[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 29 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2022-S2024]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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. PRYOR:
       S. 602. A bill to develop the next generation of parental 
     control technology; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 603. A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Kerry, 
             and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 604. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     limit increases in the certain costs of health care services 
     under the health care programs of the Department of Defense, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Ms. Mikulski, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 605. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote and improve the allied health professions; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida, Mr. Obama, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reid, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 606. A bill to improve Federal contracting and 
     procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse and improving 
     competition in contracting and procurement and by enhancing 
     administration of Federal contracting personnel, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 607. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent interference with Federal disaster relief efforts, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 608. A bill to improve the allocation of grants through 
     the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 609. A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal 
     service contributions and the universal service support 
     programs established pursuant to that section are not subject 
     to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, 
     commonly known as the Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 610. A bill to clarify the effective date of the 
     modification of treatment for retirement annuity purposes of 
     part-time service before April 7, 1986, of certain Department 
     of Veterans Affairs health-care professionals; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 611. A bill to provide for secondary school reform, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, 
             and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 612. A bill to improve the health of women through the 
     establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the 
     Department of Health and Human Services; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Biden):
       S. 613. A bill to enhance the overseas stabilization and 
     reconstruction capabilities of the United States Government, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska):

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       S. 614. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to double 
     the child tax credit for the first year, to expand the credit 
     dependent care services, to provide relief from the 
     alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 615. A bill to provide the nonimmigrant spouses and 
     children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 
     11, 2001, terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their 
     status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 616. A bill to promote health care coverage parity for 
     individuals participating in legal recreational activities or 
     legal transportation activities; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH:
       S. 617. A bill to make the National Parks and Federal 
     Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain 
     veterans; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             Reid, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 618. A bill to further competition in the insurance 
     industry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 619. A bill to prevent congressional reapportionment 
     distortions; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 620. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     train unemployed workers for employment as health care 
     professionals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 621. A bill to establish commissions to review the facts 
     and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European 
     Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees 
     during World War II; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Baucus, and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 622. A bill to enhance fair and open competition in the 
     production and sale of agricultural commodities; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Vitter, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Leahy, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 623. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable 
     biological products, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 624. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health 
     measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. McCain, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Smith, Mr. Reed, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Collins, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Stevens, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Domenici, Mrs. Clinton, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Obama, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Kohl, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 625. A bill to protect the public health by providing 
     the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to 
     regulate tobacco products; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Shelby):
       S. 626. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for arthritis research and public health, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Specter, and 
             Mr. Martinez):
       S. 627. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to improve the health and 
     well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the 
     creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center, to assist 
     local Court Teams, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 628. A bill to provide grants for rural health 
     information technology development activities; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 629. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to provide direct and guaranteed loans, loan 
     guarantees, and grants to complete the construction and 
     rehabilitation of rural critical access hospitals; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Harkin):
       S. 630. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a minimum payment rate by 
     Medicare Advantage organizations for services furnished by a 
     critical access hospital and a rural health clinic under the 
     Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 631. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management 
     services for chronic health care conditions under the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 632. A bill to provide for a hospital in Cass County, 
     Minnesota; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 633. A bill to provide assistance to rural schools, 
     hospitals, and communities for the conduct of collaborative 
     efforts to secure a progressive and innovative system to 
     improve access to mental health care for youth, seniors and 
     families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 634. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish grant programs to provide for education and 
     outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care 
     once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize 
     programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 635. A bill to provide for a research program for 
     remediation of closed methamphetamine production 
     laboratories, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 636. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the reporting period for certain statements sent to 
     taxpayers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       S. 637. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the 
     Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor in Alabama and 
     Georgia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Craig, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             Lugar, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 638. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PRYOR:
       S. 639. A bill to establish digital and wireless networks 
     to advance online higher education opportunities for minority 
     students; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       S. 640. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Men's Health; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Gregg):
       S. 641. A bill to express the sense of Congress that no 
     funds should be cut off or reduced for American troops in the 
     field which would result in undermining their safety or their 
     ability to complete their assigned missions; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 642. A bill to codify Executive Order 12898, relating to 
     environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the 
     recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and 
     the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 643. A bill to amend section 1922A of title 38, United 
     States Code, to increase the amount of supplemental insurance 
     available for totally disabled veterans; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 644. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     recodify as part of that title certain educational assistance 
     programs for members of the reserve components of the Armed 
     Forces, to improve such programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mr. Conrad, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Hagel, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 645. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
     provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for 
     certain coal gasification project goals; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 646. A bill to increase the nursing workforce; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 647. A bill to designate certain land in the State of 
     Oregon as wilderness, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       S. 648. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     reduce the eligibility age for receipt of non-regular 
     military service retired pay for members of the Ready Reserve 
     in active federal status or on active duty for significant 
     periods; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 649. A bill to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
     to conduct an independent safety assessment of the Indian 
     Point Nuclear Power Plant; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 650. A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational 
     Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide for 
     certain nuclear weapons program workers to be included in the 
     Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program 
     established by that Act; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 651. A bill to help promote the national recommendation 
     of physical activity to kids, families, and communities 
     across the United States; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Craig, 
             and Mr. Sununu):
       S. 652. A bill to extend certain trade preferences to 
     certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Lugar, 
             Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 653. A bill to expand visa waiver program to countries 
     on a probationary basis and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 654. A bill to establish the Food Safety Administration 
     to protect the public health by preventing food-borne 
     illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on 
     contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving 
     security of food from intentional contamination, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.

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