[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2859-2860]
[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. REID (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Biden, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Salazar, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 439. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who 
     have a service-connected disability to receive both 
     disability compensation from the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason 
     of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special 
     Compensation; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 440. A bill to designate the National Museum of Wildlife 
     Art, located at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, Wyoming, as the 
     ``National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States''; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 441. A bill to permit certain school districts in 
     Illinois to be reconstituted for purposes of determining 
     assistance under the Impact Aid program; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Smith, Mr. Kerry, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 442. A bill to provide for loan repayment for 
     prosecutors and public defenders; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Allard):
       S. 443. A bill to establish the Sangre de Cristo National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 444. A bill to establish the South Park National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
             Levin):
       S. 445. A bill to establish the position of Trade 
     Enforcement Officer and a Trade Enforcement Division in the 
     Office of the United States Trade Representative, to require 
     identification of trade enforcement priorities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 446. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing 
     faculty and students, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 447. A bill to abolish the death penalty under Federal 
     law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 448. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to continue 
     deployment of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq beyond 
     six months after the date of the enactment of this Act; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Specter):
       S. 449. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and 
     procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement 
     agencies and law enforcement officers during internal 
     investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, 
     and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure 
     accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the 
     due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to 
     require States to enact law enforcement discipline, 
     accountability, and due process laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Cardin, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Reed, Mr. Warner, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Akaka, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 450. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy 
     caps; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Feingold, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 451. A bill to establish a National Foreign Language 
     Coordination Council; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. 
             Lautenberg):
       S. 452. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup 
     obligations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 453. A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 454. A bill to provide an increase in funding for 
     Federal Pell Grants, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 in order to expand the deduction for interest paid on 
     student loans, raise the contribution limits for Coverdell 
     Education Savings Accounts, and make the exclusion for 
     employer provided educational assistance permanent, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 455. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax relief to active duty military personnel and 
     employers who assist them, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Specter, Mr. Biden, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Stevens, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Pryor, Mr. Salazar, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. 
             Casey):
       S. 456. A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement 
     resources committed to investigation and prosecution of 
     violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to 
     protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent 
     criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for 
     violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lott, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 457. A bill to extend the date on which the National 
     Security Personnel System will first apply to certain defense 
     laboratories; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. 
             Pryor):
       S. 458. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the treatment of certain physician 
     pathology services under the Medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cochran, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Schumer, and 
             Mr. Menendez):
       S. 459. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, 
     lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of 
     breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 460. A bill to make determinations by the United States 
     Trade Representative under title III of the Trade Act of 1974 
     reviewable by the Court of International Trade and to ensure 
     that the United States Trade Representative considers 
     petitions to enforce United States Trade rights, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 461. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 462. A bill to approve the settlement of the water 
     rights claims of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck 
     Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, to require the Secretary 
     of the Interior to carry out the settlement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 463. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 
     527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as 
     political committees, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida):
       S. 464. A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the requirements regarding advance 
     directives in order to ensure that an individual's health 
     care decisions are complied with, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 465. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act 
     to improve access to information about individuals' health 
     care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, 
     to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that 
     individuals' wishes are known should they become unable to 
     speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in 
     disseminating information about and assisting in the 
     preparation of advance directives, which include living wills 
     and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, 
             and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 466. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of an end-of-life planning 
     consultation as part of an initial preventive physical 
     examination under the Medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 467. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     expand the clinical trials drug data bank; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Mikulski, 
             and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 468. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to drug safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 469. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the special rule for contributions of 
     qualified conservation contributions; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 470. A bill to express the sense of Congress on Iraq; 
     read the first time.

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