[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14] [Senate] [Page 19715] [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. MENENDEZ: S. 3514. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE: S. 3515. A bill to establish 4 regional institutes as centers of excellence for research, planning, and related efforts to assess and prepare for the impacts of climate change on ocean and coastal areas; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Crapo): S. 3516. A bill to permit commercial vehicles at weights up to 129,000 pounds to use certain highways of the Interstate System in the State of Idaho which would provide significant savings in the transportation of goods throughout the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Feingold): S. 3517. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to provide parity under group health plans and group health insurance coverage for the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Crapo): S. 3518. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Wyden): S. 3519. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. Brown): S. 3520. A bill to establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. COCHRAN: S. 3521. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as the ``Spencer Byrd Powers Jr. Post Office"; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Ms. SNOWE: S. 3522. A bill to establish a Federal Board of Certification to enhance the transparency, credibility, and stability of financial markets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. ENZI: S. 3523. A bill to provide 8 steps for energy sufficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. REID (for Mr. Biden): S. 3524. A bill to improve the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski): S. 3525. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. REID (for Mr. Biden (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Lugar)): S. 3526. A bill to enhance drug trafficking interdiction by creating a Federal felony relating to operating or embarking in a submersible or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage; read the first time. By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Feingold, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Thune, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Rockefeller): S. 3527. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. ____________________