[Senate Calendars for March 12, 2007 - 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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                             GENERAL ORDERS

                             UNDER RULE VIII

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 Order  Measure Number           Title                 Reported or       
  No.     and Author                              Placed on the Calendar 
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    2      S. 2      A bill to amend the Fair  Jan. 8, 2007.--Read the 
       Messrs. Reid    Labor Standards Act of    second time and placed 
        and Kennedy    1938 to provide for an    on the calendar.
                       increase in the Federal 
                       minimum wage.

    3      S. 5      A bill to amend the       Jan. 8, 2007.--Read the 
       Mr. Reid and    Public Health Service     second time and placed 
          others       Act to provide for        on the calendar. (See 
                       human embryonic stem      also Order No. 6.)
                       cell research.

    4     S. 113     A bill to make            Jan. 8, 2007.--Read the 
      Mr. Inhofe and   appropriations for        second time and placed 
          others       military construction     on the calendar.
                       and family housing 
                       projects for the 
                       Department of Defense 
                       for fiscal year 2007.

    6     H.R. 3     An act to amend the       Jan. 12, 2007.--Read the 
                       Public Health Service     second time and placed 
                       Act to provide for        on the calendar. (See 
                       human embryonic stem      also Order No. 3.)
                       cell research.

    7     S. 287     A bill to prohibit the    Jan. 16, 2007.--Read the 
       Mr. Kennedy     use of funds for an       second time and placed 
        and others     escalation of United      on the calendar.
                       States military forces 
                       in Iraq above the 
                       numbers existing as of 
                       January 9, 2007.

    8    H.R. 391    A bill to authorize the   Jan. 18, 2007.--Read the 
                       Secretary of Housing      second time and placed 
                       and Urban Development     on the calendar.
                       to continue to insure, 
                       and to enter into 
                       commitments to insure, 
                       home equity conversion 
                       mortgages under section 
                       255 of the National 
                       Housing Act.


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    9     H.R. 6     An act to reduce our      Jan. 22, 2007.--Read the 
                       Nation's dependency on    second time and placed 
                       foreign oil by            on the calendar.
                       investing in clean, 
                       renewable, and 
                       alternative energy 
                       resources, promoting 
                       new emerging energy 
                       technologies, 
                       developing greater 
                       efficiency, and 
                       creating a Strategic 
                       Energy Efficiency and 
                       Renewables Reserve to 
                       invest in alternative 
                       energy, and for other 
                       purposes.

   10     S. 349     A bill to amend the       Jan. 22, 2007.--Mr. 
        Mr. Baucus     Internal Revenue Code     Baucus, Committee on 
                       of 1986 to provide        Finance, without 
                       additional tax            amendment. (An original 
                       incentives to employees   bill.) (Rept. 1.) 
                       of small businesses,      (Additional views 
                       and for other purposes.   filed.)

   12 S. Con. Res. 2 Concurrent resolution     Jan. 24, 2007.--Mr. 
      Mr. Biden and    expressing the            Biden, Committee on 
          others       bipartisan resolution     Foreign Relations, with 
                       on Iraq.                  an amendment, and with 
                                                 a preamble. (No written 
                                                 report.)

   17   S. Res. 63   Resolution authorizing    Jan. 31, 2007.--Mrs. 
      Mrs. Feinstein   expenditures by the       Feinstein, Committee on 
                       Committee on Rules and    Rules and 
                       Administration.           Administration, without 
                                                 amendment. (An original 
                                                 resolution.) (No 
                                                 written report.)

   19     S. 470     A bill to express the     Feb. 1, 2007.--Read the 
         Mr. Levin     sense of Congress on      second time and placed 
                       Iraq.                     on the calendar.

