[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S16005]
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              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. INHOFE:
       S. 11. A bill to provide liability protection to volunteer 
     pilot nonprofit organizations that fly for public benefit and 
     to the pilots and staff of such nonprofit organizations, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Obama):
       S. 2519. A bill to prohibit the awarding of a contract or 
     grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold 
     unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in 
     writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the 
     contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Smith, and Mr. 
             Dorgan):
       S. 2520. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow Indian tribal governments to transfer the credit for 
     electricity produced from renewable resources; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Akaka, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Levin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Obama, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2521. A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of 
     Federal employees; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Kerry):
       S. 2522. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children 
     born after 2008; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Mr. Reed):
       S. 2523. A bill to establish the National Affordable 
     Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to 
     provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and 
     preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-
     income families; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2524. A bill to improve the enforcement of the Davis-
     Bacon Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2525. A bill to prevent health care facility-acquired 
     infections; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 2526. A bill to protect health care workers and first 
     responders, including police, fire-fighters, emergency 
     medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace 
     exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections, 
     such as MRSA and pandemic influenza; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 2527. A bill to prohibit the obligation or expenditure 
     of funds for the Osprey tiltrotor aircraft; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 2528. A bill to authorize guarantees for bonds and notes 
     issued for community or economic development purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 2529. A bill to improve disclosures for charitable 
     giving, protect charities, inform consumers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2530. A bill entitled the ``Federal Aviation 
     Administration Extension Act of 2007''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 2531. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise 
     the antidumping duties and countervailing duties relating to 
     the production of low-enriched uranium, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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