[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12616-12617]
[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. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. 
             Coburn):
       S. 1405. A bill to enhance the ability of community banks 
     to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost 
     small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1406. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1407. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to temporarily provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential 
     and residential rental buildings; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1408. A bill to improve quality in health care by 
     providing incentives for adoption of modern information 
     technology; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 1409. A bill to provide and enhance education, housing, 
     and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the 
     Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1410. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of 
     hearing aids; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1411. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish 
     within the Environmental Protection Agency an office to 
     measure and report on greenhouse gas emissions of Federal 
     agencies; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 1412. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Development Act of 2002 to support beginning farmers and 
     ranchers, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 1413. A bill to provide for research and education with 
     respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1414. A bill to amend the National Assessment of 
     Educational Progress Authorization Act to require State 
     academic assessments of student achievement in United States 
     history and civics, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1415. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     the Social Security Act to improve screening and treatment of 
     cancers, provide for survivorship services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance .
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Dole, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
             Levin):
       S. 1416. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the deduction for mortgage insurance 
     premiums; to the Committee on Finance.

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