07/31/08 10:00 AMLocation : SR-253
Business meeting to consider S.3198, to amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the navigation of submersible or semi-submersible vessels without nationality, S.3274, to reauthorize the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and
Development Act, H.Con.Res.375, to honor the goal of the International Year of Astronomy, H.Con.Res.305, recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation, an original bill entitled,"The Whaling Amendments Act of
2008", the nomination of John P. Hewko, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, and a promotion list in the United States Coast
Guard.
Location : SD-226
Business meeting to consider S.3155, to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, S.2746, to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act)
to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related
legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, S.3061, 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,
S.2838, to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration, S.3136, to encourage the entry of felony warrants into the NCIC database by States and provide additional resources for extradition, S.1276, to establish a
grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, S.3197, to amend title 11, United States Code, to exempt for a limited period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under
chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days, S.3325, to
enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, S.3296, to extend the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and change the title of the Administrative Assistant to
the Chief Justice, S.2052, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, H.R.5235, to establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission, S.3166, to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to enter the United States, S.Res.620, designating the week of September 14-20, 2008, as
National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week, to raise public awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease, and to foster understanding of the impact polycystic kidney disease has on patients and future generations of their
families, S.Res.622, designating the week beginning September 7, 2008, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week", and S.Res.624, designating August 2008 as "National Truancy Prevention
Month".