   20     S. 372     A bill to authorize       Feb. 8, 2007.--Mr. Levin, 
           Mr.         appropriations for        Committee on Armed 
        Rockefeller    fiscal year 2007 for      Services, without 
                       the intelligence and      amendment. (Rept. 5.)
                       intelligence-related    Jan. 24, 2007.--Mr. 
                       activities of the         Rockefeller, Select 
                       United States             Committee on 
                       Government, the           Intelligence, without 
                       Intelligence Community    amendment. (An original 
                       Management Account, and   bill.) (Rept. 2.)
                       the Central 
                       Intelligence Agency 
                       Retirement and 
                       Disability System, and 
                       for other purposes.


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   21   S. Res. 36   Resolution honoring       Feb. 8, 2007.--Mr. Leahy, 
      Ms. Snowe and    women's health advocate   Committee on the 
       Mrs. Clinton    Cynthia Boles Dailard.    Judiciary, without 
                                                 amendment, and with a 
                                                 preamble. (No written 
                                                 report.)

   22   S. Res. 37   Resolution designating    Feb. 8, 2007.--Mr. Leahy, 
       Ms. Stabenow    March 26, 2007, as        Committee on the 
       and Mr. Levin   ``National Support the    Judiciary, without 
                       Troops Day'' and          amendment, and with a 
                       encouraging the people    preamble. (No written 
                       of the United States to   report.)
                       participate in a moment 
                       of silence to reflect 
                       upon the service and 
                       sacrifice of members of 
                       the Armed Forces both 
                       at home and abroad.

   24     S. 214     A bill to amend chapter   Feb. 12, 2007.--Mr. 
      Mrs. Feinstein   35 of title 28, United    Leahy, Committee on the 
        and others     States Code, to           Judiciary, with an 
                       preserve the              amendment. (No written 
                       independence of United    report.)
                       States attorneys.

   25     S. 574     A bill to express the     Feb. 14, 2007.--Read the 
         Mr. Reid      sense of the Congress     second time and placed 
                       on Iraq.                  on the calendar.

   26     S. 184     A bill to provide         Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
      Mr. Inouye and   improved rail and         Inouye, Committee on 
          others       surface transportation    Commerce, Science, and 
                       security.                 Transportation, with an 
                                                 amendment in the nature 
                                                 of a substitute. (Rept. 
                                                 29.)

   27   S. Res. 41   Resolution honoring the   Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
      Messrs. Brown    life and recognizing      Leahy, Committee on the 
       and Voinovich   the accomplishments of    Judiciary, without 
                       Tom Mooney, president     amendment, and with a 
                       of the Ohio Federation    preamble. (No written 
                       of Teachers.              report.)

   28   S. Res. 47   Resolution honoring the   Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
         Mr. Dodd      life and achievements     Leahy, Committee on the 
                       of George C. Springer,    Judiciary, without 
                       Sr., the Northeast        amendment, and with a 
                       regional director and a   preamble. (No written 
                       former vice president     report.)
                       of the American 
                       Federation of Teachers.


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   29   S. Res. 49   Resolution recognizing    Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
       Mr. Stevens     and celebrating the       Leahy, Committee on the 
         and Ms.       50th anniversary of the   Judiciary, without 
         Murkowski     entry of Alaska into      amendment, and with a 
                       the Union as the 49th     preamble. (No written 
                       State.                    report.)

   31     S. 202     A bill to provide for the Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
         Messrs.       conveyance of certain     Bingaman, Committee on 
       Bingaman and    Forest Service land to    Energy and Natural 
         Domenici      the City of Coffman       Resources, without 
                       Cove, Alaska.             amendment. (Rept. 6.)

   32     S. 216     A bill to provide for the Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
         Messrs.       exchange of certain       Bingaman, Committee on 
       Bingaman and    Federal land in the       Energy and Natural 
         Domenici      Santa Fe National         Resources, without 
                       Forest and certain non-   amendment. (Rept. 7.)
                       Federal land in the 
                       Pecos National 
                       Historical Park in the 
                       State of New Mexico.

   33     S. 232     A bill to make permanent  Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
         Mr. Wyden     the authorization for     Bingaman, Committee on 
                       watershed restoration     Energy and Natural 
                       and enhancement           Resources, without 
                       agreements.               amendment. (Rept. 8.)

