[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 22853-22854]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           MEASURES REFERRED

  The following bills were read the first and the second times by 
unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

       H.R. 31. An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Elsinore 
     Valley Municipal Water District Wildomar Service Area 
     Recycled Water Distribution Facilities and Alberhill 
     Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility Projects; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 176. To authorize the establishment of educational 
     exchange and development programs for member countries of the 
     Caribbean Community (CARICOM); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       H.R. 180. An act to require the identification of companies 
     that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United 
     States Government contracts with such companies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       H.R. 660. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their 
     family members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.R. 673. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     take lands in Yuma County, Arizona, into trust as part of the 
     reservation of the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       H.R. 735. An act to designate the Federal building under 
     construction at 799 First Avenue in New York, New York, as 
     the ``Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United 
     Nations Building''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       H.R. 957. An act to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to 
     expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may 
     be imposed; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       H.R. 986. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the 
     State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 1315. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the benefits provided to 
     veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 1696. An act to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
     Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act 
     to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe to determine blood 
     quantum requirement for membership in that Tribe; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
       H.R. 1700. An act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT 
     grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.R. 2107. An act to create the Office of Chief Financial 
     Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       H.R. 2120. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to proclaim as reservation for the benefit of the Sault Ste. 
     Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians a parcel of land now held in 
     trust by the United States for that Indian tribe; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
       H.R. 2347. An act to authorize State and local governments 
     to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, 
     companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's 
     energy sector, companies that sell arms to the Government of 
     Iran, and financial institutions that extend $20,000,000 or 
     more in credit to the Government of Iran for 45 days or more, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
       H.R. 2623. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the collection of copayments for all hospice care 
     furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 2707. An act to reauthorize the Underground Railroad 
     Educational and Cultural Program; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       H.R. 2722. An act to restructure the Coast Guard Integrated 
     Deepwater Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       H.R. 2750. To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 
     coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 
     establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       H.R. 2765. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 44 North Main Street in 
     Hughesville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Master Sergeant Sean 
     Michael Thomas Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 2874. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the provision of health care to 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 2963. An act to transfer certain land in Riverside 
     County, California, and San Diego County, California, from 
     the Bureau of Land Management to the United States to be held 
     in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       H.R. 3067. An act to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to exempt small public housing agencies from the 
     requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency 
     plan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       H.R. 3095. An act to amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
     and Safety Act of 2006 to modify a deadline relating to a 
     certain election by Indian tribes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 3123. An act to extend the designation of Liberia 
     under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act so 
     that Liberians can continue to be eligible for temporary

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     protected status under that section; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 3159. An act to mandate minimum periods of rest and 
     recuperation for units and members of the regular and reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces between deployments for 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       H.R. 3184. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to carry out a competitive grant program for the Puget Sound 
     area to provide comprehensive conservation planning to 
     address water quality; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       H.R. 3248. An act to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to 
     make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

  The following concurrent resolutions were read, and referred as 
indicated:

       H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 75th 
     anniversary of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and 
     commending recipients of the Purple Heart for their courage 
     and sacrifice on behalf of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       H. Con. Res. 136. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding high level visits to the United 
     States by democratically-elected officials of Taiwan; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       H. Con. Res. 143. Concurrent resolution honoring National 
     Historic Landmarks; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       H. Con. Res. 188. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, 
     Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

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