[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8] [Senate] [Pages 10447-10448] [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. ALEXANDER: S. 3048. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the allowance of bonus depreciation and the increased expensing limitations permanent; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. ALEXANDER: S. 3049. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the capital gains and dividends rate permanent and to provide estate tax relief and reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici): S. 3050. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain isotopic separation machinery and apparatus, and parts thereof, for use in the construction of an isotopic separation facility in southern New Mexico; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. GRAHAM: S. 3051. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the site of the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. Lugar): [[Page 10448]] S. 3052. A bill to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Ms. Cantwell): S. 3053. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants for eligible entities to provide services to improve financial literacy among older individuals; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Kerry): S. 3054. A bill to require all automobiles manufactured or sold in the United States to be equipped with a real time and average fuel economy display; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith): S. 3055. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of the excise tax on certain wooden arrows designed for use by children; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Salazar, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Tester, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Collins): S. 3056. A bill to reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein): S. 3057. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide a special displacement allowance for members of the uniformed services without dependents, to provide for an annual percentage increase in the amount of the family seperation allowance for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Durbin): S. 3058. A bill to prohibit the importation of certain products that contain or are derived from columbite-tantalite or cassiterite mined or extracted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe): S. 3059. A bill to permit commercial trucks to use certain highways of the Interstate System to 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 Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Menendez): S. 3060. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. By Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. Brownback): S. 3061. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. ALLARD: S. 3062. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify certain provisions relating to oil shale leasing; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Smith): S. 3063. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Collins): S. 3064. A bill to establish a multi-faceted approach to improve access and eliminate disparities in oral health care; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. SALAZAR: S. 3065. A bill to establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. SALAZAR: S. 3066. A bill to designate certain National Forest System land in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain land in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Cardin): S. 3067. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Dental Health Improvement Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Reid, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Menendez): S. 3068. A bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mrs. BOXER: S. 3069. A bill to designate certain land as wilderness in the State of California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Smith, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lugar, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Vitter, Mr. McCain, Mr. Corker, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Allard, Mr. Burr, Mr. Craig, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Warner, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Thune, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Brownback, and Mrs. Lincoln): S. 3070. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. BARRASSO: S. 3071. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or endangered species, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. WICKER: S. 3072. A bill to provide for comprehensive health reform; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Allard, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Bond, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Thune): S. 3073. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dodd): S.J. Res. 34. A joint resolution to provide a replacement laboratory and support space at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Mathias Laboratory; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dodd): S.J. Res. 35. A joint resolution to amend Public Law 108- 331 to provide for the construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dodd): S.J. Res. 36. A joint resolution to provide replacement laboratory space for terrestrial research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. ____________________