[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 7 (Friday, January 12, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S508-S509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 277. A bill to modify the boundaries of Grand Teton 
     National Park to include certain land within the GT Park 
     Subdivision, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       S. 278. A bill to establish a program and criteria for 
     National Heritage Areas in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 279. A bill to repeal certain sections of the Act of May 
     26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Obama, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Durbin):

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       S. 280. A bill to provide for a program to accelerate the 
     reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 
     establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas 
     tradeable allowances, to support the deployment of new 
     climate change-related technologies, and to ensure benefits 
     to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 281. A bill to amend title 44 of the United States Code, 
     to provide for the suspension of fines under certain 
     circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small 
     business concerns; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 282. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     reduce over a 5-year period the interest rate on certain 
     undergraduate student loans; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 283. A bill to amend the Compact of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Thune, Mr. Dorgan, Ms. 
             Klobuchar, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
             Inouye, Ms. Landrieu, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 284. A bill to provide emergency agricultural disaster 
     assistance; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 285. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit to certain concentrated animal feeding 
     operations for the cost of complying with environmental 
     protection regulations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HAGEL:
       S. 286. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income interest received on loans 
     secured by agricultural real property; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Menendez, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 287. A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an 
     escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the 
     numbers existing as of January 9, 2007; read the first time.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 288. A bill to amend titles 10 and 14, United States 
     Code, to provide for the use of gold in the metal content of 
     the Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Webb, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 289. A bill to establish the Journey Through Hallowed 
     Ground National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 290. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to rural primary health providers; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 291. A bill to establish a digital and wireless network 
     technology program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Lott, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 292. A bill to establish a bipartisan commission on 
     insurance reform; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 293. A bill to extend the period in which States may 
     spend funds from the additional allotments provided to States 
     under the Social Services Block Grant program for necessary 
     expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and 
     other hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S.J. Res. 2. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting 
     the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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