[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5871-5872]
[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. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Pryor, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Craig, Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 807. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous 
     substance, pollutant, or contaminant; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Reid, 
             Mr. Obama, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 808. A bill to provide grants to recruit new teachers, 
     principals, and other school leaders to, and retain and 
     support current and returning teachers, principals, and other 
     school leaders employed in, public elementary and public 
     secondary schools, and to help higher education, in areas 
     impacted by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. SUNUNU (for himself, Mrs. Dole, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Thune, and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 809. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to exempt qualified public housing agencies from the 
     requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency 
     plan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 810. A bill to establish a laboratory science pilot 
     program at the National Science Foundation; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 811. A bill to establish the Sacramento River National 
     Recreation Area in the State of California; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Specter, 
             Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 812. A bill to prohibit human cloning and protect stem 
     cell research; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 813. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and 
     costs in connection with civil claim awards; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 814. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and 
     court costs in contingency fee cases; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 815. A bill to provide health care benefits to veterans 
     with a service-connected disability at non-Department of 
     Veterans Affairs medical facilities that receive payments 
     under the Medicare program or the TRICARE program; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK:
       S. 816. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase tax benefits for parents with children, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Specter, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       S. 817. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
     Management Act of 1996 to provide additional authorizations 
     for certain National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       S. 818. A bill to expand the middle class, reduce the gap 
     between the rich and the poor, keep our promises to veterans, 
     lower the poverty rate, and reduce the Federal deficit by 
     repealing tax breaks for the wealthiest one percent and 
     eliminating unnecessary Cold War era defense spending, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Smith, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
     accounts for charitable purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 820. A bill to establish demonstration projects to 
     provide at-home infant care benefits; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Cardin, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 821. A bill to amend section 402 of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 to provide for an extension of eligibility for 
     supplemental security income through fiscal year 2010 for 
     refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Bunning, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Coleman, 
             Mr. Smith, Mr. Allard, and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 822. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Kerry):
       S. 823. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to facilitating the development of microbicides for 
     preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 824. A bill to amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the 
     authorization for establishing a memorial in the District of 
     Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became 
     disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 825. A bill to provide additional funds for the Road 
     Home Program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 826. A bill to posthumously award a Congressional gold 
     medal to Alice Paul, in recognition of her role in the 
     women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for 
     women; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 827. A bill to establish the Freedom's Way National 
     Heritage Area in the States of Massachusetts and New 
     Hampshire, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. 
             Tester):
       S. 828. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share 
     payments for on-farm energy production under the 
     environmental quality incentives program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Levin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Specter, 
             Mr. Bond, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mrs. Dole):

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       S. 829. A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for 
     revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 830. A bill to improve the process for the development 
     of needed pediatric medical devices; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Specter, 
             Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 831. A bill to authorize States and local governments to 
     prohibit the investment of State assets in any company that 
     has a qualifying business relationship with Sudan; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dodd):
       S.J. Res. 6. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Walter E. Massey as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dodd):
       S.J. Res. 7. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Roger W. Sant as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Dodd):
       S.J. Res. 8. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Patricia Q. Stonesifer as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to 
     the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Biden, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Carper, 
             Mr. Akaka, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Dorgan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Kohl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Tester, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden):
       S.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution to revise United States 
     policy on Iraq; read the first time.

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