[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1238]
[From the U.S. 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. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Inouye, 
             Mr. Stevens, Mr. Specter, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Hutchison, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Burr, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Biden, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       S. 294. A bill to reauthorize Amtrak, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 295. A bill to establish a servitude and emancipation 
     archival research clearinghouse in the National Archives; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 296. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the availability of the cash method of accounting 
     for small businesses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 297. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide 15-year straight-line cost recovery for certain 
     improvements to retail space and for qualified new restaurant 
     improvements and to expand the eligibility for the work 
     opportunity tax credit to all disabled veterans; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 298. A bill to provide incentives for renewable energy 
     production, to increase fuel economy standards for 
     automobiles, and to provide tax incentives for renewable 
     energy production; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 299. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend increased expensing for small businesses; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Reid, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 300. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Bureau 
     of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-
     Species Conservation Program in the States of Arizona, 
     California, and Nevada, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Mikulski, 
             and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 301. A bill to provide higher education assistance for 
     nontraditional students, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 302. A bill to establish a procedure to safeguard the 
     Social Security Trust Funds; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 303. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 324 Main Street in 
     Grambling, Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Coach Eddie Robinson Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH:
       S. 304. A bill to establish a commission to develop 
     legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement 
     benefit programs and to ensure a sound fiscal future for the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Enzi, and 
             Mr. Harkin):
       S. 305. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
     control livestock intended for slaughter; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 306. A bill to provide certain requirements for 
     hydroelectric projects on the Mohawk River in the State of 
     New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Tester):
       S. 307. A bill to establish a minimum rate of release for 
     water from the Yellowtail Dam, Montana; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 308. A bill to prohibit an escalation in United States 
     military forces in Iraq without prior authorization by 
     Congress; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Akaka, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. 
             Whitehouse):
       S. 309. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce 
     emissions of carbon dioxide, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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