[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 11983-11984]
[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. GREGG:
       S. 1350. A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and 
     create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced 
     degree; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 1351. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to improve the competitiveness of the United States in 
     the global economy and to protect against potential visa 
     fraud and abuse; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 1352. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 127 East Locust Street in 
     Fairbury, Illinois, as the ``Dr. Francis Townsend Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 1353. A bill to nullify the determinations of the 
     Copyright Royalty Judges with respect to webcasting, to 
     modify the basis for making such a determination, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 1354. A bill to amend the definition of a law 
     enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to 
     ensure the inclusion of certain positions; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Nelson 
             of Florida, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Dole, and Mr. Domenici):

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       S. 1355. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat spaceports like airports under the exempt facility 
     bond rules; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Allard, and 
             Mr. Feingold):
       S. 1356. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     to establish industrial bank holding company regulation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1357. A bill to amend the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act 
     of 2000 to permit certain annuitants of the retirement 
     programs of the United States Park Police and United States 
     Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive the adjustments 
     in pension benefits to which such annuitants would otherwise 
     be entitled as a result of the conversion of members of the 
     United States Park Police and United States Secret Service 
     Uniformed Division to a new salary schedule under the 
     amendments made by such Act; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 1358. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require all 
     gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain 10 percent 
     renewable fuel in the year 2010 and thereafter, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Brown, 
             and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 1359. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     enhance public and health professional awareness and 
     understanding of lupus and to strengthen the Nation's 
     research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. DOLE (for herself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Lott, and 
             Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1360. A bill to provide for higher education 
     affordability, access, and opportunity; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 1361. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain leasehold improvements and to modify 
     the depreciation rules relating to such leasehold 
     improvements for purposes of computing earnings and profits; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1362. A bill to establish a Strategic Gasoline and Fuel 
     Reserve; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1363. A bill to improve health care for severely injured 
     members and former members of the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1364. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to extend the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and 
     Medicaid, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1365. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
     Management Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with any of the 
     management partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National 
     Recreation Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Kerry, and 
             Mr. Smith):
       S. 1366. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with 
     other companies; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 1367. A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to 
     provide methamphetamine prevention and treatment services; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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