[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10241]
[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. DODD:
       S. 1204. A bill to enhance Federal efforts focused on 
     public awareness and education about the risks and dangers 
     associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1205. A bill to require a pilot program on assisting 
     veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in 
     developing and promoting peer support programs that 
     facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from 
     active duty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 1206. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 and the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the age discrimination 
     rules applicable to the pension plan maintained by the Young 
     Woman's Christian Association Retirement Fund; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 1207. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase and extend the energy efficient commercial 
     buildings deduction; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 1208. A bill to provide additional security and privacy 
     protection for social security account numbers; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1209. A bill to provide for the continued administration 
     of Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park, in 
     accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies 
     of the National Park Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kohl, 
             Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1210. A bill to extend the grant program for drug-
     endangered children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1211. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide enhanced penalties for marketing controlled 
     substances to minors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Inouye, 
             Ms. Cantwell, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1212. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit direct payment under the Medicare program for 
     clinical social worker services provided to residents of 
     skilled nursing facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mrs. 
             Lincoln):
       S. 1213. A bill to give States the flexibility to reduce 
     bureaucracy by streamlining enrollment processes for the 
     medicaid and State children's health insurance programs 
     through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and 
     related assistance to low-income families; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1214. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the partial exclusion for gain from certain small 
     business stocks; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 1215. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend and improve certain authorities of the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1216. A bill to allow certain nationals of Mexico 
     entering the State of New Mexico on a temporary basis to 
     travel up to 100 miles from the international border between 
     the State of New Mexico and Mexico, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 1217. A bill to enhance the safety of elementary 
     schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher 
     learning; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 1218. A bill to provide quality, affordable health care 
     for all Americans; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Akaka, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1219. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide taxpayer protection and assistance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1220. A bill to increase the standard mileage rate for 
     use of an automobile for business, medical, and moving 
     deduction purposes for 2007 and permanently increase such 
     rate for charitable deduction purposes under the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and to temporarily increase the 
     reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal 
     employees; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1221. A bill to provide for the enactment of 
     comprehensive health care reform; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1222. A bill to stop mortgage transactions which operate 
     to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Carper, 
             and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 1223. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to support efforts by 
     local or regional television or radio broadcasters to provide 
     essential public information programming in the event of a 
     major disaster, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 1224. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Smith, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       S.J. Res. 12. A joint resolution providing for the 
     recognition of Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel 
     before the United States recognizes a Palestinian state, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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