[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 18 (Thursday, February 17, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1622-S1623]
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              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. LEVIN:
       S. 413. A bill to amend the definition of disaster, for 
     purposes of section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act, to 
     include below average water levels in the Great Lakes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Bond):
       S. 414. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to protect the right of Americans to vote through the 
     prevention of voter fraud, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 415. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to conduct research on indicators of child well-
     being; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 416. A bill to establish a pilot program to provide low 
     interest loans to nonprofit, community-based lending 
     intermediaries, to provide midsize loans to small business 
     concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Shelby):
       S. 417. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a refundable wage differential credit for 
     activated military reservists; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Hagel, and 
             Mr. Schumer):
       S. 418. A bill to protect members of the Armed Forces from 
     unscrupulous practices regarding sales of insurance, 
     financial, and investment products; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KYL:
       S. 419. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 
     15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Burns, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Talent, 
             and Mr. Thune):
       S. 420. A bill to make the repeal of the estate tax 
     permanent; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 421. A bill to reauthorize programs relating to sport 
     fishing and recreational boating safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 422. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore equity and complete the transfer of motor fuel 
     excise taxes attributable to motorboat and small engine fuels 
     into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 423. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of 
     the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Johnson, and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 424. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for arthritis research and public health, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 425. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     sell or exchange certain National Forest System land in the 
     State of Vermont; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 426. A bill to enhance national security by improving 
     the reliability of the United States electricity transmission 
     grid, to ensure efficient, reliable and affordable energy to 
     American consumers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 427. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to provide for a Federal renewable 
     portfolio standard; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dayton, Mrs. 
             Dole, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 428. A bill to provide $30,000,000,000 in new 
     transportation infrastructure funding in addition to TEA-21 
     levels through bonding to empower States and local 
     governments to complete significant long-term capital 
     improvement projects for highways, public transportation 
     systems, and rail systems, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kennedy, 
             and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 429. A bill to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Connecticut and the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 430. A bill to arrest methamphetamine abuse in the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Durbin):

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       S. 431. A bill to establish a program to award grants to 
     improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. Lott, Mr. Warner, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
             Thune):
       S. 432. A bill to establish a digital and wireless network 
     technology program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 433. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to develop and implement standards for the operation 
     of non-scheduled, commercial air carrier (air charter) and 
     general aviation operations at Ronald Reagan Washington 
     National Airport; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 434. A bill to direct the Secretary of 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. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 435. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook 
     in the State of Connecticut for study for potential addition 
     to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 436. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to assess 
     the economic implications of the dependence of the State of 
     Hawaii on oil as the principal source of energy for the 
     State; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 437. A bill to expedite review of the Grand River Band 
     of Ottawa Indians of Michigan to secure a timely and just 
     determination of whether that group is entitled to 
     recognition as a Federal Indian tribe; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Hagel, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Johnson, 
             Ms. Collins, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 438. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy 
     caps; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 439. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary 
     butyl ether and petroleum contamination; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 440. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of 
     covering physicians' services under the medicaid program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, 
             Mr. Kyl, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bunning, Mrs. Dole, and Mr. 
             Chambliss):
       S. 441. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the classification of a motorsports 
     entertainment complex; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DeWINE:
       S. 442. A bill to provide for the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to be included in the line of Presidential 
     succession; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 443. A bill to improve the investigation of criminal 
     antitrust offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 444. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     train unemployed workers for employment as health care 
     professionals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 445. A resolution to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription 
     Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide 
     for negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription 
     drugs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 446. A bill to direct the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task 
     Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue 
     Response System; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 447. A bill to authorize the conveyance of certain 
     Federal land in the State of New Mexico; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Stevens, Ms. 
             Cantwell, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 448. A bill to authorize the President to posthumously 
     award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Elizabeth 
     Wanamaker Peratrovich and Roy Peratrovich in recognition of 
     their outstanding and enduring contributions to the civil 
     rights and dignity of the Native peoples of Alaska and the 
     Nation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 449. A bill to facilitate shareholder consideration of 
     proposals to make Settlement Common Stock under the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act available to missed enrollees, 
     eligible elders, and eligible persons born after December 18, 
     1971, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 450. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to require a voter-verified paper record, to improve 
     provisional balloting, to impose additional requirements 
     under such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 451. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure 
     that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are 
     obtained legally; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 452. A bill to provide for the establishment of national 
     and global tsunami warning systems and to provide assistance 
     for the relief and rehabilitation of victims of the Indian 
     Ocean tsunami and for the reconstruction of tsunami-affected 
     countries; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lugar, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. 
             Feingold):
       S. 453. 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 2008 for 
     refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PRYOR:
       S. 454. A bill to release to the State of Arkansas a 
     reversionary interest in Camp Joseph T. Robinson; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 455. A bill to amend the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 to facilitate United States openness to 
     international students, scholars, scientists, and exchange 
     visitors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Chafee, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 456. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to permit a State to receive credit towards the 
     work requirements under the temporary assistance for needy 
     families program for recipients who are determined by 
     appropriate agencies working in coordination to have a 
     disability and to be in need of specialized activities; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S.J. Res. 6. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to ensure continuity of 
     congressional operations and the avoidance of martial law in 
     the event of mass incapacitations or death in either House of 
     Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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