[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 134 (Friday, November 19, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11639-S11640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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. GRASSLEY:
       S. 12. A bill to amend the procedures that apply to 
     consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer 
     outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 3008. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf 
     House, located in Norfolk, Arkansas, as a unit of the 
     National Park System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bennett, 
             and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 3009. A bill to establish a Division of Food and 
     Agricultural Science within the National Science Foundation 
     and to authorize funding for the support of fundamental 
     agricultural research of the highest quality, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 3010. A bill to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the 
     United States Fire Administration to provide assistance to 
     firefighting task forces, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DAYTON (for himself and Mr. Lott):
       S. 3011. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide payments to Medicare ambulance suppliers of 
     the full cost or furnishing such services, to provide 
     payments to rural ambulance providers, and suppliers to 
     account for the cost of serving areas with low population 
     density, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 3012. A bill to ensure a balanced survey of taxpayers in 
     any system of

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     precertification for the earned income tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 3013. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     controlled substance monitoring program in each State; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Voinovich, 
             Mr. Levin, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 3014. A bill to reauthorize the Harmful Algal Bloorm and 
     Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other 
     purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. BAYH:
       S. 3015. A bill for the relief of Fatuka Kaikumba Flake; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 3016. A bill to promote freedom, economic growth, and 
     security in Asia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. EDWARDS:
       S. 3017. A bill to provide for the settlement of the claims 
     of Swain County, North Carolina, against the United States 
     under the agreement dated July 30, 1943; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 3018. A bill to direct the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Justice to submit semi-annual reports regarding 
     settlements relating to false claims and fraud against the 
     Federal Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 3019. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 3020. A bill to establish protections against compelled 
     disclosure of sources, and news or information, by persons 
     providing services for the news media; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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