[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 166 (Tuesday, October 30, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13579-S13580]
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. KENNEDY:
       S. 2258. A bill to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, to amend the definition of 
     an eligible not-for-profit holder, and for other purposes; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2259. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin 
     Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary 
     to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination 
     demonstration and reclamation project, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Specter, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 2260. A bill to extend the existing provisions regarding 
     the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through 
     fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Biden, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2261. A bill to restore the rule that agreements between 
     manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to 
     set the minimum price below which the manufacturer's product 
     or service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2262. A bill to authorize the Preserve America Program 
     and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WEBB:
       S. 2263. A bill to require the Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology to establish an 
     initiative to promote the research, development, and 
     demonstration of miner tracking and communications systems 
     and to promote the establishment of standards and other 
     measurement services regarding underground communications to 
     protect miners in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 2264. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend for 2 years the tax-free distributions from 
     individual retirement plans for charitable purposes; read the 
     first time.

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           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Specter, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 2265. A bill to extend the existing provisions regarding 
     the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through 
     fiscal year 2008; considered and passed.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2266. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     provide for an alternative test for qualifying as a 
     cooperative housing corporation; to the Committee on Finance.

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