[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4598-4599]
[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. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 676. A bill to provide that the Executive Director of 
     the Inter-American Development Bank or the Alternate 
     Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank may 
     serve on the Board of Directors of the Inter-American 
     Foundation; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Salazar, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 677. A bill to improve the grant program for secure 
     schools under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
     of 1968; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 678. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while 
     on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a 
     grounded air carrier before or after a flight, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 679. A bill to provide a comprehensive strategy for 
     stabilizing Iraq and redeploying United States troops from 
     Iraq within one year; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Coleman, Mr. Carper, and Mrs. McCaskill):
       S. 680. A bill to ensure proper oversight and 
     accountability in Federal contracting, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 681. A bill to restrict the use of offshore tax havens 
     and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal 
     taxation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Reid, 
             Mr. Warner, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Coleman, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Enzi, 
             Mr. Akaka, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Biden, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Harkin, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Obama, Mr. Reed, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Tester, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Mikulski, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 682. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Edward William Brooke III in recognition of his unprecedented 
     and enduring

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     service to our Nation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S.J. Res. 3. A joint resolution to specify an expiration 
     date for the authorization of use of military force under the 
     Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002 and to authorize the continuing presence 
     of United States forces in Iraq after that date for certain 
     military operations and activities; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.

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