[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 168 (Thursday, November 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13684-S13685]
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. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 2280. A bill to amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 2281. A bill to expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay 
     National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2282. A bill to increase the number of full-time 
     personnel of the Consumer Product Safety Commission assigned 
     to duty stations at United States ports of entry or to 
     inspect overseas production facilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       S. 2283. A bill to preserve the use and access of pack and 
     saddle stock animals on public land administered by the 
     National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management, the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest 
     Service on which there is a historical tradition of the use 
     of pack and saddle stock animals; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 2284. An original bill to amend the National Flood 
     Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of 
     the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; placed on 
     the calendar.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 2285. An original bill to reauthorize the Federal 
     terrorism risk insurance program, and for other purposes; 
     from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 2286. An original bill to establish a nonpartisan 
     commission on natural catastrophe risk management and 
     insurance, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 2287. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain 
     hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 2288. A bill to establish portfolio quality standards, 
     improve lender oversight by the Small Business 
     Administration, create economic outcome and performance 
     measurements, strengthen the loan programs under section 7(a) 
     of the Small Business Act and title V of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Corker, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 2289. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees 
     to which State and local governments are a party, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2290. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 16731 Santa Ana Avenue in 
     Fontana, California, as the ``Beatrice E. Watson Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Carper, 
             and Mr. Levin):
       S. 2291. A bill to enhance citizen access to Government 
     information and services by establishing plain language as 
     the standard style of Government documents issued to the 
     public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 2292. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
     to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address 
     terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             Smith, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Hatch, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 2293. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for 
     other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Specter, and Mr. 
             McConnell):
       S. 2294. A bill to strengthen immigration enforcement and 
     border security and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 2295. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under 
     title III of such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2296. A bill to provide for improved disclosures by all 
     mortgage lenders at the loan approval and settlement stages 
     of all mortgage loans; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2297. A bill to require the FCC to conduct an economic 
     study on the impact that low-power FM stations will have on 
     full-power commercial FM stations; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2298. A bill to prohibit an applicant from obtaining a 
     low-power FM license if an applicant has engaged in any 
     manner in the unlicensed operation of any station in 
     violation of section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2299. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish an advisory committee to develop recommendations 
     regarding the national aquatic animal health plan developed 
     by the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2300. A bill to improve the Small Business Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Obama):
       S.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution clarifying that the use of 
     force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for 
     the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution 
     previously adopted, or any other provision of law; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

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