[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 186 (Thursday, December 6, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14847-S14848]
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 (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Clinton, 
             and Mr. Obama):
       S. 2419. A bill to permit employees to request, and to 
     ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms 
     and conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2420. A bill to encourage the donation of excess food to 
     nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-
     insecure people in the United States in contracts entered 
     into by executive agencies for the provision, service, or 
     sale of food; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 2421. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax benefits to individuals who have been 
     wrongfully incarcerated; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
             Feingold):
       S. 2422. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2423. A bill to facilitate price transparency in markets 
     for the sale of emission allowances, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Domenici, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 2424. A bill to ensure that all Americans have basic 
     health literacy skills to function effectively as patients 
     and health care consumers; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Kyl, and Mrs. Murray):

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       S. 2425. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation 
     and the Secretary of Commerce to submit reports to Congress 
     on the commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain 
     points of entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. REID (for Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2426. A bill to provide for congressional oversight of 
     United States agreements with the Government of Iraq; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2427. A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, 
     and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Obama (for himself, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Coleman)):
       S. 2428. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     establish and maintain a public website through which 
     individuals may find a complete database of available 
     scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial 
     assistance in the study of science, technology, engineering, 
     and mathematics; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2429. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
     equalize the limit on the liability for oil tankers and cargo 
     vessels and to provide for the investment of amounts in the 
     Damage Assessment Restoration Revolving Fund; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2430. A bill to prevent maritime emergencies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BROWN:
       S. 2431. A bill to address emergency shortages in food 
     banks; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 2432. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide alternative minimum tax relief for 2007 and to 
     provide special tax rates for certain capital gains and 
     qualified dividend income for 2007, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.

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