[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11609-11610]
[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. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 1325. A bill to amend the Act of July 3, 1890, to 
     provide for the granting to a State of a parcel of land for 
     use as an agricultural college and to proscribe the use of 
     earnings and proceeds thereof; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 1326. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve and enhance compensation and pension, health care, 
     housing, burial, and other benefits for veterans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Brown, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mrs. 
             Boxer, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 1327. A bill to create and extend certain temporary 
     district court judgeships; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 1328. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by 
     permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and 
     lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent 
     resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and 
     lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud 
     in connection with permanent partnerships; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1329. A bill to extend the Acadia National Park Advisory 
     Commission, to provide improved visitor services at the park, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1330. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide 
     for wage insurance for dislocated workers; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Dodd):
       S. 1331. A bill to regulate .50 BMG caliber sniper rifles; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Enzi)):
       S. 1332. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend projects relating to children and violence 
     to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health 
     programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1333. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to strengthen the earned income tax credit; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 1334. A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United 
     States Code, to make permanent authority to furnish 
     government headstones and markers for graves of veterans at 
     private cemeteries, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1335. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the official language of the Government of 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 1336. A bill to provide for an assessment of the 
     achievement by the Government of Iraq of benchmarks for 
     political settlement and national reconciliation in Iraq; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Mr. Domenici):
       S. 1337. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for equal coverage of mental health services 
     under the State Children's Health Insurance Program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Kohl, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Harkin, and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 1338. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for a two-year moratorium on certain Medicare 
     physician payment reductions for imaging services; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Durbin, 
             and Mr. Kerry)):
       S. 1339. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve recruitment, 
     preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary 
     and secondary school teachers and principals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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