   34     S. 240     A bill to reauthorize and Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
      Mr. Craig and    amend the National        Bingaman, Committee on 
          others       Geologic Mapping Act of   Energy and Natural 
                       1992.                     Resources, without 
                                                 amendment. (Rept. 9.)

   35     S. 241     A bill to authorize the   Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
      Messrs. Wyden    Secretary of the          Bingaman, Committee on 
         and Akaka     Interior to enter into    Energy and Natural 
                       cooperative agreements    Resources, without 
                       to protect natural        amendment. (Rept. 10.)
                       resources of units of 
                       the National Park 
                       System through 
                       collaborative efforts 
                       on land inside and 
                       outside of units of the 
                       National Park System.

   36     S. 245     A bill to authorize the   Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
      Mr. Pryor and    Secretary of the          Bingaman, Committee on 
       Mrs. Lincoln    Interior to designate     Energy and Natural 
                       the President William     Resources, without 
                       Jefferson Clinton         amendment. (Rept. 11.)
                       Birthplace Home in 
                       Hope, Arkansas, as a 
                       National Historic Site 
                       and unit of the 
                       National Park System, 
                       and for other purposes.


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   37     S. 255     A bill to provide         Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
         Messrs.       assistance to the State   Bingaman, Committee on 
       Domenici and    of New Mexico for the     Energy and Natural 
         Bingaman      development of            Resources, without 
                       comprehensive State       amendment. (Rept. 12.)
                       water plans, and for 
                       other purposes.

   38     S. 260     A bill to establish the   Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
         Messrs.       Fort Stanton-Snowy        Bingaman, Committee on 
       Domenici and    River Cave National       Energy and Natural 
         Bingaman      Conservation Area.        Resources, with an 
                                                 amendment. (Rept. 13.)

   39     S. 262     A bill to rename the      Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
      Messrs. Craig    Snake River Birds of      Bingaman, Committee on 
         and Crapo     Prey National             Energy and Natural 
                       Conservation Area in      Resources, without 
                       the State of Idaho as     amendment. (Rept. 14.)
                       the Morley Nelson Snake 
                       River Birds of Prey 
                       National Conservation 
                       Area in honor of the 
                       late Morley Nelson, an 
                       international authority 
                       on birds of prey, who 
                       was instrumental in the 
                       establishment of the 
                       National Conservation 
                       Area, and for other 
                       purposes.

   40     S. 268     A bill to designate the   Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
       Ms. Cantwell    Ice Age Floods National   Bingaman, Committee on 
        and others     Geologic Trail, and for   Energy and Natural 
                       other purposes.           Resources, without 
                                                 amendment. (Rept. 15.)

   41     S. 277     A bill to modify the      Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
      Messrs. Thomas   boundaries of Grand       Bingaman, Committee on 
         and Enzi      Teton National Park to    Energy and Natural 
                       include certain land      Resources, without 
                       within the GT Park        amendment. (Rept. 16.)
                       subdivision, and for 
                       other purposes.

   42     S. 283     A bill to amend the       Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
         Messrs.       Compact of Free           Bingaman, Committee on 
       Bingaman and    Association Amendments    Energy and Natural 
         Domenici      Act of 2003, and for      Resources, without 
                       other purposes.           amendment. (Rept. 17.)

   43     S. 320     A bill to provide for the Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
      Mr. Akaka and    protection of             Bingaman, Committee on 
          others       paleontological           Energy and Natural 
                       resources on Federal      Resources, without 
                       lands, and for other      amendment. (Rept. 18.)
                       purposes.


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   44     H.R. 57    An act to repeal certain  Feb. 15, 2007.--Mr. 
                       sections of the Act of    Bingaman, Committee on 
                       May 26, 1936,             Energy and Natural 
                       pertaining to the         Resources, without 
                       Virgin Islands.           amendment. (Rept. 19.)

