[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14535]
[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. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1539. A bill to designate the post office located at 309 
     East Linn Street, Marshalltown, Iowa, as the ``Major Scott 
     Nisely Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. DOLE (for herself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Allard):
       S. 1540. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for the transportation of food for 
     charitable purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 1541. A bill to allow for expanded uses of funding 
     allocated to Louisiana under the hazard mitigation program 
     while preserving the goals of the program to reduce future 
     damage from disasters through mitigation; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 1542. A bill to establish State infrastructure banks for 
     education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 1543. A bill to establish a national geothermal 
     initiative to encourage increased production of energy from 
     geothermal resources, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 1544. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the quality and efficiency of health care, to 
     provide the public with information on provider and supplier 
     performance, and to enhance the education and awareness of 
     consumers for evaluating health care services through the 
     development and release of reports based on Medicare 
     enrollment, claims, survey, and assessment data; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Pryor, 
             Mr. Bennett, Mr. Casey, Mr. Gregg, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Sununu, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1545. A bill to implement the recommendations of the 
     Iraq Study Group; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Stevens, and Mr. Craig):
       S. 1546. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either 
     coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual 
     funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for 
     individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1547. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Armed Services; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1548. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such 
     fiscal year, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Armed Services; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1549. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2008 for military construction, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Armed Services; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1550. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2008 for defense activities of the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Armed 
     Services; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mrs. Clinton, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1551. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating 
     tuberculosis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1552. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of real property to the Alaska 
     Railroad Corporation; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.

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