[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6852-6853]
[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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 919. A bill to reauthorize Department of Agriculture 
     conservation and energy programs and certain other programs 
     of the Department, to modify the operation and administration 
     of these programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 920. A bill to provide wage parity for certain 
     prevailing rate employees in Rhode Island; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 921. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family 
     therapist services and mental health counselor services under 
     part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Specter, 
             and Mr. Casey):
       S. 922. A bill to extend the existing provisions regarding 
     the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through 
     fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 923. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the New England National Scenic Trail, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 924. A bill to strengthen the United States Coast 
     Guard's Integrated Deepwater Program; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 925. A bill to provide for funding assistance under 
     section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) to a State or local 
     government for the acquisition of real property for the 
     purpose of the replacement of certain public facilities based 
     on reasonable reliance of cost estimates provided by the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 926. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds by 
     property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of 
     policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic 
     events; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 927. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to create Catastrophe Savings Accounts; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 928. A bill to establish a program to provide more 
     protection at lower cost through a national backstop for 
     State natural catastrophe insurance programs to help the 
     United States better prepare for and protect its citizens 
     against the ravages of natural catastrophes, to encourage and 
     promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and 
     rebuilding from such catastrophes, to better assist in the 
     financial recovery from such catastrophes, and to develop a 
     rigorous process of continuous improvement; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 929. A bill to streamline the regulation of nonadmitted 
     insurance and reinsurance, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 930. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit against tax for hurricane and tornado 
     mitigation expenditures; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, 
             Mrs. Dole, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 931. A bill to establish the National Hurricane Research 
     Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Burr, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       S. 932. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to authorize physical therapists to evaluate and treat 
     Medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a physician 
     referral, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 933. A bill for the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon 
     Kamel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 934. A bill to amend the Florida National Forest Land 
     Management Act of 2003 to authorize the conveyance of an 
     additional tract of National Forest System land under that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
             Vitter, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Salazar, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Murray, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 935. A bill to repeal the requirement for reduction of 
     survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by 
     veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 936. A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Allard):
       S. 937. A bill to improve support and services for 
     individuals with autism and their families; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 938. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     expand college access and increase college persistence, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Sanders):
       S. 939. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     simplify and improve the process of applying for student 
     assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 940. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active 
     financing income; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 941. A bill to increase Federal support for Community 
     Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps in order 
     to ensure access to health care for millions of Americans 
     living in medically-underserved areas; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 942. A bill to modify the boundaries for a certain 
     empowerment zone designation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 943. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the period for which the designation of an area as 
     an empowerment zone is in effect; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 944. A bill to require that an independent review of the 
     efficiency and effectiveness of all headquarters offices of 
     the Farm Service Agency of the Department of Agriculture be 
     carried out prior to the closure of any county offices; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 945. A bill to ensure that college textbooks and 
     supplemental materials are available and affordable; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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