[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6237]
[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 Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 847. A bill to extend the period of time during which a 
     veteran's multiple sclerosis is to be considered to have been 
     incurred in, or aggravated by, military service during a 
     period of war; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 848. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide improved benefits for veterans who are former 
     prisoners of war; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 849. A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, 
     and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 850. A bill to improve sharing of immigration 
     information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
     officials, to improve State and local enforcement of 
     immigration laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Brown, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 851. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a higher education opportunity credit in place of 
     existing education tax incentives; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 852. A bill to deauthorize the project for navigation, 
     Tenants Harbor, Maine; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 853. A bill to deauthorize the project for navigation, 
     Northeast Harbor, Maine; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 854. A bill to modify the project for navigation, Union 
     River, Maine; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 855. A bill to deauthorize a certain portion of the 
     project for navigation, Rockland Harbor, Maine; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 856. A bill to terminate authorization for the project 
     for navigation, Rockport Harbor, Maine; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 857. A bill to redesignate the project for navigation, 
     Saco River, Maine, as an anchorage area; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       S. 858. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle 
     commuters; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 859. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to award 
     funds to study the feasibility of constructing dedicated 
     ethanol pipelines to increase the energy, economic, and 
     environmental security of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Brown, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Specter, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Ms. Collins, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Bayh, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 860. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage 
     for low-income individuals infected with HIV; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 861. A bill to designate the Federal building located at 
     131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the ``James A. 
     Leach Federal Building''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 862. A bill to designate the Federal building located at 
     210 Walnut Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as the ``Neal Smith 
     Federal Building''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Vitter, 
             Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 863. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with 
     respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or 
     emergency funds; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 864. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to clarify 
     the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 865. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out a project for the mitigation of shore damages 
     attributable to the project for navigation, Saco River, 
     Maine; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 866. A bill to provide for increased planning and 
     funding for health promotion programs of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 867. A bill to adjust the boundary of Lowell National 
     Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 868. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth 
     of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.

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