[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 28534]
[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. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 2252. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the deduction for host families of foreign 
     exchange and other students from $50 per month to $200 per 
     month, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 2253. A bill to provide adjustments in payment to 
     certain hospitals under the Medicaid program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 2254. A bill to establish the Mississippi Hills National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Mississippi, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. 
             Inhofe):
       S. 2255. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     provide for studies of the Chisholm Trail and Great Western 
     Trail to determine whether to add the trails to the National 
     Trails System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2256. A bill to establish an Office of International and 
     Domestic Product Safety and a Product Safety Coordinating 
     Council to improve the management, coordination, promotion, 
     and oversight of product safety responsibilities, develop a 
     centralized public database for product recalls, advisories, 
     and alerts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mr. Dodd, Mr. Leahy, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2257. A bill to impose sanctions on officials of the 
     State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to amend the 
     Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to prohibit the 
     importation of gemstones and hardwoods from Burma, to promote 
     a coordinated international effort to restore civilian 
     democratic rule to Burma, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

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