[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 26 (Tuesday, March 8, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2244-S2245]
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. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Frist, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 544. A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for the improvement of patient safety 
     and to reduce the incidence of events that adversely affect 
     patient safety; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 545. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to create Lifetime Savings Accounts; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 546. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for retirement savings accounts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 547. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for employer retirement savings accounts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 548. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, 
     and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for 
     access by the public under programs administered by States 
     and tribal governments; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 549. A bill to extend a certain high priority corridor 
     in the States of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and 
     Wyoming; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Obama, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 550. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to facilitating the development of microbicides for 
     preventing transmission of HIV and other diseases, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 551. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado 
     Springs, Colorado, metropolitan area; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 552. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Allen):
       S. 553. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for HOV-lane exemptions for low-emission and hybrid 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 554. A bill for the relief of Ashley Ross Fuller; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Feingold, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Corzine, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 555. A bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
     producing and exporting cartels illegal; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCain:
       S. 556. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of 
     certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument 
     in the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COBURN:
       S. 557. A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 shall 
     have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of funds for 
     certain purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Biden, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Clinton, 
             Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 558. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit certain additional retired members of the Armed Forces 
     who have a service-connected disability to receive both 
     disability compensation from the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason 
     of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special 
     compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under 
     current law with respect to such concurrent receipt; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 559. A bill to make the protection of vulnerable 
     populations, especially women and children, who are affected 
     by a humanitarian emergency a priority of the United States 
     Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 560. A bill to enhance disclosure of automobile safety 
     information; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 561. A bill to improve child safety in motor vehicles; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 562. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     improve the highway safety improvement program and provide 
     for a proportional obligation of amounts made available for 
     the highway safety improvement program; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 563. A bill to improve driver licensing and education, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 564. A bill to improve traffic safety by discouraging 
     the use of traffic signal preemption transmitters; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 565. A bill to direct the National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration to establish and carry out traffic 
     safety law enforcement and compliance campaigns, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Corzine, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 566. A bill to continue State coverage of medicaid 
     prescription drug coverage to medicare dual eligible 
     beneficiaries for 6 months while still allowing the medicare 
     part D benefit to be implemented as scheduled; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 567. A bill to provide immunity for nonprofit athletic 
     organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary 
     negligence relating to the passage, adoption, or failure to 
     adopt rules of play for athletic competitions and practices; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 568. A bill to balance the budget and protect the Social 
     Security Trust Fund surpluses; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Corzine, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 569. A bill to improve the health of women through the 
     establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the 
     Department of Health and Human Services; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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