[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 135 (Wednesday, September 12, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11504-S11505]
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. BOND (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 2040. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for 
     small property and casualty insurance companies; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Specter, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 2041. A bill to amend the False Claims Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Warner, 
             and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 2042. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to conduct activities to rapidly advance 
     treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular 
     disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 2043. A bill to prohibit the closure or relocation of 
     any county office of the Farm Service Agency until at least 1 
     year after the enactment of an omnibus law to provide for the 
     continuation of agricultural programs for fiscal years after 
     fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2044. A bill to provide procedures for the proper 
     classification of employees and independent contractors, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 2045. A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to provide greater protection for children's 
     products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer 
     products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product 
     recall programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 2046. A bill to establish a pilot program for police 
     departments to use anonymous texts from citizens to augment 
     their anonymous tip hotlines; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 2047. A bill to require enhanced disclosures to 
     consumers purchasing flood insurance and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2048. A bill for the relief of Jose Buendia Balderas, 
     Alicia Aranda De Buendia, and Ana Laura Beundia Aranda; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Kerry):

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       S. 2049. A bill to prohibit the implementation of policies 
     to prohibit States from providing quality health coverage to 
     children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program (SCHIP); to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 2050. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the 
     disability insurance program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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