligence. 

By Mr. KOHL: 

S. 148. A bill to restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, 

distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum price below which the manufacturer’s 

product or service cannot be sold violates 

the Sherman Act; to the Committee on the 

Judiciary. 

By Mr. KOHL: 

S. 149. A bill to change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours; to the Committee on 

Rules and Administration. 

By Mr. LEAHY: 

S. 150. A bill to provide Federal assistance 

to States for rural law enforcement and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. 

KYL): 

S. 151. A bill to protect Indian arts and 

crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 

By Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. 

KYL): 

S. 152. A bill to direct the Secretary of the 

Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to 

jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. 

KYL): 

S. 153. A bill to amend the National Trails 

System Act to designate the Arizona National Scenic Trail; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. 

CRAPO, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, and 

Mr. MARTINEZ): 

S. 154. A bill to require the Congressional 

Budget Office and the Joint Committee on 

Taxation to use dynamic economic modeling 

in addition to static economic modeling in 

the preparation of budgetary estimates of 

proposed changes in Federal revenue law; to 

the Committee on the Budget. 

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. LINCOLN, and Mr. BUNNING): 

S. 155. 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, Mr. KERRY, 

and Ms. LANDRIEU): 

S. 156. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend enhanced small 

business expensing and to provide for a 5- 

year net operating loss carryback for losses 

incurred in 2008 or 2009; to the Committee on 

Finance. 

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mrs. 

LINCOLN): 

S. 157. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the temporary 

waiver of required minimum distribution 

rules for certain retirement plans and accounts; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. KERRY, 

Mr. BROWN, and Mrs. LINCOLN): 

S. 158. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability 

of industrial development bonds to facilities 

manufacturing intangible property; to the 

Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and 

Mr. MENENDEZ): 

S. 159. A bill to establish the Paterson 

Great Falls National Historical Park, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. 

HATCH, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. KENNEDY, 

Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. DODD, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. KERRY, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. 

FEINGOLD): 

S. 160. A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah 

an additional seat in the House of Representatives; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and 

Mrs. BOXER): 

S. 161. A bill to authorize implementation 

of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. 

MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. 

GRAHAM, and Mr. COBURN): 

S. 162. A bill to provide greater accountability of taxpayers’ dollars by curtailing 

congressional earmarking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S.J. Res. 1. A joint resolution proposing an 

amendment to the Constitution of the 

United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may 

serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S.J. Res. 2. A joint resolution proposing an 

amendment to the Constitution of the 

United States authorizing the Congress and 

the States to prohibit the act of desecration 

of the flag of the United States and to set 

criminal penalties for that act; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. REID: 

S.J. Res. 3. A joint resolution ensuring 

that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of 

the Interior are those which were in effect on 

January 1, 2005; 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. REID (for himself and Mr. 

MCCONNELL): 

S. Res. 1. A resolution informing the President of the United States that a quorum of 

each House is assembled; considered and 

agreed to. 

By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. 

MCCONNELL): 

S. Res. 2. A resolution informing the House 

of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled; considered and agreed to. 

By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. 

MCCONNELL): 

S. Res. 3. A resolution fixing the hour of 

daily meeting of the Senate; considered and 

agreed to. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. Res. 4. A resolution expressing the sense 

of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the 

United States erroneously decided Kennedy 

v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the 

eighth amendment to the Constitution of the 

United States allows the imposition of the 

death penalty for the rape of a child; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. Res. 5. A resolution expressing the support for prayer at school board meetings; to 

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions . 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. Res. 6. A resolution expressing solidarity with Israel in Israel’s defense against 

terrorism in the Gaza Strip; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

By Mr. INOUYE: 

S. Res. 7. A resolution expressing the sense 

of the Senate regarding designation of the 

month of November as ‘‘National Military 

Family Month’’; to the Committee on the 

Judiciary. 

By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. REED, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. 

AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. 

BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH, 


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