[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 23 (Thursday, March 3, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2003-S2004]
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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. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 500. A bill to regulate information brokers and protect 
     individual rights with respect to personally identifiable 
     information; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Dole, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Snowe, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 501. A bill to provide a site for the National Women's 
     History Museum in the District of Columbia; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. DeWine, and 
             Mr. Graham):
       S. 502. A bill to revitalize rural America and rebuild main 
     street, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Talent, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 503. A bill to expand Parents as Teachers programs and 
     other quality programs of early childhood home visitation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 504. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public 
     health preparedness workforce development to eliminate 
     critical public health preparedness workforce shortages in 
     Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 505. A bill to amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage 
     Area Act of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing 
     National Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 506. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public 
     health preparedness workforce development to eliminate 
     critical public health preparedness workforce shortages in 
     Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Reed, and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 507. A bill to establish the National Invasive Species 
     Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Lugar, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Dayton, and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 508. A bill to provide for the environmental restoration 
     of the Great Lakes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.

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           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Harkin, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 509. A bill to improve the operation of energy markets; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Talent):
       S. 510. A bill to reduce and eliminate electronic waste 
     through recycling; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DeMint (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Santorum, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 511. A bill to provide that the approved application 
     under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the drug 
     commonly known as RU-486 is deemed to have been withdrawn, to 
     provide for the review by the Comptroller General of the 
     United States of the process by which the Food and Drug 
     Administration approved such drug, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. 
             Reed):
       S. 512. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year 
     property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 513. A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for 
     public safety officers employed by States or their political 
     subdivisions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. BYRD:
       S. 514. A bill to complete construction of the 13-State 
     Appalachian development highway system, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BYRD:
       S. 515. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to 
     increase the maximum Federal share of the costs of State 
     programs under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 516. A bill to advance and strengthen democracy globally 
     through peaceful means and to assist foreign countries to 
     implement democratic forms of government, to strengthen 
     respect for individual freedom, religious freedom, and human 
     rights in foreign countries through increased United States 
     advocacy, to strengthen alliances of democratic countries, to 
     increase funding for programs of nongovernmental 
     organizations, individuals, and private groups that promote 
     democracy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 517. A bill to establish a Weather Modification 
     Operations and Research Board, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, 
             and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 518. 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 Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 519. A bill to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water 
     Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to 
     authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. 
             Burr):
       S. 520. A bill to limit the jurisdiction of Federal courts 
     in certain cases and promote federalism; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Cornyn, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 521. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, 
     research, and medical management referral program for 
     hepatitis C virus infection; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 522. A bill for the relief of Obain Attouoman; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 523. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     rename the death gratuity payable for deaths of members of 
     the Armed Forces as fallen hero compensation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 524. A bill to strengthen the consequences of the 
     fraudulent use of United States or foreign passports and 
     other immigration documents; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 525. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize the Act, to improve 
     early learning opportunities and promote school preparedness, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Mrs. Murray):
       S. 526. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide incentive grants to 
     improve the quality of child care; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 527. A bill to protect the Nation's law enforcement 
     officers by banning the Five-seveN Pistol and 5.7 x 28mm 
     SS190 and SS192 cartridges, testing handguns and ammunition 
     for capability to penetrate body armor, and prohibiting the 
     manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of such handguns 
     or ammunition by civilians; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 528. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide grants to States to conduct 
     demonstration projects that are designed to enable medicaid-
     eligible individuals to receive support for appropriate and 
     necessary long-term services in the settings of their choice; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. McCain, 
             and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 529. A bill to designate a United States Anti-Doping 
     Agency; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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