   45     S. 641     A bill to express the     Feb. 16, 2007.--Read the 
      Mr. McConnell    sense of Congress that    second time and placed 
       for Mr. Gregg   no funds should be cut    on the calendar.
                       off or reduced for 
                       American troops in the 
                       field which would 
                       result in undermining 
                       their safety or their 
                       ability to complete 
                       their assigned 
                       missions.

   46     S. 200     A bill to require the     Feb. 16, 2007.--Mr. 
      Ms. Murkowski    Secretary of the          Bingaman, Committee on 
         and Mr.       Interior, acting          Energy and Natural 
          Stevens      through the Bureau of     Resources, without 
                       Reclamation and the       amendment. (Rept. 20.)
                       United States 
                       Geological Survey, to 
                       conduct a study on 
                       groundwater resources 
                       in the State of Alaska, 
                       and for other purposes.

   47     S. 235     A bill to authorize the   Feb. 16, 2007.--Mr. 
       Ms. Cantwell    Secretary of the          Bingaman, Committee on 
                       Interior to convey        Energy and Natural 
                       certain buildings and     Resources, without 
                       lands of the Yakima       amendment. (Rept. 21.)
                       Project, Washington, to 
                       the Yakima-Tieton 
                       Irrigation District.

   48     S. 263     A bill to amend the       Feb. 16, 2007.--Mr. 
      Messrs. Smith    Oregon Resource           Bingaman, Committee on 
         and Wyden     Conservation Act of       Energy and Natural 
                       1996 to reauthorize the   Resources, without 
                       participation of the      amendment. (Rept. 22.)
                       Bureau of Reclamation 
                       in the Deschutes River 
                       Conservancy, and for 
                       other purposes.

   49     S. 264     A bill to authorize the   Feb. 16, 2007.--Mr. 
      Messrs. Smith    Bureau of Reclamation     Bingaman, Committee on 
         and Wyden     to participate in the     Energy and Natural 
                       rehabilitation of the     Resources, with an 
                       Wallowa Lake Dam in       amendment in the nature 
                       Oregon, and for other     of a substitute. (Rept. 
                       purposes.                 23.)


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   50     S. 265     A bill to authorize the   Feb. 16, 2007.--Mr. 
         Mr. Wyden     Secretary of the          Bingaman, Committee on 
                       Interior, acting          Energy and Natural 
                       through the Bureau of     Resources, without 
                       Reclamation, to conduct   amendment. (Rept. 24.)
                       a water resource 
                       feasibility study for 
                       the Little Butte/Bear 
                       Creek Subbasins in 
                       Oregon.

   51     S. 266     A bill to provide for the Feb. 16, 2007.--Mr. 
      Messrs. Smith    modification of an        Bingaman, Committee on 
         and Wyden     amendatory repayment      Energy and Natural 
                       contract between the      Resources, without 
                       Secretary of the          amendment. (Rept. 25.)
                       Interior and the North 
                       Unit Irrigation 
                       District, and for other 
                       purposes.

   52     S. 220     A bill to authorize early Feb. 16, 2007.--Mr. 
         Mr. Craig     repayment of              Bingaman, Committee on 
                       obligations to the        Energy and Natural 
                       Bureau of Reclamation     Resources, without 
                       within the A & B          amendment. (Rept. 26.)
                       Irrigation District in 
                       the State of Idaho.

   53     S. 275     A bill to establish the   Feb. 16, 2007.--Mr. 
         Messrs.       Prehistoric Trackways     Bingaman, Committee on 
       Bingaman and    National Monument in      Energy and Natural 
         Domenici      the State of New          Resources, with 
                       Mexico.                   amendments. (Rept. 27.)

   54     S. 194     A bill to designate the   Feb. 17, 2007.--Committee 
      Messrs. Allard   facility of the United    on Homeland Security 
        and Salazar    States Postal Service     and Governmental 
                       located at 1300 North     Affairs discharged; 
                       Frontage Road West in     ordered placed on the 
                       Vail, Colorado, as the    calendar.
                       ``Gerald R. Ford, Jr. 
                       Post Office Building''.

