[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 6070]
[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. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 838. A bill to authorize funding for eligible joint 
     ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and 
     academic persons, to establish the International Energy 
     Advisory Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 839. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude amounts received as a military basic housing 
     allowance from consideration as income for purposes of the 
     low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental 
     projects; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 840. A bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 
     1998 to authorize assistance for domestic and foreign 
     programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 841. A bill for the relief of Alfredo Plascencia Lopez 
     and Maria Del Refugio Plascencia; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 842. A bill to authorize to be appropriated $9,200,000 
     for fiscal year 2008 to acquire real property and carry out 
     military construction projects at Cannon Air Force Base, New 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mrs. 
             Clinton):
       S. 843. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     national mercury monitoring program; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Feingold, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 844. A bill to provide for the protection of 
     unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 845. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to 
     research and related activities concerning elder falls; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 846. A bill to amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act to improve the compensation system, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.

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