[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10661]
[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. BOXER:
       S. 1248. An original bill to provide for the conservation 
     and development of water and related resources, to authorize 
     the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
     improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; from the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works; placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1249. A bill to require the President to close the 
     Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 1250. A bill to direct the United States Trade 
     Representative to conduct an investigation of the personal 
     exemption allowance that Canada provides for merchandise 
     purchased abroad by Canadian residents, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. 
             Bunning):
       S. 1251. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the tax treatment of horses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 1252. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for uniformity in the awarding of disability ratings 
     for wounds or injuries incurred by members of the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Akaka) (by 
             request):
       S. 1253. A bill to establish a fund for the National Park 
     Centennial Challenge, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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