[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 45 (Thursday, March 15, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S3199]
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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. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Cornyn, and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 888. A bill to amend section 1091 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to allow the prosecution of genocide in 
     appropriate circumstances; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 889. A bill to improve acquisition under the Deepwater 
     program of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Roberts, 
             and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 890. A bill to provide for certain administrative and 
     support services for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 891. A bill to protect children and their parents from 
     being coerced into administering a controlled substance in 
     order to attend school, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 892. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of 
     determining gain or loss; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             Martinez, and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 893. A bill to allow a State to combine certain funds 
     and enter into a performance agreement with the Secretary of 
     Education to improve the academic achievement of students; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
             Bingaman, and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 894. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit for the purchase of idling reduction 
     systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 895. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States 
     has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Stevens, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 896. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary 
     care physicians and medical residents serving health 
     professional shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Bond, 
             Mrs. Clinton, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 897. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Clinton, 
             and Ms. Collins):
       S. 898. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while 
     providing more help to caregivers and increasing public 
     education about prevention; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 899. A bill to amend section 401(b)(2) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 regarding the Federal Pell Grant 
     maximum amount; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 900. A bill to authorize the Boy Scouts of America to 
     exchange certain land in the State of Utah acquired under the 
     Recreation and Public Purposes Act; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bond, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Burr):
       S. 901. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the 
     health centers program under section 330 of such Act; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Landrieu, and Ms. 
             Cantwell):
       S. 902. A bill to provide support and assistance for 
     families of members of the National Guard and Reserve who are 
     undergoing deployment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Clinton, 
             Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 903. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. 
     Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the 
     fight against global poverty; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Craig):
       S. 904. A bill to provide additional relief for small 
     business owners ordered to active duty as members of reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 905. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion 
     for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 906. A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, 
     transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 907. A bill to establish an Advisory Committee on 
     Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand 
     and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
             Martinez, and Mr. Smith):
       S. 908. A bill to establish a Consortium on the Impact of 
     Technology in Aging Health Services; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Kerry, and 
             Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 909. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain 
     individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of 
     proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of 
     eligibility for Medicaid, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Harkin, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Biden, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
             Casey):
       S. 910. A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure 
     that Americans can address their own health needs and the 
     health needs of their families; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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