[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12536-12537]
[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 Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Webb, and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 1390. A bill to provide for the issuance of a ``forever 
     stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of the brave men and women of 
     the armed forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1391. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to award grants for the support of full-service community 
     schools, and for other purposes; to the

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     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 1392. A bill to increase the authorization for the major 
     medical facility project to consolidate the medical centers 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the University Drive 
     and H. John Heinz III divisions, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. 
             Cornyn):
       S. 1393. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of 
     renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a 
     citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the 
     efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to 
     become citizens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary .
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Levin, and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1394. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     to exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers 
     discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven 
     residential mortgage obligations; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 1395. A bill to prevent unfair practices in credit card 
     accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 1396. A bill to authorize a major medical facility 
     project to modernize inpatient wards at the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Ms. Cantwell, 
             and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 1397. A bill to increase the allocation of visas for 
     certain highly skilled workers and to reduce fraud and abuse 
     in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 1398. A bill to expand the research and prevention 
     activities of the National Institute of Diabetes and 
     Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention with respect to inflammatory bowel 
     disease; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 1399. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to combine the Hope Scholarship Credit and the deduction for 
     qualified tuition and related expenses into a refundable 
     college affordability and creating chances for educational 
     success for students (ACCESS) credit, to establish an Early 
     Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program, and to 
     increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant Award; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Burr, Mr. Isakson, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 1400. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve the information and repayment options to student 
     borrowers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Burr, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Roberts, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 1401. A bill to improve the National Student Loan Data 
     System; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 1402. A bill to amend the Investment Advisors Act of 
     1940, with respect to the exemption to registration 
     requirements; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Conrad, 
             and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1403. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to provide incentives for the 
     production of bioenergy crops; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 1404. A bill to provide for Congressional authority with 
     respect to certain acquisitions, mergers, and takeovers under 
     the Defense Production Act of 1950; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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