[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15419]
[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. HATCH:
       S. 1591. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow full expensing for the cost of qualified refinery 
     property in the year in which the property is placed in 
     service, and to classify petroleum refining property as 5-
     year property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Obama, 
             and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 1592. A bill to reauthorize the Underground Railroad 
     Educational and Cultural Program; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Smith, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. 
             Salazar):
       S. 1593. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax relief and protections to military personnel, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Smith, 
             and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 1594. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     improve port safety and security for especially hazardous 
     cargos, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1595. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are 
     counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be 
     designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 1596. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in 
     Uvalde, Texas, as the ``Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr. Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 1597. A bill to preserve open competition and Federal 
     Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal 
     Government contractors on Federal and federally funded 
     construction projects; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. 
             Isakson):
       S. 1598. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act, with 
     respect to civil penalties for child labor violations; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HAGEL:
       S. 1599. A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act to provide for energy-related regulatory reform, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HAGEL:
       S. 1600. A bill to establish an energy technologies 
     innovation network, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HAGEL:
       S. 1601. A bill to lower the effective tax rate on 
     investment in necessary energy infrastructure and credits for 
     renewable energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. HAGEL:
       S. 1602. A bill to improve the energy security of the 
     United States by promoting diverse energy supplies and energy 
     efficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.

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