[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 177 (Thursday, November 15, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S14488]
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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. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 2357. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate the Perquimans River and the tributaries of the 
     Perquimans River in Perquimans County, North Carolina, for 
     study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Burr, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Corker, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Voinovich, 
             and Mr. McCain):
       S. 2358. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit human-animal hybrids; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 2359. A bill to establish the St. Augustine 450th 
     Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       S. 2360. A bill to develop a national system of oversight 
     of States for sexual misconduct in the elementary and 
     secondary school system; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 2361. A bill to ensure the privacy of wireless telephone 
     numbers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Biden):
       S. 2362. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an additional standard deduction for real property 
     taxes for nonitemizers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
             Bennett, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 2363. A bill making appropriations for military 
     construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and 
     for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 2364. A bill to adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National 
     Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 2365. A bill to require educational institutions that 
     receive Federal funds to obtain the affirmative, informed, 
     written consent of a parent before providing a student 
     information regarding sex, to provide parents the opportunity 
     to review such information, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 2366. A bill to provide immigration reform by securing 
     America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, 
     and enabling a practical verification program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 2367. A bill to provide for the issuance of bonds to 
     provide funding for the construction of schools of the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 2368. A bill to provide immigration reform by securing 
     America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, 
     and enabling a practical employer verification program; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Obama, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 2369. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain tax planning inventions are not 
     patentable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 2370. A bill to clear title to certain real property in 
     New Mexico associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2371. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to make technical corrections; considered and passed.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 2372. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 2373. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for residents of Puerto Rico who participate in 
     cafeteria plans under the Puerto Rican tax laws an exclusion 
     from employment taxes which is comparable to the exclusion 
     that applies to cafeteria plans under such Code; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2374. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2375. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain 
     costs of qualified film and television productions as 
     expenses; to the Committee on Finance.

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