[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 125 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10604-S10605]
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. REED (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 1910. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that amounts derived from Federal grants and State 
     matching funds in connection with revolving funds established 
     in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     and the Safe Drinking Water Act will not be treated as 
     proceeds or replacement proceeds for purposes of section 148 
     of such Code; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mrs. Dole, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1911. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     protect the health of susceptible populations, including 
     pregnant women, infants, and children, by requiring a health 
     advisory, drinking water standard, and reference 
     concentration for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 1912. A bill for the relief of Maha Dakar; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 1913. A bill to improve the amendments made by the No 
     Child Left Behind Act of 2001; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1914. A bill to require a comprehensive nuclear posture 
     review, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. SUNUNU:
       S. 1915. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide incentives to physicians for writing 
     electronic prescriptions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Vitter, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 1916. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     modify the program for the sanctuary system for surplus 
     chimpanzees by terminating the authority for the removal of 
     chimpanzees from the system for research purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Baucus, and 
             Mr. Tester):
       S. 1917. A bill to include Idaho and Montana as affected 
     areas for purposes of making claims under the Radiation 
     Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) based on 
     exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Casey):
       S. 1918. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of firefighter 
     to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or 
     duty limitations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 1919. A bill to establish trade enforcement priorities 
     for the United States, to strengthen the provisions relating 
     to trade remedies, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 1920. A bill to award competitive grants to eligible 
     partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement 
     innovative strategies

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     at the secondary school level to improve student achievement 
     and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education and 
     the workforce; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Pryor, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Burr, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. McCaskill, 
             and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 1921. A bill to amend the American Battlefield 
     Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1922. A bill to apply basic contracting laws to the 
     Transportation Security Administration; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1923. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     assistance for the Housing Assistance Council, the Raza 
     Development Fund, and for the Housing Partnership Network 
     (HPN) and its members, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; placed on 
     the calendar.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 1924. A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or 
     death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities 
     caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the 
     performance of such employee's duty; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. McCaskill, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Smith):
       S. 1925. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to 
     prevent credit card issuers from taking unfair advantage of 
     college students and their parents, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 1926. A bill to establish the National Infrastructure 
     Bank to provide funding for qualified infrastructure 
     projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Bond):
       S. 1927. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for 
     authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence 
     information and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Feingold, and 
             Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 1928. A bill to amend section 1977A of the Revised 
     Statutes to equalize the remedies available under that 
     section; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 1929. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to conduct a 
     feasibility study of water augmentation alternatives in the 
     Sierra Vista Subwatershed; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Kerry, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Biden, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. 
             Obama):
       S. 1930. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to prevent illegal logging practices, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 1931. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure 
     that development of certain Federal oil and gas resources 
     will occur in a manner that protects water resources and 
     respects the rights of surface owners, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, Ms. 
             Landrieu, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 1932. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase 
     SBIR and STTR program expenditures; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Conrad):
       S. 1933. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     provide grants to small public drinking water systems; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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