[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16962]
[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. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Obama, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 1672. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to establish a scholarship program for students seeking a 
     degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and 
     orientation and mobility; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Harkin, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 1673. A bill to facilitate the export of United States 
     agricultural products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade 
     Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to 
     remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices 
     and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States 
     citizens, to establish an agricultural export promotion 
     program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 1674. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     give preference to local communities in the application 
     consideration process for the conservation reserve program; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 1675. A bill to implement the recommendations of the 
     Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress 
     regarding low-power FM service; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1676. A bill to extend eligibility for certain Federal 
     benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
             Bunning, Mr. Carper, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 1677. A bill to amend the Exchange Rates and 
     International Economic Coordination Act of 1988 and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Smith, Ms. 
             Mikulski, and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1678. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for 
     Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 1679. A bill to provide that the great hall of the 
     Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 1680. A bill to provide for the inclusion of certain 
     non-Federal land in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and 
     the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge in the State of 
     Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 1681. A bill to provide for a paid family and medical 
     leave insurance program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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