[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15627]
[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 Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
             Lautenberg):
       S. 1603. A bill to authorize Congress to award a gold medal 
     to Jerry Lewis, in recognition of his outstanding service to 
     the Nation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 1604. A bill to increase the number of well-educated 
     nurses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Salazar, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Smith, 
             Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Dorgan, Ms. Collins, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Enzi, and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 1605. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries 
     in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Warner, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Collins, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Obama, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Thune, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Brown, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Tester, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Bayh, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Webb, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. 
             Durbin, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1606. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded 
     warriors in order to facilitate and enhance their care, 
     rehabilitation, physical evaluation, transition from care by 
     the Department of Defense to care by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and transition from military service to 
     civilian life, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr. Graham):
       S. 1607. A bill to provide for identification of misaligned 
     currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1608. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land in Clark County, Nevada, for use by the Nevada National 
     Guard; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Stevens) (by 
             request):
       S. 1609. A bill to provide the necessary authority to the 
     Secretary of Commerce for the establishment and 
     implementation of a regulatory system for offshore 
     aquaculture in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1610. An original bill to ensure national security while 
     promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance 
     of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are 
     examined for any effect they may have on national security, 
     to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the 
     United States, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1611. An original bill to make technical corrections to 
     SAFETEA-LU and other related laws relating to transit; from 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; placed 
     on the calendar.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1612. An original bill to amend the penalty provisions 
     in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for 
     other purposes; from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 1613. A bill to require the Director of National 
     Intelligence to submit to Congress an unclassified report on 
     energy security and for other purposes; to the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       S. 1614. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to strengthen penalties for unlawful child labor; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 1615. A bill to provide loans and grants for fire 
     sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Carper, 
             Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 1616. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to promote and 
     assure the quality of biodiesel fuel, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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