[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 7029-7030]
[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. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Dole, Mrs. Clinton, 
             and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 946. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize the McGovern-Dole 
     International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 947. A bill to modernize the Federal Housing 
     Administration to meet the housing needs of the American 
     people; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 948. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize funding for the establishment of a program on 
     children and the media within the National Institute of Child 
     Health and Human Development to study the role and impact of 
     electronic media in the development of children; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 949. A bill to amend the Plant Protection Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into 
     cooperative agreements with States to augment the efforts of 
     the States to conduct early detection and surveillance to 
     prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that 
     endanger agriculture, the environment, and the economy of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Inouye, 
             Mr. Stevens, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Lott, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 950. A bill to develop and maintain an integrated system 
     of coastal and ocean observations for the Nation's coasts, 
     oceans, and Great Lakes, to improve warnings of tsunami, 
     hurricanes, El Nino events, and other natural hazards, to 
     enhance homeland security, to support maritime operations, to 
     improve management of coastal and marine resources, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Webb):
       S. 951. A bill to provide a waiver from sanctions under the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for certain 
     States, local educational agencies, and schools; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCain:
       S. 952. A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
     Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy Act of 1992 to provide funds for training in 
     tribal leadership, management, and policy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Mr. Vitter, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tester, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Baucus, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 953. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     ensure competition in the rail industry, enable rail 
     customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those 
     customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and 
     service disputes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 954. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for a technical correction to the amendments 
     made by section 422 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
     Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 955. A bill to establish the Abraham Lincoln National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 956. A bill to establish the Land Between the Rivers 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.

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