[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 167 (Wednesday, October 31, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S13624]
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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 Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 2267. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an income tax credit for eldercare expenses; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 2268. A bill to require issuers of long term care 
     insurance to establish third party review processes for 
     disputed claims; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 2269. A bill to reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water 
     Supply Project; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 2270. A bill to include health centers in the list of 
     entities eligible for mortgage insurance under the National 
     Housing Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 2271. An original bill to authorize State and local 
     governments to divest assets in companies that conduct 
     business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States 
     Government contracts with such companies, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 2272. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service known as the Southpark Station in 
     Alexandria, Louisiana, as the John ``Marty'' Thiels Southpark 
     Station, in honor and memory of Thiels, a Louisiana postal 
     worker who was killed in the line of duty on October 4, 2007; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (by request):
       S. 2273. A bill to enhance the functioning and integration 
     of formerly homeless veterans who reside in permanent 
     housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, 
             and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2274. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2275. A bill to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or 
     distribution in commerce of certain children's products and 
     child care articles that contain phthalates, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. 
             Warner):
       S. 2276. A bill to enhance United States competitiveness in 
     aeronautics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Kohl, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 2277. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the limitation on the issuance of qualified 
     veterans' mortgage bonds for Alaska, Oregon, and Wisconsin 
     and to modify the definition of qualified veteran; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Obama, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 2278. A bill to improve the prevention, detection, and 
     treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections 
     (CHAI), with a focus on antibiotic-resistant bacteria; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 2279. A bill to combat international violence against 
     women and girls; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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