[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3246]
[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 (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Bunning, 
             and Mr. Byrd):
       S. 491. A bill to clarify the rules of origin for certain 
     textile and apparel products; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Coleman, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 492. A bill to promote stabilization and reconstruction 
     efforts in Somalia, to establish a Special Envoy for Somalia 
     to strengthen United States support to the people of Somalia 
     in their efforts to establish a lasting peace and form a 
     democratically elected and stable central government, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 493. A bill to designate certain public land as 
     wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in 
     the State of California, to designate Salmon Restoration 
     Areas, to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation 
     Area and Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 494. A bill to endorse further enlargement of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the 
     timely admission of new members to NATO, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Feingold, 
             Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 495. A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to 
     ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and 
     to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, 
     and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent 
     access, and misuse of personally identifiable information; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Lott, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cochran, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. 
             Dole, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Graham):
       S. 496. A bill to reauthorize and improve the program 
     authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 497. A bill to repeal a prohibition on the use of 
     certain funds for tunneling in certain areas with respect to 
     the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project, 
     California; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 498. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the Medicare program for beneficiaries 
     residing in rural areas; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Allard):
       S. 499. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow section 1031 treatment for exchanges involving 
     certain mutual ditch, reservoir, or irrigation company stock; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McCain, Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida, Mr. Obama, Mr. Reid, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Feingold, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 500. A bill to establish the Commission to Study the 
     Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American 
     Latino to develop a plan of action for the establishment and 
     maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino in 
     Washington, DC, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KYL:
       S. 501. A bill to the relief of Ilko Vasilev Ivanov, Anelia 
     Marinova Peneva, Marina Ilkova Ivanova, and Julia Ilkova 
     Ivanova; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             Kyl, Mr. Smith, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Craig, 
             Mr. Vitter, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Bond, Mr. Allard, and Mr. 
             Hagel):
       S. 502. A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of 
     capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of 
     dividends of individuals at capital gains rates; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. DOLE (for herself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Graham, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Lott, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Martinez):
       S. 503. A bill to establish the SouthEast Crescent 
     Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SMITH:
       S. 504. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish long-term care trust accounts and allow a 
     refundable tax credit for contributions to such accounts, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Warner, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Coleman, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska):
       S. 505. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the above-the-line deduction for teacher 
     classroom supplies and to expand such deduction to include 
     qualified professional development expenses; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. 
             Boxer):
       S. 506. A bill to improve efficiency in the Federal 
     Government through the use of high-performance green 
     buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Cantwell, 
             and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 507. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife 
     services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement 
     rates for certified nurse-midwife services; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 508. A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 to apply whistleblower protections available to 
     certain executive branch employees to legislative branch 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs .
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Lott, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 509. A bill to provide improved aviation security, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.

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