[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 31 (Tuesday, March 15, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2734-S2735]
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. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 621. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain leasehold improvements; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Feingold, and 
             Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 622. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (Public Law 107-296) to provide for the protection of 
     voluntarily furnished confidential information, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 623. A bill to direct the Secretary of Interior to 
     convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe 
     of Utah to the City of Richfield, Utah, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. BAYH:
       S. 624. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     protect the financial condition of members of the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces who are ordered to long-term 
     active duty in support of a contingency operation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 625. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a $1,000 refundable credit for individuals who are 
     bona fide volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and 
     emergency medical service organizations; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mrs. 
             Hutchison):
       S. 626. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to diabetes self management training by 
     designating certified diabetes educators who are recognized 
     by a nationally recognized certifying body and who meet the 
     same quality standards set forth for other providers of 
     diabetes self management training, as certified providers for 
     purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training 
     services under part B of the medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Kyl, Mr. Smith, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 627. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the 
     rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide 
     an alternative simplified credit for qualified research 
     expenses; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Durbin, 
             and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 628. A bill to provide for increased planning and 
     funding for health promotion programs of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 629. A bill to amend chapter 97 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to protecting against attacks on 
     railroads and other mass transportation systems; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 630. A bill to establish procedures for the 
     acknowledgment of Indian tribes; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 631. A bill to provide grants to ensure full and fair 
     participation in certain decisionmaking processes of the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Corzine, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Harkin, 
             and Mr. Dodd):
       S.J. Res. 7. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to equal 
     rights for men and women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Frist, and Mr. Leahy):
       S.J. Res. 8. A joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Frist, and Mr. Leahy):
       S.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Robert P. Kogod as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the

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     Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.

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