[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 149 (Wednesday, October 3, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S12532]
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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. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2129. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish the infrastructure foundation for the hydrogen 
     economy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Durbin, 
             Ms. Collins, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 2130. A bill to express the sense of the Senate on the 
     need for a comprehensive diplomatic offensive to help broker 
     national reconciliation efforts in Iraq and lay the 
     foundation for the eventual redeployment of United States 
     combat forces; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Lott):
       S. 2131. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at Highway 49 South in Piney 
     Woods, Mississippi, as the ``Lawrence C. and Grace M. Jones 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. 
             Durbin)):
       S. 2132. A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery 
     for introduction into interstate commerce of children's 
     products that contain lead, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 2133. A bill to authorize bankruptcy courts to take 
     certain actions with respect to mortgage loans in bankruptcy, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. 
             Pryor):
       S. 2134. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     submit to Congress reports on the status of planning for the 
     redeployment of the Armed Forces from Iraq and to require the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff, and appropriate senior officials of the Department of 
     Defense to meet with Congress to brief Congress on matters 
     contained in the reports; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Feingold, 
             and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 2135. A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child 
     soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child 
     soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of 
     persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2136. A bill to address the treatment of primary 
     mortgages in bankruptcy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Conrad, Mr. Thune, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Tester):
       S.J. Res. 20. A joint resolution to disapprove a final rule 
     of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to the importation 
     of cattle and beef; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.

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