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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S1781 on Feb. 8, 2007.
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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. ENSIGN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Stevens,
Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Kyl):
S. 525. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and Ms.
Mikulski):
S. 526. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
S. 527. A bill to make amendments to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. FEINGOLD:
S. 528. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from basing minimum prices for Class I milk on the distance or transportation costs from any location that is not within a marketing area, except under certain circumstances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry .
By Mr. FEINGOLD:
S. 529. A bill to allow the modified bloc voting by cooperative associations of milk producers in connection with a referendum on Federal Milk Marketing Order reform; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
S. 530. A bill to prohibit products that contain dry ultra-filtered milk products, milk protein concentrate, or casein from being labeled as domestic natural cheese, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. McCAIN:
S. 531. A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the ``Bennett Freeze"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. HATCH:
S. 532. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
S. 533. A bill to amend the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 to prohibit the issuance of permits for marine aquaculture facilities until requirements for the permits are enacted into law; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BIDEN:
S. 534. A bill to bring the FBI to full strength to carry out its mission; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
S. 535. A bill to establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
S. 536. A bill to amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to prohibit the labeling of cloned livestock and products derived from cloned livestock as organic; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Kerry, and
Mr. Lieberman):
S. 537. A bill to address ongoing small business and homeowner needs in the Gulf Coast States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Ms. LANDRIEU:
S. 538. A bill to reduce income tax withholding deposits to reflect a FICA payroll tax credit for certain employers located in specified portions of the GO Zone, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Lott, and Mr. Kerry):
S. 539. A bill to address ongoing economic injury in Gulf Coast States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by reviving tourist travel to the region; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. VITTER (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
S. 540. A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration to permit the sale of baby turtles as pets so long as the seller uses proven methods to effectively treat salmonella; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. FEINGOLD:
S. 541. A bill to amend the farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. CRAIG:
S. 542. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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