[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17653-17654]
[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. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1701. A bill to provide for the extension of 
     transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence 
     education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and 
     for other purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Collins, 
             and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1702. A bill to promote employment of individuals with 
     severe disabilities through Federal Government contracting 
     and procurement processes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 1703. A bill to prevent and reduce trafficking in 
     persons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1704. A bill to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 1705. A bill to prevent nuclear terrorism, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 1706. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to consider variations in the national average 
     market price for different classes of wheat when determining 
     the eligibility of wheat producers for counter-cyclical 
     payments for the 2007 crop year; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1707. A bill to reduce the duty on certain golf club 
     components; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1708. A bill to provide for the expansion of Federal 
     efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and 
     research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne 
     diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne 
     Diseases Advisory Committee; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 1709. A bill to amend the National Underground Railroad 
     Network to Freedom Act

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     of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds to 
     carry out the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 1710. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 1711. A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address 
     sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 1712. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve newborn screening activities, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Bayh, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Biden, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Voinovich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Kerry, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Levin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1713. A bill to provide for the issuance of a 
     commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1714. A bill to establish a multiagency nationwide 
     campaign to educate small business concerns about health 
     insurance options available to children; to the Committee on 
     Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
             Biden, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 1715. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for 
     outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 1716. A bill to amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
     Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability 
     Appropriations Act, 2007, to strike a requirement relating to 
     forage producers; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Levin, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1717. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     acting through the Deputy Chief of State and Private Forestry 
     organization, to provide loans to eligible units of local 
     government to finance purchases of authorized equipment to 
     monitor, remove, dispose of, and replace infested trees that 
     are located on land under the jurisdiction of the eligible 
     units of local government and within the borders of 
     quarantine areas infested by the emerald ash borer, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 1718. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to provide for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition 
     for programs of education interrupted by military service, 
     for deferment of student loans and reduced interest rates for 
     servicemembers during periods of military service, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 1719. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide additional educational assistance under the 
     Montgomery GI Bill to veterans pursuing a degree in science, 
     technology, engineering, or math; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 1720. A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to establish a Federal Supplemental Loan Program; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1721. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to promote growth and opportunity for 
     the dairy industry in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1722. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to 
     require the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the price 
     of all milk used for manufactured purposes, which shall be 
     classified as Class II milk, by using the national average 
     cost of production, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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