[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 21 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1866-S1868]
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. HATCH:
       S. 476. A bill to authorize the Boy Scouts of America to 
     exchange certain land in the

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     State of Utah acquired under the Recreation and Public 
     Purposes Act; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 477. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to include Indian tribes among the entities consulted with 
     respect to activities carried out by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 478. A bill to designate the annex to the E. Barrett 
     Prettyman Federal Building and United States Courthouse 
     located at 333 Constitution Avenue Northwest in the District 
     of Columbia as the ``William B. Bryant Annex; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 479. A bill to amend title 4 of the United States Code 
     to prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory tax on 
     income earned within such State by nonresidents of such 
     State; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 480. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the 
     Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe--
     Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock 
     Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond 
     Indian Tribe; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 481. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat 
     service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from 
     two years to five years after discharge or release; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 482. A bill to provide environmental assistance to non-
     Federal interests in the State of North Dakota; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 483. A bill to strengthen religious liberty and combat 
     government hostility to expressions of faith, by extending 
     the reach of The Equal Access Act to elementary schools; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 484. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health 
     insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction 
     for TRICARE supplemental premiums; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 485. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 486. A bill to require the Secretary of the Navy to 
     procure helicopters under the VH-3D presidential helicopter 
     fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Smith, Ms. 
             Landrieu, and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 487. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide leave for members of the Armed Forces in connection 
     with adoptions of children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 488. A bill to establish a commercial truck highway 
     safety demonstration program in the State of Maine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. 
             Cornyn):
       S. 489. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees 
     to which State and local governments are a party, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 11

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 11, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the 
strength of the Armed Forces and the protections and benefits for 
members of the Armed Forces and their families are adequate for keeping 
the commitment of the people of the United States to support their 
service members, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 43

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 43, a bill to 
provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill Program for 
certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed Forces after the 
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 50

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Corzine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 50, a bill to authorize 
and strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 
tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 121

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 121, a bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United 
States Code, to improve the benefits provided for survivors of deceased 
members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 188

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 188, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
years 2005 through 2011 to carry out the State Criminal Alien 
Assistance Program.


                                 S. 196

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. 
Stabenow) were added as cosponsors of S. 196, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income of 
controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property.


                                 S. 203

  At the request of Mr. Thomas, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 203, a bill to reduce 
temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on 
Federal lands, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 241

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator 
from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 241, a bill to amend section 254 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal 
service contributions and the universal service support programs 
established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain 
provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the 
Antideficiency Act.


                                 S. 270

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 270 , a bill to provide a 
framework for consideration by the legislative and executive branches 
of proposed unilateral economic sanctions in order to ensure 
coordination of United States policy with respect to trade, security, 
and human rights.


                                 S. 271

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 271, a bill to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations 
described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must 
register as political committees, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 285

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Allen) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 285, a bill to reauthorize the Children's Hospitals 
Graduate Medical Education Program.


                                 S. 295

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 295, a bill 
to authorize appropriate action in the negotiations with the People's 
Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not 
successful.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 296, a bill 
to authorize appropriations for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership Program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 352

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 352, a bill to 
revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission 
of information regarding H-2B non-immigrants, and for other purposes.

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                                 S. 363

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 363, a bill to amend the 
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to 
establish vessel ballast water management requirements, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 382

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 382, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 397

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the 
Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg), the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 397, a bill to prohibit civil liability actions 
from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, 
dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive 
or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.


                                 S. 403

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 403, a bill to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State 
lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in 
abortion decisions.


                                 S. 424

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 424, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 450

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of 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.


                                 S. 453

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of 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.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of 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.


                                 S. 467

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Chafee) were added as cosponsors of S. 467, a 
bill to extend the applicability of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 
2002.


                               S. RES. 33

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. 
Stabenow) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 33, a resolution urging 
the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt.


                               S. RES. 44

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine), the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Obama) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 44, a resolution celebrating Black 
History Month.


                               S. RES. 56

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 56, a resolution 
designating the month of March as Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month, 
in memory of journalist David Bloom.


                               S. RES. 59

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 59, a resolution urging the 
European Union to maintain its arms export embargo on the People's 
Republic of China.

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