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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S1521 on March 4, 2008.
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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. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Stevens):
S. 2688. A bill to improve the protections afforded under Federal law to consumers from contaminated seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public in or affecting interstate commerce is fit for human consumption; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Nelson of
Florida):
S. 2689. A bill to amend section 411h of title 37, United States Code, to provide travel and transportation allowances for family members of members of the uniformed services with serious inpatient psychiatric conditions; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BROWNBACK:
S. 2690. A bill to authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery of an American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National Cemetery honoring blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and other Americans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BOND:
S. 2691. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to provide enhanced agricultural input into Federal rulemakings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 2692. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Department of the Air Force for fiscal year 2009 $4,600,000 for the construction of an Aerospace Ground Equipment Facility at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 2693. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Department of the Air Force for fiscal year 2009 $3,150,000 for additions and alterations to a Flight Simulator Facility at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 2694. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Defense Logistics Agency for fiscal year 2009 $14,400,000 to replace fuel storage tanks at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 2695. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Department of the Air Force for fiscal year 2009 $1,050,000 for additions and alterations to Aircraft Maintenance Units at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 2696. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Department of the Air Force for fiscal year 2009 $14,500,000 for the alteration of a hangar at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, for the construction of a Low Observable Composite Repair Facility; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 2697. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Special Operations Command for fiscal year 2009 $18,100,000 for the construction of a Special Operations Force Maintenance Hangar at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 2698. A bill to authorize to be appropriated to the Department of the Air Force for fiscal year 2009 $2,150,000 for additions and alterations to a Jet Engine Maintenance Shop at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mrs. Boxer):
S. 2699. A bill to require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
S. 2700. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska:
S. 2701. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the eastern Nebraska region to serve veterans in the eastern Nebraska and western Iowa regions; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
S. 2702. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part B Program; to the Committee on Finance.
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