   55     S. 219     A bill to designate the   Feb. 17, 2007.--Committee 
       Messrs. Enzi    facility of the United    on Homeland Security 
        and Thomas     States Postal Service     and Governmental 
                       located at 152 North      Affairs discharged; 
                       5th Street in Laramie,    ordered placed on the 
                       Wyoming, as the ``Gale    calendar.
                       W. McGee Post Office''.

   56     S. 412     A bill to designate the   Feb. 17, 2007.--Committee 
      Messrs. Durbin   facility of the United    on Homeland Security 
         and Obama     States Postal Service     and Governmental 
                       located at 2633 11th      Affairs discharged; 
                       Street in Rock Island,    ordered placed on the 
                       Illinois, as the ``Lane   calendar.
                       Evans Post Office 
                       Building''.


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   57      S. 4      A bill to make the United Feb. 22, 2007.--Mr. 
       Mr. Reid and    States more secure by     Lieberman, Committee on 
          others       implementing unfinished   Homeland Security and 
                       recommendations of the    Governmental Affairs, 
                       9/11 Commission to        with an amendment in 
                       fight the war on terror   the nature of a 
                       effectively, to improve   substitute. (No written 
                       homeland security, and    report.)
                       for other purposes.

   58    H.R. 976    An act to amend the       Feb. 26, 2007.--Read the 
                       Internal Revenue Code     second time and placed 
                       of 1986 to provide tax    on the calendar.
                       relief for small 
                       businesses, and for 
                       other purposes.

   59     S. 316     A bill to prohibit brand  Feb. 27, 2007.--Mr. 
       Mr. Kohl and    name drug companies       Leahy, Committee on the 
          others       from compensating         Judiciary, without 
                       generic drug companies    amendment. (No written 
                       to delay the entry of a   report.)
                       generic drug into the 
                       market.

   61  S. Con. Res.  Concurrent resolution     Mar. 1, 2007.--Mr. Leahy, 
            10         honoring and praising     Committee on the 
       Mrs. Clinton    the National              Judiciary, without 
        and others     Association for the       amendment, and with a 
                       Advancement of Colored    preamble. (No written 
                       People on the occasion    report.)
                       of its 98th 
                       anniversary.

   62   S. Res. 78   Resolution designating    Mar. 1, 2007.--Mr. Leahy, 
      Mr. Hagel and    April 2007 as             Committee on the 
          others       ``National Autism         Judiciary, without 
                       Awareness Month'' and     amendment, and with a 
                       supporting efforts to     preamble. (No written 
                       increase funding for      report.)
                       research into the 
                       causes and treatment of 
                       autism and to improve 
                       training and support 
                       for individuals with 
                       autism and those who 
                       care for individuals 
                       with autism.

   63   S. Res. 84   Resolution observing      Mar. 1, 2007.--Mr. Leahy, 
         Messrs.       February 23, 2007, as     Committee on the 
      Brownback and    the 200th anniversary     Judiciary, without 
           Pryor       of the abolition of the   amendment, and with a 
                       slave trade in the        preamble. (No written 
                       British Empire,           report.)
                       honoring the 
                       distinguished life and 
                       legacy of William 
                       Wilberforce, and 
                       encouraging the people 
                       of the United States to 
                       follow the example of 
                       William Wilberforce by 
                       selflessly pursuing 
                       respect for human 
                       rights around the 
                       world.


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   64  H. Con. Res.  Concurrent resolution     Mar. 1, 2007.--Mr. Leahy, 
            44         honoring and praising     Committee on the 
                       the National              Judiciary, without 
                       Association for the       amendment, and with a 
                       Advancement of Colored    preamble. (No written 
                       People on the occasion    report.)
                       of its 98th 
                       anniversary.

   65      S. 84     A bill to establish a     Mar. 1, 2007.--Mr. 
      Mr. McCain and   United States Boxing      Inouye, Committee on 
          others       Commission to             Commerce, Science, and 
                       administer the Act, and   Transportation, without 
                       for other purposes.       amendment. (Rept. 28.)

