[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 887-888]
[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 Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Biden, 
             and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 256. A bill to harmonize rate setting standards for 
     copyright licenses under section 112 and 114 of title 17, 
     United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 257. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing 
     the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in the States of 
     Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SUNUNU (for himself and Mr. Gregg):
       S. 258. A bill to clarify provisions relating to statutory 
     copyright licenses for satellite carriers; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Biden, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Lott, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Specter, and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 259. A bill to authorize the establishment of the Henry 
     Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives at the University of 
     Hawaii; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 260. A bill to establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River 
     Cave National Conservation Area; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Specter, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Allard, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Kyl, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 261. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 262. A bill to rename the Snake River Birds of Prey 
     National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the 
     Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation 
     Area in honor of the late Morley Nelson, an international 
     authority on birds of prey, who was instrumental in the 
     establishment of this National Conservation Area, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources .
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 263. A bill to amend the Oregon Resource Conservation 
     Act of 1996 to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of 
     Reclamation in the Deschutes River Conservancy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 264. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in 
     Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 265. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water 
     resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek 
     Subbasins in Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 266. A bill to provide for the modification of an 
     amendatory repayment contract between the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the North Unit Irrigation District, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Baucus, 
             Mrs. Murray, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 267. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian 
     tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use 
     of methamphetamine; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mrs. Murray):
       S. 268. A bill to designate the Ice Age Floods National 
     Geologic Trail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Chambliss, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 269. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase and permanently extend the expensing of certain 
     depreciable business assets for small businesses; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 270. A bill to permit startup partnerships and S 
     corporations to elect taxable years other than required 
     years; to the Committee on Finance.

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           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 271. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of 
     certain improvements to retail space; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 272. A bill to amend Public Law 87-383 to reauthorize 
     appropriations to promote the conservation of migratory 
     waterfowl and to offset or prevent the serious loss of 
     important wetland and other waterfowl habitat essential to 
     the preservation of migratory waterfowl, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 273. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare 
     prescription drugs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Voinovich, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. 
             Lautenberg):
       S. 274. A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information 
     protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a 
     statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements 
     that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with 
     certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for 
     the Special Counsel, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 275. A bill to establish the Prehistoric Trackways 
     National Monument in the State of New Mexico; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 276. A bill to strengthen the consequences of the 
     fraudulent use of United States or foreign passports and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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