[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 458-459]
[From the U.S. 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 Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 206. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall 
     elimination provisions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 207. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow taxpayers to designate part or all of any income tax 
     refund to support reservists and National Guard members; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 208. A bill for the relief of Luay Lufti Hadad; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 209. A bill for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-
     Diaz; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 210. A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana 
     Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Bayh, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Burr, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Casey, Mr. Bennett, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 211. A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-
     1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human 
     services, volunteer services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 212. A bill for the relief of Perlat Binaj, Almida 
     Binaj, Erina Binaj, and Anxhela Binaj; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 213. A bill for the relief of Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo 
     Derani, and Tarek Derani; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 214. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to preserve the independence of United States 
     attorneys; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Obama, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 215. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     ensure net neutrality; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 216. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     Federal land in the Santa Fe National Forest and certain non-
     Federal land in the Pecos National Historical Park in the 
     State of New Mexico; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 217. A bill to require the United States Trade 
     Representative to initiate a section 301 investigation into 
     abuses by the Australian Wheat Board with respect to the 
     United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Obama, and 
             Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 218. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the income threshold used to calculate the 
     refundable portion of the child tax credit; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 219. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 152 North 5th Street in 
     Laramie, Wyoming, as the ``Gale W. McGee Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 220. A bill to authorize early repayment of obligations 
     to the Bureau of Reclamation within the A & B Irrigation 
     District in the State of Idaho; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Kohl, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 221. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to 
     provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process 
     relating to livestock and poultry contracts; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Isakson, and 
             Mr. Sessions):
       S. 222. A bill to amend the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity 
     through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 to extend the 
     date for the President to determine if Haiti meets certain 
     requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Allard, Mr. Lugar, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Levin, 
             Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Obama, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Reed, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 223. A bill to require Senate candidates to file 
     designations, statements, and reports in electronic form; to 
     the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 224. A bill to create or adopt, and implement, rigorous 
     and voluntary American education content standards in 
     mathematics and science covering kindergarten through grade 
     12, to provide for the assessment of student proficiency 
     benchmarked against such standards, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 225. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the number of individuals qualifying for retroactive 
     benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under 
     Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 226. A bill to direct the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Justice to submit semi-annual reports regarding 
     settlements relating to false claims and fraud against the 
     Federal Government; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 227. A bill to establish the Granada Relocation Center 
     National Historic Site as an affiliated unit of the National 
     Park System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. 
             Alexander):
       S. 228. A bill to establish a small business child care 
     grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 229. A bill to redesignate a Federal building in 
     Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Raymond G. Murphy 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Lieberman, 
             and Mr. Tester):
       S. 230. A bill to provide greater transparency in the 
     legislative process; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Obama, Ms. Snowe, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Biden, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 231. A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial 
     Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels 
     through 2012; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 232. A bill to make permanent the authorization for 
     watershed restoration and enhancement agreements; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 233. A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an 
     escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the 
     numbers existing as of January 9, 2007; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 234. A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order 
     regarding television white spaces; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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