[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 191 (Thursday, December 13, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S15460]
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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. BAYH (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2463. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of 
     alien smuggling and related activities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2464. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of federally recommended vaccines 
     under Medicare part B; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2465. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to include all public clinics for the distribution of 
     pediatric vaccines under the Medicaid program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2466. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     increase the availability of vaccines, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2467. A bill to amend the Social Security Act, the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health 
     Service Act to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccines, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BARRASSO:
       S. 2468. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) to enter 
     into a cooperative agreement with the State of Wyoming to 
     allow the State of Wyoming to conduct certain forest and 
     watershed restoration services, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 2469. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2470. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     prevent the abuse of dehydroepiandrosterone, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 2471. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment 
     and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs .
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 2472. A bill to amend the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/
     AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 2473. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to provide special reporting and 
     disclosure rules for individual account plans and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 2474. A bill to provide additional resources and funding 
     to address inspection delays at United States ports of entry 
     on the Southern border, open additional inspection lanes, 
     hire more inspectors, and provide recruitment and retention 
     incentives for United States customs and Border Protection 
     officers who serve on the Northern and Southern borders; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. 
             Inhofe):
       S. 2475. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide an exception for certain 
     States with respect to the distribution of amounts by the 
     Secretary of the Interior from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
     Fund; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 2476. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve immunization rates by increasing the supply of 
     vaccines; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Burr, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 2477. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for cooperative governing of individual health 
     insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SUNUNU (for himself and Mr. Gregg):
       S. 2478. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 59 Colby Corner in East 
     Hampstead, New Hampshire, as the ``Captain Jonathan D. 
     Grassbaugh Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2479. A bill to catalyze change in the care and 
     treatment of diabetes in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 2480. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to publicly disclose the identity of long-term 
     care facilities listed under the Special Focus Facility 
     Program of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Dodd, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Obama, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 2481. A bill to prohibit racial profiling; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 2482. A bill to repeal the provision of title 46, United 
     States Code, requiring a license for employment in the 
     business of salvaging on the coast of Florida; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 2483. A bill to authorize certain programs and 
     activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the 
     Interior, and the Department of Energy, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Enzi, and 
             Mr. Harkin):
       S. 2484. A bill to rename the National Institute of Child 
     Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver 
     National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; 
     considered and passed.

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