[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 21001-21002]
[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. SCHUMER:
       S. 1879. A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States 
     Code, to reduce the minimum age of retirement for years of 
     non-regular service for reserves who serve on active duty in 
     Iraq and Afghanistan, to increase the amount of educational 
     assistance for members of the Selected Reserve, and to 
     provide certain other benefits relating to service in the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1880. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit 
     dog fighting ventures; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 1881. A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Biden, and 
             Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1882. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish various programs for the recruitment and retention 
     of public health workers and to eliminate critical public 
     health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and 
     tribal public health agencies; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1883. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under 
     the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription 
     drug program and to provide for State certification prior to 
     waiver of licensure requirements under the Medicare 
     prescription drug program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 1884. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve 
     agricultural energy programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Obama (for himself, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Biden, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Kennedy)):
       S. 1885. A bill to provide certain employment protections 
     for family members who are caring for members of the Armed 
     Forces recovering from illnesses and injuries incurred on 
     active duty; to the Committee on Health , Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.

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           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Martinez, and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 1886. A bill to provide a refundable and advanceable 
     credit for health insurance through the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, to provide for improved private health insurance 
     access and affordability, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1887. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act in order to ensure access to critical medications under 
     the Medicare part D prescription drug program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 1888. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     add National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day to the list of 
     days on which the flag should especially be displayed; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1889. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve railroad safety by reducing accidents and to prevent 
     railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials 
     releases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LOTT:
       S. 1890. A bill to allow individuals to opt-out of the 
     National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 1891. A bill to provide limited immunity for reports of 
     suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and 
     response; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Inouye, 
             Mr. Stevens, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Lott):
       S. 1892. A bill to reauthorize the Coast Guard for fiscal 
     year 2008, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 1893. An original bill to amend title XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health 
     Insurance Program, and for other purposes; from the Committee 
     on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Dodd (for himself, Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Lieberman)):
       S. 1894. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to provide family and medical leave to primary 
     caregivers of servicemembers with combat-related injuries; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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