[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11607-11608]
[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 Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Gregg):
       S. 3084. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or 
     higher degree from a United States institution of higher 
     education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or 
     mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Baucus, and 
             Mr. Craig):
       S. 3085. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish a cooperative watershed management program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 3086. A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure 
     competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access 
     to electronic payment systems; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 3087. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the home loan guaranty programs 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 3088. A bill to designate certain land in the State of 
     Oregon as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 3089. A bill to designate certain land in the State of 
     Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain 
     Federal land and non-Federal land, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Obama, 
             and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 3090. A bill to provide for adequate oversight and 
     inspection by the Federal Aviation Administration of 
     facilities outside the United States that perform maintenance 
     and repair work on United States commercial aircraft, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
             Casey):
       S. 3091. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to exempt negative pressure wound therapy pumps and 
     related supplies and accessories from the Medicare 
     competitive acquisition program until the clinical 
     comparability of such products can be validated; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 3092. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure sufficient resources and increase efforts for research 
     at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's 
     disease, to authorize an education and outreach program to 
     promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to 
     Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education 
     and outreach in Hispanic populations), and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 3093. A bill to extend and improve the effectiveness of 
     the employment eligibility confirmation program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
             Clinton, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 3094. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     provide for a study of the Long Path Trail, a system of 
     trails and potential trails running from Fort Lee, New 
     Jersey, to the Adirondacks in New York, to determine whether 
     to add the trail to the National Trails System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 3095. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to expand the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program 
     to increase the delivery of mental health services and other 
     health services to veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and 
     Operation

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     Iraqi Freedom and to other residents of rural areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S.J. Res. 38. A joint resolution waiving certain provisions 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of a 
     Deputy United States Trade Representative; to the Committee 
     on Finance.

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