   66    H.R. 800    An act to amend the       Mar. 2, 2007.--Read the 
                       National Labor            second time and placed 
                       Relations Act to          on the calendar.
                       establish an efficient 
                       system to enable 
                       employees to form, 
                       join, or assist labor 
                       organizations, to 
                       provide for mandatory 
                       injunctions for unfair 
                       labor practices during 
                       organizing efforts, and 
                       for other purposes.

   67     S. 385     A bill to improve the     Mar. 5, 2007.--Mr. 
      Mr. Inouye and   interoperability of       Inouye, Committee on 
          others       emergency                 Commerce, Science, and 
                       communications            Transportation, with 
                       equipment.                amendments, and an 
                                                 amendment to the title. 
                                                 (Rept. 30.)

   68     S. 509     A bill to provide         Mar. 5, 2007.--Mr. 
      Mr. Inouye and   improved aviation         Inouye, Committee on 
          others       security, and for other   Commerce, Science, and 
                       purposes.                 Transportation, with 
                                                 amendments. (Rept. 31.)

   69     S. 763     A bill to provide the     Mar. 5, 2007.--Mr. Dodd, 
         Mr. Dodd      resources to protect      Committee on Banking, 
                       public transportation     Housing, and Urban 
                       from terrorism.           Affairs, without 
                                                 amendment. (An original 
                                                 bill.) (Rept. 32.)

   70     S. 761     A bill to invest in       Mar. 6, 2007.--Read the 
       Mr. Reid and    innovation and            second time and placed 
          others       education to improve      on the calendar.
                       the competitiveness of 
                       the United States in 
                       the global economy.


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   71     S. 655     A bill to amend the       Mar. 8, 2007.--Mr. Leahy, 
       Mr. Grassley    Congressional Charter     Committee on the 
        and others     of the American           Judiciary, with an 
                       National Red Cross to     amendment. (No written 
                       modernize its             report.)
                       governance structure, 
                       to enhance the ability 
                       of the board of 
                       governors of the 
                       American National Red 
                       Cross to support the 
                       critical mission of the 
                       American National Red 
                       Cross in the 21st 
                       century, and for other 
                       purposes.

   72   S.J. Res. 9  Joint resolution to       Mar. 9, 2007.--Read the 
       Mr. Reid and    revise United States      second time and placed 
          others       policy on Iraq.           on the calendar.

   73     S. 377     A bill to establish a     Mar. 9, 2007.--Mr. Biden, 
         Mr. Lugar     United States-Poland      Committee on Foreign 
                       parliamentary youth       Relations, without 
                       exchange program, and     amendment. (Rept. 33.)
                       for other purposes.

   74     S. 494     A bill to endorse further Mar. 9, 2007.--Mr. Biden, 
         Mr. Lugar     enlargement of the        Committee on Foreign 
                       North Atlantic Treaty     Relations, without 
                       Organization (NATO) and   amendment. (Rept. 34.) 
                       to facilitate the         (See also Order No. 
                       timely admission of new   76.)
                       members to NATO, and 
                       for other purposes.

   75     S. 676     A bill to provide that    Mar. 9, 2007.--Mr. Biden, 
      Messrs. Biden    the Executive Director    Committee on Foreign 
         and Lugar     of the Inter-American     Relations, without 
                       Development Bank or the   amendment. (Rept. 35.)
                       Alternate Executive 
                       Director of the Inter-
                       American Development 
                       Bank may serve on the 
                       Board of Directors of 
                       the Inter-American 
                       Foundation.

   76    H.R. 987    An act to endorse further Mar. 9, 2007.--Placed on 
                       enlargement of the        the calendar. (See also 
                       North Atlantic Treaty     Order No. 74.)
                       Organization (NATO) and 
                       to facilitate the 
                       timely admission of new 
                       members to NATO, and 
                       for other purposes.

                      

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