[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6308]
[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. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Martinez):
       S. 869. A bill to reform certain provisions of section 404 
     of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to make compliance with 
     that section more efficient, with the goal of maintaining 
     United States capital market global competitiveness; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 870. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the consolidated coverage of home infusion 
     therapy under part B of the Medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Bunning, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Warner):
       S. 871. A bill to establish and provide for the treatment 
     of Individual Development Accounts, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 872. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the excise tax provisions and income tax credit for 
     biodiesel; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 873. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax incentive to individuals teaching in 
     elementary and secondary schools located in rural or high 
     unemployment areas and to individuals who achieve 
     certification from the National Board for Professional 
     Teaching Standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BURR:
       S. 874. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a financial assistance program to facilitate the 
     provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran 
     families in permanent housing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 875. A bill to improve energy security of the United 
     States through a 50 percent reduction in the oil intensity of 
     the economy of the United States by 2030 and the prudent 
     expansion of secure oil supplies, to be achieved by raising 
     the fuel efficiency of the vehicular transportation fleet, 
     increasing the availability of alternative fuel sources, 
     fostering responsible oil exploration and production, and 
     improving international arrangements to secure the global oil 
     supply, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       S. 876. A bill to exclude from admission to the United 
     States aliens who have made investments contributing to the 
     enhancement of the ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum 
     resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 877. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     add human growth hormone to schedule III, to prohibit the 
     sale of prescriptions for controlled substances for 
     illegitimate purposes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 878. A bill to prevent anti-competitive mergers and 
     acquisitions in the oil and gas industry; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Feingold, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 879. A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
     producing and exporting cartels illegal; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Byrd and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 880. A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 to provide for 8 weeks of paid leave for Senate 
     employees giving birth, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 881. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. 
             Mikulski, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 882. A bill to require a pilot program on the 
     facilitation of the transition of members of the Armed Forces 
     to receipt of veterans health care benefits upon completion 
     of military service, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 883. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start 
     teachers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 884. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     regarding residential treatment programs for pregnant and 
     parenting women, a program to reduce substance abuse among 
     nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 885. A bill to ensure and foster continued patient 
     safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply 
     to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and 
     health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner 
     as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor 
     organizations under the National Labor Relations Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 886. A bill to amend chapter 22 of title 44, United 
     States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, 
     to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of 
     constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of 
     Presidential records; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 887. A bill to restore import and entry agricultural 
     inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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